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Sermon by Young Minister.
Mr. Jr., of
who is a ministerial
student at Forest College,
preached in the Baptist church
here Sunday His sub-
was Near to and
his sermon contained many good
thoughts and practical
His delivery was good and
he bids fair to much usefulness in
his calling.
The rain Christmas day gave
owners a feeling of
against danger from fire
works.
Union Sunday School Meeting.
The union Sunday school mass
meeting for the last quarter was
held Sunday in the
church, the devotional
cites being conducted by F.
O.
Rev. E. Powell delivered a
strong address on the subject of
whether the schools should be call-
ed schools or Bible schools.
His argument favored the latter,
as he said names should have a
significance and stand for some-
thing.
There were interesting
by Miss Mary Lucy Dupree
of the Presbyterian school, and
Miss Annie Leonard Tyson of the
Baptist school.
The statistical reports of the
several schools was not so good as
at the previous meeting, the falling
off being due to the cold weather.
The next union will be held in
the Presbyterian church the last
Sunday March, and a request
was made of the different
to assemble their schools
and attend the union a body.
Kit Cm Again.
A writer who made a flying trip
through the South gives his
in one of the northern
the chief of which relates to
far-reaching of this
Section. Suppose we admit that we
are poor though a matter of fact
we are not not nearly so poverty-
stricken as the average northern
observer infers from superficial
still poverty has some
compensations, and besides the
of the South is honorable. The
people of the North should be among
the last to speak of it. Poor as we
are. we have been helping to pay
pensions to the men who devastated
our country and to numerous
lent claimants besides. They rob-
bed us and have done what they
could to keep us
ville Register.
LAND SALE.
By virtue of a decree the Superior
Court cf county made in the spec.
proceeding entitled J. D. Dupree.
of J. A. Dupree. vs.
D. Dupree and others heirs at
the undersigned Commissioner
will sell cash before the court house
door In Greenville, on Thursday, Jan.
21st. the following described
tract of land In Pitt county, Falkland
Beginning at a a corner
on H i farm and running south
with the Ian Pitt and Dupree to
line, thence with said
line t- the land belonging to
the Pitt estate, thence north with said
line to the J w Dupree land, thence
with said line to Swain farm line,
thence with said line west to the be-
ginning. Containing acres, more
or less.
This Dec. 22nd, 1908.
O JAMES, commissioner.
ENTRY OF VACANT LANDS.
North Carolina,
Pitt County, f
Baiter claims and enters the
or parcel of lands, con-
seventy five sores more or
less, lying and being in
on the south of Tar river in
Greenville township and on both sides
of Swift Creek swamp adjoining the
lands of Thomas Tucker and Henry
Corey, the heirs of Bryant Baker and
others and south westerly course from
the of Laurel swamp, where
Laurel swamp enters into swift creek.
Any person, or persons claiming
title to or interest in the above de-
scribed lands, must, file their protest in
writing with me within the next thirty
days, against the Issuing of a war-
rant, or they will be barred.
This
r. Williams,
Taker
PERSONALS AND SOCIAL.
h.
J. M. left this morning for
Wilmington.
Miss Lucy White left Saturday
for Conetoe.
John M. Tuft to Henderson
Christmas day.
M. L. Starkey left this
for Wilmington.
W, T. Hunter left this morning
for S. C.
It. B. Jarvis returned to Nor-
folk this morning.
A. J. left this
morning for Wilson.
Miss Lucy returned this
morning from
Mrs. J. B. Cherry left this morn-
for New York.
J. B. Cherry, Jr., left Saturday
evening for New York.
Dr. D. B. will preach
in the court house
D. C. Moore and son, Andrew,
spent Sunday in Bethel.
Miss Nannie Coward left
day evening for Ayden.
Secretary of State J. Bryan
Grimes spent Christmas here.
H. C. Edwards and family re-
turned this from Ayden.
Miss Georgia Anderson went to
Ayden Sunday and returned this
morning.
Bruce Sugg spent Christmas
here and returned to Rocky Mount
Saturday.
S. W. Gabriel, of Washington,
came in Saturday evening and left
this morning.
H. W. Whichard, of Norfolk,
spent Sunday night here and left
this morning.
W. H, Johnson and family left
Christmas morning for Windsor to
spend a week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Little and
little son spent Sunday with
at
Miss Lida Harper, of Norfolk,
who was visiting Mrs. E. A.
left this morning.
Miss Kate Hines, of Wilson,
came in Christmas night to visit
Miss Lina Sheppard.
J. B. Edwards, of Scotland
Neck, came in Saturday evening to
visit W. H.
Miss Lillian Bland, of Ayden,
and Miss Neva Boyd, of Edwards,
are visiting Mrs. T. L. Bland.
O. R. Moore, of Mt. Airy,
rived Sunday evening to take a
position with The
W. C. Cook, of who
was here visiting his daughter,
Mrs. J. N. Hart, left Saturday.
C. L. returned Saturday
evening Washington where
he had been to spend Christmas.
L. A. Cobb, of who
spent Christmas with relatives
here, u red home Sunday eve-
D. S. Smith, of Manchester, Va.,
returned home alter spending a
few days with his brother, W. J.
Smith.
Maj. T. of
in Christmas night to
visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Lipscomb.
Misses Isabel and Emily
of Wilmington, who were
their sister, Mrs. J. A.
Brady, returned home today.
Mrs. H. L. Freeman, of Ply-
mouth, who has spending the
holidays with her sister, Mrs. W.
J. Smith, returned to her home
this morning.
O. IV. Baker, of cattle
in
James returned
morning from Ayden.
Miss Carrie Brown left
for a visit to Grimesland.
Mr. and Mrs J. G. spent
the holidays at Conetoe.
A. C. returned Sun-
day evening from
J. S. Norman and family return-
ed Sunday evening from Parmele
L. O. Cox, of spent
Christmas day here with relatives.
Miss Lena Anderson left San-
day for a visit to Ayden.
Miss Mary Allen, of Raleigh, is
spending the holidays with Miss
Allen.
Mrs. Prank Pittman, of Wash
is visiting her sister, Mrs.
J. G. Latham.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Brown
son, Brownie, left Saturday for
a visit to Grimesland.
B. F. of Bath, returned
home today. He spent Christmas
with his sister, Mrs. J. G. Latham.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hadley
and child, of LaGrange, are visit-
Mr. and Mrs. A. Forbes.
C. C. Cobb, of Norfolk, who was
here spending Christmas with re-
returned home this morn-
James J. Hathaway, of Battle-
who has been spending a
few days
Sunday.
here, returned home
C. W. Hearne, who has been
the holiday with his
home people, left this afternoon
for Beaufort.
Mr. and Mrs.
and children, of who
were visiting relatives here, re-
turned home Sunday evening.
Miss Anna Graft, who has been
connected with the millinery de-
of C. T. store
during the fall, left this morning
for Baltimore.
Mrs. Jane F. Savage, Mrs. An-
Elam, little Miss B.
Lee, Mrs. S. E. Warren and
daughters, Misses Lillian and
Mabel, of Wilson, Mrs. Eudora
Johnson of Windsor, Va., Mr. N.
B. Mumford, Dr.
W. H. Savage, wife and children,
of Clifton Va., are visiting
Mr. Mrs. C. T.
Notice to Subscribers.
The has gone
through the fall without saying
much to subscribers about paying
up. The new year is here now
and all should pay promptly.
Many owe us for the past year,
and some owe for longer. Every
one who reads this knows if he
owes us about the amount.
Do not wait for a statement to be
sent you, but please send us the
amount tit once. If you send it
by mail you deduct for the postage
money order fee We need
the money and hope you will
not keep us waiting for it.
Scared Away by Boll Weevil.
The boll weevil has turned a
considerable tide of immigration
from Texas to Mississippi.
are 90.000 settled in
Texas, who with their families
constitute persons, the
largest element in the Lone Star
Slate. holidays ha brought
hundreds of these
their they
have
failure of crops this year, largely
because of the boll weevil having
convinced them that they can do
better in Mississippi than Texas.
Greenville's Great Department
Gold and Silver Handled
laS
Slippers for Children, Ladies
and Gentlemen.
Table Covers, Bureau Scarfs, Pillow Shams,
Center and Mats in Linen Drawn
Work. Irish Point,
Wheels, Point net.
Wool Sweaters for Children
and Ladies.
Wool Crochet and Silk
Shawls in evening Sades.
Lace and Silk for
Ladies.
FOR PARTICULAR
We are proud of our shoe stock this season. We are
certain we have the finest line we have ever shown and we are
that store gets even a little bit ahead of us.
ULTRA and Shoes for Women
are our strong cards, and we are able to meet the require-
of the most fastidious as well as the more conservative pat-
terns, and we invite a thorough inspection of our in
name, ULTRA in character, ULTRA in every feature that con-
tributes to fit, comfort and style. In material and work-
we are proud to present to all lovers of good taste in
footwear a shoe for which we have never yet had to make apology.
The Shoe is constructed on common sense
without sacrifice of those attributes that appeal to a woman's
taste, or her pride, in a well and stylishly dressed foot.
Our usually up-to-date line of children's and infant's shoes is
even better than ever. We are we can insure you perfect
satisfaction and save you money in your shoe needs.
The Home of Women's Fashions.
GREENVILLE
Lumber Veneer Co.
MANUFACTURERS OP
North Carolina Kiln-Dried
PINE LUMBER
Truck Barrels, Baskets,
Crates and Veneers.
Stove Wood on hand at all times, for
sale by the load. Mill locate south
of the depot.
Phone
Now that the holidays and busy
season are practically over The
Reflector would like to hear
more regularly from its
dents throughout the
Removal Sale
Jan. 1st I will change my
place of business from near the
depot to the block, on
Evans street. In order to have
as few goods as to move
I will on .
Saturday, Dec. 26th,
begin selling everything
in stock at cost. This will be
chance to get in
groceries for a few days.
C. C.
The stores did not have
left over Christmas things.
many
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THE EASTERN REFLECTOR.
D. J. WHICHARD. Editor and Owner.
and Friday.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
VOL. No.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, JANUARY
No.
A Fifteen Thousand Dollar Fire at Dur-
ham.
Durham, N. C. Dec.
The directors of the Oxford or-
asylum have to
ham was visited by a a dormitory for thirty more
blaze at an early hour
morning. The lodge and club j
rooms were and greatly
damaged by water. , ,
. . . . a died suddenly Wednesday morn-
was almost completely rained .
by water and smoke and the
am building, which was the Elk i correspondent of
home and the pharmacy, was reports the
to the extent of .,, years old.
The Elk's rooms at Dur-
Elizabeth
prominent
City,
Notice.
