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My Stock <lb/>
is Complete <lb/>
-bIN ALL LINES.- <lb/>
f Goods. Hats, <lb/>
prices that will suit you. <lb/>
COME AND SEE THEM. <lb/>
. White <lb/>
Famous m <lb/>
ft <lb/>
Laxative. com to chills and <lb/>
fever and all malarial and billions troubles. For sale by <lb/>
Harrington, Barber Sc Co., <lb/>
0-20 <lb/>
BEAD WHAT R CUSTOMERS SAY ABOUT <lb/>
Our Royal <lb/>
Elastic Felt Mattress, <lb/>
HARASSING THE AMERICANS <lb/>
Increased Activity A motif; <lb/>
Filipinos In the <lb/>
Several <lb/>
la Luzon. <lb/>
Manila, Aug. from <lb/>
islands show that there <lb/>
has activity among <lb/>
the I'm . during the last <lb/>
six weeks. I in- American losses <lb/>
the of last month <lb/>
were greater than in mouth <lb/>
January last. <lb/>
General and <lb/>
are <lb/>
bunting the garrisons, <lb/>
into the during daylight and <lb/>
ambushing tiring <lb/>
and then retreating upon, the <lb/>
The an <lb/>
ample supply of ammunition and <lb/>
are organized to a considerable de- <lb/>
The American's have garrisoned <lb/>
three towns on two <lb/>
of which shelter a tenth of the orig- <lb/>
inhabitants who suffer from <lb/>
the <lb/>
els from the hills. <lb/>
The third is without native <lb/>
inhabitants, the rebel outposts, a <lb/>
mile away, preventing their re- <lb/>
turn to their homes. <lb/>
When amnesty as proclaimed <lb/>
it practically was without effect, <lb/>
and the expectation that the <lb/>
would not accomplish <lb/>
much in the lime is <lb/>
daily diminishing. <lb/>
The Philippine Commission, is <lb/>
now announced, will make all lit- <lb/>
civil service appointments. <lb/>
Several minor engagements <lb/>
last week The <lb/>
rebels used smokeless <lb/>
The Worst In Tea Years. . <lb/>
The Crop for the week <lb/>
ending Monday, August 1900, <lb/>
With an experience of over <lb/>
ten years the author of the Crop <lb/>
of the North <lb/>
does not remember <lb/>
more unfortunate for agricultural <lb/>
interests those prevailing <lb/>
throughout North Carolina since <lb/>
August The weather <lb/>
during the week Monday, <lb/>
August 13th, is characterized by <lb/>
severe drought and intense heat. <lb/>
The maximum temperatures <lb/>
from degrees near the east coast <lb/>
and the mountain regions to <lb/>
over in the central sec <lb/>
The most successful merchants <lb/>
of city are those who use ad- <lb/>
space in the daily news- <lb/>
papers. There be exceptions <lb/>
but are not one in hundred. <lb/>
Wilmington Every Even- <lb/>
Tie hotel home <lb/>
U common enough; a hotel <lb/>
out home make <lb/>
a hit. <lb/>
Select Female School <lb/>
school bar will <lb/>
maid Milt hf <lb/>
Ills u to their manners and mental <lb/>
Terms as <lb/>
Primary <lb/>
Ml <lb/>
Higher, 8.00 <lb/>
Music, Instrumental vocal <lb/>
use of Mom, 3.00 <lb/>
A of your patronage is solicited <lb/>
satisfaction <lb/>
N. C. Aug. 1900. <lb/>
St. Mary's School. Raleigh, X. C, 1900. <lb/>
Mess. Royall . Borden, N. C, <lb/>
few months ago purchased Felt Mattress from <lb/>
you. After giving II a thorough trial. I Sod it the most comfortable <lb/>
In all respects by far the most I ever used. <lb/>
I have tried both cotton and hair greatly prefer <lb/>
to either. Wishing you much success with Mattress. I am <lb/>
Respectfully, tin. M. Matron. <lb/>
After night's if it is not all yon even <lb/>
hoped in a comfortable bed, return it to us and we will refund <lb/>
you the full amount paid question, yon not being out <lb/>
one even the freight. <lb/>
HOW CAN GUT II your local dealer does not handle <lb/>
our mattresses, direct for pamphlet descriptive of same. <lb/>
BOY ALL BORDEN, <lb/>
Manufacturers of Furniture, Mattresses, etc., hT. C. <lb/>
Get a good Safe <lb/>
I lie Viet r safe is made in all sizes con- <lb/>
use. <lb/>
Every sale h I with guarantee to lie lire <lb/>
pi Tries range from up. <lb/>
J. L. SUGG, <lb/>
Greenville, N. C. <lb/>
Seven Springs Hotel. <lb/>
MEW MANAGEMENT. F Prop <lb/>
The lineal r mini waters, spring baa a different <lb/>
Especially for stomach, kidney, liver <lb/>
bladder wonderful restorative <lb/>
properties, HACKS EVERY TRAIN AT <lb/>
Water free to guests, hoarding other hotels or <lb/>
boarding and Seven Springs will be charged <lb/>
1.60 per week A of improvements have been added <lb/>
since l.-i-i season, among them are I lie bath being com- <lb/>
a professional barber in hotel, and others too <lb/>
numerous to mention. terms and other information <lb/>
address <lb/>
W. F. Proprietor. <lb/>
Baron Springs, N. C. <lb/>
tails In I <lb/>
Hard and <lb/>
no. <lb/>
The successful borrower always <lb/>
gels credit for his efforts. <lb/>
The Sunday school picnic lunch <lb/>
is always eaten out of house and <lb/>
home. <lb/>
The pol railed kettle black, <lb/>
and vice In fact both were <lb/>
sooted. <lb/>
This is shortest <lb/>
year to small boy who loves <lb/>
his dear teacher. <lb/>
Kisses are always worth their <lb/>
face value. <lb/>
Yes, Maude, dear, of course the <lb/>
nose is the of the face. <lb/>
The distant relative is the one <lb/>
who is in constant fear of your call- <lb/>
on him. <lb/>
Most man will become a mil <lb/>
school will -in on Kept. <lb/>
I, <lb/>
I secured as teacher for this school <lb/>
Mis K- a graduate- <lb/>
b of rare culture <lb/>
with severs <lb/>
and Piedmont Plateau, while sac the Unionists <lb/>
,, , ., . . film those to <lb/>
dally means have averaged <lb/>
nearly eight degrees above normal. <lb/>
The sunshine has been almost <lb/>
and there was <lb/>
an entire absence of <lb/>
during the week the light <lb/>
showers reported August 11th <lb/>
quite insignificant. The effect <lb/>
prolonged and severe drought <lb/>
has very unfortunate; crops <lb/>
generally have rapid- <lb/>
all vegetation has been <lb/>
parched by the withering heat. <lb/>
The leaves young deciduous <lb/>
trees have turned yellow, and the <lb/>
foliage of the forests looks dull <lb/>
and sickly from the accumulated <lb/>
dust. Crops have suffered more <lb/>
the previous drought <lb/>
July lessened their vitality and <lb/>
drought resisting power. <lb/>
work has stub- <lb/>
laud is too hard to plow; the <lb/>
second crop of Irish potatoes <lb/>
not be planted nor turnip seed <lb/>
sown, since absence of moisture <lb/>
prevent all growth. <lb/>
Bran unable to with- <lb/>
stand drought much longer. <lb/>
Plate Academy. <lb/>
Fail make <lb/>
Twelfth present <lb/>
The instruction discipline will he as <lb/>
heretofore. <lb/>
Boys thoroughly prepared KM <lb/>
business course if <lb/>
from per mouth. <lb/>
languages per month <lb/>
To get best results early is <lb/>
desirable. . . <lb/>
Your patronage solicited. Satisfaction <lb/>
guaranteed. For further and <lb/>
address. <lb/>
W. H <lb/>
Principal. <lb/>
ARE YOU <lb/>
constitution undermined by ex- <lb/>
in eating, by <lb/>
the laws of nature, or <lb/>
steal capital all gone, if so, <lb/>
NEVER <lb/>
Liver Pills will cure you. <lb/>
For sick headache, dyspepsia, <lb/>
sour stomach, malaria, torpid <lb/>
constipation, biliousness <lb/>
and all kindred diseases. <lb/>
Liver Pills <lb/>
an absolute cure. <lb/>
PILLS <lb/>
aw <lb/>
Cure Night Lou <lb/>
of m or<lb/>
he pink flow to <lb/>
and tbs <lb/>
Its of <lb/>
tor <lb/>
IDs oar to <lb/>
paid. Send fur <lb/>
copy of our bead.<lb/>
for <lb/>
or Shrunken Organs.<lb/>
of K.-r-s <lb/>
1000- <lb/>
in <lb/>
and is heavily fruited, hut older <lb/>
la falling leaves are <lb/>
, forms are shedding, <lb/>
and drying up or opening <lb/>
prematurely. Old coin been <lb/>
practically <lb/>
from the <lb/>
lo the ground, a small yield <lb/>
only can be obtained from early <lb/>
matured ears. Young corn will <lb/>
be a failure without <lb/>
soon; much it will not silk as <lb/>
growth has ceased; only crops <lb/>
low or rich lauds with abundant <lb/>
humus to retain moisture are still <lb/>
good. Tobacco is up near <lb/>
the bottom ripened too <lb/>
curing is progressing with only <lb/>
fair results; M a small crop was <lb/>
