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ITEMS.
r.
Stoke-, of
sister. Mrs J
I. A. was m
Anderson spent Sat-
night and Sunday with hr
mother in
Mrs. Charles M Law hot u and
daughter, felts spent Sat-
afternoon I i Ayden.
end sister.
-pent Saturday night and
Sunday H. B.
Misses Eva and Annie
attended church at
Branch Holiday.
Mm. T R. 11-, of Reba,
spent Sunday
her parent, Mr. and Mrs. L. A
D. A. H. S. n.
J. attended S school
Sunday moon.
mm spent Sunday i
Saratoga.
L. F. Isaac
were in the neighborhood Sunday
Mis Allie is -pending
week relatives near
SOCIAL
Thursday, Dec. ,
J. S. up the road
this
Mrs. B. C. Cannon, of Ayden,
spent today here.
Rev. W. E. On went to
Wednesday evening
Dr. H. O. Hyatt returned to
Wednesday evening.
A wood outfit could do a
cutting business around town.
Prof. W. H.
Wednesday evening from
Mrs. F. Latham, of Center.
Title, came up this to
friends.
Friday, Dec. 1901
C. D. Parker up the road
today.
A. M. Mosley wen to Ayden
W. P. temple, of Danville, was
no the tobacco market here
day.
Mrs. W. A. James, who bat been
visiting Mrs. D. C. Moore, left this
morning.
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Prices Almost Talk
REFLECTOR.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
DOWN HT
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1904.
No.
TUCKER'S CLOTHING, SHOE AND DRY GOODS HOUSE.
BE CONVINCED
A genuine Black Worsted Suit, sizes to Good values
My price,
ITEMS
Handsome fancy worsted all wool suits, sizes to big values
Goldsboro.
W. B. Greer, of Baltimore, is
here distributing potatoes and
selling Book waiter wheels.
Miss Pearl of Robinson-
ville, came in Thursday evening
N. O, Dec. 1904
W M. Ward, representing Win.
wholesale of
New N. C , was in town
today.
H H Stanley, police, j Mrs.
turn hi Washington
three days this week.
Mr. drum-
mer, selling
Good Lark baking pod-r.
Mrs. C. B. Jennie and Miss
visited Greenville
ibis week.
Claude Chapman, a hustling
farmer near shipped
today two cotton Mud
one of
M's. t ad daughter left
Wednesday la away several
week. Mr. ill join
and they win pend Christ
inn- with relatives in
Mrs. from
a visit to
O. G.
this
I John of who
I has been inspecting the tobacco
market
evening.
Saturday, Dec. 10th, 1904.
T Hooker went to Williamston
today.
J. H. Cobb left this morning for
was here
My price,
Black and fancy all wool Suits, sizes to big
My price,
yards checked homespun, others price
Donations to Library
Tie have
been given the library
during a -id
Mrs. R. King,
Mrs. J. B. Cherry. library
Mrs. Alfred Forbes, rent for
Bans club, eleven vol-
Action; Mr. R. R. Gotten,
The White Miss Brown-
low, volumes-I Mrs.
Henry King, three of
Mrs
Mrs. J. L. i volume of
Mr.
of Hie in
i.
and
Any donation of books or money
will be gladly and the
public cordially invited to visit
the library.
B. G. Cox, of Ayden
Friday.
Miss went lo Ayden
Friday waning.
J. W. Allen want lo Smithfield
Friday evening.
of Kin-ton, return-
ed I evening.
to Winter-
x Friday evening.
returned Friday
evening New York.
Wiley returned from
Washington Friday evening.
Miss Sal lie Cox, of is
Mrs. H C. Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. went
to today to visit relative.
J. B. Higgs to
Friday evening and returned this
morning.
Rey. and Mrs. A. A. of
are here r tug
relatives.
price,
Sample hats, all colors, others price
My price
Boys pants, all sizes. Others price
My price
pair Leather Shoes . Others price
My price
A large of
candies, and fr the
trade, at Johnston Bros.
raisins,
holiday
To introduce
ii . steam washing ma-
North Carolina
. he invention of the age.
Guaranteed do a family's wash-
in minutes without labor or
attention, to wash cleaner
tiny washing machine or wash-
beard. Will not harm the most
delicate fabric. Sells on sight,
money for agents. Customers
particulars address
J. E
N. C.
Bolt agent North Carolina.
FOR HALE
As I will offer for sale
on the 20th of December st
N. O., nil the stock of merchandise be-
R. H.
Will inventory about W ill be
liberal discount cost.
Tills stock will be sold to
bidder far cash, on the lists named, or
parties wishing to bay private sale
before time can rail tap examine
the stock. This is opportunity for
merchants a good at a
Administrator.
N. C.
Next door to
FOR SUE-
M farm containing one
acres, lying in Sampson Co.
the Six runs, eight
miles from Clinton two and
half from Elliott There
is plenty of timber and cleared
land adapted to all crops
Terms of cash or
half cash with good security.
C. Ti. N. C.
or
W. J. Burgaw, O.
A E. TUCKER,
Greenville, N. Q.
For Neat and Attractive
Job Work
t orders to
Us
THE TO HOLD UP PRICES,
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ITEMS
THE BAZAAR.
John was hound over to
court in county
charged with -hooting his wife.
B. of the
prominent men of Eliza-
beth City, Fri-
day, by drinking acid.
The widow of D.
H. of army
died at the ho her sou, Prof,
H. Hill, in Raleigh, on Monday
morning. She years old.
H. W. Brooks, a wealthy New
Yorker who as Mini mg in Chat-
ham county, ac shot
himself Both barrels of
his gun were discharged, the loads
entering his left side and passing
Two county boys went
out together to squirrels.
One boy trying to climb a tree
and the other was pushing him up
with the of his gnu. The
boy slipped hack, his foot struck
the trigger, the gnu and
his w killed.
H. Jr., a prominent
V and
. Brewer
of Franklin, their lives
near night,
while duck hunt-
trip. They were in a small
w inch e by a gale
the men sere so overcome
I hat they could reach
Baptist Statistics.
i of Livingstone
the state convention,
read at the session in Elizabeth
City, shows has been a gain
and a net gain in
membership of 4.779 during the
year. The amount
the year all purposes was
against
1903, a gain of Some of
the notable objects
amount me for elate mis
against last year
for foreign
against for the previous
yea; for homo
year;
for the an
increase of There are
missionaries in state and
under their
Greenville, V. C , Dec. 1901. Found Out by Charlotte Observer N. Dec. Interesting for the Holidays
Editor j Lobby-Man. Mrs. J. O Mi The ladies of the Episcopal
I do hope the intelligent, think- The hotel lobby man has Susie Early spent Saturday in church have been working
farmers and those in little to report at this setting. Greenville. for their
their welfare, will all, who Things were dull In the hotels Alford, who has been sick begins on the 14th
can, meet on Saturday, the 17th yesterday. One man did collar for days, able to be out with the result that t be old
inst., at the court house and talk bun, bis eyes blazing with again.
over the situation of the and say, on here. I, Rev. Mr. filled his rec-
low price of cotton. is relief have got something to tell appointment here Sunday
for the holders of spot if the while. I have got an idea night. All are glad to have
people who have it will show the I know how to Stop this slump j with us another year.
the manhood of men, W. T. Sludge has been quite
ate relief can be bad. There is not exclaimed the for several days but is much
too much cotton at twelve millions reporter, thrilled, will be r today.
bales for the needs of the a more practical then dis- j H. Phillips and J. D. Cox
unanimity action upon the
the cause of the aurora are in this week.
of the people can and will de-
the attention of the spinners
Meetings will be held OB the
17th throughout the
belt and the outlines of the Shrew
port convention meets today
will be known. All the farmers
can act together if they will
Save the pi ice of Cotton.
A.
Give of your II H. Stanley spent Monday in
it's all the
fellow simple as
gravitation. Just get every farmer
in the south who has cotton to burn
ail of it gasped the re-
porter.
no, hales of the
Marriage Licenses.
r of Deeds R. Williams
issued hi the following
last week.
WHITE.
H. It. Owens and L. E Gardner.
COLORED.
Thus. Leggett and Malissa
Smith.
Luke Lloyd and
bridge.
Stanley and Cora
Hints
Jesse Carney and Mamie
David Bridgers and
Baker
Ernest and Lucinda
Howard and Bailey.
Mrs. Edwards and daughter, of
Edwards Mill, have been visiting
M; s. L. IS. Ricks.
Mr. visited Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Cole Sunday.
Walker, of Rocky Monet,
has accepted a position the
enough to County Lumber and
bring cup last year's, j will soon move his family here.
Doubtful Destination.