We, the undersigned parents of
the young ladies of the town of
Greenville, who attend dances,
Just about this
the police discovered ,, fire Tues-
there a fiercely
the third floor of the
To The of the Graded
The board of trustees of the
graded school met last night to
consider and provide the ways and
hereby promise agree that we I means of closing up and settling
will not permit our daughters balance of the accounts for the
their guests to attend any dance to erection of the white school build
beheld in said town, provided,
that their escorts are not at our While the board was session
respective residences at question came up as to what
not later than nine o'clock p. m, action, if any, the hoard should
evening the dance is to
held. This agreement enforced the school in view of cases of
from this the 31st day of December which have occurred in
1903.
A new telephone company ha
building, and it afterwards
oped that the fire started In Raleigh,
anteroom of the bulge. By
o'clock the firemen had the Fire in burning in th chute
under control an hour of the railway at
the water was turned off. ham. thousand tons
The losers, and car- coal are in the pile.
are as W.
J. S. Mangum, damage to
building, insurance,
damage to Elk lodge and club
rooms about
Charles Skinner and Wife.
Mrs. M. D. Higgs.
Alex. L. Blow and Wife.
J. L.
Harry Skinner and Wife.
K. F. Patrick.
M. A. Allen, for guest.
Sugg.
F. G. James.
Russia and Japan.
Russia, of course, does not want
to light with Japan, but Russia in-
India Superstitions.
The of the British West
Indies have many curious supers ti
If a cock crews at the door, a
gentleman is to the
damage to stock I tend, only to retain L SeQ of
about insurance, U, annex Manchuria, but
i by a gradual and quiet process of
j encroachment, to secure Korea also
in due time. But Japan's
N. C, Dec, . and
Knocked Down and Robbed.
A. Sellers was knocked down
historic relations with Korea are
and robbed of last night u i u ,, . . c
. such that almost every son or the
his
borne. He lives
mil way Mikado's empire be willing to
his life in fierce combat
w rather than have Korea made a
province. is the opinion
impartial experts that if war
He;
shoe shop on Main It
o'clock, very dark. ,, f
said that came
behind him he stepped .
should occur Japan
from them to when a hand
was thrown over his
he was Hun
have the advantage, her
in. and , . , . ,
army being in readiness for
iii upon the ground, . T, . T it
r , , . Hut Japan s only hope Tor
knocking the breath out of him. i ,, . ,.
. permanent success would seem to lie
then went through v t u
, . . in a policy, for instance, would -in-
getting all his money, but
a flue gold watch. Mr.
is about tiny years old
small He no clue
as to who the parties were, white
or
Build More
Two houses advertised for
The
ii applicants
that number of the
paper is out, shows the need of
more in The
of th town would be more
rapid if people could get an
fast an wanted.
the seizure and annexation of
would be followed
with Russia only as Russia
should dispute annexation, and
should at ten it to drive the Japanese
out. actually seized and
Korea, Japan might propose
to negotiate with on the basis ,
-of acknowledging s . ., .
a . . . . the cashier format
sent authority in Manchuria in re- . , . ., ,.,,, r
stock holder of the Bank of
family will die.
It you carry a tree pepper j,,
your pocket, you will become
poor.
If give thing a way
take it back again you will h ave a
sty.
If you roll your n
moon changes, will -stay
crooked
Whenever a hurts a. black
dog he its
cause the spirit of black are
supposed to go into men's bodies
after cause walk
the earth in shape of a
do.
When a West cuts
his always buries the
hairs. He argues that
are part of the body and therefore
as to a grave as the
rest of him will ham Sun.
Blew His brains Out.
town. After a full discussion the
whole matter was referred to
the executive committee wit
full power authority to
such action as they may damn
best.
The executive committee h
conference this morning with the
superintendent of health and he
advised that the school should
on next Monday as was In-
tended, This is therefore to give
notice that the school will open
next Monday and continue unless
it shall hereafter appear that it is
advisable close it.
The school authorities, however,
wish to the parents that
every precaution will be taken to
protect the children against the
disease.
to attend the school who is known
to have been exposed. We are
advised that it is likely
lated cases may occur here and
there e town for some rims to
come, it is no
additional danger will be incurred
by opening the school,
will be closely watched and th-
safety of the children trial y
guarded. We have proper
to say this that the
feel their m- to be
taken of.
By of com
Thus. J.
Chance Long Life.
Taking a million as a basis of
statistics show that at
the end of year- there will
Mill survive out of
persons. At the expiration
eighty years there will be
survivors of the original mil
lion. When it comes to ninety
j ears of existence there is a
thinning of the ranks. Only
out the Ida or
one in will live to that age.
ninety-seven but or in
will be alive. At ninety-
eight half of these will drop-
out, leaving only . souls
alive out of the original
chances to reach ninety-
to these tables, is
about one in
Of the original only
fifty-flour will live to see ninety
nine or about one person out
if murk will
be reached by only
out of the or in other
words, out of a group of
born at the same time only
one will till out the
of
in persons
will live to reach the age of
years; just in be
expected to see birthdays,
t-D living lo be years old,
tables place that com
as out out of the range of
calculations. Possibly one
out of
ho shall have seen light for
t first time in will be alive
bi Answers.
Will Take the Road.
J. I. Hearne, who for the past
four years has Dean a salesman in
the store of Forbes, has re-
that position for the
pose of accepting a place with j.
Higgs, merchant broker and
distributing
He will do the traveling in con
Motion with the business. Mr.
Hearne is of our best young
men, popular and
will com much business in
his new position. We are glad to
note that Mr. business has
grown so large he can put a
solicitor on the road, he could
not have secured a better tor
this position Mr. Hearne.
They will do a large business.
turn like acknowledgment re-
Korea. It probable
that if were hold enough to
take a course, and to act upon
it with the utmost vigor and with-
out a particle of delay, her very
might prevent i; protracted
and bloody war, and might load to a
permanent and valuable solution of
the far Eastern
Progress of the in
the largest
WOODLAND NEWS.
N. C, Dec. 1-003.
Christmas passed very pleas
Every one seemed to
of Fortress
roe, WM in the neighborhood Run-
American Monthly
views for January.
I,
The business in Greenville
who- not been advertising in
should turn over
a new for 1904. Public
through columns will help
yon sell goods.
Grain Practiced in 1903.
Returns to the Department of Ag-
show the total production
of winter wheat in 1903 to be
spring wheat 237-,
bushels; corn
bushels; oats bushels.
Value of spring wheat
corn
Tobacco acreage
production pounds; val-
borough, Monday,
the island's MisS has re-
dents and a figure an where
ten Island blew out for
At o'clock last night old
geant Joe L. Orr, the one-armed
rang out die old year and
rang in the new year for the 38th
consecutive time, the city firs bell
doing service for the j Tobacco
Observer.
sometime Wednesday night
at the n Broadway
and th Street, where he
had a Wednesday
evening.
As soon at the news of tins
reached the bank this afternoon,
St, Examiner who had
begun day before bis regular
examination of the bank, ordered
the doors of the Institution closed.
It is a
It was learned that a lot of the
bank's securities have
to be missing, the amount may
reach over That
had taken the money no one
doubts,
The news of the and the
Closing the hank seemed to
Not years
occurred lo shock the
people so much as the large bus-
done by the was due
more anything else to the
placed in the integrity
of Mr.
market will re open
Georgia Jackson and Miss Mary
spent Christmas at. B.
Smith's
Miss Melissa Tucker t
Miss
J, M. went to
Miss Ella May came home far
the holidays.
Miss Delia Smith, who spent the
holidays at her home in Ayden
returned Sunday afternoon,
opened school
Jesse Jackson, of Winterville,
Sunday in our neighborhood.
Jim Flanagan, of Farmville,
spent Sunday the neighborhood.
H. B. Smith went to
Monday.
Crawford went to Winter-
ville Tuesday.
Red Oak church has made
very attractive by a fresh coat cf
paint.
Ed Smith and Miss
spent Thursday
at H. B, Smith's.
We hope editor had a
Christmas wish him a
happy new year.
Bill.
A himself
has following loiter in
last Saturday's New
just an i heroin
this land of the free, from
where I have lived for many
years, i take the liberty of asking
you if there a thing as a
thousand dollar bill cir-
ha been my cost nil tot
years to every Christmas, a
Siamese bank note of the value of
in your money i. each
my ten children; Imping
that I won't have the
little dears I appeal to you for in-
formation.
have exhausted every other
known method, I load-
ed down with huge cheeks and
presented one or more at every
bank city to
receive in the notes of the
denomination I de-ire. Can you
help this for-
Knights of Pythias Officers.
At its last meeting Tar Liver
Lodge X. of P. elected the follow
for the ensuing
J. L. Fleming, C. C.
n. W. V. C.
C. W. Prelate.
J. Garden, M. of F.
S. M. of E.
T. M. Hooker, K. of R. and
Joe Rawls, M. at A.
A. Sugg, M. of W.
orders for
wedding

The Branch of the Eastern Reflector is in charge of T. H. who is
authorized Jo transact any business for the paper in Farmville and territory.
CHEAP GOODS.
W. Q. of R. H.
to notify public he has charge of the stock of
goods owned by said K. at his death, and is offer
to public of cost. consists
full line of DRY NOTIONS.
TATS. C hardware and all
V . W agent of
Ah to o to the individual. Your
lire is taken and good tit guaranteed. We run furnish
g at percent, less than tailors charge.
If v on Want bargains come early to
W. G. Store,
Farmville, N. C.
R. L DAVIS B
General Merchants.
No need of going further when we can supply all your needs in
Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Hardware,
Furniture and Groceries.
full line of Richmond Stove Cook Stoves and Heaters.
Car load lots Hay. Corn, Oats, Cotton Seed Hulls and
Meal, Fertilizers and Lime.
Manufacturers of Buggies, Tobacco Flues and Trucks.
Farm Wagons, Coffins and Caskets always on hand.
In season we operate a Hunger Cotton
fan
Christmas Things
We have for you in great Whatever
is needed for your Christmas dinner we can supply.
We have Candy by the ton and Apples. Oranges,
Bananas, every-
thing; else in like proportion.
Santa Clans will make a mistake if he i c me see
us for his supply. .
Johnston
People Burned in a Theater.
Chicago. Dec.
people were killed in about
minutes in the Iroquois
i he newest and, as far as human
power could make the safest
Estimate of
dead and injured vary. The
tn lice account of dead is
estimate of the newspapers
Besides this there are
people at midnight, the
majority of whom are very prob-
ably among the dead in the
the various undertaking
the
dead have been positively
and to
injured
A few of the unfortunates were
burned by fire, many wen
by and scares were
trampled to death in the panic
that followed the mad plunge of
the frightened audience for the
exits. It will be many hour.-
before the number of dead is ac-
known and many days
before all of them will be identified
There are bodies lying by the
dozens tonight in the undertaking
room in the police stations, and in
the hospitals from which nearly
ever thing that could reveal then
identity lo those who knew them
best is gone. Their clothing is
torn to rags or burned to cinders
and their faces have been crushed
into an unrecognizable pulp by the
heels of crowd that
I them down as they fled for safety.
