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Vol. 2.
GREENVILLE, N. C., NOVEMBER 21, 1896.
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for this week
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Goods,
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Overcoats.
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Shoes, Hats,
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GREENVILLE.
A Series of Articles on
the History of To-
bacco Culturein
the Eastern
Counties.
THE PLANTERS WAREHOUSE.
The Planters was the third
ville market. It was erected in
1894 and when completed was the
largest by 40 feet of any honse
on the market. On August 15th
of that year it was opened with
its first breax. From the first the
Planters commanded a iuall share
of trade. and itg patronage has
grown steadily all the while.
Its motto was prompt personal
aitention to every pile of tobac:;o
and high prices, and following
You must see my line of .
COLD © TA
I at them in n all weights and prices.
FINE CLOTHING!
I got them in all cuts, colors and prices. ~See me. :
FRANK WILS
GREEN VILLE, Ne Go
go ae z
You need a heavy
~See them.
a Piaatateni
ia ~~ ""
ate tatiana
¢.
this a well merited success has
tesulted.
Early this year, to accommo
date their growin business, they
puilt a large prizery, one of the
best equipped and most conve-
nient here. ..The basement of this |-
prize house contains brick order-
ing and grading rooms. Iu _the
latter room are fiye grading
benches, and the 21 hands em-"
ployed in the prizery alone grade
on. an average about 1,000 pounds
per day.
of being one of the pioneers in
the tobacco induetry here, in fact
he was the first to become astively
interested in gettiag a ware-
house and establishing a market
in, Greenville. He was among:
those who first commenced. rais-
ing tobacco in the county, and
The Planters
whiage s Mf PS ~e
This gentleman has the
oFounne & ~MoYE, PROPRIETORS.
desiring to familiarize - himself
with the handling and sale of the
weed, in the fall of 1890 he went
to Oxford and fook a position in
the warehouse of Davis & .Greg-
ory. In this position he not on-
ly acquired a knowledge of every
[CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.]
Warehouse.
~DAILY REFLECTOR this house hse has been solely in
dD. J- WHICHARD. Editor.
Subscription 25 cents per Month.
Entered as second-class mail matter.
EVERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY)
detail in conducting a warehouse,
but by close observation and com-
parison of the tobacco from dif-
ferent counties sold there he saw
that the product of Pitt was su-
perior to all others. He then
concluded that our people ought
to have a home market and be
saved the heavy expense incurred
in shipping their tobacco away,
and therefore concluded te return
home and exert himself to get a)
market in Greenville.
Just before Christmas he re-
turned home, married and settled
down. A few weeks later he came
to Greenville to spend a day with
his brother-in-law, Mr. R. J. Cobb,
and while discussing different top
iesthey very naturally drifted tothe
subjeet of tobacco. Mr. ForbesT
views on the warehouse business
so impressed Mr. Cobb that he!
became interested, and being a
man of influence and capital he
decided to make a atart- to get a)
warehouse built. Hecalled upon
several business men of the town
and interested them in the matter, |
then drove out inthe country to!
see a number of prominent farm"'
ers, and in this way secur
enough stockholders to build a |
house The Greenville Warehouse)
S@upany was organized, Mr.
os b was elected: President and
gave his personal supervison to
the purchasing of the lumber
and construction of the ware-
hoase, and used his own means
to help build and start the market.
Thus it will be seen that while
_ Mr. Gobb is not himself a ware~
hcuseman, much credit is due to
him also for the prominent part
he took im getting our tobacco
market started.
Forbes was one of the first
i
~|\warehouseman, Mr.
hands of Mr. Forbes, and his ca-
pability in this particular is at-
tested by the success with which
he has met- ~~
In addition to his caresr asa
Forbes has
the honor of being Mayor of
Greenville. of
E. A. MOYE.
This gentleman, while a part-
~ner in the Planters Warehouse,
is prevented by his duties as Sa
perior Court Clerk of the courty
from being an active worker on
the market... buat his influence and
means are used in behalf the mar.
ket and in this way he adds mach
~strength toit. Mr. Moye is algo
a large and successfal tobacco
grower.
Eee
A FR/END TO THE MARKET.
Editor Reflector :
Being wellinformed as to the
history of the tobacco market in
Greenville, I would hke to men-
tion cne man who was instrumen-
tal in getting it established and
is entitled to more credit for what
he did than any one else. That
man is Mr. R. J. Covb, of the
firm of J. C. Cobb & Son, whose
foresight and business qualitica-
fions are unsurpassed.