A few years ago when they were
cable cars up and
a steep hill of the Ne v Eng-
land cities, ;, middle-aged lady,
who had seen them before,
entered a car day that contain-
ed two other p
herself as near the c inductor as
and when tie had collect-
ed her tare, she to him and
this car
so, replied
the conductor.
yon ever had accidents
on awful steep
replied the conductor
only been a few small
accidents; nothing
would I she then
inquired, should get
away and go sliding this
steep
said the con-
would all depend
how you have your past
Now, lei man who has cotton
make proportion to his
holdings, sick a torch to the
stuff, and the work's done. As long
as the people hold their cotton, the
bears will know they have got it,
and must at length sell it, and
they won't give But
you burn ii and the papers slap
war to the news of it
the sky is hideous with the
I lurid f the conflagration,
they'll know it ain't her-,
and the pi ice will s up like M
Observer.
Sheriff Harrington visited us
last week collecting taxes.
Visit of Bishop Strange.
Rt. Rev. Roberts-rang-,
coadjutor of the Diocese of
Eastern North Carolina, made his
first visit to M. Paul's parish,
Greenville, on Sunday and
ed aim The
church led t., at
both services our people were
with Strange-
His sermons were magnificent and
delivered with and
At the evening vice a class of
three young ladies received
rite of confirmation and the
was most impressive.
How To Advertise.
Suppose you wish to make a
statement to the public about your
business and that you desire the
statement read by
people.
What would you dot
Would you print circulars or
booklets, pot them envelopes,
mail them to one
fifty thousand people
A circular with only one
cent postage on it
co-t you including printing, fold
envelope ant addressing about
Perhaps, too, your cir-
and mails would be thrown into the
at this point by trail, i and would not he read
Mall Changes.
Postmaster R. C Flanagan ad
vises us of some changes made in
Young Improving.
W. H. went to
ton Sit. day to see his son, Leon,
who is there in hospital being
treated the injury to his
Column sustained by falling from
a wagon some weeks ago. Mr,
says his son is improving
is now able to move about
some on dutches.
Instead of pencil mail co in
on the freight train Weldon,
it will come on the morning freight
train from The pouches
going out by train will
sent, by way of instead of
to Weldon as heretofore. Mail will
be received at the up
o'clock to go out by this train.
these freight trains come in any-
thing near to schedule time it will
put the day mail here some earlier
than formerly.
A Request.
The o is earnestly requested
not to cull tor in the
telegraph when they desire
to make inquiries about express
matter. The of the
graph have to do
with express business, neither
have time to calls
about it. All please heed this re-
111-st.
Handsome Signs
The class of the Baptist
Sunday school placed pretty
signs several public places
around town inviting visitor to
attend the class meetings. The
Toys, dolls, fancy and plain
Candies, nuts, raisins,
bananas. M.
Currants, seeded raisins and
linkage dates at Johnston Bros.
s w t.
Better Be Careful.
The police are having some live-
walking after the boys who are
shooting fire crackers. And the
boys are treading on dangerous
by lea per cent of the hundred
thousand people.
Or would you put state
a reliable, up to-date
newspaper, having one hundred
and filly thousand It
would likely cost you, all told,
about Then you would
have the prestige of toe paper to
help you. Yon would have the
confidence of the paper to influence
the people whom you desire to
trade with you. You would have
your advertisement read by just
those people whom you desire to
read it.
There i- a difference in the
in your favor.
It is just like throwing your
money away to spend it in scheme
advertising. Newspaper
well, it is the only kind
advertising that results,
and that's what you after.
People who use book-
lets scheme advertising
say advertising does not pay and
no wonder it does not pay them.
They do not advertise in the news-
paper.
People who use the newspaper
say advertising does pay, and
house hits been
a place of beauty. The Reflector
reporter went around today to
i take an advance view of the
so as to tell our readers the treat
that await- I hem.
are eleven booths, all
decorated, in which every
imaginable article suitable for the
holidays will be sold. These
booths come in the follow
Smoking den, of Misses
Elba Gotten and Nina James.
Contains cigars, smoking tobacco
to suit the taste
of bachelors.
Gypsy tent, in charge of
Alice Lang and
Here you can have your fortune
told and get a love letter.
Country store, in charge of Miss
es Lottie Blow Nell Skinner.
All sorts of already tied
up, tor a dim-;
Baby booth, Mrs.
E. B. and Miss Cot-
ten. nice baby
wear.
Tulip booth, in charge of
Mai y Higgs and A
tulip a handsome for
a quarter.
Fruits candy, in charge
Misses Glenn and
Just the best to eat here
Fancy work, n charge
Pattie Skinner and Mable
Scores of pretty articles here.
Ladies Home Journal, in
of Mrs. R O. Mrs. D.
E. House Subscriptions taken B
this popular magazine.
Log wonder well, in
charge of Misses Margaret
and Yam
try your luck
Doll booth, in charge of Misses
Margaret Elise
All kinds and sizes of dolls.
Japanese booth, charge
Misses Lillian and Helen
Forbes. Hot while yon
wait.
Besides the booths there
common sen e counter charge uS
Mrs. Miss Ads
Wooten. Serviceable articles fa
the
There is h room tn
charge of Mis- Wall where
coats and cloaks
Each the b
there will free
Can Alford to Wail.
young men of the class are i
taking much interest it and j on
good work. you'll enter the news-
a of
A pocket full of stamps,
Furnish homes to suit a queen
Silver Rugs Lamps.
When Trade Discount Stamps
will tiling
Such pretty things galore,
Every housewife knows it pays
To trade at Cherry's store.
The farmer who has
hog and hominy can afford to
his cotton. A farmer who
recently town with a load of
fresh pork, said he
pigs to sell for enough to
bis taxes, as he had not yet sold a
of his last cotton or tobacco
crops. Ami he says he is not
going to sell the suits
him.
Blights eye, are an infallible tn-
paper to youth, windows from which
Cupid shoots his arrows. Hollis
The finest apples and oranges
that the market will afford
Johnston Bros.
s Rocky Tea makes
bright eyes, cents,
or Tablets.
Drug Store.
Everything necessary to prepare
your dinner can be had
at Johnston Bros.
A large assortment of
candies, and nuts for tho holiday
trade, at Johnston
POOR PRINT

GREENVILLE'S GREAT
DEPARTMENT STORE
WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THE CAREFUL BUYER.
We have the right thing for every person, the right price for c very purse.
A beautiful assortment of new and Goods, perfectly adapted to the wants and
of cur We have the variety that insures the easy satisfactory choice.
for selection is the widest. The prices arc the assortment full of quality
merit.
DRESS GOODS.
We are waiting to please you with Dress Goods. Have
placed on sale a pretty line of the stylos and
patterns. It has been oar pleasure to show prices,
to per yard.
Oar line of Trimmings is We hive no com-
on line. Prices from to 88.00 per yard.
We are constantly adding to our Dress Goods Trim-
ming Department the newest and up-to-date things a fast as
they come out, striving at all times to maintain the
standard that we have established in these lines.
Look to us for the we will not disappoint,
you.
UNION MADE
Combine
Comfort
With
We Cordially Invite Your Inspection of Our line of
Jackets and Furs.
PRICES 3.00 to 125.00.
A Fill Line of
and Jackets.
Our are the newest creations and our Prices
he lowest, Quality considered.
OUR FINE SHOE LINES.
The Dorothy Dodd for Ladies, Prices and
Ralston Health for Men, Price
Modern tine shoe making is a of
and Organization. Many shoe
makers understand the
of good shoe making, they
know how a durable and
stylish might to he
hut lack the necessary
to carry out their Ideals.
Only by these three
ran yon per-
shoes. Our Fine
the Dorothy
Heal I lie
very of scientific
winking combined with
style mid finish.
Receives
THE
To Victor Belongs the Spoils.
to the
St. Loins, Mo. Victor Safe Lock Co. of
Cincinnati, received, to day, the Grand Prize at the
Fair, for their of solid Steel bank
and general line of fire and burglar-proof safes and vaults,
their taking prize over nil
tors for modern improvements, construction, workmanship
and
The Safe that has never been Burglarized.
J. L SUGG, Agent.
GREENVILLE, N. C.
GET YOUR SUPPLIES
For Christmas.
Everything want in the way of
nice Groceries, Caned Goods,
Fruits, Candies, Nuts, can be had at
our store.
We carry a large supply of the Best
Goods
JOHNSTON BROS,
The Cash Grocers.
COMPETITION IS THE LIFE OF
AND GOOD PRICES
Parham, Foxhall and Bowling,
A Full Line of
Fancy and Staple
always
on hand.
We Cordially in-
you to call
on us.
Your Friends,
coffee j. B. Cherry Co.
I Leaders in
Sales and High Prices on the
GREENVILLE MARKET.
WE ARE MAKING FINE
Sales Now.
PARHAM, FOXHALL BOWLING.