The fire broke out during tin
act of Blue Beard,
which was the first dramatic
I production presented the
; ii company,
widen was very large, escaped to
i the fleets in safely, nearly all of
j Until, however, being compelled
to flee into the snowy streets
no but their stage cos-
A few members of
company sustained minor
but but none were seriously hurt.
Department
The Branch of the Reflector is in charge
of C. E. Bradley, who is authorized to transact any
the paper in and territory.
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R. R. FLEMING,
Merchant and
Manufacturer
Not Quite
How you can pet a
nail or screw driver or
lacking. Have a good
tool box and be prepared for
emergencies, Our line of tools
is all you could desire, and
we will see that your tool
box does not a single
useful
Of Course
You get Harness,
Horse Goods,
of
J. R.
Corey
Cut His Throat.
bile under the effect of deli-
Mr. Jesse H. came
near taking hie life at an early
hour this morning. He took his
lather's razor out of a and
terribly trashed bis throat with it.
Two of the cuts nearly reached the
windpipe. Only prompt attention
hit Ilia.
Sour
Stomach
No loss of strength,
nervousness, headache, constipation,
bad breath, general debility, sour
and catarrh of the stomach are
all due to indigestion.
Indigestion. This new discovery
the natural juices of digestion
as exist In a healthy stomach,
combined with the greatest known
and properties.
Dyspepsia Cure does not only cure in-
digestion and dyspepsia, but this famous
remedy cures all stomach troubles by
cleansing, purifying, sweetening and
strengthening the raucous membranes
lining the stomach.
DIGESTS WHAT EAT
Give Health to Sick and
to
IX a
ft S. ,
Invite you to make their store
headquarters and While there to
inspect their complete stock of
GENERAL
and learn their low prices. We
can supply all your needs in
any line of goods.
We are selling Lawns and other
summer dress goods at about
half price, to make room for
all goods.
Always carries a complete
stock of
General -Merchandise.
Manufacturers of Lumber and
Cypress Building Shingles.
Special on car load lots of
Shingles.
Big Blaze At Lumberton.
Lumberton, Dec. Hank
of Lumberton was discovered on fire
about this morning, this
block is situated the bank, the cloth-
establishment of A Weinstein,
dry goods store of S. Lewis, the
dental offices of Allen and
and the law offices of
Lean, All
ire burned The bank build-
has been built about five years
and was an ornament to the town.
boss s and of insurance
could not be obtained this morning,
cause of the fire is unknown.
US, N. C.
After thirty years of successful business I am
better than prepared to all th
needs of the people with a stock of
General Merchandise
I can furnish anything wanted, from
need in to a steam engine.
I handle fertilizers and gin cotton season.
The manufacture the Davenport
Fertilizer will begin about Ag.
16th. It is l-est tn
Logger with some with two
wagons and one ox art.
IT
Is the place to get Clothing, Dry Goods. Notions, Shoes,
Hats Groceries, Hardware, Furniture, Crockery, etc.,. at
A full line of Drugs and Medicines Highest prices paid
FARMVILLE, N. C.
MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS,
Leaders in Fashions. Full line of
trimmed and hats, dowers,
ribbons, Ac. Cheaper than ever.
for all kinds of country produce.
saw-
I H- HARRIS
FARMVILLE, N. C.
Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats,
Fancy Groceries, Crockery,
Glassware, Fruits, To-
and Everything cheap
for cash. Highest price for country
produce.
QR. C C. JOYNER,
Physician
and Surgeon.
M.
St. Vincent's Hospital and Sanitarium,
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
COST OF BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT, HALF-MILLION DOLLARS.
CAPACITY, PATIENTS.
Moat equable on Atlantic salt air tempered proximity of
Stream. Fully equipped with every modem Improvement for the treat-
of A full of In every department. Special
department for of confinement. Moat X-ray Thar
et and
Ward par weak; Private Room to per
ate,
Hit St Hospital and Sanitarium
If
NOT A SICK DAY SINCE.
was taken severely with kid-
trouble. I tried all sorts of
medicines, none of which relieved
me. One day I saw an ad of your
Electric Bitters determined
to try that. After taking a few
doves I felt relieved, and soon
thereafter was entirely cured, and
have not seen a sick day since.
Neighbors of mine have been cured
of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Liver
and Kidney troubles and
This is what B. F.
Bass, of Fremont. N. C. writes.
Only at Wooten's Drag Store.
DISASTROUS WRECKS.
Carelessness is for
many a railway wreck and the
same causes are making human
wrecks of from Throat
and Lung troubles. But since the
advent of King's New Dis-
for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, even the worst cases
can be cured, and hopeless
nation is no longer necessary.
Mrs- Lois of Dorchester,
Mass., is one of whose life
was saved by Dr. King's New
Discovery. great remedy is
guaranteed for all Throat and
Lung Wooten's Drug
Store. Price and
Trial bottles free.
NOTICE.
Is hereby given that L. N. Edwards,
enters lays claim to eighth
acres, more or less, of vacant land in
township, Witt comity, North
Carolina described as
the lands of Mrs. K. A.
Tyson W. F. Carroll, Henry
horn, Stephen Church Mills,
Thomas Moore and others. This 5th
day of December, 1903.
Any person or persons, claiming ti-
to, or interest in. the above de-
scribed land, must tile their protest,
in writing, with me, within thirty
days, from the date hereof, or will
be barred- R. WILLIAMS,
Entry Taker, for Pitt
N. C.
EVENTS IN 1903
k Year's Record From
January to December.
DAILY HAPPENINGS.
Enormous Treasure Lost by Storm
and Flood.
A NOTABLE OBITUARY ROLL.
State of North i In Superior Court
Carolina Before the Clerk.
Pitt County
J. J. Cox and wife Cox,
W. C. and wile Susan Burney,
S. K. and J. C. Wilson.
against
E. A. Wilson, H. H. Wilson, C. F.
Wilson, Wilson, Edward
Frederick G. Wilson and
Rufus Wilson and Eva Wilson,
five named being
E. A. Wilson and C. F. Wilson who
re defendants in the above entitled
cause, will take notice that a special
proceeding, entitled as above, has
been commenced In the Superior court
of Pitt county, before the clerk, to sell
certain lauds In said county for par-
and the said defendants will
further take notice that they are re-
quired to appear at the office of said
clerk of the Court of Said
county. . Tuesday, the l-Uh day -i
January, 1804, in the town of Green-
villa, N. C-i and answer or demur to
the petition and complaint, a copy of
which will be deposited hi the
said clerk within ten days from this
date, and let them take notice that
they fail to answer or demur to said
petition and complaint within that
time, the plaintiff will apply to
court for the relief demanded therein.
Given under my hand this the
of December
D. C. MOORE,
Cleric of Superior of Pitt Co.
Blow,
Attorneys for plaintiffs.
MARCH.
S and injured by
explosion at the cement
New Village, N. J.
S Portland. loss.
Joseph Henry
author of and other
popular novels, In London; aged
men drowned by the cap-
sizing of a ferryboat at Falls,
N. Y. people killed by the collapse
of a roof during a fire at Montreal.
James H. Blount.
paramount to Hawaii under
Cleveland, at Macon, Ga. Gen. W. B.
Franklin, noted veteran of the civil
war, at Hartford, Conn.; aged
I. A score of people killed and
many Injured by the explosion of
burning Oil tanks at N. V.
II- The Victoria dock burned at
Portland, Ore.; loss,
Andrew C. Wheeler, an old
time newspaper correspondent
under the name Crinkle,
near New York;
II Very Rev. Dr. George G.
Bradley, LL. D., dean of Westminster
at the corona lion of Edward
VII., in aged
M. noted French
dramatist, author of Le-
in Paris; aged
The Panama canal treaty
ratified by the senate.
Gen. Schuyler Hamilton,
grandson of Alexander Hamilton and
veteran of the Mexican -and civil wars.
In New York city; aged 8.1.
Cuban treaty ratified by the
S. senate.
At Maws., a score of
building burned; loss. 8800.000.
JO. bonded warehouse at
Sydney. N. S. W., gutted by flames;
loss,
C killed and many Injured by
collision of the Plymouth
with the City of off Gulf is-
land. Island sound.
Charles Godfrey Leland, an
old time humorist, author of the
Florence.
Italy; aged Col, P Wood,
veteran of the Mexican and civil wars,
noted as a secret agent of Secretary
In aged
The Very Rev. Frederick
William Farrar, dean of Canterbury
and noted writer, aged
men killed by coal gas ex-
at Athens.
The and
property destroyed in Rochester, N
Y.; loss. Opera house burned
at
Gen. Sir Hector
a British army here, killed himself In
Paris.
Th American Cycle plant
destroyed at Akron loss.
N. K. noted
speculator. In that city;
B. people drowned In a
at
At Tyler. ton,
O W. Swift, head of the
Swift Picking Co. In aged tS
Gen. W H. Jackson, Con-
and noted
ls. near X . Tenn.; aged
a. William
A RUNAWAY BICYCLE.
Terminated with an ugly cut on
B.
Grove, It developed h stubborn
nicer in yielding to doctors and
fur four Then
Halve
It's as Burns,
and Piles.
at Drugstore.
HEALTH
man who
wise
The man hie. ht.-
Is wise both tor
may
it. i-
At i of
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t; n ; I m at ;
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Fir. . . it, of
In . tan
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Injured by i i- it III.
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i. Oxford
in i i -i the
In I mil. race at by
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pi . k. founder of tin
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. ,. i Guernsey;
Josi
r, . . . ii st and
i national Academy
of Sciences met In Washington. An-
meeting of the National Municipal
league began in Detroit
At Lacrosse. WIs., the block.
Trade palace and other buildings; loss,
1750.000.
Alexander Ram-
of Minnesota, last of the
st St. aged
At loss of about
8250.000.
persons killed In the Star
Oil works at Minneapolis.
S. W K married
to Mrs. Lewis M. In Lon-
don.
At Columbus loss of
by a blaze In the district.
The national and Inter-
national conventions of good roads
opened In St. Louis.
Plant of the International Bait
Co. In Chicago burned; loss.
Stuart Robson, the well
known American actor, In New York
city; aged Rev. Dr. George Dana
Boardman. noted Baptist minister and
educator, at Atlantic City; aged
killed and injured at
the Crescent Powder works, near
Pa. deaths and property
loss of 11.500.000 by a mysterious up-
and landslide on Turtle
at Frank. N. W. T.