planted the yield will lie short, <lb/>
critic if he lives next door ton I Minor crops, especially peanuts, <lb/>
We iii hit shore <lb/>
of sick <lb/>
we ran <lb/>
n-t rare <lb/>
Late cotton that was plowed early <lb/>
August is still doing fairly ; <lb/>
IS <lb/>
sad imitation-. Sent by mail.<lb/>
pills, <lb/>
taken. <lb/>
MEDICAL CO. r. Clinton <lb/>
Foe sale <lb/>
J L Hi N c <lb/>
young girl who is continually <lb/>
rice, and sweet potatoes have de- <lb/>
considerably. Pea vines <lb/>
and pastures have dried up. Fruit <lb/>
and men. hi are very abundant and <lb/>
imp of Is expected. <lb/>
Shallow wells and streams have <lb/>
and stock is suffering <lb/>
some <lb/>
Miles <lb/>
down along At- <lb/>
3.3111 <lb/>
Baptist Female University <lb/>
N. C. <lb/>
sad in i the <lb/>
S a . I . <lb/>
All m- men <lb/>
Mil w-mien. Umbra la <lb/>
d Si . Mull. Art, <lb/>
In a molt <lb/>
whom lure in Tan <lb/>
and hr-l <lb/>
Second <lb/>
. T. <lb/>
There are predictions <lb/>
next Legislature will be called <lb/>
upon lo elect two Stales <lb/>
Senators -one to till place <lb/>
and one to fill <lb/>
term. The latter <lb/>
resignation lo accept the Federal <lb/>
now held by Boyd, whose <lb/>
is said to be tempo-1 <lb/>
We are o the opinion that <lb/>
resignation will de <lb/>
pond whether or not is <lb/>
re We have an idea that <lb/>
is looking to a soft, life- <lb/>
time place from if <lb/>
I he latter is defeated be will accept <lb/>
such a place and resign Sen- <lb/>
before goes out. <lb/>
e think will <lb/>
hold on lo until <lb/>
the Sen-1 J, a huge birch canoe; <lb/>
j was limit for the trip, and several <lb/>
j weeks ago whose <lb/>
other name is Frank <lb/>
miner chief. Peter Nicola, started <lb/>
down the river to the <lb/>
sea. From the mouth of the river <lb/>
they intend to paddle down the <lb/>
coast lo Potomac and thence <lb/>
ton. The trip they <lb/>
is a big birch bark <lb/>
It is occupied paddled <lb/>
by two Indian chiefs. The leader <lb/>
is old Thunder, head chief of <lb/>
tribe, who <lb/>
Tow n Island in Maine, <lb/>
is SO years old. but he <lb/>
is still a giant stature <lb/>
strength. this spring <lb/>
old chief matte up bis Bind <lb/>
before lie died he like to. <lb/>
the White Father at <lb/>
his wigwam Washington. <lb/>
To See <lb/>
At the old <lb/>
Five Points, where we have <lb/>
just opened a new fresh <lb/>
tick of <lb/>
Heavy and Fancy Groceries <lb/>
Consisting of Meats, Flour, <lb/>
Sugar, Coffee, Goods, <lb/>
Tobacco, Snuff, Cigars, <lb/>
Fruits, in fact everything <lb/>
to be found an up-to-date <lb/>
Grocery. <lb/>
We pay the highest market <lb/>
prices for all kinds of <lb/>
Country Produce, <lb/>
en in cash or in barter. When <lb/>
you want to sell or when you <lb/>
want to buy come to see us. <lb/>
To all who with their <lb/>
patronage promise entire sat <lb/>
ion. <lb/>
T, F. CHRISTMAN CO, <lb/>
at Five I <lb/>
ii <lb/>
Mistake <lb/>
IN <lb/>
N. C. <lb/>
Hugging and Ties always <lb/>
has i <lb/>
Fresh goods kept constantly en <lb/>
hand. Country produce <lb/>
sold. A trial will convince j on. <lb/>
D. W. <lb/>
Grand Mich., Aug. lit. <lb/>
The most terrible wreck in the <lb/>
history of the Grand In- <lb/>
occurred about <lb/>
o'clock to day at M mill j <lb/>
north of Grand The north undertaken is a trifle over <lb/>
bound collided <lb/>
head on with passenger train No. <lb/>
J. Seven lives were lost, and sold lo a <lb/>
many passenger,, were injured, one I who will pay <lb/>
with the <lb/>
I K <lb/>
The two Indians <lb/>
gage i <lb/>
When met <lb/>
just dawning and the fog the they way I <lb/>
so thick that the could able to catch way, and both <lb/>
to pay respects to <lb/>
President in the White <lb/>
not see more than <lb/>
The accident was due lo the <lb/>
error of an operator, who <lb/>
that one of trains hail <lb/>
not passed his station, thus you really women are <lb/>
leading train dispatcher into less cruel to dumb animals than <lb/>
TAKE ROBERTS TASTELESS CHILL <lb/>
We, per bottle. Cures Chills and <lb/>
Fever, Malaria, Night Sweats and <lb/>
Money lock if doesn't. <lb/>
No other as Get kind <lb/>
with the Red Cross on the babel. <lb/>
Hold and guaranteed by <lb/>
Bryan and druggists. <lb/>
PATENTS <lb/>
FRI <lb/>
ill kT<lb/>
U TO <lb/>
Notice In <lb/>
Mum I<lb/>
-T r l- y <lb/>
E. D. C. <lb/>
giving the orders which brought <lb/>
about the collision. <lb/>
indeed. A <lb/>
can't flirt with a <lb/>
Send Ike. b, photo. <lb/>
for and <lb/>
to fas of <lb/>
plain <lb/>
or <lb/>
Liquor. B mall in plain 01.00 a <lb/>
box. e for 08.00 our <lb/>
bond to corn in dam or <lb/>
money paid. <lb/>
MEDICAL CO. . <lb/>
by J L <lb/>
1888 W <lb/>
Greensboro Female College <lb/>
North Carolina. <lb/>
Fall Term begins Sept. 12th, <lb/>
on Application. <lb/>
PEACOCK, President. <lb/>
7-2<lb/>
Ii <lb/>
Ira <lb/>
i its<lb/>
eat by , <lb/>
ear. <lb/>
old <lb/>
f memo <lb/>
SOLD BY <lb/>
NOTICE TO <lb/>
day <lb/>
clerk of court of Pitt <lb/>
as executrix to the last Will testament <lb/>
of W. K notice Is <lb/>
hereby given tn all persona claims <lb/>
against estate of W. K. <lb/>
to I i . i lo mo for payment on or <lb/>
before day July 1901. or this <lb/>
will lie plead in liar n their recovery, <lb/>
All estate arc re- <lb/>
i in -ii I to make immediate payment to <lb/>
24th day 1900, <lb/>
A- <lb/>
of the last will and testament of W. K. <lb/>
NOTICE TO <lb/>
Doctors, lawyer, bone <lb/>
real estate an buyers, <lb/>
house <lb/>
keepers, and Wood meat <lb/>
opera peddlers, <lb/>
the Revenue Law of <lb/>
North Carolina for year 1899 require <lb/>
to t nut license the first Monday In <lb/>
June each year. Please attend to the mat- <lb/>
at once and save trouble.<lb/>
Sheriff of Pitt county. <lb/>
LAND SALE. <lb/>
By virtue of a decree of the <lb/>
of Pitt county in the case of W. . <lb/>
Lang and others against Jason and <lb/>
wife Annie Joyner, petition u. sell land for <lb/>
division, the undersigned Commissioner <lb/>
will fell tor cash the Court House <lb/>
door in Greenville on Monday the 17th day <lb/>
of Sept i. <lb/>
or lot of land situated in the town of <lb/>
N. C. at W. U Lang's <lb/>
lot at a post on Wilson St. and run- <lb/>
South west poles and G links to <lb/>
a post on W. J. Lang's line, thence i. <lb/>
pub and post <lb/>
line, then North b poles <lb/>
tad links lo n on St. thence <lb/>
with street North West <lb/>
links to the known a <lb/>
the livery <lb/>
F. <lb/>
This Aug. <lb/>
NOTICE. <lb/>
In the Superior Court. <lb/>
J Jr., Maggie <lb/>
Cherry. <lb/>
The Maggie Cherry <lb/>
will take notice that action as <lb/>
above, has been commenced Superior <lb/>
Court of Pitt County, returnable at the <lb/>
term cf said Court to be held at the Court <lb/>
in Greenville, Second Monday <lb/>
after the Kind. Monday in 1900, <lb/>
at which and place she- will <lb/>
and or demur lo the complaint <lb/>
ii will be deposited of the <lb/>
Superior Court Clerk of said County, and <lb/>
the said will lake notice that if <lb/>
she fail to answer or demur to said com- <lb/>
plaint within term, the plaintiff will <lb/>
apply to the Court for the relief demanded <lb/>
therein. said will further <lb/>
lake notice that the said action is brought <lb/>
by the plaintiff to obtain a from <lb/>
the <lb/>
Given under my hand at office in <lb/>
on Ibis 8th day of August <lb/>
if. <lb/>
of Court. <lb/>
THE <lb/>
North Carolina ,. o. ., ,, . <lb/>
Pitt Co. W <lb/>
ff, <lb/>
will Ink <lb/>
the Superior <lb/>
I'll comity to k ii in the <lb/>
of ; III., the tit t <lb/>
will lit in <lb/>
to the of the Superior <lb/>
Court of to be held on <lb/>
r Monday Sent <lb/>
next, it being the of Scot., <lb/>
at the Court in N. C. <lb/>
an . r or demur lo complaint in <lb/>
or the apply to the <lb/>
Court for t he relief in <lb/>
plaint. <lb/>
This Hit day of May <lb/>
Court. <lb/>
P G for <lb/>
OLD DOMINION LINE <lb/>
RIVER SERVICE <lb/>
Steamer leave <lb/>
A. M. for Green- <lb/>
ville, leave daily at <lb/>
P. M. for <lb/>