Hardware.
For Cook Ranges,
Heaters Pumps. Guns, Am-
munition, One and Two Horse
Steel Plows, Heat Cutters and
In anything
in Hardware come to
H. L. CARR
THE REFLECTOR,
FOR FINE JOB PRINTING
THREE JURORS CURED
Cholera with On.
Small of
Cholera
Mr Q. W. Fowler of High tower.
Ala., relates an he
while nerving on a. Jury in i
at
seat county. Ala-
He I
ate ah and some
meat it cholera
in a very severe I
was never more sick in my life and
Bent to t lie store for a certain
mixture, the
Bent me a of Iain's
and
lie
w hat I fit Out that thin
medicine wan he
would wild t rue in the
I III, I of
it and better in live
The Been entire-
Two fellow juror ere afflict-
ed in ma. and one
of
r i v
i W-11,1 en
a little town the
is open
a hank soon.
No
If you ii- ; v ti in 1-
a Until
p p-in Oil Inn
it will cure you. A
of la , h hi
Dyspepsia fr My
t I.
dire
and I fan of and
it i- hi- ha-
m. i,
lorn
i , and
l h tn. s i.
hi i i e
. I'd, d I
coin no Ki
ii I -1 ion
i-p h Sold
by J L. ion,
h tie
lot Of
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ii fie. . k
I o
Ii id; Ii aim i mini
II e of
John , rim
i-1 an equal
l Ii
wall- lo
Green vi if f
ii owl. he
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Cure J Ly the u-. received
troubles nearly ail begin with
or disorder.
If you eat fail to strength
your body, it Is because tho i
by the and digestive
are inadequate transform the prop-
o the food into blood. That
Indigestion. Tin system Is deprived of the
amount of nourishment required lo keep up
the strength, and the result is Of
more the delicate organs gradually grows
weak, and then weaker, until finally It Is
diseased. Hero a groat mistake Is made.
That treating the diseased organ. The
best doctors in the land make this very
mistake. Why should they It Is so easy
see that the trouble is not there.
ft
Cures
This remedy the stomach and
digestive organs In a condition so
that red sent coursing through
the veins and arteries of every tissue
and fiber throughout every organ of the en-
tire body, and by Nature's of health, full
and Is soon restored lo each.
Cures Indigestion, dyspepsia and all
stomach disorders.
I have taken for nearly two months
after each meal and It s the only remedy
that gave relief from terrible pains I
endured. After a time I would take it but
once a day, and now, while I keep a bottle
handy, seldom need It, as it has cured mt,
Mrs. J. W. Center. N. V,
Digests Whit You Eat.
SIM
sells
by I. a ca,
For Mr By
JNO. L. WOOTEN,
N. C.
SPECIALS
BIG STORE.
MILLINERY
We use only the best mate-
rials in our Hence
the Popularity to which it has
grown and recognized all
well dressed people to be
date in every way.
We are agent for
the best make of Men's
Youths, Boys Suits Over
oats and Pants.
C. T. BIG STORE
Dress Goods
The Largest stock of
season Woolens we have ever
shown. Embracing every new
fabric to be found in any city.
Furniture.
The Recognized Leaders of Fine
Furniture for a little money, Tables Recking
Chairs, Couches, Lounges, Cribs,
Single Beds, Brass Beds. you
call for in this line.
Man . . .
. r-i
Evans Street,
Greenville, N. C.
-i-
WE WORK ALL THE TIME FOR YOUR INTERESTS.
Read here the most Startling- Price Quoting you have eve-
heard
yards Good Winter Calicoes, only cents per yard.
Spool Cotton. Our price i cent.
Feather Stitch Braid, white and colors. Bee Hive price cents per yard.
Men Women's Fast Black Hose, cents per pair.
Men's Sunday Shoes, worth and our price
Men and Boy's Fine Sunday Shirts for cents.
Boy's Heavy Winter Pants
Men's Fine Worsted Pants for cents.
We mean what we say. The above are only a few of the many
good Bargains we are offering. Come to see us.
Look For The Bee Hive.
POOR PRINT

.
r.-r
THE EASTERN REFLECTOR
AND
i. J. Editor
in the post at Greenville, K. C, us second mailer,
Advertising rates made upon application.
desired at every post office in Pitt and ;. counties.
The Baptist state convention went
on record with the other large re-
bodies of the state in opt
to the lax divorce law that
WHY WOMEN CAN'T BE MASONS
At a recent Masonic celebration at
Nov., a prominent Masonic
in North Carolina With all orator offered this humorous
in to
County, N. C, Friday, . 1904.
The
basset in
They soy IV is
planning a to K I
i with Judge a bear
Bay what yon tobacco bud better in
market misses
hole.
Will Mrs Chadwick's name go
down in history famous or infamous.
shows a disposition to
want it all- he has
the churches united in this
such force be brought to the
coming legislature will secure a
chance of this very bad and disgrace
law
Port Arthur had just as well come
salary- until the 4th of March
down, for the are on i
the I
been elected ties
inclined to told on to his are
The fellows are about to rob
of his thunder- If
The state farm cultivated by con- jealously arises as to cause them
will make a of about to fall out among themselves the
this ye I rest of us will shed no tears.
nation of the proscription of women
from membership in the
Women sometimes complain that
they are not to come into
our lodges and work with the craft
their labors, and learn all there
is to be learned in the institution.
We will explain the
We that before the Almighty-
finished h s work He was in some
doubt about creating The ere
of every Jiving tiling had been
accomplished the Almighty had
made Adam was the first Ma
and created for bun tho finest
lodge in the world, and called it
Paradise No He then caused all
the beasts of the field and the fowls
of tho air to pass before Adam, for
him to name them, which was a piece
work he had to d alone, so that
no confusion might arise when Eve
There are many things that I was created, whom lie knew would
needs, but of them all nothing, trouble if He created her be-
would give the town more forehand. Adam, being very much
We judge comments in the
Durham Herald mat up that way a
man who believes it wrong con
duet a blind tiger is not competent
to sit as a juror to try a ease of
kind. Just as well say that a man
who believes it is wrong to steal or
wrong to commit murder is not com
to sit is a cases com
under those heads In the pres-
for jurors.
prosperity than a building and
loan association Get a man inter
in a town to tho extent of own-
fatigued with the labors of his first
task, fell asleep, and when
he found the pillar of beauty
the received their
a home it. and he becomes a inductions from the ft rand Master
So Ion as the nation MM fit to along this branch
treat the other white she ever far better citizen than if he were in the East, and. when he finished,
will remain solid
train put cud to the j merely a tenant. Place the immediately called the craft
resumes and business losing
Um. a -ii the long
Mrs. Chad wick will have ft ,
. ,
suing all the papers that
.;, J
published
Tho may wake up
in has
on payments and you will see
more home owners Give us the
building and association.
is capital; to op-
Mrs
lay of the and
, , be will also that the will
a, d,; e
. . to as sou has been
If ail told about Mrs j in
is wonder,
that she get jail The railroads of the
is story- The is carved
horse races, n piece grew
There will not be an ex u lower rote of
. i , . born, near N , on
of congress, so part of the , r, . U
dent's message will have tog- over, gatherings of tho ,, ,,; daily
; from labor to Instead
j of occupying his station,
ought, she left her station, and
lated her obligations by letting in
an expelled Mason, who had no bus-
there, and around with
him, leaving Adam to look after the
This fellow had been ex-
f before. Hearing the footsteps of the
Cannon will call tho j took
today with a telling Eve to on making
gavel has just been she and ,
to and with which , in j
it
Speaker Cannon's New Gavel.
Father of the Public School.
Superintendent of Public
Joyner is sending all the
state, in time for use on North Car-
day, 23rd, in the public schools
a statement about Calvin Henderson
Wiley, the founder of the present
system of public schools It is a
very interesting statement and
shows the wonderful zeal and
of Wiley, who was elected term
after term, no matter what party-
was in power. Daring the civil war
when an effort was made to use tho
public school funds for war
poses, he made a great fight against
this and won so that the schools
were kept open throughout the war.
His reputation was really national
and he gave his life to the children
of North Carolina His
took half his salary The movement
is erect a monument to him
and all the school children
in tho slate are urged to unite in
contributions to this -fa,
It is the custom to invite the gov-
of all the states to the
inaugurations, but it is said
that there is perplexity at the white
house as to whether
should be invited to that of
or ignored. He should be
invited by all means. To leave him
off the list would he too small bus
to engage in in
a big
the occasion to enlarge the
notoriety which he has already
achieved and which is to him as
good as fame It is true t hat in-
to would take all
the compliment out of invitation
the other governors, but, never
invite Q
The paper that found Dewey did
nut create as much stir the paper
that Dewey found and made away
with. .