Paul Du author and
explorer, at St. aged
King Edward VII. visited
Pope Leo at the
Armenia, de-
deaths.
SO. Forest fires caused a loss of
In county, Pa-
World's The Louisiana Purchase
exposition dedicated by President
Roosevelt at St. Louis.
An ii- Semitic Jews killed at
MAT.
J. At West Point Vs.; loss of
by the burning of blocks In
tho business district.
musical composer and
conductor, Brighton. England; aged
J. Wells well known
American portrait painter, killed by a
fill Into an elevator shaft In New York
aged
killed mid Injured by
explosion In the Kohl torpedo factory
at Cleveland,
Judge won tho Ken-
Derby.
i. deaths by tho loss of the
Clyde liner In collision with
the Dominion liner Hamilton off the
Virginia coast.
C The American fishing
schooner Gloriana lost near White
point, off Nova Scotia; drowned.
The National Ci of
Mothers In session at Detroit.
Gardiner G. Howland, gen-
manager of the New York Herald,
In New York city; aged
The congress of the
American Physicians Surgeons
met in Washington.
Richard Henry Stoddard. not-
ed American poet and critic. In New
York city; aged ts.
At Park city, Utah, of the
Utah Metals Co.
Annual session of the Amer-
Science association opened
at Boston.
M. Sibyl Sanderson, the well j
known American opera singer. In par- ,
Convention Tho American Pence so-
in session In Boston,
The United Confederate
Veterans met In New Orleans.
houses destroyed In
the district of Manila
Gen. and men killed
by in the arsenal at
ago, Domingo.
damage by a cloudburst
at Okla. The towns of
and Marshall wiped by a tornado;
persona killed and Injured In the
Centenary The 100th
v try of birth of Ralph Waldo
Emerson celebrated In ,
Fin-- of by the burning of
o use In Philadelphia.
Paul the
well known French author and I .--
It ;
it people killed by a tornado
i struck towns of Norm
Pauline an Id. N , killed
es in eastern Nebraska and
Iowa
Irish won the Brooklyn
.;.
. New York city ;
i I . .
; N
bur; u;
Gen. Frank Wheat on, S.
A., retired. In aged
killed In a collision on the
Illinois Central at Raymond. Is.
MaJ. Gen. B. M. B.
assigned chief of the general staff
the new army
Lightning exploded
pounds of dynamite at O.;
killed and Injured.
Cardinal Roman
Catholic primate of England, In Lon-
r-red
Obituary. MaJ. J. B. Pond, the well
known lecture manager. In Jersey
aged
Yale defeated Harvard In
the annual varsity boat race New
London.
The Tin mills burned
at Newcastle. Pa.; loss, The
plants of the American Malting Co.
and the Milling Co.
burned In Milwaukee; loss.
M. The Riddle Coach and Hearse
Co. burned out at O.; loss.
Lou Dillon made the world's
wagon record for trotters. at
Cleveland.
SO. Over miners killed by
file damp explosion at Wyo.
JULY.
Loss of In Greenville.
N. C.
deaths in a tornado at
Tex.
I Mrs. Harriet Johnson,
niece of James Buchanan
and mistress of the White House
his term of office, at
Pier.
I Loss of 81,000.000 by flames on
the Valley piers In Jersey City.
The Hammond Packing plant burned
at St. Joseph. Mo.; loss. 11.500.000.
Flood Nearly people killed
and many Injured by a dam burst at
Pa.
k, Race people killed and
wounded In a battle between soldiers
and a mob at Ind.
killed and Injured In a
head-on collision on the Southern R. R.
at Vs.
I. The International Chris-
Endeavor congress opened at Den-
world's mile Al
Bill Charles H
the southern humorist, at At-
aged
. The Reliance beat Shamrock
III. In the second race for the
cup by
The schooner Willie la.
capsized off South
Conn., carrying down of her crew.
tS. Bulgarian 1.000
ans killed In battle with the Turks.
Frederick Law fa-
landscape artist, at Waverly,
Mass.; aged
Hamburg Belle won the
at Bay.
South American The
senate rejected the Panama canal
treaty.
A Golden Rule
of
Be good to roar land and your crop
will be Plenty of
Potash
and quantity in the her-
est. Write us
we will send you,
free, by next mail,
our money winning
books.
KALI WORKS.
New York- Noses St.
TO.
i Band v n the
people killed and SO in-
in a railway accident at
son. III.
William Ernest Henley.
English writer and poet, at one
collaborator with Robert Louis Steven-
son, in London; aged
Mrs. James G.
ow of the Maine statesman, at Au-
aged
P. M. Arthur, grand
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
at Winnipeg. aged
Ard Patrick won the
Eclipse stakes at park. Eng-
land.
Tho hotel at Kearney. N. J.
which had sheltered Washington, La-
and other famous men, de-
by Are.
deaths and damages
caused by a tornado sit
James Abbott
American artist famous In Eng-
land, at aged
Insurgents defeated by
government troops at Bolivar,
with a loss of over killed.
Pope Leo XIII., In the
can; aged
The Benevolent Order of
Elks met in annual convention at
G wrecked by a tor
Pal. people killed
and injured.
23- B. L. noted Amer-
novelist, In
M. Business Troubles. The York
brokerage firms Talbot J Taylor
Ce. and W. L, Stow Co. Puled for
large
persona I Ft in-
by slop at the , i
, e v.- near it, M is.
t The Bank
Of i . closed Its doors;
over
H. people precipitated
feet Into the Willamette river Port-
land. Ore., by a falling bridge; killed
and seriously injured.
ST.
Mrs. Margaret Daven-
port Lander, widow of Frederick
W. Lander, a war hero of and
i as an actress, at Lynn, Mass.;
Giuseppe the patriarch
of Venice, the papal throne
to s-- i , i i He assumed the
title Pis .
D. W.
DEALER IN
Groceries
And Provisions
Cotton Bagging and
Ties always on hand
Fresh Goods kept con-
in stick. Country
Produce Bought and Sold
D. W.
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Suites i it Santa Barbara,
a el
. Young, son of
late sic i n ;
Young an the a
Council a Lake
rs i John i;. one
of the net men In the
South, at Tenn.;
IS. Sn and many In-
by u in Monroe county.
Ala
At N. Y., the Washing-
ton theater lass about I
. II Spin-
l. In Beaumont field; loss
nearly
Dr. pas-
tor of the T. Km a noted
Hebrew leader. In New York city;
aged
At Dallas. Tex.; loss of
by the or a warehouse.
Army British In-1
eluding the leader. Col. W. I
and men. killed In bottle with
the natives In east Africa.
people killed and in-I
In a collision on the Erie, near
Red Y.
Tho 6th annual confer-
for opened
SO.
the Missouri, K I. i ; i
prop rt; i In about
I b . r
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Chi n tho i and
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killed a ii I In -i
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river i, . . i. aw i
sway h ii. i
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T. wreck TI e ram-
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Isl ind, Hie i
Flood So lives lost by
rush of a break In
Mississippi r levee at Granite City,
III
St. U Is Hooded
by a in river
o ; I ; . made
IX lion King Alexander,
Queen the cabinet
at by military
Prince Kara-
proclaimed ;
II Con. Alexander
IT. S. A., retired, at Dayton.
O.; ii.
and Lexington,
Ore., l-v a by a
over M people killed and
missing.
Miss Elizabeth Ad-
granddaughter of President John
Adams, at aged
won the
ban .
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Line of Coffins, Caskets
and Shrouds on hand at all
times.
V IN
American and Italian Marble
i 1.1 N. c.
WIRE ANDIRON SOLD
Noah Brooks, well known
author, at Pasadena. aged
The national encampment
of ; A. R, met at Francisco.
The Chinese cruiser i
sunk In collision at Hong-
the captain and of the crew
lest.
Captain Malcolm A. Raf-
hen. New York
i Juan Hill died in Port
i in. Trinidad. Pedro Io.
kins, died
leaving an estate of
Gen John C. Black of
elected In chief of
the O. A. It.
Lord Salisbury, former
premier of England, in London; aged
Garibaldi, son of the great
Italian patriot. In
She Reliance won the first
race for the America's cup by and
U. Lou Dillon trotted a mile In ,.
st lower- application.

THE EASTERN REFLECTOR
Mil FRIDAY.
In the at N. C, matter,
upon
de-ired ever in Pi counties.
in
N. C, 1904.
GOOD YEAR FOR GREENVILLE.
feel either hurt or helped by
the controversy between the two
The year 1903 was of much
material for Greenville.
We have not the at hand for
comparison, but there has probably
been as much or more money spent
in buildings during the past year as
in any year in the history of the
town. And what was done during
the year will prove more lasting
benefit to the town, because the
buildings secured will stand as
monuments to the people.
First in importance is the
did graded school building, and if
nothing else bad been accomplished.
this alone would have been a
table year's work and cause for
Second to this is the splendid
Masonic temple, erected by the
Masonic fraternity While this is
not quite completed, the year 1903
gets the credit for it and its erection
will mark an in the history of
the town.
The tobacco section of the town
came in for a liberal share of
Notwithstanding the
big fire out there the first of July,
the buildings lost then are hardly
missed, so many new ones have gone
up in their places The new
Warehouses erected are far superior
to the old ones, and there are other
marked improvements in that section.
Then there are new residences and
other buildings almost without
in various portions of the town. course the farmers will de-
making it. upon the whole, a acreage of tobacco, but
good year Greenville. The of ton will have more to
whole town has fell the spirit of do with it than the price of
progress and a good year's record
Josephus says there is nothing in
Josiah's last to reply to. Let us
hope the end has come.
U-J
Wonder if Prof. Bassett and Mr.
On the Closing days of the old
year the thoughts of the young turn
to the future, while those of mature
years turn to the
The Gazette is twenty
four years old. It is good enough
to be a hundred. They are not
made much better.
The farmer who sold his cotton
for ten cents now vi that he had
the advice of fellow who
said it was going higher.
After the two Raleigh editors hare
fought to a finish both will be in the
ring but they will find that neither
one has been by the dis-
Raleigh, Durham, Wilson, Kins-
ton and a number of other towns
Don't get superstitious over the
new year coming in on Friday. It,
. , . , , j i are rejoicing over the passing of
stay with us a whole year and
one day longer than any recent year.
That was a assertion in
the Durham Sun, that if a fellow
fools with a bee he gets a stinging re-
Wilmington business men enter a
protest against Mrs. Russell being
made postmaster. They want Miss
Darby reappointed.
Senator of Missouri, has
been mentioned as a possible
date for the presidential nomination
on the democratic ticket The more
the merrier.