* Im the spring of 1591 the writer
men ~connected with the managé-
-ment of the Greenville Ware-
house, as has been told in previ
oas articles. He continued with
_ $hat house three years. when, de
~ giring a house of his own, he with
a drew, formed a copartuership
ok Mr. EA. Moye and bailt the
spent a night with Mr. Cobb at
his home in Greenville, and along
the line of conversation we drift-
ed into the culture and disposi
tion of a tobacco crop.
asked what I thought of erecting
a warehouse in Greenville for the
sale of leaf tobacco? 1 had been
' Tne managenent of
Peg Ne ay ee ge ly Sage
engaged in the warehoase basi
Mr. Cobb
ness with Davis " & ~Gregory, #t
Oxford, in the fall of 1890, seal y
lknew something about how the
business was couducted and the
benefit a town would derive from
atobacco market. I told him ~it
would be the ereatest enterprise
Greenville would ever Have if w®
could succeed in establishing a
market, that the difference -in
freight alone between a home
a _jand @ fore'gn market would put
thousands of dollars in ctrculativn
in our own town that would other-
wise go elsewhere. So, being a
thorough business man, Mr- Cobb
saw the need of a home market,
and with characveristic energy he
canvassed the town and county
and revealed the idea to both
merchant and farmer, inducing
many to subseribe for from: one
to eight shares of stock for the
purpose of erecting a warehouse
in Greenville. A meeting was
then called and the Greenville
Warehouse Company organized.
Mr. Cobb was chesen President,
and under his management the
land and lumber were purchased
and the Greenville Warehouse
erected, which is now occupied
by Evans & Co. Mr. Cobb lib-"
erally used his own means ia
starting and encouraging ~the
market. F:
ee
The following story, showing)
General Robert E. LeeTs magna-
nimity, is told. Early in the war,
before he bad proved his pre-em-}:
he was se"}#
inence as @ general,
verely criticised on more than one
occasion by Generai Whiting.
~| Whiting had stood at the head of }
his class at West. Point, and was
considered a bright and capabie
man. One day President Davis,
wishing an. officer for some im-
portant command, called upon
General Lee tor advice.
do you think of Whiting?� asked
Davis. Lee.answered without}
hesitation, commending Whiting
as one of the ablest menin tne
army, well qualified in every way |}.
for even the most responsible|
place. One of the officers present
was gréatly surprised, and at the
first opportunity drew Lee aside.
oDon't you know what ankind
things Whiting has been saying
about yout� he inquired. LeeTs
answer was of the best. oI un-
derstood,� he said, othat the pres-
ident desired to know myT opia-
ion of Whiting, not WhitingTs
opinion of me�
' oWhat)
three of the ice men ip it,
Mr. Clevelana, Mr. Carlisie and
in New York and Boston, Mr.
Oleveland and Mr. Carlisle to live
in New. York nad ase: Olney | in
Boston. -
See
GREENVILLE TOBACCO MARKET
- REPORT.
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LY 0..L- JOYNER.
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Tops."Green.... ....:.--1to 23
». Bri BE. . 0+ cave ane .4to 8
Ss FRetl.. wk. o@ oso 3 to 4
Luas"Common.. ... ....4106
é Good......... 7 to 15
o Fine... m......... 12 to 18
CuTTERSs ~Common....... 6 toll
. Govou SOo0n0 00n0c 124 to 20
o -Fine.... ......-- to
, Cotton and Peanut,
Below are Norfolk prices of cotton
and peanuts for yesterday, as furnished
by Gybo Bros. & Commission Mer-
ch ants of Norfok : -
= - . COTTON.
Good: Middling 8 5-16
Middlirg- . 8
Low Middling 7 9-26
Good Ordinary
a L. ~Starkey & Co.
| AGENTS FcR THE"
CINY ELECTRIC iinet
WILMINGTON. M, SG:
This Laundry does the finest work -if
be South, and prices are low. We
makeT shipments eyery Tuesday. Bring
your work to our store on Monday and
t will be forwarded promptly. Prices
furnished on hee Be aa
Another large lot of iit ed
Ink, best writing fluid made, and
Cream oMucilage, "
Book Store. .
Mr. Olney will forma partnership ._
for the,practice of law,with officesT
Pone"stew dy *
PEARUTS:
Prime a
Extra Prime 3
oancy. - 2
Spanish : $l bu ~
Tone"easy. t bab nee
Greenville Market. |
Corrected by S. M. Schultz: ana
ntter, per lo 15 10 26.