If all the press dispatches are true
enough of those warships
have been sunk to make it flown
good sized fleets.
went and told Adam, and
when the Grand Master returned o
the lodge to. found that His gavel
had been stolen He called for the
senior and junior wardens, who had
neglected to guard the door, and
yr p i-ox.
hard to account ford, who is with all the
tradition, of the place Md of
The news from W the birth, y, of
has decided de-M WT his station Adam
lo call extra session , i that he was waiting for
, i ,, Ti , a dogwood tree and , f ,, .
. T a I -s nut f
lie regular p ,., ., ,., ;, ,,. . . M,
the country m ranch i m blows of to
server
There is a man in Iowa who l
credited with baring add d
to the of that
during the past
o the Iowa Agricultural College
traveled thousands of miles all
the state, lecturing to f
bowing them how to increase
corn from bushels to o.
bushels And the
Bra claim
to him gladly
V. the
T l H
Mooting the beat seed, and
following scientific methods of till-
Sun.
pf it as want
Carnegie U up against it.
, says be must go on tin
the I , A,
Tie
subpoena
i . i desk.
i as . veal.-, f.
A man Mr to . ,. . m , .
h i w . j Ml. T
Id bad a . who
, . ,. J . .--. K Ins gavel.
is sod that ban
at Mukden,
will bet dollars to that
they all good
, are -r and its success has been r-
News an excellent
paper, ably edited, serves its pa
irons II richly all
tho tit d lo it. I
i. is a i
still
lace, explained the . ,
el, which Mr Pox I.
Ala,.
ins
didn't know unless that
Speaker Cannon was no longer
promised to use aim had caused Adam to
neglect bis duty and i-i an ex
an Grand Master
led the alter turning them
in ii
is delight
lb. very next time
and
fin
n gavel ii
out. placed a tiler with a
sword at the door Adam, repeal
,,., , ,, ant. offer tho proposition to
When everything seems to be get
ting along quietly i. take bales of cotton to make up
goes- . Not so with
New York is trying to get theaters
cut down tho price of admission
and some paper suggests that
money could be made by making
the price lower all over the country.
What would beat ibis two in the
game would be to kill about half
the shows that come down way
before they get n to show. A
performance that is not worth a
is not worth anything- The
trouble is that those worth nothing
charge as much as those of merit.
Greensboro Record
wild, kinder bearish, yon know.
n million bale lot to burn, and
reduce the of the supply so
price can That is a
u merry j f y o t work like
and
man and in order t
j get rein
rough road and is subject-1 . it and
lie cull i 11.11 is a . , ., i.
. . TL U commenced raising Gain.
,,, but we feel like I I l . life by
in North Baying no cotton will be burned, ht. Washington Port ,;. to establish lo
. i, . ,., . . .-.,. ,
The excellent
of th; stat.
show the difference between unless n is by accident
Democratic and Republican r
When you wake up in the mar
and go forth to your place
remember you are
day nearer the fall of Port Arthur.
, , . Circuses Point the Way
An idea how the vote
n. I State fell off by people staying j Th ,, circuses depend for their
up a. n. . . ,. . . ti
of home in the last election can be W There-
mg and go forth to pace , ,,,,,,,, , ,, the fact that tho proprietors of
business, remember you are from the fact that the show, in die
suit,, convention will have only to cut down
delegates, whereas the last billboard poster dis-
The judiciary had 1,242. It is minimum and put
that
dues
and in the degrees; and, while
Eve was allowed to join him in cast
of charity outside, she was never
again admitted to the lodge to assist
in the regular of the craft.
Heine the reason why a woman can-
I not become a regular inside Mason
As Solomon said, is a
for everything under the and
then led to specify. If he
had lived in this part of the count
in our day ho would have said
is a to sell cotton and M
time to ho time to sell
is when cotton is high and the time
to hold is when it is low; but
are people in North Carolina win.
reverse the rule in practice.
isn't it But it is true Raleigh
lost
The Greenville wants
them to stop spelling as
is
national house of representatives that a greater percent of the full., money thus saved mu. newspaper them stop spelling as
national house I . a that no man j that does not mean anything. The
that was the charges off is n the eastern o it rig. It destroys th.
against Judge Sawyer, of Florida, the west will be in j can to overlook. It is j sweetness of the word Christmas,
made a report favoring his impeach-j the situation by having the infallible that the they do it because
lent. So the judge will likely. when next cop is the best medium
th I Dispatch.
President fourth an-
has the fault of most
of his State papers It is much too
long and much too The
President has discussed pretty near-
everything in the above,
the earth beneath and the waters
under the earth- except the tariff.
New World.
.
WINTERVILLE
This department is in of A. D. Johnston, who is authorized to rep-
resent the Eastern Reflector in Winterville and territory.
There is the best selection of Bring me turkeys I pay the
Inks, library paste and L.
at store of Dr. P-r and con-
st Bro. ever to Winterville. fresh. A. W.
Protest your eyes by buying one i.
of those eye shades at the Drug Big consignment of Royal flour
Store, cent. received. Prices
Highest price f cotton seed . Chapman and Co.
paid by County Oil Mill. carry of
If in need of a good barrel of over coats boots and water proof
floor or pork jackets the very thing for cold,
. rainy weather at Harrington
Town taxes are Due. I aid Barber Co.
A. C. Mfg. Co. wants a
to give you h recent. F. B.
tax collector. trimmer of about one years
Don't forget to bring or send W , ., .
. if . a n . m Mill
your hubs to A. O. Cox Mfg.
Co. is the kind they buying w
,,, highest cash or will ex
over lot for meal. hen
of you had over when are ready write for
you gt your For f. and f Come and see what he
lots. The Pitt Co. Oil Mill, buys to K. O. and Co. . L;, exhibition,
seed cotton any quantity the have a choice lot. We want to buy your Hides,
best market paid every day A. Cox Mfg. Co. have just
Finest line of dress goods in received a lot bar
q. Co, bed wire and poultry Their
A. W. are Jobbers poultry fence is of course strong
Improvements keep going on
here. W. A. Smith and J. Boas
are improving their properly.
Bargains for next twenty
days jewelry and
B. T. Cox A Br.
For store
feet long, call on or write
Son, Winterville, N. C.
geese highest
market price paid for same.
Kittrell Taylor.
A new lot of chairs arrived.
A. W. Co
tat
wood cart hub. A. O. Cox Mfg.
Co.
Santa Clan accepted a
in B. T. Cox drug
store until after He is not
good looking but he love lit
Correct
Attire
For Men
for spool them your
Cheap shoes, dry goods, notions.
We now have on hand a nice end robber H. L Johnson
line of dress at remarkably and gloves and l art wheels
Skins, Beeswax
Tallow Turkeys, Geese, Chickens
and Eggs id will guarantee high-
est market price for
and Taylor.
If yow want a class pair of
low figures, come, and be n- latest attic neck lies at
Yours truly Barber A
If
Kittrell and Taylor, Shins for birds at k. W.
Box Body Carts for is
the when you Co, say that
want a cart to bud your a lull of
farm products to the general
A. .
malting and At A. U.
them yon. order Co
It are i need of They have the finest mos-
skill and made . y.
call on R. G. Chapman Co l
d third large once
of this full, all
Mfg C. Better call at
in
Almost every man read
the of the Cloth
in the newspapers and
Almost every man has been
disappointed and disgusted on
looking Pt the Clothes they
pretend to describe.
We invite these men to call
at most agree-
ably surprised.
It's easy to draw a picture of Men's Clothes, as they
should be, but it's not so easy to make the Clothes that
look the picture.
WE PUBLISH NO MISLEADING ILLUSTRATIONS
but we do know how to provide our patrons with
tight kind of Clothes.
If yon have had Clothes troubles. Sir, we invite you
to come to this store for relief.
We will surprise you with our
and yon with our prices.
once
stock.
For fresh meat and
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATES
1904-5.
THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
announce rate
One and One Third Clan Fare.
rats to
Ticket on
and Jan.
Frank Wilson,
The King Clothier.
com barb, I
one all h them over. presentation ,,, , Ml
mu v. raw f signed J
machinery with watch m mi or
nit to January SPECIAL HA Cuba, or to say in
V Na, and bow to cay
H. M T. M.
All work, and being We to save and j,;,,,.,.,,,
Apply nearly all. four
,.
is Wilmington, N.
ill not only
LUNG
inns can aM at- Th.- or.- ill
pepper, hi
Protect to n.
nod shoe. R-O. Our entire livery ff
Co. have the kind you or
N. C.
FOR SALE-
I go, few and get
Norfolk Va . of St was directed to a
v., method of
a inti.--l. i in- dreadful of
at
.