A man should be measured, not
by what he pretends to be, but by
what he really is. The measure
would be small for some people.
Some fellow has discovered a
method for taming a black man
white but docs not offer a so-
loons with the end of the year. It
will be no great while before this
rejoicing will cover the entire state.
The Wilmington Messenger re-
ports the saloons winning in Falk-
land by nineteen majority. That
number is as many voters as there
are in the town and eight of them
voted for dispensary and one did
not vote. How old is Ann
If the present price of cotton keeps
up until planting time it will not be
as high another year, that is if the
supply will have anything to do with
regulating the price. In 1902 to-
brought a good pries, caused
by the scarcity of the weed which
caused many to plant tobacco
in 1903, hence the supply
greater than the demand.
The New Bern Journal, referring
the fact that the oysters of that sec-
are so fine that sixteen tiled a
quart measure calls to the
possibilities of oyster culture in
North Carolina. It is already an in-
of no small importance, but
with proper development and man-
the revenue from oysters
could be increased ten fold within
a few years.
That is a pitiful story told by the
Observer how the Charlotte people,
who a few weeks ago won so roach
money gambling in cotton
have since Christmas lost it all and
more beside. Cotton futures are a
dangerous thing to fool with.
New York doubtless said, when
Southern bulls pocketed their prof-
its on the recent rise, as said
when the boys swore off the night
before New Year's will all come
Some of them have already
come back, the market has tumbled,
and New York has whip-sawed them
on the Observer.
Curtailment of the production of
cotton goods will very likely pan out
like reduction of the acreage in cot-
ton. The mills that have a sufficient
stock of the raw material on hand to
run several weeks or months will de-
to be and will make
Star.
Stability in the West.
One day during the past
a dweller on the drew from
the country bank a little nest egg of
two hundred that had
there for half a decade.
going to he remarks
to the cashier. money has
bees until we were sure
the West suited us. It does.
I left Pennsylvania I determined
put aside enough to take us back
time ten years. We don't want t
go back
It was a typical sentiment,
outcome of and it has been ex-
pressed in similar terms by multi-
who have sought prosperity
and found it.
In the recent history of the vast
granary of the West-
one fact stands out day
of speculation and experiment has
passed away; substantial business
progress, bused on plans of
has succeeded it. This great
underlying feature of the plains re-
which means so much for any
section, is potent with promise. It
meant a great deal when the Wes-
tern people ceased talking about go-
and began to invite
their Eastern friends to visit them.
It was all the difference between the
nomad and the
Crops and Good Times in the
by Charles Merger,
in the American Monthly Review of
Reviews for January.
was made. The Reflector
the town and wishes the new
year nay bring even greater
The commerce of Colombia has
not been reduced to figures for
years, because of the state of in-
war. The total volume of
trade in 1897 was about
Of this about one-fourth came
to the United States in the shape of
coffee, gold and silver ore, hides to-
and drugs.
Instead of traffic movement over-
taxing the. railway facilities, the
tonnage now moving, though still
very large, can be without
nary to clear the yards and
terminals; instead of increasing
profits being the striking fact in the
railway income statements, the ex-
in expenses has become the
factor for consideration of
the investment
of preparation of
for improvements,
plans to develop the in
operation, expected when betterment
policy was outlined, engage the at-
of railway managers of large
and small railroads
Prospect for Railway Earn-
by R. W. Martin, la the
American Monthly Review of Be-
far
Richard of Massachusetts
who was a member of the Cleveland
is a candidate for the pres-
nomination and has advised
his friends that they can push his
claims.
About per cent, of all modem
agricultural implements and
used in Mexico are imported from
the United States, the remainder be-
imported from Germany, the
latter principally with single handle
and wooden frame, all being usually
of the cheapest construction.
The lady who owns a patent med-
has hit upon a plan to get a lot
of free advertising by offering a prize
of to the newspaper that will
prepare and print the best advertise-
of her remedy. No doubt
many of the papers will bite at it.
There is a sadness and a gladness
about the death and birth of a year,
and the feeling cannot be shaken off.
As the bells solemnly tolled the last
moments of the old year, there came
the sad thought that the year is
and with it the reminder that we
will ere long reach the end of the
journey and the bell will as solemn-
toll our requiem. And then as
the merry peals told that a new year
had been born there came the glad
that death is but the be-
ginning of a new life, and as we pass
beyond this world of sorrows and
trial it is but to enter a brighter
and better existence where all joy
and peace.
The heart almost stands still in
the presence of a calamity like that
in Chicago Wednesday afternoon.
Nearly to the pop-
of many a village that con-
itself a good deal of a town
packed in a and roasted to
death, like rats in their holes It is
awful, beyond the power of
words to express.
Several parents in Greenville have
made an excellent innovation for the
new- year, as will be seen from the
card they publish in this issue. The
habit in vogue among young people
of going to dances at or o'clock
and staying there until nearly day-
light is fraught with much danger,
and the parents are wise in declaring
their opposition to this and correct-
it. If they would go a step
further and make them go by
o'clock and return home at it
would be even better. Four hours
Railroad Prospects for 1904-
In substance, then, the prospect
for the railways at the beginning of
the new year is that prosperity will
be put to a task which it has not ex-
since 1896. That check
is not likely to be so acute as seem-
ed to be indicated a few months ago,
but there is no questioning of the
fact that railway traffic is not in-
creasing uninterruptedly, as it was a
year ago, and railway finance is not
on the solid basis of easy credit
which has existed for several years
past. condition, too, it may
be emphasized, is in very large part
traceable to the excesses in the
policies of the railways them-
selves. The beginning of these pol-
may be placed in 1901, or
back; but no such radical
between the outlook and the
If the twelve days between the
indicate the weather
for the corresponding months of the
coming year, there is much pretty
weather in store for us in 1904. The
holiday weather has certainly been
beautiful with the exception of
Christmas day.
gambling is ruining
reads the telegram from
Manchester. The spinners over the
water are still fooled by the talk that
high cotton is due to speculators,
whereas it is due to the law of sup-
ply and demand. The cotton crop
is very short.
is plenty long for young people to opening and the close of the year
stay in the dance hall, the have been effected for a long
reasonable hours they have been as observable in
1903.
The trend of affairs in the railway
during the coming twelve
staying from care
dangerous to say the east of it.
President Vann of the Baptist
female college expects to present his
friends with a New Year's
present of debt on that
institution. We congratulate him
and the Baptists of the state. They
have done a wonderful work and one
deserving of the thanks of all the
stats irrespective of
A fly Young
One day last week, a well dressed
young approached a
ton grocer and Bald, here; I
don't know you nor do you know
I don't. telling yon
that I am strapped, and I wan-
you to credit me with
worth of right-
said the sympathizing
merchant. will
me a bar of that
said the young man, and Le bought
a long, yellow bar of laundry soap.
and, taking his knife, deliberately
cut it into small pieces, remarking
that the people liked to be hum-
bugged, that he would gratify
them. He then asked for some
that had come off tobacco,
neatly wrapped op his soap went
out. Twice be returned and
bought more soap, paying for the
first bar, of course, and before the
evening; train, he came and showed
the grocer a handful of change,
remarking that he could now leave
town but the part is, when
the grocer home be learned
that his wife bad bought two
pieces of the
Argus.
time now to take photo-
graphs, Call on B. T.
months will certainly not be so over-
in one direction as to
bring about the uniformly favorable
results in the operation of the com-
as a whole, which has been
the case of late years, almost
of the policies of the
companies or their location as to
traffic. Instead of business and
financial conditions so favorable that
all the railways,
characteristics, shared in the
substantial prosperity of the country
the new conditions are bound to
work out a varied record. The
policies of the several managements,
and the question of location as
to special traffic, will have a
governing effect in fixing the for-
tunes of the railways under
conditions which must now be faced,
to a degree which has not prevailed
since the upward turn of revenues
began in 1897. Instead
ed credit, the strongest railroads
have difficulty in financing
in a money market whose absorbing
power has been taxed to very nearly
its limit by an unprecedented
of new railway capital.
Foe corner lots la
or South Greenville,
running with Mr.
Parker's residence, apply .
Mrs at Quinn
S. O.
This department is charge of J. M. Blow, who is authorized to rep.
resent the Eastern Reflector in Winterville and territory.
W. , Jan.
There are right mat y raw pupils
the Winterville
school. The school is rapidly
growing In patronage aDd the fact
that It is appreciated proves con-
we have one of the best
schools, if not the best, in Eastern
Carolina.
A. O. Cox Mfg, wagon de-
would you think
of a Xmas toy store, only of course
they are full size instead toys. The
pretty part is what we are trying
to Years in the
has built up a reputation
which does not need emphasizing.
John a prosperous
farmer of Black Jack, was here
Thursday.
Now a word to the wise. Go to
see B. F. Manning Co., before
their bargains are exhausted.
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Jackson
returned to Goldsboro
We have in stock the best line
of shoes ever offered here and can
fit yon in both size and price
Bring your family and we will
keep this red on, so we will make
the shoe squeal before you get it on
foot. B. F. Manning Co.
Miss Cornelia of
den, is visiting Misses and
Dora Cox,
We have spired no time fuse
stock and we think we
suit the
F. Co.
Bertha spent
Thursday in Ayden and returned
Friday morning.
See M. L. the jeweler.
g promptly done. Work
Robt. M. Newton, representing
the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance spent several days
here during the past week.
The School girls aid boys are all
back and everything is now serene
and is his own again.
Last Tuesday Stocks, h
young living near here, had
a vicious horse to kick him on the
arm and wrist breaking several
bones. It is a very painful wound.
Bo J. I .
Cox Board per day. Best
House in town.
Jimmie Cox came home Tuesday
from a visit to his parents in Ber-
tie.
For Bent or house and
lot located between Joseph us Cox
and A D. Cox on Academy street.
Apply to C. A. Fair.
Joshua W. Manning, of this
place, has accepted a position as
salesman with J. B. Cherry do.
of Greenville. We can and do
recommend Josh to our
friends and everybody. He is
honest, high toned, Christian
gentleman and can be trusted
anywhere.
Mr. at the Ding Si ore
will be pleased to show you their
line of handsome gold and fountain
Miss Bettie Harper, of Black
Jack, is visiting her brother, J.
W. Harper.
Bring your cotton to Winter
Tills and have it ginned. G. A.
Kittrell Co. will buy your seed
at the gin and highest market
prices or give meal In ex-
change for tat.
If yon want your horse shod,
if your harness or your own shoes
need repairing, for general
blacksmith work call and see W.
L. House on Main street.
Mis. J. D. Cox and Miss
Cox have returned their
to Washington city.
E- Green, after spending
several weeks away on pleasure
business combined, bus come
back.
