$1800 REWARD.

For a number of years the lower part of Chicod Township, Pitt
Co., has been the scene of numerous incendiary fires and: other acts of
Inwlessness. Of late incendiarism has been even more frequent.

On the morning of Sept. 28th, J. J. Laughinghouse lost a Gin
House, Fobacco &c., this was followed on the morning of Oct. 138th,
by the burning of the ‘Tobacco Pack House of J. Bryan Grimes.

A short while since Mrs. J. H. Saunders also suffered from fires of

the same origin.

In view of these aggravated offenses the Gov. of North Carolina
has offered $600 reward for the apprehension of these criminals.
The Board of Commissioners of Pitt Co. offer an additional $600. J.
J. Laughinghouse offers $300 and J. Bryan Grimes offers $300 reward.

Total $1800 reward. During the month of November the Gin House

of W. L. Smith was burned with heavy loss; also the Gin House of R.
T. Wilson was fired. The circumstances surrounding these cases, with
such information as we can give, convince us that a shrewd, competen4
man can easily within a short time ferret out the author Or authors of
these crimes. J. J, LauGHincuouse,
Dec. Ist., 1891. J. Bryan GRIMES.

Grimesiand, Pitt Co., N.C.