Vi. North and
with the -if to -tease-,
and
v cured and have shown
that ultimate recovery
got tool
pencils a.
be at drag
store.
if
you to buy a
see the A. O. Cox
Window and
all
at rock
prices, Winterville Mfg. Co.
the people
Bright U.
Stoves, heaters and range;. All
styles, lowest prices. our stock
before save
Winterville Mfg. Co.
Boarding Mrs J. D.
Hoard day. Best
in town.
Funny candies a at the
Cox Br.
Best market in town.
Kittrell Taylor.
t II. Johnson.
to T. S. Manning Co. for
fresh nuts, raisins and
hi. i ., .;.,,. prov. Hunt that
out a a
Tampa, Ft , the l so astonishing have
M farm g one
A Kittrell in
X. C. h. the Six i
, from Clinton ad two and will he
Pair well broke J amt T.- ,
heavy and strong. Apply A. M timber and la made . e to
Q. Mfg. Co, land adapted to all general crops m proper two of Its chief features Is
turkeys T- ms
suits
in
to Incurable by all methods that s
,.,,. . company has been formed
R to furnish at a normal cost
.-f
with good security
from now on. Kittrell c K
For paper rooting, nails or
A. W. Anita xv J- N v
the Steamship
I he that patients can
rounded by friends and and
moat ship a especially
a. d a tho or early
which will convey the, disease, pursue their daily vocations
,. , and
party to . the
here In st. Lou s complete-
recovered rapidly
New Mexico and
been by th.-
and the company which controls this
marvelous medical led
tho r main at-
street, St. Louis. They have also lo-
s factory on Ration
a laboratory has been at Hill-
side, Mo. The cure will be known us
the Lung i lire, and Mr. C
A.
KING COMBINATION
MANUFACTURED BY
C. COX
ill be limited for re-
i in ii on
Havana until January
With privilege
at point u the Slate of
of Jacksonville, within
ii mil limit ticket, which will be
January 22nd, 1805.
The rate, from
N. C , for the trip includes
meals and staterooms on the steam-
ship.
Mr. A. W. will meet the
party In Jacksonville
them to Mr
fluently and will
himself at toe disposal of the
i any
; desired.
Trains for which tickets for this
excursion will be sold will leave
a. m., Jan.
4th, 1905.
Make up your party and go and
should you desire any other
books, pamphlet etc., on
P. the discoverer of the fluid
Inhalants are u-ed, will person
all; charge of the
company. Mr. will
all who call hi of this,
company on Seventh street, and will
answer all communications from
who to a
the St.
Democrat.
Free .
Company,
417-10 N. Seventh St,
St. Louis, Mo,
FOR CONSUMPTION.
POOR PRINT

w-
Minis TYSON. sh
By virtue no execution to
the undersigned from the
North In
Pitt Com Superior cart
o. m. i w. u i
,,,, , vs v Notice of i
w ., w. Tyson.
Dealer. Oath paid
Tilt. Cotton Oil
Turkeys, on. Be.
I In. Oak Suits,
rt,
Lour f
and n
High . ; i c
n .
A e
ii-.
.
. H .
. V
. A
. r
Vi c-;
;. I Cl inn V i
Ware,
Che , n
he
q y. Cheat
SB
f Pitt count, in
I will, on M outlay,
1905, at
court use door of i i
highest bidder for n
said execution, all tin r
the said
has in foil, v.
real estate, to wits
Tar river, adjoin
j House S. II.
a the
it
by Job PI
to s W. Ty son N
recorded in the I;
i I iv in Boo
containing two
. r, i less,
I the d which
to I Mo
by u t of
Id
day of
. M., at the
soil to
to satisfy
iv I soil
C-, g
die n
W. i .
am
V.
stimulate TORPID
digestive
the bowels, and are
as an
MEDICINE,
In malarial districts their virtues
arc widely recognized, as they
peculiar properties In freeing
system from that poison.
sugar coated.
Take No Substitute.
Beware
m it
homo and
I I Is . i. r,
Sherill
NO
OF
THINGS
AT
W. j.
acres, in
; By of a degree of the i-
or court made at term,
in ti en
i titled J. Malissa
Ann vs MtG. Bryan and the
at law of the said Mali
I Ann Bryan, the undersigned
j i. public sale before the
I.,. .
EAT
pen's
The Points Grocer.
At this store yon get Hon-
est Goods -it Holiest
for your
table can lie supplied promptly
if you cull, or No.
If- assure you get only
poi -very time
; i buy
TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Hie uh
L.
r, of have
ii in for Cuts
for mil can,
to he the Halve
in
keep ii, is an
and
in kepi on hand
n-i Mrs Ni
S. Y., Mi j,
ankle for twelve years
j that the duct ore u
All salves,
prov-d I could not
Walk over two
i A to
Witch Salve,
I house door in Wednesday,; cured me. Ii is a Wonder.
One situated in the town of a
I adjoining the lands of It. J. Car- b.
. on. Jesse w,
lot on Which
Ann Bryan lived.
Also one of land In Bethel town-l
ship, the lands of w.
I -y mas,
I Cherry and others, being the
lie of hind .,., .,,,,, tot married
l her r.
. ii or
. . in sale -cash.
I November 190-1.
G I
OF BOYS SUITS AT
THE NEW
YORK BAZAAR
Boys w
in All-wool at worth a
line of Pants, will sell at their value
Call and see before you do your purchasing.
REMEMBER
New York Bazaar.
In Cheek Building.
Many i man ho
treated all his iii
and he had
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
BANK OF GREENVILLE,
GREENVILLE, N. C.
AT THE OF BUSINESS NOVEMBER 10th,
Sour
H.
E. OF
Alt I
When food taken
J. large or Hie qua rich,
nor stomach i likely to fol ow,
d especially mi ii the n
ion. slowly not
;. of
in the ease digested
five
i and
v.
I ;
to i
he over
rt
E field,
.
Louis
Ml.
ton,
II I
v i
pus a,
I I r i
I l i ill ell
i;
an no.
, 1-
Mon-
tiny December, M
at the door in the town
of the ti-act
b in. situated in the
l Pitt, in the fork of f
i. . La s
I down ti. of
swamp k up the
of ere
thoroughly
nun. Del ween meals,
when you feel a weigh
in the region of tn alter
lake
Liver Table's and the,
may be avoided
sale by Woolen s I Stole,.
Greenville.
1190.808.87
5,113.36
3,657.32
68.811.60
1,908
US notes 31,343.00
321,684.12
Stock paid in
Surplus,
Profits less
Paid 4.084.32
Bills payable 43,000.00
Deposit subject to check
Cashier's checks 0111-
said t. the
In lines,, j Cherry line then With line 1-,
the containing
Ga. loss and known as
m Terms
Chattanooga,
sum ii. Win's Little Early Risers
oner and effective I hut child-
en, ii ladies and weak
hi . V
. I
i . . .
b .
n . r.
Ni
New Orb s. i.-.
. v
-vs ,
Phil ii-1
in . V
SI -it . . .
.- .-
A Pill,
Nil is us pleasant and
a. Ear v
North
County of Pitt.
I. Little, Cashier of the above-named bank, do
swear that the statement above is true to the best of my
MM JAMES L.
and sworn to before
me, this day of Nov.,
C. S. CARR,
Notary Public
I. A ANDREWS,
K. W. KING,
W. B. WILSON,
L V
, -i
l-.-i
V,
pat
In .
WE WANT
in Any Size i
We either j. cash or .
men I I , ,.
and bags .
i.-
you me
HAVENS OIL CO.,
gt.-n, s. c.
milliard,
Greenville, N. C.
MARBLE MONUMENTAL WORK
OP EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Iron Fencing Sold.
vi.--
f r
. .
. hi tin. Jam H. .-,
H., . , ,
. . old s ,
J id. I i- I -i
ii I'll . . II
all he I
el mi ed . ,
r . Pin . r, . ;
n h Hi
Ceil,, .
ill ., in. iv ;,
V. . .
day if Hi
M. I
Ad f . , j
i HI w,
II.
; people are
ins pins sol S
. I, M
mill knows there
and nicer ways
it
her.
than by
the
. used,
. i- . , . mu
-in. court
Mother Be Careful
o he in children.
L mil to,
d in j; them
in Minute Can
1- he Harm I
Bold by J. L Woolen,
i i.
Report of the Condition of
THE BANK OF FARMVILLE
N. C.
At the close of business, Nov 1904,
Furniture fixtures, 11,241.80
Due from 17,563.63 Capital Stork paid in
Gold Coin 20.00 r , , ,
Silver Coin 201.71 8.6
other S 4,011.00 subject to cheek
aims
It's sometimes to
j ii the inward outfit of
one of those quiet and
. inure
t he
.
. I s ml in,,,
mini on ii U mm
10th . It or is j
will .; ii bar of . ii
-1 . per on to
d to eve
.;. men to me.