Hunsucker buggies don't grown
on honeysuckle vines. If so they
would doubtless be pulled before
ripe. As it is Hunsucker sees to
it that no job leaves the factory
before it is ready to
do so.
H. O. who has been
acting as depot agent left for his
home Tuesday morning.
Some folks are all talk and no
do. Others are all do and no talk.
The latter do not believe in ad-
while the are
advertising swindlers. A. G. Cox
Co. have the reputation of
both saying and doing. Try them.
Ernest Manning accepted a
position with B. F. Manning Co.
At wood spent Christ-
mas with his parents here and
returned to New Tuesday
evening.
B. F. Manning Co., will pay
the cash market price for
your cotton seed.
Rev. W. E Cox, of Greenville,
ha been in town for several days.
Three reasons for buying your
wire fence of A. G. Cox Mfg. Co.
It is cheapest.
Quality is guaranteed. You
don't have to wait for it to
It is right here ready for delivery
day.
Miss Hattie Kittrell came home
Monday from a visit to her sister,
Guy Taylor near
A. G. Cox Mfg. Co., never have
occasion to make special runs on
Hunsucker They run
themselves. In fact it seems to
be to make last
enough to supply the demand.
Our good friend Mr. Mary
Smith sent us some delicious Flor-
oranges Thursday. They
were appreciated in the highest
degree. To be so remembered by
one who has known and always
shown each friendship for us all
our lives is indeed more than
We appreciated the fruit,
but not near so much as we do he
friendship.
We now have a nice lot of porch
column timber. It you are in need
of them why not let us fit you up.
Prices are light. Winterville
Mfg. Co.
C. A. Fair went to Greenville
Thursday.
We have a nice line hats
both old and young, also trunks,
valises, at prices
we think very reasonable and
glad to serve you and save
your money if possible.
Harrington Barber Co.
Up to date. The quality of Tar
Heel Oak wagons has been up
to date all the while, as
customers will testify. To please
some people, who want them to
look like western made wagons e
are now taking special pains with
the finish of same. A visit to our
show room would doubtless make
yon like you were in some
western establishment. Those who
re skeptical call see for
f. Cox Mfg. Ca.
W. L. Hurst has been on the
road in the Interest of the Winter
rills Mfg Co.
thy Lady
or gentleman to manage business
In this county and adjoining
for house of solid financial
straight cash
salary expenses paid each
Monday direct headquarter.
Expense money advanced, position
permanent. Manager,
Bldg., Chicago.
Bettie
WINTERVILLE, N. C.
A Full Line of Millinery
Goods.
A. D. JOHNSTON,
Dealer in
Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Dry Goods, Hats and Conn-
try Produce,
Meat, Meal, Flour and Lard
Specialties.
Candies, Cakes, Crackers and Cheese
always fresh. Tobacco Snuff and Ci-
gars. Pure Apple Cider Vinegar.
Fruits and Vegetables, Rice, Hominy
and Canned Goods. Green and Roast-
ed Coffee. Toilet and Laundry soaps.
Tinware.
A. D. JOHNSTON.
Winterville, N. C.
THE
Greenville Mfg Co.
Having been closed down sometime
for needed will resume op-
it
Monday, Jan. 4th
under new management a full
force of competent workmen. We
make and sell at wholesale and
Sash, and Blinds,
Mantels, Porch work, Stair work and
all sorts of Interior and Exterior
Building Trimmings. We solicit
your patronage, not as a favor but
only on our merits.
MANUFACTURED BY
A. G. COX MANUFACTURING
WINTERVILLE, N. C.
Good u n s
1904 1904
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mother was troubled with
consumption for many years. At
last she was given up to die. Then
she tried Cherry Pectoral,
and was speedily
D. P. Jolly, N. Y.
No matter how hard
your cough or how long
you have had it,
Cherry Pectoral is the
best thing you can take.
It's too risky to wait
until you have
If you are coughing
today, get a bottle of
Cherry Pectoral at once.
Three lie., II. All
your doctor. If he take It,
then do . he If he not
to It. then don't It. He know,.
Lore it with Mm. We re
J. U. AVER CO., Lowell. Mail.
Ms Pills
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Happy New Year
Time says, on old 1903, for
1904 stands at the
Let it be a year, at best, is
but a twinkle on the Calendar of
time. .
1904 TO 1904
New Year's resolutions are now in order.
Start right in everything.
Start, right the the light Clothing, Bat and
F store.
yourself into early in the year, of
kind of Clothing, the hind of Hats and the kind
of Furnishings that will give absolute, unqualified,
faction. It in every .
Such a Resolution will bring you Here.
FRANK WILSON
THE CLOTHIER.
1876.------
S. M.
Wholesale retail Grocer and
Dealer. Cash paid for
Fur, Cotton Seed, Oil Bar-
Turkeys. etc. Bed-
steads, Oak Waits, Ba
Go-Carts, Park
Tables, Safes, P.
and Gail A Ax
Life Tobacco, Key West Che-
roots, Henry George Can-
Cherries, Peaches, Apples
Pine Apples, Syrup, Jelly, Milk,
Floor Coffee, Meat, Soap
Magic Food, Matches, Oil,
Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls, Gar-
Seeds, Oranges, Apples, Hats,
Candies, fried Apples, Peaches,
Prunes, Currents,
China Ware, and
Ware, Cakes and Crackers,
Cheese. Best Butter, New
Sowing Machine, and nu-
other goods. Quality and
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Warren has moved hi
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Department
J. Proctor Bros
SUPPLY HOUSE.
rollers
Manufacturers.
If you want lumber to build a house.
furniture to go in it, clothing and
goods far your family, provisions
for your table, or for
your farm, we can supply your needs.
Our mill are now
in lull blast and we are
pared to gin cotton, grind corn,
saw lumber, and, do all kinds
of turned work for balusters
ind house trimmings. We also
do general repairing of buggies
carts and wagons.
T. F. PROCTOR,
Grimesland, N. C.
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
Anything wanted in the way
of Clothing, Dry Goods, No-
Shoes, Hats, Groceries
and Hardware can be found
here. Whether it is some-
thing to eat, something to
wear, or some article for the
house or farm, you can be
supplied. Highest prices paid
for cotton, country produce
or anything farmer sells.
be with says
Elijah your
believing
H. C. VENTERS,
N. C.
Dry Goods, Notions, Fancy
Tobacco and Cigars. The
only Soda Fountain town, All
the popular drinks. Hot Peanuts
every day.
THE GREENVILLE BUGGY CO.,
E. A. Jr.,
President
D. D. E. A. Move. Sr.,
Vice-president. Treas.
D. Gardner, R. Smith, B. A. Sr.,
E. A. Jr. J. B. Warm. FACTORY OX MAIN
SOUTH FIVE POINTS.
We the baggies on this market. We em-
ploy none but skilled workmen. We carry in stock a full
line of Harness and first Farm
Call and examine our Stock.
E. A, Sf.,
CoM Comfort
Is what we are after, and possession of one of
our . a i insure sweet milk, cream and
. water and many dainties that
would unattainable without Refrigerator.
Mayor H. W. ban dis-
posed of the following cases his
court from Dec. to 30th in-
Right drunk
in riotous conduct, fined
cost, total
Turner larceny bound
over to Superior court.
Adams, drunk and
fined and Oust,
Zeno Adams, concealed
weapon, bound to Superior
court.
Till drank and down,
fined cost, total
Jesse violating chapter
section of the town ordinance,
fined and cost, total
James Barber, drunk and down,
fined cost, total
Noah Barber, drunk and down, j
fined and cost, total
John drunk and down,
fined and cost, total
Tony Baptist, assault dead- j
weapon, bound over to Superior
court.
Arden Evans, drunk and down,
fined and cost, total
John Taft and Alex. Bailey,
drunk and disorderly, fined
each and cost, total
Frank Forbes, conceal-
ed weapon, bound over to Superior
court.
Joe Summons, drunk and down
cost, total
Richard White, carrying
weapons, bound over to
Superior court.
Elmer drunk and
down, suspended upon
leaving town at once and not to
in twelve months.
Win. and
down, lined and cost, total
m DEPARTMENT
BETHEL ITEMS.
HAVE YOU A LAWN
If you you will want a Lawn Mower pretty
soon, and we've made- it easy for you to own one.
ere la no need i, borrow a lawn r when
w yell d machine with best steel knives at such
satisfactory rice, and guarantee it to do
Wat lei Cream Freezers, Hammocks and
. . In th hardware line,
U. L. CARR
. .
Farm Labor.
Bethel, N. C , Dec. 1903.
Holidays are about the
old year is getting ready to bid us
its final adieu, men are sobering
up a new beginning.
Our friends say goodbye and
smile only a beautiful
remains.
Sam Smith returned to his work
in Manchester, Va. this morning
after a short stay here with his
brother, Tom.
Mr. is away on business-
Mr. Taylor, of left
us almost before we could say
howdy.
Mr. Harriss, of Washington, has
returned.
Mr. Mosely stayed only long
enough to remind us that he had
not forgotten us.
Bud Barnhill, who has been
visiting bis parents here, returned
to Franklin, Va., this morning.
Van left us without stat
the cause of his departure.
Nobody ever asks him why he
goes to Greenville
Miss Creel is visiting Misses
Beverly in the country.
Miss Maggie Peal, has been
visiting Miss Brown, has
returned to so Theo-
says.
Mr. White gone to Kinston
on business. He and Mrs. White
will housekeeping upon hie
return.
They are not all gone yet. Henry
says Miss Carnegie did not
leave this morning.
Miss will remain
in Bethel some time she
returns to Plymouth.
Baker may leave soon,
but not whole hearted.
Rev. Mr. Parker, of Goldsboro,
is with us again.
Miss Richmond is visiting in
town,
They will all come back
sweet If they do not come
hack ask Tom Smith who is com-
Mi Nannie Moore and the
Misses Manning were in town yea
Miss Manning visiting
Miss Maggie Nelson.
Ask Dr. Thigpen who is coming
next Sunday.
This has been one long week.
With the of the new
the hammer and the saw will
tell us new life has come to-
the old town.
Mr. is having a new
built.
The new families who come to
town will infuse new blood into
the sluggish old heart and growth
will he manifested In every root
and branch of the industrial lite.
DR. R. J. GRIMES,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
BETHEL, N.
Office opposite depot.
DR. G. F. THIGPEN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
BETHEL, H. O,
next door to Post Office.
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I HAVE EBEN PAID IN TH
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1.1
. . . aid an
tided J . . i
i . re be 1.1 mi I
arc o ion
of with interest.
lotions.
. ii i he . I of each
for the current year be paid.