leave <lb/>
Mondays, Wednesday <lb/>
and at A. M. for Tar <lb/>
leave for Greenville <lb/>
Tuesdays, and Saturdays <lb/>
at G A. M. carries freight only. <lb/>
Connecting at with <lb/>
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore, <lb/>
New York and <lb/>
ton, and for all points for West <lb/>
with at Norfolk. <lb/>
should order freight by <lb/>
the Old B. Co. from <lb/>
New York; Clyde front <lb/>
Bay Line from Baltimore; <lb/>
and Line from <lb/>
Boston. <lb/>
JNO. SON, <lb/>
Washington, N- <lb/>
J. J. CHERRY, <lb/>
Greenville, N. O. <lb/>
Fill Tins Sept, <lb/>
Practical, common sense <lb/>
boys girls for <lb/>
duties life. Pupils take a <lb/>
high at College. <lb/>
measured by the full-rounded de- <lb/>
of our pupils. <lb/>
and conscientious teachers. <lb/>
A well organized Literary Society. <lb/>
Moral good. Expenses <lb/>
reasonable. For further <lb/>
or address the principals, <lb/>
Bethel. N. C <lb/>
or J. D. EVERETT, <lb/>
N. C- <lb/>
W, R, <lb/>
IN <lb/>
Whichard, N. <lb/>
The Stock complete in every do <lb/>
mid prices as low as the <lb/>
Highest market prices <lb/>
aid for country produce. <lb/>
Cay Our. <lb/>
Cola In a. <lb/>
a. tor <lb/>
J. I BEET, <lb/>
-DEALER IN- <lb/>
A GENERAL LINK OP <lb/>
in <lb/>
Also a nice Line of Hard ware. <lb/>
ME. <lb/>
J. R. <lb/>
D. J. EDITOR <lb/>
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1900. <lb/>
National Ticket. <lb/>
For <lb/>
WILLIAM J. BRYAN, <lb/>
Nebraska. <lb/>
For <lb/>
ADLAI E. STEVENSON, <lb/>
of <lb/>
For Presidential Elector, 1st Dint., <lb/>
L. <lb/>
of Carteret. <lb/>
For Congress, 1st Diet., <lb/>
JOHN II. SMALL, <lb/>
of Beaufort. <lb/>
I I II- <lb/>
lie <lb/>
of the Splendid Bronze <lb/>
Statue of Vance at <lb/>
of politically newly and <lb/>
I presume that molds have freed grand old State to any <lb/>
not yet been destroyed, and it suicidal policy. Away with <lb/>
that a the them Let stand from <lb/>
statue now unveiled here For a new <lb/>
lie secured but n small is to <lb/>
of taut original. and i under <lb/>
Lei law-makers take up this its victorious chariot all <lb/>
matter when t bey at rive here next <lb/>
put <lb/>
mt mid <lb/>
to own undoing. <lb/>
The ill opinion, <lb/>
worn; FOB TUB .,, , , .- . <lb/>
iii nave lens show lo North I <lb/>
Some radical Northern hereafter than at any <lb/>
N. C. Aug. <lb/>
chief event of the present week in <lb/>
one lo which every Hue <lb/>
North feels a personal <lb/>
is <lb/>
veiling of i lie life-like <lb/>
bronze statue of the immortal love <lb/>
Vance, great com- <lb/>
and the most beloved man <lb/>
have been print <lb/>
ants on the <lb/>
used II. Democrats, and while <lb/>
people generally of Carolina <lb/>
the recent and <lb/>
over throw domination which <lb/>
are calculated and probably do- <lb/>
to injure the with <lb/>
capitalist and intended investors. <lb/>
That editorials have been <lb/>
based upon false and hearsay <lb/>
and rumors we all know. But <lb/>
detracts little or nothing from <lb/>
to injure among <lb/>
those who know no But <lb/>
we can disprove <lb/>
charges and any bad <lb/>
by our own in <lb/>
lake care <lb/>
Within live mouths nearly <lb/>
Assembly will BOO <lb/>
Irene. It will lie of a <lb/>
body of patriotic end sen <lb/>
of the people of his State ever <lb/>
raised up among us. The unveil- history. <lb/>
ability, They will <lb/>
to face a most Important crisis <lb/>
iV ex- <lb/>
lake place will <lb/>
Capitol Park, at Presented lo them, if de <lb/>
east entrance to which and <lb/>
the rising sun, about yards <lb/>
from the east front of the state- <lb/>
tidal wave of industrial prosperity <lb/>
will set such a Carol <lb/>
house the statue stands never enjoyed or wit <lb/>
a native granite pedestal, <lb/>
which rises through a grass-turfed <lb/>
thirty feet high <lb/>
all. <lb/>
The bronze statue, which is a <lb/>
little larger than life size, <lb/>
the great Carolinian in an <lb/>
such as he assumed <lb/>
when addressing the <lb/>
dent and his colleagues the <lb/>
S. one hand resting <lb/>
carelessly a corner of his desk, <lb/>
the other hall outstretched and <lb/>
holding between his lingers the <lb/>
eyeglasses he was accustomed to <lb/>
remove while speaking, bringing <lb/>
them into use occasionally as he <lb/>
read from some authority or quot- <lb/>
ed an extract coinage of <lb/>
another's bruin. attitude is <lb/>
unmistakably that of <lb/>
writer had many limes <lb/>
him in Senate -and the <lb/>
and facial likeness, <lb/>
mane and all, are very life- <lb/>
like. In short, the bronze <lb/>
lea splendid one, not <lb/>
Only in its resemblance to the orig- <lb/>
but the work is <lb/>
splendidly executed in every par- <lb/>
The statue has been <lb/>
position for several weeks, but has <lb/>
been kept veiled up to this time, <lb/>
of course. <lb/>
The will be moved by <lb/>
Miss Vance, granddaughter <lb/>
of North Caro <lb/>
were wont to cull him years <lb/>
after he entered the Senate; and <lb/>
daughter of the late David Vance, <lb/>
his second son. mar- <lb/>
Louisiana young <lb/>
lady is now a resident of that <lb/>
State, where she has her home <lb/>
with maternal relatives. She gets <lb/>
her first from her <lb/>
grand-mother, the Governor's <lb/>
wife, who was a Miss <lb/>
AT <lb/>
When the legislature meets it <lb/>
ought to provide a statue of <lb/>
Vance to lie placed in the national <lb/>
capitol building Washington, <lb/>
where space . provided for the <lb/>
statue of two of the sons of each <lb/>
of the States. North Carolina has <lb/>
already been without rep <lb/>
either niche of Ibis <lb/>
of course a <lb/>
before. Au opposite policy <lb/>
win <lb/>
contrary result. <lb/>
with one of best men <lb/>
in State today a sarong Dem- <lb/>
a man of <lb/>
relation of life, church. Slate <lb/>
and said, among other <lb/>
must, the legislature must, <lb/>
through its disposition of these <lb/>
questions, disabuse prospective in- <lb/>
without our State of <lb/>
two erroneous impressions which <lb/>
have hugely taken hold of North <lb/>
Western people, the one <lb/>
following close on the heels of the <lb/>
other, That are not a set <lb/>
of wild eyed, cranks <lb/>
down in State of Morion Bat- <lb/>
who bate a because he is <lb/>
rich or has been able to <lb/>
late wealth by his industry and <lb/>
wisdom, and disposed to throw hi. <lb/>
down and take his wealth from <lb/>
him divide it out pro <lb/>
among us that we arc not <lb/>
enemies of capitalists or corpora <lb/>
disposed to deal justice <lb/>
to them by hall measure and to <lb/>
or keep upon the statute <lb/>
books laws which impose <lb/>
of our It lo the most <lb/>
encouraging fact I Me in the blight <lb/>
upon which of <lb/>
industrial freedom and <lb/>
prosperity is now rising so bright <lb/>
encouragingly. Lei our <lb/>
legislators, as duly selected <lb/>
representatives of state, boor <lb/>
in mind these <lb/>
own self true. <lb/>
And follow, as night <lb/>
the day <lb/>
Thou not then be false to any <lb/>
AM. <lb/>
H To So; Advertising. <lb/>
English journal a <lb/>
of its largest advertisers lo <lb/>
give their opinion- concerning <lb/>
the best time to stop advertising, <lb/>
and following replies were re- <lb/>
When population to <lb/>
multiply, generation <lb/>
crowd after you heard <lb/>
of you stop coming on. <lb/>
When you have every- <lb/>
body whose life will touch <lb/>
that you have better goods <lb/>
lower prices than they can gel any- <lb/>
where else. <lb/>
When you stop making fortunes <lb/>
right in your sight solely through <lb/>
direct use of the agent. <lb/>
II,. <lb/>
of the shrewdest and most success- <lb/>
men concerning the main <lb/>
of their prosperity. <lb/>
When younger fresher <lb/>
houses your line cease Starting <lb/>
ii p and using the trade journals in <lb/>
telling people bow much better <lb/>
they can do for them you <lb/>
ca u. <lb/>
When you would rather have <lb/>
your own way and fail than take <lb/>
advice and win. <lb/>
TO THE PEOPLE, FRIENDS AND OF <lb/>