Western Sides 6to7 ~ |
Sugar cured HamsT 12 to 183°
Corn 40 to
~Corn Meal 50 to 65 -
~Flour, Family 4.00 to 4°60
Lard 54 to 10
~Oats - 40 toT 50
Sugar 4 to 6
Coffee . 16 te 26
~Salt-per Sack ~ 85 to 1 745
Chickens 12}-to 20
[Eggs per doz 123 to 15
Beeswax. per 20°
=
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8.40 ape
ETERS bi
Bd! é
Tarboro 9.50:
Hiorry
. = oe seer om cee 2: 7
_|@arolins orothe State
Es se, a
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oa : rf
sig. 3 eases a
i Pi
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PORK . SERB bL ERS
~ puy direct from Manufacturers, enaT
you to Pak. at one profit. A, com
plete stock of
FURNITURE |
elseays oar Pa A
jhe times. accel ohrend
sold for CAS. srefore, Pon risk
to ooe a RULES atts, N Cc
TOREENVILLE |
a
and centinue for ten ~months.
oThe course embraces all the branches
R.| terms dtaucht in an Academy
Terms, both for tuition and ~beard
treasonable. ~
fl Says one of the-chitdren can pid
- |them Pt ge Pap gers
and henet ps *)
pet ki he ay t 2) a
- |he said, the The ay ee ars
4a dozen or more; she old "
real t? been desttoy oa; they: ut ~thém| #
kv Tarhur | 1.2 ubder'a hen j ng which| #AE
Uv Rocky Mt | 1 o5}10 20 6 ob |adopted them as- «her: own: » brood: |
Lv Wilson 2 03/T1 03 . | They are nan ir groN n and feed 2
Lv ea 5233) «: roost with t ens, come. pe
i) 4 Solis sal tis Rouse atay fea as gentle as
"- E22 it was not their natureT to be wik
een f College Hotel;
28 | College Hote
Wises |"sTee A Mo| MRS. DELLA GAY, ~Proprietress
Ly Goldsbo & 10 7 05 eed
Lv be nolia. 4 16 4 13 Conrénient.to depot and. to the. to
Soren 545 * be G5 bacco warehouses.
P. My iA. M , : Best and highest location ~around
- ""-"-|, reenville: Splendid mineral water.»
~TRAINS GOING NOTRH. = -Rooma large and eomfortable~ ~Table
- Ee a Fa ; suppl ied with the " the market i
Ors, Gen é3 is * Zz ~Terms reasonable.
. |A. MIP. M. J. F. KING,
Ly Florerce 8 15) 7 35
Le oe | LIVER, SALE AND FEED |
Lv Selma� 12 82 . _ ; i. 2 oe ut
~Ar Wills n 1 20/11 28) - F2= ~OTA ~LES: |
i 2 : = -
Se ax [-- | On Fifth � treet near Five
2g . P.M , Points. .
Honing = =F 00
eet § 31) Passengers carried to any|
, 9 40
ar Wilson 1 00} 10'27| point-at reasonable rates Good
~Ly Tarboro. 248; fF. orses. Comfortable Vehioles. |
SUT ee Bin ke Pe """ |
33 3 Barbers:
. jc mol ieee
weeneee : ¢ oe }AMES, A.. ~SMITH, watei 3
PM AMP Mg|d |. TONSORIAL ARTIST. |
oLy ~wilsonT Bais) HS 27/10 & : en
Ar Rocky Mt [| 8 1207) 11 us ~a Paivhnde sotoued: LLE; |
at Tarboro os oe ERBERT EDMUNDS.
ue pee ite 3 x3 be gfe, ee oS aR BAREBR.
" ait : [seu r Opera
Wejdo ae Jr ORS te soa ee eeivea to ) Cleaning
Pei it uoonend Nook Beans RokT pana agecgg
saves Weldon-3.40 p.m.» Halifax 4.00
Pp. m., Ot 55 ay gram atte 4.55
@.,% reer git �,� ~+ } . : on 7 ohh
~vs * ston. 7.
~a we & Gieeaell ning, Jeay a. tm. Arrivin { Ls
idax at 11:00 a. m., ~Weldon 11. 20 an
-axgept Saedav...° vos. tae
. Sinopier'C
-idress any agent Atila
: | ied
} Boys.. weil: Btted .xnd feantpped. for |
ATHAM & SKINNER,�
Arronwers-AT-Law
Bie Mere NG
e. 2. BAPE Pees x ee
Jonn E. woodsré, - F. 3. mening 7 S
Wilson, Ny cc. : ~ ~Greenville, - &,
ee
ero se Saanpmve, wit o :
me with x
: : reenT ¢ = se
gery ered Saree sore ba Special scot n to collections
and_settlement of ¢
sone i Gur: ck ieebulet : LP
nallits branches:
FLOUR, COPE EE: E EE, SU SUGAK Cheap, Exeursion Rates
always ut LOWEST ges Pato oa
TOBACEO SNUFF & CIGARS
bin stint stem
ATLAN TA, GA.�
RD 5
Sept. 15th, to Dec. 3Ist., 1895. "
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Atlanta Ga. via Suet Peters oing .
Weldon, Jtocky Mount, Wiison ette-
ville, Ficrapes burg dies and
ing- -Car nm OG
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mae
Leeal Trams and Boat Schedule.
a
north, Fa Going
rrivyes 6:37 P. M. .