Premiums, or
To In
,. . , during the lifetime
of
. t,
Greenville N. C
textile mills of North Caro
Una now give employ to about
filly thousand operatives. Other
manufacturing such as
saw mills, furniture factories,
trouser factories, tobacco factories
and many others, engaged about
fifty thousand more. Most of
come from the farms
inside of twenty years, perhaps
most of them inside of ten years.
It is the Southern
way four hands em-
ployed Virginia double tracking
its line out of Washington south-
ward, and the Richmond,
Potomac has approx-
as many more double-,
, tracking its line from Washington
to Rich in n d. of these have
been from in North
Carolina. Perhaps ten thousand
fitted only by
and training as farm
are living In towns and
being in idle-
b oilier servant
TH- households i white
people.
; these facts have some
thing t do with the of
the mills and
dance in the fields at
this Season. It's a condition,
however, which makes farming
attractive the willing worker
and opens the way for immigration
of the better class of good white
farmers from other parts of this
Chronicle.
STATON AND BUNTING,
BETHEL, N. C.
DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Complete Line Clothing, Dry Furniture, Groceries.
We Pay Highest Prices for Cotton,
Cotton Sued and Country Produce.
AT
W. C. JACKSON CO.,
N. C.
Are making a specialty of
CLOTHING, HATS AND SHOES
suitable for winter. We carry F. C. Young's
famous line of Footwear for ladies. pair sold
goes with a guarantee. Our line of Dress Goods
this season embrace the newest and best. Call on us.
Pneumonia Chicago.
The Chicago board of health is
confronted with a serious
by the prevalence of pneumonia,
which has established a new death
record. The Hospital is
crowded and only the most serious
cases are taken in. The disease
claimed victims in the seven
days Saturday, which is
per of the death list.
yon ran got goods at living juices. it-Of our
stock lie lore you buy and b satisfied with your
purchases,
Suits, Overcoats, Cloaks, Dress Goods, Shoes, Hats. Caps, Under-
wear, Crockery Ware, Hardware,
and everything yon wear. Everything h use in
your and everything you use in your parlor
Goods a Specialty.
Our goods are here and we to serve you.
Everybody that sees buys, and everybody that tries
goods becomes oar Just give us a trial
and yourselves money.
BLOUNT BROTHERS.
BETHEL, N. C.
f. FURY k EB.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton handlers of
Bagging, Ties and Bags.
Correspondent and shipments
CRANK H. WOOTEN,
Attorney-at-Law,
GREENVILLE N. C.
Practice In all the courts. Special
attention to of rents
and other claims. . Prompt alter
to all
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Buyers and Brokers in
Stocks. Cotton, Grain and
ons. Private Wires to New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.
Bf.
Dentist.
GREENVILLE, N. C.
Many Come With the New Year.
Every new year day more
or lass charges of people
from one house to another or from
one place of employment to an-
other, this new year is no,
exception.
Charles Denser has moved his
cabinet shop from street to
one room of the building
on Fourth street.
L. H. Pender hi tin aid
repair shop off of street and
also a room in the
on street.
B. Bro. have
their former store in the
building and now occupy
one of the Harrington stores on the
next block down the street.
D. Spain f. S. Congleton
have changed houses, the former
going to the Congleton house in
West Greenville the latter to
the Dancy house on Pitt street.
J. L. Hearne, formerly with C.
S. Forbes., is now with J.
J. M. Moore is back from Farm-
and has taken a portion at
depot.
CO. Brown, who was formerly
with the Pi. t Buggy Co. is
now with the Carriage Co.
Hugh who was with
J. Smith, has stopped clerking
to resume his and Leon
takes bis place.
T H Tyson, formerly with C T
has gone to Norfolk, B
L Tyson, formerly with M
and R. a. Maye, formerly
with W B Brown, both take
T R D
Cherry says tell the people
he is there
both sides of the big store.
L H formerly A
E Tucker Co., i now with C S
Forbes.
E L Baker, with J
Thigpen, is now with M
and J. A. Thigpen, Jr., takes the
place he
W T Lee, formerly with Greene
Brown, has away and
Forbes takes his place in
the store.
E A Coward, formerly with T
White and B E Patrick, formerly
With B Bro, have
both resigned their places to en-
gage in business together,
Lonnie Pleating, formerly with
Moore will attend
school.
S. formerly with B
Bro, returned to
Baltimore, who
was with the firm, is open
for a
Joshua Manning, of
has taken a position with J. B-
Cherry Co. C. M. wanted
to declare he was the
looking
but the ballot was
taken Miss Lena Matthews
ed all the votes.
The foregoing were the changes
The man found on his
new year round At many of the
stores the clerks con-
To all who stay on their
old places those who have
changed, as well as to the employ-
era, we Wish a happy new year.
a Thumb,
Mr. W. J. a young man
of Carolina to
shot himself in the left hand
while out hunting Wednesday.
The thumb had to be amputated.
Whiskey is now being made
from old rags. It a simple pro
of inversion, as whiskey has
been the manufacturer of
tags.
A black and white and
and you have a successful costume,
have it in big shipments.
Overcoats
Great Reduction.
Overcoat Goes in this
Reduction.
S 5.00
7-50
15.00
Overcoats
Overcoats
Overcoats
Overcoats
Knee Pants
Pairs Boys all Woo Knee
Pants worth double at
per cent, reduction on en-
tire line of pants-All Grades.
CO
Urn
S BIG STORE
BARGAINS
a dash of red, green and brown,
Winter demands brightness we
Special inducements on the entire
line, nothing but high class Millinery
sold in our store. Everything new and
up-to-date.
Tailor Made
FURS
They are the
Season's latest ere
We are the
cheap house.
Skirts.
They fit well, hang
we, handsomely
Prices
from ,
to
COLD WEATHER
11-4
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sh its mid
1.00
A. seldom knows he is
he Is away .

AND SOCIAL
December
J. B. Jones returned Jo Wilson
N. C. Dec. 1903.
Christmas is a thing of past
again.
The holiday trade was good,
though it was one of the quietest.
C. A, Baker went to Speed
Tuesday and returned day.
G. H. Little is having some re-
pairs made to his store building. I Miss Mary returned Wed-
E. K. Fleming will occupy it next from
, , Miss Fannie Mills returned Wed-
Hog killing is now in order. J from
Wednesday evening.
H. P. Harriss Wednesday
evening for Kinston.
W. M. Lang left Wednesday
evening for Kinston.
K. remembered the writer
with nice basket of freshets.
B. F. Little is moving to Bean-
fort Many changes are
being made.
Mrs. G. H. Little returned from
Scotland Neck Monday.
J. J. went to
Greenville Tuesday and returned
with a new horse. I
H. W. of Norfolk,
stopped in to see us. Glad to see
Walter.
Cow with young calf for sale,
C. E. Bradley.
Miss Lottie Blow returned Wed-
evening from Washington.
Louis of New York
came in Wednesday evening.
Julius Sugg this morn-
from
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Harding
this morning for New Bern.
left
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. West
this morning.
Mrs. Julia Barrett returned this
morning from Kinston.
Roosevelt and , , t u
A. if. w this
On account of cranks President. Kinston.
Roosevelt is constantly guarded by a;
force of fifty men. No less than Misses Lena and Georgia
cranks have been arrested in the son left this afternoon Roseboro, who have been visit-
PERSONALS AND SOCIAL
Friday, January 1st 1904.
W. J. Turnage is sick.
E. B. Higgs left this morning
for Baltimore.
L. left this morning
for Scotland Neck.
H B. Phillips left this morning
for Suffolk.
W. T. Lee and family left this
morning for Macon.
L. H. and family re-
turned this morning from
Mrs. C. C. Cobb left Thursday
evening for a visit to Kinston.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hines re-
turned Thursday evening from a
visit to Turkey.
W. T. Burton returned
evening from Baltimore, where
has been for treatment.
Mrs. Maud Cobb, of
who ha been visiting relatives
here, returned home Thursday
evening
Jesse says he wants to
be going the all the
year, so began by going this morn-
Mrs. Anna White and daughter,
two years by the
police. i
The president receives daily from
ten
Washington
Mesdames It. J. Cobb and C. C.
to twenty live crank letters k returned Wednesday evening
Heaven, North Po e, and. Washington. Tartan,
else. No attention is with Mr.
Mrs. J. S. Tunstall left Wed-
evening a visit to Kin-
Miss Mary Bagley, of Beaufort,
is visiting the family of W B.
tn
given these letters unless they are
threatening.
The White House is the Mecca for
cranks. Usually they are content
told that the president is too
busy to see them, though some of
them get ugly, and have to handed Wilson,
over to the police. In a majority of
cases, however, arrests are made. c. B. Mayo, Bert James and T.
Y. re cranks than ever known in j no returned Wednesday
the h story of administration . .
i -i i, . . . evening from Washington.
nave crowded to Washington during I
the pant year. So- many of them ; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jr.,
carried concealed and deadly returned Wednesday evening from
pons that the guard about President Washington.
Roosevelt has been working under
the most rigorous instructions to,
. , , , i Tunstall left Wednesday evening
permit absolutely no person unknown
to them to approach the president
and his office.
Because of the horror the
dent has of scenes, the cranks who
call arc invariably given j Greenville,
to leave Before anything is done
to them. Frequently the same crank
is sent away from the white house
three or four times in succession.
New Commercial.
Misses Katie and Mamie Ruth
install left
for a visit to Kinston.
J. D. J. C. Walston,
of Conetoe, came in Tuesday eve-
to visit friends in West
Misses Lizzie Lillian
Bland and Neva Boyd left Wed-
evening for a visit to
Kinston.
Cannon usually
W. M. Daniel, of Dunn, who
his been visiting his sister, Mrs
W. C. Hines, returned home Wed-
evening.
wears spectacles, hut the other day
he on eyeglasses. They bother-
ed him and lie laid them on the
Speaker's desk. Then he H. L. Fennell, of Wilmington,
forgot where they were and banged came in Wednesday evening to
them with bis gavel, smashing them join his family who preceded him
tO Small pieces.
here on a visit.
LAND SALE.
By v a decree r f the Superior
Pitt county in the spec-
entitled J. D. Dupree,
of J. Dupree, vs.
D. Dupree and others heirs at
undersigned Commissioner
her sister. Miss Lela Cherry,
left this morning.
and Mrs. S. V. King, of
spent Thursday night
Mrs. W. R. Parker
and returned home morning
January 2,1904-
L, I, left Friday evening
for New Bern.
Rev. W. E. Cox left Friday
evening for Seven Springs.
Miss Mamie Cox left Friday
evening for a visit to Kinston.
L. F. Waters returned Friday
evening from Williamson,
M Dora returned to
her school at Dover Friday.
Mis- Alice Lang left Friday eve-
for Kinston Goldsboro.