PUT AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. <lb/>
We are In the forefront of the race after your patronage <lb/>
oiler you the best line of <lb/>
General Merchandise <lb/>
to be found any store In Pitt County. Well bought choice <lb/>
selections, the creations of the best manufacturers of America <lb/>
and Seasonable all the year round, Spring, Summer <lb/>
Winter. arc work for yours and oar annual a.- <lb/>
vantage, it is our pleasure to show yon what you van end to <lb/>
sell you if we can. We otter you the best service, polite <lb/>
attention, the mos liberal terms consistent with a well <lb/>
established business built up strictly on its own merits. <lb/>
When you come to market you will not do yourself justice <lb/>
do no see our Immense stock before buying elsewhere. <lb/>
Ken-nil us and the following lines of general merchandise. <lb/>
Goods and Notions,<lb/>
Jar els and Capes, Mailings Oil Cloths. <lb/>
Shoes. <lb/>
Women's and Children's Shoes. and <lb/>
Harness, Horse Blankets and Dusters, <lb/>
Groceries. <lb/>
Flour, Meat, Sugar. Send is, <lb/>
Hardware, <lb/>
Castings Plow- Fixtures, Nails and Rope. <lb/>
A Horrible Story. <lb/>
There are jail <lb/>
in Nash county, Griffin <lb/>
his third wife, who some <lb/>
en miles from Nashville on Tar <lb/>
river. After his third marriage <lb/>
and wife, tiring of his <lb/>
by his former wives, put <lb/>
I hem in an outhouse to live, <lb/>
them little or no attention. <lb/>
From hunger disease the little <lb/>
ones were prostrated, and w <lb/>
four weeks the four children were <lb/>
dead. II is said one went to <lb/>
its father the Bold, who boat <lb/>
child <lb/>
Furniture. <lb/>
Headquarters for Furniture and ti. <lb/>
We buy strictly for Cash, sell for Either Cash or on Approved <lb/>
Credit, Our motto is Honesty, Merit and Square Dealing. <lb/>
Your Friends,<lb/>
done <lb/>
some nervy things in the <lb/>
claiming the bat the <lb/>
claim of the Administration sic an <lb/>
en the rescue the foreign <lb/>
on I by the allied <lb/>
a ii triumph for Mr. <lb/>
Chinese policy is about the weak- <lb/>
est r put oat. in the drat <lb/>
place, ii i.-- for a man to <lb/>
have a policy before policy <lb/>
ran triumph, and in the <lb/>
place, the foreigners went <lb/>
n I an arm composed <lb/>
soldiers from half a dozen nations, <lb/>
lest of <lb/>
Everybody rejoices <lb/>
leans other for <lb/>
who have been shut up In <lb/>
have been that <lb/>
rescue was no triumph for Mr. <lb/>
policy, if bis drilling <lb/>
along can be dignified by the name <lb/>
policy . It was i ; lea c <lb/>
luck for Mr. <lb/>
much as . relieved strain <lb/>
public, opened up another <lb/>
drifting period for him, in which <lb/>
be need . take any i <lb/>
going wrong by doing something. <lb/>
Ii is significant i friends of the <lb/>
administration arc beginning <lb/>
talk about the probability of <lb/>
being compelled <lb/>
take Chinese territory of <lb/>
cash unity. This i- <lb/>
to a 1.1 the public pulse. <lb/>
was the only man <lb/>
defeated when nominated for <lb/>
i being defeated <lb/>
when first nominated. Thai and; <lb/>
i i. In re <lb/>
recalled by E, <lb/>
well-known Georgia lawyer, now <lb/>
in Washington, when he <lb/>
every . <lb/>
m in. has n <lb/>
nation for the presidency, <lb/>
having been defeated time <lb/>
baa been elected. In <lb/>
s He ward <lb/>
I he n all rs of this paper will be <lb/>
pleased to lean, there is at <lb/>
one disease that <lb/>
. has a able to cure all <lb/>
its stages, and that is Catarrh <lb/>
Hall's Catarrh Core is the only <lb/>
positive cure known to the <lb/>
fraternity Catarrh a con- <lb/>
disease, requires a eon <lb/>
treatment. Hair- Ca- <lb/>
is taken internally, <lb/>
upon and <lb/>
.-in lace- of system, <lb/>
thereby destroying <lb/>
of the disease, and giving pa- <lb/>
strength by building up <lb/>
assisting nature in <lb/>
Us proprietors <lb/>
so much faith in <lb/>
powers, they otter <lb/>
for any ease that it <lb/>
tails to cure. Sena for list of <lb/>
J. Props., <lb/>
Ohio. <lb/>
Sold by Druggists, <lb/>
Hall's Family Mils are the <lb/>
Tin-1 and lawyers North <lb/>
Carolina did their full duty in the <lb/>
late cm I ting campaign, and <lb/>
much praise for the valuable <lb/>
vices rendered by <lb/>
the adoption of the suffrage <lb/>
amendment. <lb/>
The editors tilled their papers <lb/>
weeks <lb/>
campaign literature, in addition <lb/>
to what wrote for <lb/>
paper.-, I hey also published <lb/>
In ever issue several columns of <lb/>
matter famished by the State Ex- <lb/>
Ive committee. All this was <lb/>
published without or re- <lb/>
in And <lb/>
only this, but many editors <lb/>
; . a large number of <lb/>
papers every week. <lb/>
The lawyers also did mock <lb/>
and thorough can- <lb/>
vans, going out among people <lb/>
and speaking by day and nigh in <lb/>
Many of shut <lb/>
time <lb/>
Record <lb/>
. on as defeated by John <lb/>
Allan-. In Jefferson was a la <lb/>
nominated again and elected. In the umbrella it is always <lb/>
Andrew Jackson was defeated <lb/>
by Adams but four When it comes to making love <lb/>
how year later, when be was nominated better than one. <lb/>
Robert Finlay, forth second time, a lamp ma j mil drink, but it <lb/>
of a.- In William goes out <lb/>
,.,.;,. <lb/>
of a horse, age of animal Vail bill in ISM .; says <lb/>
being the chief matter in dispute. tables and was elected. Philosopher, who <lb/>
Is like talk <lb/>
,,,,,, ; , .,.,, William there would probably more <lb/>
-implicit-. if it wore <lb/>
A . OBSERVATIONS <lb/>
Made by Orin. Va. <lb/>
Most men of mark an <lb/>
can't <lb/>
who <lb/>
it with a switch, and as <lb/>
noon all such, f. ed If book to door it -as <lb/>
. ,. that it fell and shortly at- <lb/>
a swimmer. <lb/>
Men of might are those who on <lb/>
help you but won't. <lb/>
Isn't man a <lb/>
companion tomboy <lb/>
The man who very <lb/>
gets his knows mashed. <lb/>
The sweetest meets of life are two <lb/>
lovers folded In each other's arms. <lb/>
Sb bow ,,,,.,,,, ,.,,.,,, <lb/>
i. never injures <lb/>
a. , . B <lb/>
what authority do yon tin his first and torn to determine the girl's <lb/>
swear Io age of the Sir <lb/>
Robert asked. <lb/>
am sure of reply. <lb/>
Half a u more questions <lb/>
foiled to from the witness <lb/>
more <lb/>
how do Jon know i <lb/>
later Is . the t bis <lb/>
with spoon. <lb/>
exact justice lo all, <lb/>
and lo <lb/>
should and I doubt not will be our <lb/>
motto individuals, <lb/>
companies corporations, all, <lb/>
should be governed by the same <lb/>
laws, without opposing or favoring <lb/>
either. <lb/>
happened of more than <lb/>
which would have been <lb/>
invested North Carolina several <lb/>
ago had been for <lb/>
transfer the reins Stale govern- <lb/>
Into the hands of the pop <lb/>
crowd, lead- <lb/>
who largely on <lb/>
war on capital and corporal <lb/>
indiscriminately, solely for <lb/>
reasons. Probably millions <lb/>
have diverted elsewhere for <lb/>
the self-same reason. must <lb/>
get out of that now I We <lb/>
must renounce, disclaim, throw <lb/>
overboard and all such would- <lb/>
be who, for <lb/>
counterfeit of Vance should be poses, desire to do 1.1 to commit <lb/>
died. For <lb/>
the Griffins have <lb/>
bound over to <lb/>
News. <lb/>
Senator Head. <lb/>
Las Vegas, N. M., Aug. Hi. <lb/>
Former John <lb/>
J. Lu <lb/>
at a. in., today. Ho was <lb/>
by his family, In <lb/>
will be held <lb/>
Kan. <lb/>
illness dated <lb/>
March, when, <lb/>
In in. He writing <lb/>
political articles for <lb/>
lie was <lb/>
treated by several specialists, bin <lb/>
received no relief, on I heir ail <lb/>
vice, his family lo <lb/>
At home he grew no <lb/>
better. Ten months ago he sought <lb/>
change of climate, I ravel <lb/>
through New Mexico. <lb/>
dead beats. <lb/>
August days arc <lb/>
most lime of <lb/>
all the year. <lb/>
Charlotte Drank the <lb/>
replied <lb/>
Youth's Companion. <lb/>
The <lb/>
The new battleship <lb/>
low who lo forever getting <lb/>