Herth Bound Freight, arrives 9:50 A
M, leaves 10:10 A. M.
Seuth Bound arrives 2:00 P.
a M., leaves 3:15 P.
Monday, Wednesda aes
ngton * 7 a0 y
aves for A y, Thurs
Linvite you to inspect my beaatiful
CLOTHING,
DRY GOODS, SHOES,
F Gents Fumishing Goods
I will be mighty gisd to wait on
you andshow to you my stock.
You will be surprised to hear
my Low Prices that I reduced
sinee I bought my Low Tariff
goods. 1 will give the bencfit to
oyou just to build me up a trade
in Greenville, N.C.
Be sure to come to see me for these
Sateen neaes
| Third Person, Piural Number, Present
Tense, Potential Mood.
Miss Clara Bruce Forbes is sick.
W. 8S. Greer, of Baltimore, is in town.
H. H. Wilson, of Kinston. spent to-
day here.
Mrs. Wiley Brown has been sick a
few days.
Mrs. J. B. Edwards, of Scotland
Neck, arrived Wednesday evening to
visit ber father, W. H Harrington.
Cards are out for the marriage of Col.
Harry Skinner and Mies Elia Monteiro,
at the Cardinal's residence, Baltimore.
Tuesday afternoon, 26th inet., at
5 oTclock.
The REerizcror is receiving many
compliments upon the illustrated ar-
tidles on the Greenville tobacco market.
Many declare it the best work ever
done in behalf of the market.
J. R. Daniel & Co., have openec an
oyster house here atthe wharf. They
keep a boat running regularly from the
sound to bring them supplies and can
furnish the bivalves fresh. Their plant-
ed oysters are fine.
SERVLET THE OFFICER.
With the View of Breaking Jail.
Tuesday evening at the usual
hour Deputy Sheriff H.T. King
with his attendant, Noah Hardy,
colored, went to the jail to give
supper tothe prisoners. While
in the corridor a negro prisoner,
Dock Blount, sprang upon Mr.
King, catehing him around the
waist and cutting at him with a
knife- The officer called Noah to
come to his assistance, but an-
other negro prisoner, George Dar-
den, started at Noah. Noah ran
for the door, George after him,
bat he was too quick for the pris-
oner and got out the door in time
to close 1¢ after him andT prevent
an escape and called for help. In
the meantime the officer knocked
his assailant down, held . him and
took the knife out his hand. In
slicht cat on the arm and his
pants were cut. Seeing their
plans trustrated the prisoners
made no farther assault.
Blount and Darden are both)
ander sentence for taking a horse
near Grifton. They were con-
the scrap Mr. King received aj:
Sung in the Key of oG*�"Join the
Choir of Readers.
Services in the Baptist church to-
night.
The ChrysanthemumfTea Wednesday |store
night was well patronized.
The merchants are giving 7§ for cot-
ton to-day. a slight adyance over ycs"
terday.
News."The best flour
Proctor Knott suvld by 8S.
Schultz. Iry a 24 Ib bag.
Too much eare cannot be used about
fire during such windy weather as rhe
past day or two have been.
is
M.
Our hotels are having a large pat-}
rouage. Guests are plentiful at the
King House, Hotel Macon and College
Hotel.
Fresh arrivals: Grits, Hom-
iny, Beans, Mince Meat, Dates,
Oitron, Seeded Raisons, Currents,
Cauned Cranberry Sauce. Aunt
Sarah's. Catsup at S. M. Schultz.
The cold weather gave the warehouses
light breaks today, but Capt. Pace arop-
ped by to tell us that prices were away
up yonder,
Game is demanding high prices on
the northern market. Some of our
hunters made a shipment of partridges
which netted 20 ceats per head.
Choice supply of fresh Grocer-|
ies, Fruits ard Canned Goods, a
D. 8. Smith's.
There has been a in the sched-
ule of the passenger and mail train by
which it now raeches Greenville in the
evening at 6:47. ten minutes later than
uuder the old schedule.
Air guns are dangerous things ~in the
trands of boys. We learn from the
Washington Messenger that a little
son of Hon. C. F. Warren had an eye
put out with «3: few days ago.
Those who buy Groceriesof me
once are sure to come again. The
reason is I keep nice, fresh goods.
D. 8. Sutra.
HORSES
yourself and pcan cir ig
your oe oe
JR Chery iC
DRY iS,
of many and varied kinds.
and Childrens Fine and Heavg
Shoes and Boots in ae ec
styles and re oan
. Foot Mats, Mattinys, Ficrind
and Table Oil Cloths, Lace Cur-
tains, Curtuin Poles and Fixtures,
Valises, Hand 3, and a atock
of FURNITUR that will sur-
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