C. T. went, to
Friday evening and returned this
morning.
Miss Greene, of La-
Grange, has been visit pig her
Mister, Mrs. F. M. Hodges, return
ed home Friday evening.
Mrs. J. S. Keel and children left
this morning for a visit to Hamil-
to.
Miss Alice Blow after spending
the holidays at home, returned to
school at Greensboro today.
Mrs. Alice Harper and eon,
Alexander, returned Today from
haG range.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. of
arrived Wednesday eve-
to make this place their home
and will occupy the house i
occupied by Rev. H. M on
will for cash j street.
door ii Greenville, on Thursday, Jan.
21st, . the Following described I
tract i and In I III Falkland I N. B.
of
at a a
on the In farm and running south
with the lands of Pitt and Dupree to
w R William's line, with said
Williams line to the land belonging to
the PHI estate, tin north with said
line to the J w Dupree lain
with said line t. Swain farm line,
thence with said line west to the be-
ginning. Containing acres, more
or less.
This Dec. 22nd,
JAMES, commissioner.
Mr. Johnson, of Windsor.
Mrs, E. and daughter's,
Misses Lillian and Mabel, of
son, who have been visiting Mr.
Mrs. C. T. left this
morning.
Miss Olivia Watson, of
who has been visiting Miss Bessie
Patrick, returned home today.
W. E. Harris, of Kinston, came
over today to take a position as
foreman of the Greenville Mfg. Co.
Miss Lola Phillips, of Tarboro,
Zuni, Va, been attending a house
New
business houses are
c r r I distributing some very handsome
Hay this season. The Bank
i of Greenville, the Greenville Bank-
AND OF
Hay, Grain, Cracked Corn,
Bran, Cotton Seed
Meal and Hulls.
FIFTH STREET, ONE DOOR FROM
FIVE POINTS.
Trust Co., J. B. Cherry
Co., Baker Hart, J. L. Sugg, the
Atlantic Coast Line, R. L. Smith
Co., A. E. Tucker Co., and
Pulley Bowen have so far re-
membered us.
Get our prices and see our stock be-
fore buying. We want to buy
Corn
Most of the worry is caused by
anticipating the things that never
party at took the train
here this morning for her home.
Miss Bessie Harding left this
j morning for Greensboro to again
take up her duties as teacher in
the graded school of that city.
. I. Hooker and Misses Lena
Mel lie Harriss left this morn-
Farmville to meet the bride
j and groom, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Maye.
Mrs. J. S. Tunstall and two
daughters returned this moaning
from Kinston. Miss Mattie Phil-
lips them home for a
visit here.
The New York of yes
gives the death list caused
by the fire at
the missing at and the injured
fat
Greenville's Great Department
Gold and Silver Handled
UmbrellaS
Slippers for Children, Ladies
and Gentlemen.
Table Covers, Bureau Scarfs, Pillow Shams,
Center and Mats in Linen Drawn
Work. Irish Point,
Wheels, Point net
Wool Sweaters for Children
and Ladies.
Wool Crochet and Silk
Shawls in evening Sades.
Lace and Silk for
Ladies.
J. B. Cherry t Co
SHOES
FOR PARTICULAR
We are proud of our shoe stock this season. We are
certain we have the finest line we have ever shown and we are
that store gets even a little bit ahead of us.
ULTRA and Shoes for Women
are our strong cards, and we are able to meet the require-
of the most fastidious as well as the more conservative pat-
terns, and we invite a thorough inspection of our in
name, ULTRA in character, ULTRA in every feature that con-
tributes to tit, comfort and style. In material and work-
we are proud to present to all lovers of good taste in
footwear a shoe for which we have never yet had to make apology.
The Shoe is constructed on common sense
without sacrifice of those attributes that appeal to a woman's
taste, or her pride, in a well and stylishly dressed foot.
Our usually up-to-date line of children's and infant's shoes is
even better than ever. We are we can insure you perfect
satisfaction and save you money in your shoe needs.
Pulley Bowen's
The Home of Women's Fashions.
GREENVILLE
Lumber Veneer Co.
MANUFACTURERS OF
North Carolina Kiln-Dried
PINE LUMBER
Truck Barrels, Baskets,
Crates and Veneers.
Stove Wood on hand at all times, for
by the load. Mill locate
of the depot.
Phone
I am better prepared than ever
to make the beet photographs.
B.
Folks Must Eat
No matter how the price
of tobacco, and we are the
to supply
Seasonable Eatables at
Seasonable Prices.
Fresh, Clean, Pare Goods only
are offered. We don't call
shoulders hams. Everything
goes by its honest name.
W. J. THIGPEN,
GROCER.
Five
Phone
D. J. WHICHARD, Editor and Owner.
and Friday.
VOL. No.
GOOD WAY TO MAKE ENEMIES.
Southern Ra I Road Holds up a
Unreasonable Demands of A sent.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. JANUARY
body home.
sued for damages. The
exact amount wasn't starts
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
No.
in
now and sag
bee a mi it that makes it perfect
clear why the railway is
thoroughly unpopular with the
ordinary And be
put a reporter in the way of
the papers in the interesting
case of W. L. Minion,
against the Southern rail-
way, in was an easy
in the suit tried in the
emit by Fudge Shaw.
had a very sick
he took to Baltimore fur treatment
in the John a Hospital.
At. Hickory he bought one
miles book for his wife one
for himself. This was on March
He left wife in the
hospital, where she died on April.
An Intending Inc dent.
The presentation of solid gold
the papers that were read in- the teen of
reported, and the sum school ma
be ascertained by telegraphic in I the beautiful
last evening. But address of
Four Inch Snow.
Though the weather reports gave
warning about its coming,
section Bods itself wrap,., four
inches of snow. began lull
inc early Monday night and eon-
-i--. w unman I night con-
for, and it i A. until rt
that he claimed damages, given came thick and fast while
i he and . m .
. fee, ,, .
the man win. ever sat on n
jury tried to do i
Observer,
He knew for some pa before her I
Last week of Deeds U,
Williams issued lies to the Al-
lowing
win, K
Robert Strange an Mary
Brown,
. Hooker, g
Harry W. ,. be
Hums., R. ,
and lo.
,,
that she could not live and
h wrote to Mr. S. H. Hard wick
general passenger the
Boat asking if he could bring
his wife's body home on the mile
book. Mr. Hard wick replied
letter was produced in
stating that the mileage would be
all transportation that was
needed for the body.
Alter his wife died
tare mi Pennsylvania railroad
to Washington, there the
taken fro. the train
on the He went In
the or
t fer.
Hie mileage book for fare
for the body Hickory, Bishop
it. Ir N against
the runs to carry a .
book. The rate of I re
for a is three cents a mile,
while in a mileage book fare Costa
more cents a
Minis, there are
milts in his book. Jut tear
Q. Barron and
W. Warren and Faith-
Henry Bryant and
Bryant.
Rosa
COUNTY MATTERS.
Proceedings of w
The board if
regular on
the nil the being
present.
on tie treasury were
issued in aggregate amounts
follows; For paupers
county home
Mayor's Court.
Mayor H. W. has
posed of the following in
from to Jan. 5th.
inclusive.
Whitman Price and
affray, .,, ,.,
Allen driving
.
Will Johnson,
affray with deadly bound
over to cunt.
Allen Button, drunk,
fined to
I mi v
V. fork and L
e, mil the
The Building r Cm
A new enterprise for
S .-r Co.
I I. of
, j.
I a good
building for their ,,, .
deal f,,,,,,,, f
i- work in their i, . The
u, us to
.,
. .
and A Int.- ,.,., ,,, m . range to enable the judge A Buried Hi,
. Mo r. I to I ho . . . ,. ,,
Henry Sett and .-a M--ks.
Johnson and Moll If
Woolen.
Th . and Kettle
Wiley Langley and Sarah J
Isaac It sou and
Lou Fore
wide extension in
sine.
bridges and ferries en. of justice aloft
A is ho sticks to
ii attorneys th n summer car
In the Smoke House,
V., j, . o
mA. of
county died three weeks
register he may,. t a will
Kw the route and knows H wealth j . no
128.00. of people have to in banks H refused
II . ,,,,,, ,. . . . . .
enough miles
the to Hickory o
no
begged Mi
on the
take the whole mileage
to . i,,
home file b of in y
he
A. I
11.- i in; i. .
deal ear.
v. ho pone i
Buffering, told mat f
would the .
the cunts of i
B. hop
away.
There was, i
W a .
only i do, u--, m his pock
, ;, .,
pi . i i.
all the no tie l, ,.
a from ,
of the
telling h o aid j .
what the local
to let him do.
At this juncture a good Sin.
appeared in the form of
stranger, who asked for
heard the particulars of
ease, then loaned to
a man whom he had never e
A Word
at this
f remind m re that
would a on the farm-
of th by not taking
the control of their tenants out of
then ,. them,
I even consulting the land
lord. It is for I . ,.,
the is can hard-
do anything i . our
They just dictate t us
, , he ,.
the. i. o-i . i,
-I- v lucks to ii . Merchants
As I ;. o , I r.-
i. .
o health
reports
t i ere
from p,. hi,,. m
in.-.- V, ,.,.,,
J Cox, Allen,
; u
.-.
G i ii.
,.,
lo
Lot I in Greenville
i.-. valuation from
to
s J.- gnu d i. nil,
. . ;. ., .
. a
A hog is a ,,
exempted of , . n
s.,
in the the
A is h person
them.
upright
I race-1
i a
c.
window in .-. ,,
bis
dust u i to fly j,,
of ii.-
he v.,,, .; ;,.,,.
Sunday School
The report of th
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J. . , III .
attendance .
Col led in .-
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up .
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fen
i i
total I I
ill, I,
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I e ii,
i, K I refund.
J ,. ,,., w; s , ,.
all hi
. .
an open
window r the in front.
A hug is, .,,,., g
j ,
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from yon.
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smoke
w. . .
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shot ;,.,,
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fob,
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all ii, , , , .,
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t. . .
there . ,
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V tie
the ii,,.,
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Fire in in two in
The town of . had a two liquor and one
thousand dollar fire j
morning. Tobacco warehouses.
The Baptists of the State are to
ii
he principal burned, be congratulated that the female
Two warehouses were, varsity at Raleigh is declared free
before might never bear destroyed and with them about, J .
again, money to take I quarter million pounds L , .,, , .
will U
l . o i .
ii
pie i hi
trail, ,
can tun do
f ,., ,
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to into v
I . ,
n It, r of
increased
in u ii,.,
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i who i re
. i
and
cc ii, ,;
and frugality are
golden keys to and
the year
number of
,,
is so restless
changing , ,,
W estimate
Juan