left is Hie one who talks about <lb/>
bis i <lb/>
who lakes home <lb/>
a box of candy lo bis wife cats <lb/>
most of himself. <lb/>
easy for a man lo belch c <lb/>
t n the brotherhood of man <lb/>
after has gotten even his <lb/>
enemies. <lb/>
in a Well, all <lb/>
The work of committee I the property of many a business <lb/>
more advanced condition I man is in his wife's name; most <lb/>
n is followed, <lb/>
he will <lb/>
i- no lo brag <lb/>
or talk for <lb/>
democratic <lb/>
Choir <lb/>
and his <lb/>
rs demo <lb/>
the nest toil I <lb/>
are leaving nothing undone <lb/>
Will in help lo <lb/>
ii <lb/>
i- in a <lb/>
than It v, u <lb/>
leave this after- <lb/>
. It I <lb/>
for her official trial oil <lb/>
lo lie . I <lb/>
, I. <lb/>
i, . ., to <lb/>
a, <lb/>
down <lb/>
to discharge i <lb/>
who is one <lb/>
h ,.,,;,, underway early no in <lb/>
a charged with ball., in . .,,,. L . <lb/>
. . I,,. lo sea k i <lb/>
p. where the water sup <lb/>
ply comes iron. The j <lb/>
an alderman and cousin j <lb/>
Brook I j. <lb/>
she is lo be <lb/>
The the talk here i <lb/>
. . . . ,. I <lb/>
now, and much Ml ,. <lb/>
parties may be in . , . <lb/>
L U knob <lb/>
the formidable . . .-. . . <lb/>
. t. n the I <lb/>
. , likely to lie u factor In a <lb/>
i of Congressional <lb/>
i In ti -i asking for the speech<lb/>
, , . those made <lb/>
cans; are also showing the<lb/>
i. realize the Importance <lb/>
Its <lb/>
militarism. Che <lb/>
them are sorry for it. <lb/>
Following the races- a <lb/>
walk borne. <lb/>
It's tho man who is most <lb/>
who boast that <lb/>
of lira the <lb/>
Philosopher, <lb/>
remember Adam and I've, the <lb/>
very family, had no <lb/>
GUM CHILLS AND FEVER MALARIA, <lb/>
and night with Robert's <lb/>
Tasteless Chill Tonic Hoc. per <lb/>
bottle Pleasant to lake. Money <lb/>
refunded If II fails. Restores <lb/>
purities the blood and <lb/>
you well. None oilier as good. <lb/>
Bold and drug <lb/>
Woolen and <lb/>
war of <lb/>
detailed several weeks ago <lb/>
by of I be will <lb/>
have charge of the trial, which <lb/>
will be run on <lb/>
tape Ann and <lb/>
Cape Porpoise. <lb/>
baa not been discovered in ti. <lb/>
ranks. contra <lb/>
reports from almost <lb/>
lion the <lb/>
,,,,,. i, arc In tho notion lo <lb/>
aggressive fight, <lb/>
It I on cards for <lb/>
lo win I. and <lb/>
us. <lb/>
Tilt . i III. <lb/>
fever is a bottle of <lb/>
Tasteless Chill Tonic. .-simply <lb/>
on quinine a form <lb/>
No cure no pay. Price <lb/>
Ill l. I . <lb/>
DENTIST, <lb/>
N. <lb/>
bile <lb/>
Fleming store.<lb/>
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MIDI I. in <lb/>
EASTERN REFLECTOR <lb/>
N. <lb/>
J. V. . <lb/>
the Post <lb/>
K. C. Second Claw <lb/>
Mail Matter. <lb/>
t N HEARD IN WASH. <lb/>
Washington, X. C, Aug. j <lb/>
Hut, Hotter, Hottest. <lb/>
Several of the saw mills will shut <lb/>
J. I fair has <lb/>
himself a for the <lb/>
Senate. <lb/>
It is said I to establish <lb/>
a reformatory will be to <lb/>
legislature. North Car- <lb/>
has already too long <lb/>
without an I <lb/>
of <lb/>
of Kentucky, who for <lb/>
bat bet a <lb/>
In in- murder of <lb/>
sou had ordered anus for the <lb/>
to populist. He <lb/>
Met the populists to Mr. <lb/>
trade <lb/>
This part of speech j <lb/>
the rang u for , <lb/>
It got Mr. Peterson on A two addition is <lb/>
ear, and morning he <lb/>
hopped on gale a <lb/>
i drubbing. I. is said that <lb/>
Fowler to -lake <lb/>
bill oil. W <lb/>
Tobacco Department. <lb/>
y O. I. <lb/>
SCHEDULE. <lb/>
TOBACCO. <lb/>
Aug. MUM. <lb/>
i to <lb/>
Aug. in repaid <lb/>
t., marriage M. earth is burning <lb/>
and Magnolia Keel, my already burned out. <lb/>
ion your Tradition has it <lb/>
things i-j regard lake. or IS <lb/>
id Barring, tot mile long by miles wide <lb/>
Stokes, burned out. there are <lb/>
I-aM week farmers <lb/>
. . of the necessity of handling <lb/>
co in not tiring <lb/>
it to all <lb/>
i treat wads, or still, not bun <lb/>
died at all, incidentally re- <lb/>
to the mi of <lb/>
, Too much be <lb/>
has moved . , ., <lb/>
. . . to grading When <lb/>
the . <lb/>
is sorry Muff, it <lb/>
is true, looking economic- <lb/>
standpoint, it will not pay to spend <lb/>
to the academy . <lb/>
The graded school will <lb/>
good; keep boys of <lb/>
mischief for a part of each day. <lb/>
of Chuck <lb/>
and is occupying <lb/>
house on street. He is en- <lb/>
gaged ill exporting log. <lb/>
Crops are suffering fearfully in <lb/>
sections of county <lb/>
is on fire in various <lb/>
accessory <lb/>
William <lb/>
jury his <lb/>
at <lb/>
and ought to meet <lb/>
a similar verdict. <lb/>
N. C. And in the next place I <lb/>
am a this critic <lb/>
lam Bathing mole humble <lb/>
J. . i H by a <lb/>
If, and this <lb/>
your also. I write <lb/>
So will <lb/>
be out by the in <lb/>
the that at <lb/>
to <lb/>
Tarboro nor. <lb/>
Sot if Marion to <lb/>
Dakota. u the hand we <lb/>
a could be <lb/>
to tin- both out <lb/>
of the State. <lb/>
the truth this <lb/>
tradition. <lb/>
ha- sold his Inna <lb/>
on main Street. <lb/>
Mrs. of <lb/>
has seriously ill at <lb/>
this to lei your know there a <lb/>
in Carolina township j transfer at Mack <lb/>
that resent his insults off for ,;, <lb/>
ii.-i-ht conies every other day. <lb/>
Did ever see the local <lb/>
very much time fooling with it. <lb/>
Hut right here am reminded of <lb/>
an instance in Ibis that <lb/>
under my personal <lb/>
a few years ago when common <lb/>
tobacco, as is well known, did not <lb/>
sell as well as it does now. I stop- <lb/>
day at Mr. R. Home's <lb/>
where he to <lb/>
If I bis <lb/>
had taken the second <lb/>
Be With <lb/>
km. <lb/>
the coal burner engine ha <lb/>
been use on this an <lb/>
e is noticed the <lb/>
of the It <lb/>
U trouble for the to <lb/>
make schedule time and have some <lb/>
time to spare at while <lb/>
heretofore with the old wood burn i <lb/>
engine about all the could <lb/>
do at its best was to make schedule, <lb/>
it was about as often behind <lb/>
as on time. With this Utter en- <lb/>
the service can lie much <lb/>
proved, and the schedule <lb/>
also be shortened. <lb/>
patrons of the road will right now <lb/>
interest themselves in the matter <lb/>
and ask the railroad officials to <lb/>
keep the good engine this road <lb/>
and also to shorten schedule <lb/>
according to the capacity of en- <lb/>
that their request would In- <lb/>
granted. It would be advantage- <lb/>
Be Not Deceived <lb/>
BY AND ENDS JOB LOTS AND <lb/>
DAMAGED BOOM. ONLY <lb/>
Clearance Sale. <lb/>
COST IS NO OBJECT, BUT ALL BK SOLD <lb/>
AT ONCE. WILL LAST FOR <lb/>
DAYS IN WHICH TIME <lb/>
WORTH OF VERY BEST GOODS will on the market. <lb/>
SPECIAL SALE. <lb/>
growth and in my opinion, at both business <lb/>
lime, I could not see that it would here along the road if the ached <lb/>
the at the ; <lb/>
brother. I except a <lb/>
this <lb/>
M. <lb/>
a their friends being <lb/>
home of <lb/>
Mi-s Mat <lb/>
J. K. Taylor is rusticating in <lb/>
invited. The attendants at <lb/>
basil that J. has <lb/>
the lice mill property, <lb/>
Taylor, High- <lb/>
W. <lb/>
I trust that happiness <lb/>
and will convert it into mill. <lb/>
I States lighthouse tender <lb/>
people do not seem to ex <lb/>
about the <lb/>
of Small <lb/>
rural of <lb/>
mail in this county, m <lb/>
mi;, o In u this meal de- <lb/>
cry service ha- been <lb/>
. f mi u- <lb/>
nod <lb/>
iv. l-.-i think an <lb/>
i i all <lb/>
Pitt nut<lb/>
mail I. eve- <lb/>
attend their pathway through Jg ,., <lb/>
W. E. Limber Co. have moved <lb/>
. . locomotive from their <lb/>
Falkland to Aurora section and <lb/>
are hauling poplar. <lb/>
K. M. Short Co. have <lb/>
stopped for The <lb/>
Co. the <lb/>
Another Centenarian. <lb/>
ago <lb/>
that Mr.-. Nancy <lb/>
a lei miles from Greenville. <lb/>
was a years old. that <lb/>
until next p I <lb/>
I. lived in three ; <lb/>
We see iI staled ill <lb/>
exchange that just outside of High <lb/>
lives a man who reached his <lb/>
hundred old this month. <lb/>
. if he lives until 1901 be will <lb/>