.-I r
L.
administrator.
is Attorneys.
do
Total 123,041.20 Total
Star of North Carolina,
Pitt Comity. J
I, J. Davis, Cashier of the above-named bank
that the above statement is to the best of my
Subscribed and Strom before Correct
mo, of Nov 1904. v n T
J. V. JOHNSTON t Public Davis.
swear
tonic and pro- j
icing remedy vat offered suffer-
i. headache, stomach
That's what
Rocky
In Tea will do.
den's Drugstore.
NOTICE
; will sell lit private sale; line
-c. ma i n n and J One cow
Oar book of tells yon all
about it. your own
hirer under instruction. Hook
sent on of
Va.
DR. G. F.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
C.
any of us are much
pit-id in y more when we hear the
. mo-. . . scandal about
tobacco trucks, cotton planters, two-1 . . f
barrow, l one-horse
barrow, disc kings,
plow plow boss,
pitch fork, and
tobacco planter, good tor Children as I
m, Bright eyes,
B. J.
introduce
the steam washing mi-
chine North
invention of the age.
Guaranteed to do a family's
without laborer
attention, to wash cleaner than
any washing machine or wash-J
braid. Will not harm the most
delicate fabric. Sells on sight.
Big money for Customers
happy. For particulars address
J. E Adams,
N. C.
Sole for North Carolina
m. I
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Buyers and Brokers in
Stocks, Cotton, Grain and
ons. Private Wires to New Tori
Chicago and New Orleans.
No Other remedy earth is so i
as
CS
woman up as much
in- a day as her does
in cigars, he would think it awful.
j rosy cheeks. Tea ;
Store.
Azure and cream paper in pound I
package, envelopes to match, at j
Reflector Book Store.
Or.
nuT
Norfolk, Va.
Dental Cotton and handler of
Surgeon
j. Greenville, I and
C., Dec.
A a agent . for Daily
we lake
grant pleasure in receiving sub
aid willing for
those in arrears. We have a list
of all who receive their mail
this We also take orders,
for printing.
When you need a nice, light,
pole, for your buggy
carriAge. Gallon mid makes.
election. Milling Mfg.
On.
Milling Mfg. Co.,
Ayden, N. C. i
enlarged
M no charges made. Best refer j
Bros., Ayden,
N. C.
Joe Anderson is suiting La-
Grange.
If need anything in the way
f Crockery, Tin ware
come to see us, Hart Jenkins.
C. L. Tyson and Ed. Lyons went
Over to Winterville last Friday-
Ask E. O. Cox about it. Life;
Fire, Accident and Health
P. O. Building, Ayden.
Call and examine our line
high grade buggies. Yon can be
easily convinced of the superiority
of material and
Ayden Milling Mtg. Co.
B. B. Co. will do all they
possible can l please you with
t. be new of heavy and fancy
groceries
Just received, fine line of
and can lit you any style
price.
Milling Mfg Co.
Fancy oranges, apples
and bananas at E. E.
There we cases of
x the past house at
ton to be placed
as soon as he building
be enlarged.
Call on Hart A for a bar
rel of Columbia Flour, none bet tier
to be had anywhere.
We are offering good values for
the money in shoes, hats, caps,
rugs tables and
floor oil cloth Cannon Tyson.
For peaches, apples, corn
tomatoes, Ac, apply to E. E.
if you do not secure j
one of our high- grade buggies, j
your loss will he than ours, i
Ayden Milling Mfg. Co., j
den, N. C.
e are Headquarters Ural
light neat Harness, Sic.
Ayden Milling Mfg. Co., Ayden
N.
New line of men's suits,
suits, boy suns, and over-coat's to I
it everybody Cannon Tyson.
Those desiring first-class work
in the enlargement of pictures will
do well to see Hart Bro,.
R. Smith Bro treat all
custom with the greatest respect I
and all ate extended an
to call at their store.
Car lime, and
a. J. R. Smith Bro.
Spare back bones,
and bra freshets and good j
old corn bread are among i
blessing we now daily enjoy.
dos Mason Jars
at J. R. Smith A Bro
wrappers,
cloaks at J. R. Bro.
Our second order of gents youth
children hats and cops ate
now on sale at J. It. Smith
con
lee and grocers have a
special line of goods
they wish public to see, They
mean up to-date handling
the freshest, newest and
latest in their line. To try them
will sure you to try
again All they auk is the
trial and will
AYDEN DEPARTMENT.
Manager mid Authorized Agent.
D. W. BA
Li.,
in
latest thing in shoes. Cull. Go to E E. Co's
it W. C. Jackson and Co's. market beef, meats,
Don't fail to see Cannon and fresh fish.
new manufacture haggle seats for
sail the trade, that arc simply the
seal on the market
son's new crockery both plain and
decorated. Prices are cheaper
formerly.
Come to see us when you
to buy Independent Manufactured
Tobacco, we handle Trust
goods, Hart
We sorry to learn that Ola
Ross, who was already a partial,
had suffered a stroke of
ill I
III
First Class hand made bricK, by Milling Mfg Co.
the wholesale and retail large R.-v. A. L. Kittrell
stock always on hand, orders has been on a visit to friends in
solicited. J. A. Griffin. this place.
Misses Mary Carpet cl nth and
I la W. Annie Lee R. Smith Bro.
Georgia Joyner and I Yard wide s yard at
Prof. King attended the teacher's J. R. Smith Bro.
meeting in Saturday. ; the best
For a nice present for the location a den- j
in the other limb Thursday snob as watches clocks, chains, fobs town in the state.
night which necessitates the using j a mi brooches, cheap J. has the mt
of a Mr. quite a at J. W . Taylor's jewelry stole store in to ti keeps
young man and we hope be ma;. Ayden, All kinds of repair- j everything, all of vet v latest
I Groceries
And Provisions
Cotton Bagging
Ties always on hand j
Goods kept
inst ck. Country-
Produce Co and Sold
soon recover,
Now we have plenty the
wagon and cart
i g neatly done. d and freshest. He sells to suit
W. C. Jackson and Co new times and to please his customers.
lire if dress goods taking the He special attention to his
D. W.
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North Carolina.
wheels and will sell them as Cheap. fancy of nil who see them. The-, , ladies m . dry g- and j
as any one. beautiful. especially shoes. to g.
Ayden Milling Mfg. Co. Polite clerks, good goods see him before making
Ayden, N j suitable prices at the store of J. He prom ism
Give him a
R. Smith Bro. in fullest.
Christmas coming in. j trial
I. H. Joe Patrick i J. R. Smith Bro call
and Joe Blow Sabbath in their poultry fencing now
Greenville. for sale.
Wrong worse
Sometimes than none. If your
e tin , they call help.
machine- at J. R. Smith
ft Bro.
wagon as good as new
for sale by J. R. Smith Bro.
E G. Coir, who has been
to bis home for some lime is much
and able to be out.
The ladies say that Cannon
Tyson have prettiest line of W Taylor a graduate optician,
goods in town. Aider, can fit gUsset
Notice yon want right at prices. Noted
your cotton ginned nice clean, doctors that wrong eye
order that you might realize j glasses ate poison.
prices for it, bring it to 12-13
Milling Mfg. Co., Ayden, We continue to build
N. C. fur we do not
It. Rev. Robert Strange, I set apace we can not
coadjutor this diocese Milling Mfg, Co., Ayden, N. C
in for evening line f notions
vice mi Dee, 15th. The veil. W. C. Jae and Co.
will beat o'clock p. in. Little cold list
a. he life f con will be. s,
administered In hT who may linen, and oil
ready the same. J. R Smith Bro.
Cannon ft Tyson are displaying J. it Smith Bro. are offering
most up to date line of special to the trade in
ever to this marker, ant whiter foods.
We regret to learn the Condition cordially invited to cull and
of Mr is investigate price and quality, j
bales of cotton cm an average . Several persons from
per day is Ayden Milling led the basket at
and Mtg. Co, gin. They school house last
lint and the public have j Friday night. The entertainment
found it out. was for the purpose of raising
Calvin Tucker and of, funds to paint and otherwise
have been visiting the school building.
families W. and W, B. was Mis May Anderson
I of our town II s of th;
The Indies especially
pleased ft will visit and pat-1 Pants all sixes pi ices at J. I
It. Smith ft Bro. JR- Smith ft Bro.
Dr tablets, Car salt, and course at J.
best on the market at J. B. Smith Bro.
B. Smith Bro. Ch and Walter at- FOR ONLY.
Cold weather underwear the marriage if Edward
prices to suit all. Fit- near Thursday,
at W t. id I Hay, seed meal and hubs
Not Quite
How often you can get a
thing
nail or driver or an-
lacking. good
tool box mid be prepared for
emergencies. Our
is all desire, and
we will we that your tool
does not leak single
article.