also veil pail three diner <lb/>
We venture that <lb/>
few nob ewe the <lb/>
people have saw- <lb/>
It is that there will be a <lb/>
mall steamer put OB from here to <lb/>
pay to grade. It looked a <lb/>
muddy brown, <lb/>
to the general state of tobacco after <lb/>
this growth, it seemed <lb/>
lifeless. But while be wan very <lb/>
much hurt over bis tobacco, be <lb/>
had around the grading bench a <lb/>
number of intelligent white people, <lb/>
and bis wile herself was there <lb/>
alter every detail of the <lb/>
grading. While I did tell <lb/>
so, did not believe that he <lb/>
would ever realize expense of <lb/>
his pains, lie worked that <lb/>
co nicely, bulked it down smooth <lb/>
and and it was sold <lb/>
on the market he got average <lb/>
of eight cents for it. Now I have <lb/>
idea tin- tobacco would have <lb/>
sold for more than five bad <lb/>
it handled and graded in the <lb/>
manner that most tobacco is sold <lb/>
on the The extra <lb/>
grading this tobacco would <lb/>
not amount to more than <lb/>
a pound, doubt if it cost the <lb/>
half of it and even allowing that <lb/>
much there is a saving in every <lb/>
acre of tobacco that he had that <lb/>
of fifteen or sixteen dollars. I <lb/>
was slim t.-i. ii. <lb/>
A Difference <lb/>
The Southerner says that they <lb/>
are on other extreme around <lb/>
Tarboro are having too much <lb/>
rain. It is not that way down <lb/>
Clot hi n; for Men. <lb/>
Suits reg. <lb/>
4.00 2.50 <lb/>
4.50 m 3.10 <lb/>
5.00 3.90 <lb/>
7.60 5.25 <lb/>
10.00 7.90 <lb/>
15.00 <lb/>
Boy Suits to years. <lb/>
here, just twenty-five miles dis- <lb/>
More Protection. <lb/>
The town is a lire well <lb/>
dug Fifth street near the Greene. <lb/>
Hooker building. It will <lb/>
afford of that <lb/>
of street sprinkler <lb/>
also to lie tilled from that well. <lb/>
D. Waters is m <lb/>
meeting at AI hens chapel, or ,. v,. an of , <lb/>
Store <lb/>
King awl <lb/>
an Falkland via- into Tue-day <lb/>
and a few goods stolen. The <lb/>
he drawer is broken open <lb/>
about taken, <lb/>
be If a <lb/>
col.-.-nil i- tin- wanted the <lb/>
fact i he i i <lb/>
proper steps u w in <lb/>
at time i here <lb/>
, gained entrance to the <lb/>
. . those . . , <lb/>
store prizing oil iron law <lb/>
the wooden then <lb/>
other step two panes of out of <lb/>
i. window. <lb/>
I not discovered until<lb/>
additions, <lb/>
Hodges has return- <lb/>
ed from Lexington, Ky. <lb/>
JIM u, <lb/>
not in as bad condition, yet I <lb/>
be saved by bis method <lb/>
i at least <lb/>
hundred, an amount well <lb/>
j worth his which is annually <lb/>
I thrown away by many <lb/>
The I grade your with <lb/>
care. It will cost you very little <lb/>
The discussion goes as to if u <lb/>
merits and vertical and to grading this way <lb/>
slanting s,,. will be pleasure as well as <lb/>
have their advocate. For having it handled nicely. <lb/>
-lilted <lb/>
the former is much <lb/>
more easily lead the other. <lb/>
For the latter it is urged that it is <lb/>
much more suitable for <lb/>
and <lb/>
the was opened, No j generally. <lb/>
suspicion to guilty party. We do not purpose any attempt <lb/>
Stole too Much<lb/>
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1.50 <lb/>
2.00 <lb/>
2.50 <lb/>
3.00 <lb/>
3.50 <lb/>
4.00 <lb/>
5.00 <lb/>
COO <lb/>
SPECIAL SALE. <lb/>
Plenty and styles to suit any. <lb/>
Henry -as Me ad <lb/>
captured by Deputy Leon <lb/>
now w <lb/>
jail Saint Dig value <lb/>
day. He is <lb/>
county for breaking into a <lb/>
stealing some bed clothe <lb/>
other articles. He was to. <lb/>
Martin county this Ex-, <lb/>
W, H. on ,, <lb/>
whose place the MOD works. <lb/>
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2.20 <lb/>
On More In Jail. <lb/>
The high and the low, the <lb/>
v ii- i lie lean, the rich and <lb/>
brought here this morning and poor get suited and fitted <lb/>
in jail for giving a false mortgage. <lb/>
He claimed to have a cow and for Men and Boys. <lb/>
a mortgage on same, in fact j sizes <lb/>
the did not own any , <lb/>
He was given u Magistrate's trial shirts now <lb/>
and bond over to court. This 1-00 now <lb/>
makes twenty six prisoners now <lb/>
the jail trial at <lb/>
September court. <lb/>
shirts now <lb/>
shirts now <lb/>
shirts now <lb/>
shirts now <lb/>
Mary Ann Butler, not -l <lb/>
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, North <lb/>
.; i in -i. I <lb/>
. no <lb/>
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and <lb/>
in Ii a. ml, issued <lb/>
ii. fur a II <lb/>
at taken charge by police. <lb/>
Ilia cull for a monster meeting Dudley eon <lb/>
the stronghold of populism to duel and using prolate language, <lb/>
be red guilty, and coil amounting <lb/>
to <lb/>
on the pan o. lb i ll I lie ell c and <lb/>
in y- orderly lined <lb/>
It AMI <lb/>
BUSINESS <lb/>
On Mr. Caleb <lb/>
was in our office <lb/>
Mfg. Co., said <lb/>
I earl wheels be <lb/>
purchased . Cox, father of <lb/>
I A. II. Cox one the <lb/>
tout of the above company in <lb/>
and that be bud had them worked <lb/>
on only once or ice since, be <lb/>
ha-another pair b night in I <lb/>
and has never had <lb/>
Ml, pair still iii good work- <lb/>
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am. ii ii., . in it u <lb/>
lion nil <lb/>
, and n v , <lb/>
Butler to <lb/>
ever be soul hack to i nil. <lb/>
Si -en to mi North <lb/>
Butler u his <lb/>
meet lug to d let <lb/>
people, bl ii .- i <lb/>
over being upon being <lb/>
Butler, J. he he bad <lb/>
I i.-i., and i mi- was with the result <lb/>
John ii. were <lb/>
speakers, and, with Butler dying <lb/>
boa <lb/>
an I lull of <lb/>
speeches. <lb/>
to decide We rise <lb/>
Mayor's Court. to remark that whole-. <lb/>
J, i. Move of I some, legible, <lb/>
, la-e. the past week, a- is much to., rare, We I <lb/>
.,,. ,,;, from observation of <lb/>
i i. , i. . , i ., . and speaking of good work done <lb/>
hi 11.111. mi to <lb/>
guilty over to <lb/>
court. made the I with oar and <lb/>
.- in ran away. f,., ,,. in all professions <lb/>
Saturday and was Nowadays <lb/>
little is <lb/>
typewriting is every- <lb/>
thing. <lb/>
We are Informed by the head of <lb/>
a large house he has <lb/>
in getting <lb/>
who write rapid, legible <lb/>
He can- whether <lb/>
the Writing be vertical slanting, <lb/>
bill In- is a dear lover of <lb/>
and laments diva <lb/>
in style observable the lei <lb/>
be receives and in the entries <lb/>
made his book-. <lb/>
Again, we arc told that court <lb/>
records, and many other public <lb/>
records, arc not as neatly and <lb/>
kept formerly. Certain- <lb/>
sonic them are not. <lb/>
We hope to sec a reform in this <lb/>
should like to see the <lb/>
penman conic Into favor <lb/>
Marriage Licenses. <lb/>
led- T. It. Moore <lb/>
lined four marriage licenses <lb/>
pa-i week all for colored <lb/>
part it as <lb/>
Guy Peyton and Harris. <lb/>
Edward Mamie <lb/>
II. <lb/>
Fleming. <lb/>
William Ann <lb/>
Atkinson. <lb/>
Negligee and white all tip- <lb/>
to the minute. <lb/>
e and amount <lb/>
i I,, <lb/>
her of how adv <lb/>
Saturday there appear- <lb/>
ed i., v a 10- <lb/>
notice of a lost by Miss <lb/>
Mollie The paper went <lb/>
Io that night the <lb/>
vi as read by persons who <lb/>
beard later of a having a <lb/>
I hat lie wall Ii came back to <lb/>
owner The <lb/>
Watch was tin- in <lb/>
in. t and the Under had <lb/>
.-.-- tied it to for <lb/>
again, and doubtless In Kill. The <lb/>
u of time will In him <lb/>
his revenge. In many eases the <lb/>
i oil notice Tin; Bra i n int; take place. <lb/>
his Month In ii, Ism young v might never have i. j There are should <lb/>
. he. watch . Is- upon <lb/>
Other he II lo have and fashionable society does well <lb/>
denounced Sir, a U now going to frown upon such productions; <lb/>
and in use it docs III mil <lb/>
of telling <lb/>
that Mi. <lb/>
tin- I hey are classed as scrawls in their <lb/>
divines. Dispatch. <lb/>
lag order. How Is The <lb/>
makes wheels today out of the <lb/>
same kind of material used by Mr. <lb/>
J. in I he <lb/>
Yesterday the Cigar <lb/>
o. -h seventeen and <lb/>
twenty <lb/>
still go. <lb/>
Mis. V. . I,. Hurst left for <lb/>
port News <lb/>
Misses Nichols, of May<lb/>
Can I of I-. , are vis- <lb/>
it lug Minnie <lb/>
The for week or so <lb/>
l nil so says Jim <lb/>
he ought lo know. <lb/>
I'm Trip, of <lb/>
paid us a visit and we <lb/>
were glad to see him <lb/>
Miss I, i, of Seven <lb/>
who bis been <lb/>
lute, left for <lb/>
II I V . <lb/>
In Hat evening the pas-en i <lb/>
was delayed here for <lb/>
more than half an hour owing to <lb/>
some of about the <lb/>
being out of order. <lb/>
a St. r t j <lb/>
I After He <lb/>
be bate bard, <lb/>
that the expectant mother <lb/>
child she should <lb/>
do. of greatest <lb/>
to <lb/>
do. must have health her. <lb/>
sell. She use every <lb/>
lo i her physical <lb/>
She by supply <lb/>
herself <lb/>
Mother's <lb/>
Friend. <lb/>
t will like her <lb/>
the <lb/>
and <lb/>
quickly. It lit <lb/>
liniment which<lb/>
vigor to the <lb/>
muscle. Com- <lb/>
sense will <lb/>
how you <lb/>
the <lb/>
the <lb/>
muscles are, <lb/>
which bear the <lb/>
the less <lb/>
pail there will be. <lb/>
in Fort Wayne. <lb/>
M., <lb/>
for God for <lb/>
ML. <lb/>
Cal. <lb/>
in j <lb/>
all w. t ii <lb/>
Get r. at <lb/>
More. Si per batik-. <lb/>
i Atlanta, <lb/>
S lot f <lb/>
Shoes for Men, Ladies, <lb/>
Boys and <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
CO<lb/>
i no <lb/>
A. Banister Company <lb/>
Bay State Shoe Co., Hamilton <lb/>
Brown Shoe Co., John S trout- <lb/>
man. <lb/>
ORGANDIES now <lb/>
LAWN and now <lb/>
MUST GO. <lb/>
Pique and <lb/>
now go <lb/>
now go lie <lb/>
now go <lb/>
Hamburgs. <lb/>
now <lb/>
now <lb/>
now lie <lb/>
now <lb/>
All go at <lb/>
Woolen Dress <lb/>
in. Cashmere all colors <lb/>
in. Wool Serge all colors <lb/>
Fancy Woolens <lb/>
All colors fancy <lb/>
All wool Serge, solid colors, <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
in. Henrietta black, <lb/>
price now <lb/>
in. black silk finish Hen- <lb/>
good at now <lb/>
in block all wool Serge <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
in. black Serge silk finish <lb/>
fine import now <lb/>
in. silk warp Henrietta <lb/>
fine quality now <lb/>
All wool Fancy v <lb/>
reduced to <lb/>
All lines cat down to figures <lb/>
which will move them. Come <lb/>
early for they will go. <lb/>
Hosiery for all. <lb/>
now <lb/>
now now lie . <lb/>
now C <lb/>
Lace <lb/>
Regular <lb/>
now <lb/>
Silks. <lb/>
China -22 in. always c <lb/>
now <lb/>
in. Black Gloria, regular <lb/>
now <lb/>
Satin all colors now <lb/>
in. black Taffeta always <lb/>
sells now <lb/>
in. black <lb/>
good value now <lb/>
Fancy how <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
now <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
regular now <lb/>
Hatting;. <lb/>
now lie <lb/>
now now <lb/>
now <lb/>
The Carpet Matting the best floor <lb/>
covering on earth, regular <lb/>
This is fake sale of odds and <lb/>
ends, job or damaged goods <lb/>
but the best straight goods <lb/>
Trunks and Valises. <lb/>
These are to go lower than any <lb/>
thing else as we have more on <lb/>
hand than think can sell so the <lb/>
price is not the object. <lb/>
H. M. <lb/>
Summer Millinery <lb/>
At and below Cost <lb/>
For The Next Days. <lb/>
We must have room for our fall goods. Cull gel bargains. <lb/>
Yours to please, <lb/>
Misses ERWIN <lb/>
TEMPTING <lb/>
Are Our First <lb/>
FANCIES <lb/>
USE, fr. that <lb/>
STYLES will in shapes. <lb/>
THE BEST will <lb/>
Men's New Puffs, As- <lb/>
cots, Club Ties <lb/>
Bows, Imperials, etc. <lb/>
A Assortment, <lb/>
TIES than ever sea them, as <lb/>
y u what we have will <lb/>
great even if yon don't <lb/>
THE <lb/>
Washing in, <lb/>
i. <lb/>
EASTERN REFLECTOR; <lb/>
NOTICE. <lb/>
If there is a CROSS <lb/>
in the margin of this paper it <lb/>
so to remind yon that you owe <lb/>
The <lb/>
subscription and we request <lb/>
yon to settle as early as <lb/>
We need what YOU <lb/>
owe us and hope you will <lb/>
keep us waiting for it. <lb/>
This notice is for those who <lb/>
find the cross mark on their <lb/>
paper. <lb/>
LOCAL REFLECTIONS. <lb/>
The warm weather, like the <lb/>
poor, is yet with us. <lb/>
There seems to be little let up in <lb/>
the hot weather. <lb/>
Sweet and Sour Pickles <lb/>
at S. M. Schultz. <lb/>
The sale of fruit jars indicates <lb/>
that there will lie a large quantity <lb/>
o fruit put up this season. <lb/>
The Osceola Baud has ordered a <lb/>
new set of instruments which <lb/>
expected to arrive in a few flag. <lb/>
After a short stay here II. <lb/>
closed his furniture <lb/>
moved back to Washington. <lb/>
As watermelons have <lb/>
been, they have reached a <lb/>
price that might be culled cheap. <lb/>
What say yon to Pitt county <lb/>
taking the lead In organizing n <lb/>
Small club <lb/>
We will <lb/>
campaign. <lb/>
The weather bureau reports have <lb/>
become so uncertain that for some <lb/>
cause they are not now <lb/>
by to the station here. <lb/>
Bo much shooting around town <lb/>
at night is really a nuisance. <lb/>
fail to where it <lb/>
to anybody. <lb/>
The Boy and Girl is the name of <lb/>
the paper now being sent out from <lb/>
Ayden. J. W. is editor. <lb/>
It is published in interest of <lb/>
the schools of that town. <lb/>
We beard a cotton expert say <lb/>
that the cotton acreage in Pitt <lb/>
county this year was per cent, <lb/>
larger than last year, yet the <lb/>
crop would tie per cent, small- <lb/>
In Jail <lb/>
was a general fur <lb/>
light between some of the <lb/>
prisoners jail Monday. <lb/>
Deputy Sheriff Leon went <lb/>
the jail to slop the tight when <lb/>
some of I ho prisoners him. <lb/>
With help of the Chief Police <lb/>
or two others the prison- <lb/>
era were soon put back in- <lb/>
to the cell s. <lb/>
HOWDY DO. <lb/>
Some Speak to Me, to You <lb/>
Monday, <lb/>
H. M. to Norfolk <lb/>
Sunday. <lb/>
Kin ion went to <lb/>
Saturday evening. <lb/>
W. H. came up this morn- <lb/>
from <lb/>
H. Hooker Saturday <lb/>
from New York City. <lb/>
Miss Bessie K. Vail returned <lb/>
this morning to Baltimore. <lb/>
B. T. Bailey arrived Saturday <lb/>
night Neck. <lb/>
has accepted a <lb/>
with Dr. J. W. Bryan. <lb/>
Miss Martini Dudley to <lb/>
Ayden Saturday afternoon. <lb/>
W. F. Morrill came over this <lb/>
morning from Seven Springs. <lb/>
Leslie Newton has resigned his <lb/>
I position With Dr. Bryan. <lb/>
Mrs. <lb/>
returned Saturday night hum <lb/>
Mrs. J. It. Moore children <lb/>
returned Saturday night from <lb/>
J. Smith re <lb/>
turned this morning from a trip to <lb/>
Mi i ii-hen. I. <lb/>
Horace Bawls, of Wilson, who <lb/>
been visiting Kim hen <lb/>
returned home today. <lb/>
Miss Amelia White, of <lb/>
ford arrived Saturday night to visit <lb/>
the family of <lb/>
O. T. Tyson, of Beaver Dam <lb/>
township, returned Saturday <lb/>
from ho has <lb/>
to a load rattle. <lb/>
id Jarvis ha a <lb/>
with the <lb/>
Co. at New Item. He left Then.- <lb/>
day to hi no. <lb/>
J. K. I. If. <lb/>
left this morning for <lb/>
City lo fall <lb/>
Cut the J. B. Co. <lb/>
ii, 1800. <lb/>
W. returned I <lb/>
ti. Whaley went to <lb/>
this <lb/>
P. Harding left this <lb/>
noon for New <lb/>
Miss Em ma Taft left this morn- <lb/>
for Washington. <lb/>
H. L. Carr left this for <lb/>
Norfolk and <lb/>
W. T. Godwin and wife loll this <lb/>
morning for Baltimore. <lb/>
W. K. Morrill returned Monday <lb/>
evening to Springs. <lb/>
Jarvis <lb/>
spent tin <lb/>
Miss Mollie returned <lb/>
Monday night from Scotland Neck. <lb/>
Miss of <lb/>
is visiting the family of D. C. <lb/>
Moore. <lb/>
W. M. of took <lb/>
the train here this morning for <lb/>
Baltimore. <lb/>
I. A. Sugg and Sou <lb/>
Julius went over to <lb/>
day evening. <lb/>
left this morning for <lb/>
to unveiling <lb/>
Of the Van.-o <lb/>
C. Cook who has visit <lb/>
his daughter, Mrs. X. Hart, <lb/>
left this fir Wilmington. <lb/>
Miss Lena Spain, of who <lb/>
has been visiting near <lb/>
took the here Monday even- <lb/>