Of Course
You get Harness,
The public to know that
I n
stock of DRUGS, an
up-to-date line of
all kinds
TOILET articles, best
quality of RUBBER
goods and best
CHEMICALS OBTAINABLE
J.
A carry Garden Seed
Dye staff, Cigars, Cigar-
Chewing and
Tobacco, a I urge as-
of Pipes. Hard
Rubber and Elastic
sea, Best stock of
of all kinds.
com-
pounded.
M. M. SAULS.
N. C.
The Masonic Mutual
OLD DOMINION
mother
Taylor,
at R. Smith ft Bro.
Heating stoves at
Greenville A Bro.
Bit wick of Kinston is visit j
broil J. F. at
of our W
rued home in
yesterday.
town and- country
paints colors in oil, white lead, place.
turpentine at J. B, Smith bushels
Bro. peas at J. R. Smith ft Bro.
ass ICE
R. L.
j Washington daily, except
at a. m for Greenville, leaven
Greenville daily, except
at. for
Connecting at Washington
Steam eta for
Philadelphia, New York
tad all points North. Connects
, Norfolk with railroads for aS
i West.
Shippers should order their
freight by Old Dominion
New York id
I Norfolk and B. R.
Old Line from
I Clyde Line from Philadelphia
Bay Line Line
Baltimore and
j Miners Line from Hoe ton.
Sailing hours to
without Notice.
i T. H. Myers,
N. C.
Relief Association. f. J.
N. C.
T. Walker, Vine President.
Manager,
81-85 Beach Street. N, Y
field
best, plan, the best
and the induce- i
offered. See
A. P.
Ayden, N. C. i
OF
THE BANK OF AYDEN
N.
ASK FOR
COLUMBIA FLOUR,
SANTA
WILL BE AT
BOOK STORE
If it give you absolute
your dealer
will
At the close of business 9th, 1901.
w.
pay you for it.
R. V.
Dist. Ayden,
There you will
ate gifts.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts, Bl
Furniture and Fixtures oil
Demand Lo
Duo from Banks,
Cash Items,
Gold
Silver Coin,
National notes and
other S. notes
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Total,
Give the Boys and
a nice book
A good game
A sack
and lots of the
gifts we will
To your Sweetheart give
nice book, a beautiful Cal-
a box of nice paper, a
pretty Vase, a Fountain Pen,
etc, etc., etc.
to cheek, 28,001.42 Louis To the Girls, we will
. . . . . t-Jive your Bean a
Good Time. All
of which make a
MERRY
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in,
less
expenses,
Dividends
Dr. Joseph Dixon
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Brick Block, Railroad,
Ayden, N. C.
fled
Practicing Physician Surgeon
. Annie,
Ayden, N. C.
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Carol In Investment Company.
Vt Scotland Neck on Thursday
c Carolina Investment Company
i organized with a limit
stack and paid
The purpose of is
i. In farm, timber and mineral
I; id-, also resort property. The
will also seek to induce
desirable immigration to North
Carolina from the North and West
There are forty-one stockholders,
including many of the leading
men of Eastern Carolina, Nor-
folk and vicinity, among them lie-
in k J. Cobb and L. I. Moore of
Good Advice for a Christmas.
The time is drawing near
you must purchase
for lather, mother, sweet-
heart, friend or brother,
No where else can
you find a accept-
gift than Evan Book Store.
At this particular you can
find something Mil will bring
happiness and joy i many a heart
in this our tide. There
will find something that is not
that is first class in
every n
Mass Meeting.
A mass meeting of farmers
of Pitt county is called to meet at
the house in Greenville on
Saturday the 17th inst. to
the present low prices at which
cotton la telling and to devise
some way by which the farmers
can procure Setter prices for the
remainder of the crop.
The Georgia,
and all of the c growing
states are taking similar action.
Let every in the county
who desires to cotton bring bet-
prices attend meeting.
Prices Almost Talk,
DOWN AT
TUCKER'S CLOTHING, SHOE AND DRY GOODS HOUSE.
Bought Star Warehouse.
The stockholders of the Farmers
Consolidated Co., at a
held here Saturday, purchased the
Star warehouse property. The
Consolidated had option on the
property and had been
the house this season. The com-
constantly grows stronger.
BE CONVINCED
glass is always acceptable in
the home. exchange for Trade
Discount Stamps, you can
many different pi of of this
handsome free.
is on exhibition at J. B. Cherry
Go's, store.
Married.
At S o'clock this corning at the
home R. ill West
Greenville, Mr. J. H. Boseman, of
Tarboro and Miss Laura Croat
were married by lie v. H. H.
Moore. The couple on the
morning train
A genuine Black Worsted Suit, sizes to Good values
My price,
All kinds of pickles sweet,
mixed, and at Johnston
Bret.
The Greenville tobacco market
will be from to
Jan. 3rd for the holidays.
What Shall I Give
Satisfy Yourself as as
the recipient.
In loving thought of our friends sad deserving
those dependent upon us or simply as a
the following articles are
as tokens of affection and as
Handsome fancy worsted ail wool suits,, sizes to big values
My price,
Black and fancy all wool Suits, sizes to big values
My price,
yards checked homespun, others price
My price,
SOME BEAUTIFUL THINGS FOR
GIRLS.
FOR WIFE OR MOTHER.
An Umbrella, Silk
Dross Skirt, Necktie, a
Shopping Bag, Linen
chiefs, Ladies Belts, cotton or
wool Hosiery, a box of Toilet
Soap, a lace Bureau Set, Plain
Linen or Covers, lac;
. or embroidered Handkerchief,
Turkish Towels, Waist Sets, a
Cloak, a pair of C. EL Shoes.
An evening fan, a lace
chief, a gold or sterling silver
umbrella, a pair of La
gloves, Whiting's box paper, la-
dies fancy
and scurfs, bureau scarfs
Sample hats, all colors, others price
My price
cords, rugs, clocks, brooches
hat pins and belt buckles.
ANY BOY WOULD LIKE
a pretty silk handkerchief, four-
in-hand string tie, a pair of link
buttons, gold plated collar but-
tons, a Norfolk cap, suspenders
in fancy boxes, a pair of
can gloves, a pair of C and E.
FOR HUSBAND OR FATHER.
Silk Handkerchief, dress Shirt
Collars and Cuffs, a pair of Sus-
mocha or kid Gloves,
Men's Socks, Wrights Under-
wear, a gold Fob, a piece of
Stationary, a
Boys pants, all sizes. Others price
My price
Shoes, pure rubber over shoes, a a stetson Hat. a lea her
fob watch chain I Bat-
i tons, A Silk umbrella,
pair Leather Shoo . Others price
ANY GIRL WOULD LIKE
a silk belt, fancy box paper,
Rose Cap waist sots, neck rib-
lace collars, embroidered
turn over collars, ribbons for
the neck and head, fan and fan
chain, a pair of golf gloves, a
pair of Fay stockings, a pair of
O. and E shoes, a shopping bag,
a silk shirt waist, a nice brown
dress.
ADD TO THE PLEASURE AND
FORT FRIENDS IN NEED
linen Collars
Shoes.
or Culls.
My price
GRANDFATHER OR
Soft house slippers, Sleeve
links and collar buttons, a soft
felt hat, a suit of woolen under-
wear, a warm cloak, black
veil, house wrapper, pair of
gloves, a shawl, comb and brush,
Next door to
wool sacks, a
I handkerchief
necktie, a plain
A E. TUCKER,
TO PLEASE A MAN.
Greenville, N. G.
A cotton or woolen dress, a A nice umbrella, a pair of
of shoes, a shirt waist, j Wilkinson's Shoes, a bed
skirt, a pair of overalls, room slipper, n leather pocket
v Stockings, a pair of book, cuffs and collars, a pair of
bed comforts, a pair of brown gloves, a leather suit
case, a leather grip sack, a silk
tie, a scarf pin, a pair of link but-
i tons.
pants, a shirt or u hat.
FOR THE AND SERVANTS,
aprons, collars and cuffs, stock-
shoes, skirts, waists, hand-
kerchiefs, belts, corsets, gloves, I picked over
umbrellas and skirts,.
Come
before everything is
Everything ready
for your inspection.
C L Work
For Neat and Attractive
Send your orders to this office.
THE EASTERN REFLECTOR
Editor and Owner.
VOL. No.
and Friday.
PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
GREENVILLE. PITT COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. DECEMBER
No.
PAPER ON GEOGRAPHY.
Wort the Pitt
by Miss Eugenia Harris.
f of were to ask of
ear la geography-V
or you mean by the
of wonder
how many get a clear
asked about arithmetic
boy any, studying
about a, and addition and
-compound quantities and exam-
He would have a clearer
answer ready f r almost any sub-
other than g least
have found m, A boy is apt
tO Say, study
about laud an ; stales and
and and
has a confined
mate f Muff his head. Ami
he as I heard
of did book
in to eat applet
f be main to
be not , in
for a minute
of your lessons. you re-
trip your teacher
took yon to bodies
f water in your neighborhood,
plants, tree, life of all
They teach that way our
were given definitions
to it a cape
is and pages
Of questions.
Geography proper, in
the to
this pupils
taught home geography,
principals, as as
take in. In the filth grade the
work teacher be
along this outline.
What Is HI.
Object of teaching it to
teach It. to teach.
Let u talk about what it is.
to be a of the earth
its baa too
us it were the
of where with map draw,
chief glory and the memory
only of Is
with narrow view
take plan. lie bold-
and starts with nature
By nature be the
entire hence he begins
with a simple study of the universe
and system. Emphasize
fact earth either
the
or the slowest, neither
nor Hie coldest.
as yon know
1.- is a of
the as the home of
tench humanity in-
of locality. Keep
mind constantly. Teach fit
of geography rather
of facts,
descriptions. Principal
always. Nothing you do
make principal mote clear to a
mind wasted. Use
sluice,
A Urge nail of the teacher's
work is children aver-
classify in logical order
deduce
make comparisons
and seek causes and results. Make
work real. of the book.
Ito big geography,
it fer first time since
what are
the leading of Kentucky can be had
Of nun he 1st Bros.
care. Get him first.
Tell him something of interest
you've thought of yourself since
yesterday.
There no law laid down by
which to teach geography.
read of ways,
several others, and next
year go by a new
the freshest knowledge
you can mi
articles, met new
any man to be a systematic
he ceases to be effective
Know in
a way. is
one subject in which teacher can
ll slip and not work.
pupils can't tr p you up a
d in mat or a more
You can make them
anything, but
Dud yon out later. Al
the system study come next
to a study of
upon a nation. Study
soils, and
Principals always. Toe
of soil upon Industries, wealth,
life, and political conditions.
Next study bills and mountains.
Please do not teach a class that a
is a very high hill.
Teach about horizontal and
tilted strata. They'll forget
it. Particularly if you draw
and hills board
with red and green chalk showing
the Infers. Always
of mountains and rivers
human fountains
climate, drainage,
tries
Spend several days on
Next come valleys young old,
influence upon human
affairs. Rivers life
and relation to human
affairs. Then teach lakes and
climate their influence over
Humanity. Right here give a good
written with
example you
could build a city where would
you put it, would your
people do for a living Even
it you t ugh t your principals well,
you will at how nice-
the children will
question.
Study United States next,
beginning in
down Hie
every single y
learned, the patience
you have every
spare u you
very way get out of
tic book, and ail a
great big with tin but
story of earth and mankind.
be afraid to illustrate every
point you can by a rapid drawing
on board.
you close your book at
the end of the year, don't you lei
your class look you in the eye, and
be able to fell they've
learned geography. It's your
if they haven't learned
they never fur get.
STATE NEWS.
Married.
Mr. William Elks and Miss
were married in
West Greenville Wednesday even-
groom is years of age
and the bride
A good neighbor is one who
lucks affairs are none of
John Poe, janitor of
in Winton, has fallen heir
to property in Indiana worth
Congressman Kitchen
has introduced a bill
lug -60,000 a public
in
Phillips Spencer
the new of the
Normal and college at
Greensboro, was formally dedicated
Wednesday with
monies.
Kemp W. bas been
appointed a Deputy United
Revenue Collector to succeed
James W. who removes
to Greenville, bis former home
Newt Observer
The Davie hotel was
destroyed by fire early
There were several
guests hotel aid of
had narrow escapes. One
jumped from a second story
window.
News comes from New York
that will oppose
movement to secure a pardon for
James Wilcox who serving a
year term the penitentiary
for murder of Miss Nellie
A passenger train on
tic Line was wrecked
Warsaw Tuesday
engineer, G. F. Home, of
and colored
were killed. The mail clerk on
train was injured.
Near Friday, W. E
Street accidentally shot killed
The two men
were nut turkey limiting together.
Mr. was in the blind
when Mr. Street mistook him for a
turkey and tired at short range,
the load Alt.
in side.
The corporation commission is-
sues as that at the
close of business November
tale, private and savings banks
business in this state had
aggregating
a gain of over the re-
port issued for November of last
war. Mote than of
the increase is in deposits.
rack he Pam-
Railroad is being laid
it the r f a mile a day now,
and a t has been put
n. lie rack is within a
mile of the Neuse river. At pres-
only convicts at on
road, hut the squad will he in-
creased to within next
month.
Christmas for the Poor.
Daughter desire to
give some Christmas enjoy me to
the poor of the They
will appreciate any contributions
of money, fruits or eatables for this
purpose, the midst of your
enjoyment of plenty remember the
poor.
A large of
candies, and nuts for
trade, at
END OF CENTURY BOOK CLUB.
WILL HOLD FOR CENTS.
f for
At the home of Mr. James L.
Fleming, on Greene street, a de-
meeting of the of the
And Acreage Percent
Though the weather was most
disagreeable, there was a
Club was held Tuesday of here in
interest of the movement to
afternoon, Dec. at o'clock.
Mrs. R. R.
called meeting to order. There
were sixteen members present and
the following visitors, Mrs. Wood-
ward, Mrs. Misses Jones
and Moore. of
avoidable pro-
gram was carried out, so the
was spent in discussing
ways and means for raising
funds for new library
Dainty refreshments were served.
After s; aiding a most
and wishing each oilier
a merry the club ad
to meet Dec. with Mrs.
J. G.
famous
A valuable contribution to
literature promised in the
in a series papers
the famous hymns of world,
begins in the January
with Lover of My
of the most perfect
heart of ages. The great-
est h in us, such as have a
appeal; churches may
differ as to creeds and conventions,
but these exalted expressions
of faith and hope
are common to all.
how came to be written can-
not fail to be absorbingly Interest-
it is especially so case
of Wesley's noble
whose origin, at related
roman-
tic incidents A feature of the
article less interesting is
a of anecdotes from noted
churchmen showing the power for
good that the has
throughout world. This
as well as the rest in
series, tins prepared by Allan
Sutherland aid it effectively
rated.
Christmas Advice.
Toys, dolls, fancy and plain
candies, nuts, oranges,
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hold cotton and sell the
p ice i higher.
G. T. Tyson was made chairman
of the and H. T. King
were made
by I. A. Sugg, Grimes,
A A. Forbes G. T. Tyson.
The following resolution was
unanimously
Resolved, That we will sell
any cotton within the next
we gel If; par pound, and
we pledge ourselves to exert all
our influence to keep our neighbor
from doing so.
Further we resolve that we
will reduce our cotton acreage next
year per cent.
That we meet again
on the third in J an-
at o'clock.
Men Should renumber,
it takes mote
to make a man.
bigness is not greatness.
That it requires pluck to b
patient.
That selfishness is the most
manly thing in the world.
That to follow the crowd is
weakness.
That street corn era are
colleges.
real h is worth
score of mere acquaintances.
to be afraid to he
noblest self is greater
it is never too soon to o
business of making a
of one's sell.
That what is put into
today will be taken out of it
years hence.
only manliness worth
shows the life of
Sou of Man- Rx.
To the Boll in Souther.
States.
Washington, Dec.
Will-on today to
House that an
be made to meet
emergency caused by the
of the cotton weevil and
insects diseases cot-
ton; to ti e diversification
crops, of
to be to
money in co-operation the
State experiment stations, the
practical cotton growers.
There is no reason why Christ-
mas presents should be bought
as as you would spend
money for other things. Presents
that are useless cost just as much
as useful ones. best present
is one gives the most
pleasure for the longest time.
When two qualities are com-
with small cost, yon have
the ideal Christmas present.
makes such a
better than books.
novel, the artistically
poem, the latest book of travel,
holiday garb, delight the mind
and please fancy of young
and old.
Christmas for
Superior Court Clerk O.
Moore tells us he bas
for Confederate pen-
in county and is ready
to deliver them on application at
his office.
will extend over
While your are wearing days year. Saturday
out. wouldn't it be nice to feel that eve, followed Sunday
they helped to get some hand- and on Monday.
some premiums that would be use . San is Christina day all
in your J. B. Cherry .,. . , .
ft Co, gives Discount
Stamps you buy , Monday any
doesn't take many to cm the holiday
that premium.
Ran Nearly 49.000 Behind hi
Albany, Dec.
plurality New State at t
last election was as
by the official
the of state
plurality governor
was
Parker ran nearly he-
hind tho
Gubernatorial candidate.
POOR PRINT