for her home. <lb/>
Andrew and Thomas J. Moore <lb/>
left this morning for to at- <lb/>
tend the unveiling of the Vance <lb/>
Monument tomorrow. <lb/>
R. A, Tyson and daughters Mimes <lb/>
Leonard left this morn- <lb/>
for Ball Miss goes <lb/>
to take music at Institute. <lb/>
Wednesday, 1800. <lb/>
W. F. to <lb/>
Tuesday cuing. <lb/>
Ola Forties returned Tuesday <lb/>
Washington. <lb/>
H. M. returned Tues- <lb/>
day evening from Norfolk. <lb/>
Rev. F. Harding left this <lb/>
afternoon for Washington. <lb/>
Miss Bertha Patrick returned <lb/>
this morning from <lb/>
Beta King, has accepted a <lb/>
with J. L. Starkey Bro. <lb/>
Col. f. A. and son <lb/>
returned this morning from Kin- <lb/>
and E. <lb/>
returned Tuesday evening from <lb/>
Tarboro. <lb/>
L. M. Savage R. C. <lb/>
of Lawrence N. arrived <lb/>
Tuesday evening. <lb/>
Mrs. J. M. and <lb/>
Miss of Hartford, <lb/>
arrived Tuesday evening to visit <lb/>
her son, II. W. W bed bee. <lb/>
Only Miss Bessie <lb/>
Ives, of stood the exam- <lb/>
here for scholarship to the <lb/>
Normal and College <lb/>
Tuesday. <lb/>
AT ONCE <lb/>
at <lb/>
For The <lb/>
The great markets like New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore have <lb/>
e are <lb/>
lot <lb/>
more goo- <lb/>
lo <lb/>
Is than <lb/>
have them, <lb/>
Because re <lb/>
larger discounts and we I r <lb/>
. law <lb/>
searched <lb/>
money than anybody <lb/>
other store <lb/>
smallest <lb/>
in town <lb/>
profit, depending <lb/>
to pay. <lb/>
volume <lb/>
ii- <lb/>
Let The Their Story. <lb/>
Men Suits the and 9.00 Sale Price, <lb/>
Men Suits the 5.00 <lb/>
Miss Mattie Moore, of W <lb/>
and Miss of <lb/>
Rocky Mount, ate visiting Mrs. K. <lb/>
A. Move. Miss Moore has accept- <lb/>
ed the position of <lb/>
re with the <lb/>
and sou, <lb/>
W. C. Cook, of N. <lb/>
arrived Saturday night to visit his <lb/>
daughter, Mm. J. N. Hart. <lb/>
Mrs. I. and son, of. <lb/>
arrived this g to <lb/>
visit the family of J. <lb/>
W. B. Wilson and Miss <lb/>
Jamie Bryan returned on the fright <lb/>
train this afternoon Plymouth. <lb/>
Mis J. Z. and child left <lb/>
Saturday afternoon for <lb/>
and from there will go to Jackson- <lb/>
ville N. C. <lb/>
Mat hews, J L. Anderson and <lb/>
Frank left after- <lb/>
noon for K and this <lb/>
morning. <lb/>
W. P. Edwards left this morn- <lb/>
for Henderson response to a <lb/>
telegram announcing the death of <lb/>
his grandfather. <lb/>
Mrs. R. M. sou a. <lb/>
rived night from Wash- <lb/>
to visit the family of ex- <lb/>
Sheriff Allen Warren. <lb/>
T. W. foreman of The <lb/>
office, left this morn- <lb/>
to spend n few days with rel- <lb/>
in <lb/>
Miss Nannie Coward, who has <lb/>
been visiting Mrs. II. L, Coward <lb/>
Melon <lb/>
Flake is good on finding <lb/>
curiosities, and gave The <lb/>
to It another one this morning. <lb/>
This time it is egg three <lb/>
inches long and inch and a <lb/>
in diameter, having very much <lb/>
the shape of a watermelon. <lb/>
Sometime tie <lb/>
There will soon be some more <lb/>
moonlight nights that would <lb/>
a lovely time to stroll out to the <lb/>
academy grove hear the <lb/>
Osceola Band play. But the band <lb/>
stand for to play on is not <lb/>
there yet. <lb/>
First Boy. <lb/>
W. Smith, Superintend- <lb/>
of the County Home, is the <lb/>
father of children, three of <lb/>
whom arc already grown, lie <lb/>
seemed to be smiling more <lb/>
usual when he came to town today <lb/>
the story came mil on that <lb/>
13.38 <lb/>
In lie <lb/>
Men <lb/>
Suits I he an Sale Price, <lb/>
the n quality, Price, <lb/>
Suit-, Tailor Made Silk Taffeta Lined, <lb/>
quality <lb/>
These Goods are All New. No Old Stock on Hand. <lb/>
Shirt worth Joe. <lb/>
Se <lb/>
plain and Val <lb/>
while and t mis. . <lb/>
worth Hose, worth <lb/>
extra heavy . <lb/>
extra heavy JOt- Hose <lb/>
Children's I Hack Hose, worth Silk Windsor lies, worth <lb/>
Shirts, worth <lb/>
Linen worth Se j <lb/>
I test her all Honey good out . <lb/>
Knitting Silk, all worth Drew <lb/>
Woven Bed Spread-. o. I Ii <lb/>
Men's Collars, worth <lb/>
Webbing, Lining, worth <lb/>
. I. <lb/>
; i . <lb/>
Cheese nil color .,, <lb/>
Fancy Foul Silk, worth <lb/>
I worth<lb/>
. <lb/>
V. <lb/>
J.-.- <lb/>
lie <lb/>
Curia worth <lb/>
Side Cull--, worth <lb/>
Stripe White Lawns. <lb/>
Cuffs, per pair . <lb/>
Welled Pique, all colors <lb/>
. h i Cretonne .<lb/>
. <lb/>
To <lb/>
worth<lb/>
Shirt Waists sets, worth <lb/>
Men's Silk <lb/>
Steels <lb/>
Window Shades, spring roller <lb/>
Men's Colored Shirts Collars Mercerized <lb/>
New styles and Pattern, the <lb/>
Silk Belts, all colors 91.00. <lb/>
C worth Go. Ku. Dome while they last. <lb/>
Imported Irish Unmask, worth. <lb/>
II <lb/>
I'm. worth <lb/>
evening to her boy had just added <lb/>
household. <lb/>
Open Nights. <lb/>
Greenville, N. C<lb/>
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My Stock <lb/>
is Complete <lb/>
-bIN ALL Um. <lb/>
Hat. <lb/>
tAt prices that will suit you. <lb/>
COME AND SEE THEM. <lb/>
STATE ALLIANCE. <lb/>
far the Campaign <lb/>
I. <lb/>
. White. <lb/>
since, met last <lb/>
other business transacted <lb/>
adoption of <lb/>
resolutions; <lb/>
North Carolina <lb/>
Farmers State Alliance has been <lb/>
from the time of its foundation the <lb/>
earnest friend of education, and <lb/>
whereas there is now imperative <lb/>
school <lb/>
within the of North <lb/>
than ever before. Now <lb/>
lie it <lb/>
Thai the <lb/>
of Nm In- and hereby <lb/>
. is, petitioned. <lb/>
t q T l 1st. To a special tax, <lb/>
M. <lb/>
schools tot four mouths, and <lb/>
that in addition the <lb/>
and Guaranteed cure tot and of be continued. <lb/>
malarial and billion troubles. For by -To appropriate a sum <lb/>
for the support of the Slate <lb/>
lie <lb/>
j a permanent basis. such <lb/>
to enable free tuition In those <lb/>
institutions to be offered to every <lb/>
I while in North Carolina. <lb/>
To such laws as will <lb/>
compel attendance of all <lb/>
fourteenth session of Chicago, August <lb/>
the North Farmer's lowing was issued <lb/>
week the Democrats of the <lb/>
n , for the support Ma <lb/>
th Agricultural <lb/>
N. Mechanical t the<lb/>
WHAT BAY ABOUT <lb/>
Our Royal <lb/>
Elastic Felt Mattress, <lb/>
St. Mary's School, Raleigh, X March WOO. <lb/>
Mess. h Goldsboro, N. <lb/>
few months ago purchased a Fell Mattress from <lb/>
you. After giving it a thorough trial, I find it the moat comfortable <lb/>
and in all respect- far the must satisfactory Mattress I ever used. <lb/>
I have tried both cotton and hair malt and greatly prefer this <lb/>
to either. Wishing you much success with your Fell Mattress, am <lb/>
Respectfully, Mrs. If. Matron. <lb/>
Alter night's use, if it is all you even <lb/>
hoped for in a comfortable bed, it to us and we will refund <lb/>
you the full amount paid without you not being out <lb/>
one cent, not even the freight. <lb/>
HOW If your local dealer does not handle <lb/>
our mattresses, write to us direct for pamphlet descriptive of same. <lb/>
ROY ALL BORDEN, <lb/>
Manufacturers of Furniture, Mattresses, etc., N. C, <lb/>
Get a good Safe <lb/>
safe in all sizes <lb/>
Every . to <lb/>
Parker <lb/>
Ben <lb/>
between the ages of and <lb/>
the public schools. <lb/>
To prohibit the employ- <lb/>
of Immature age <lb/>
manufacturing industries. <lb/>
5th. To establish reformatories <lb/>
fur young <lb/>
A was passed the <lb/>
death of Elias <lb/>
ex Alliance. <lb/>
ii- in ions thanking <lb/>
Winston of A. and M. College <lb/>
for address before the <lb/>
b commending and endorsing <lb/>
the official organ, The Progressive <lb/>
Farmer, and Its non-partisan <lb/>
and appointing a lo <lb/>
confer with the A. and M. College <lb/>
authorities about tho education at <lb/>
college of practical<lb/>
The Alliance also decided to of- <lb/>
fer a of premiums <lb/>
cultural displays at Fair <lb/>
October. <lb/>
Poe of The Progressive <lb/>
Farmer, when asked the <lb/>
present and future of the order, <lb/>
never care to refer to the <lb/>
of A officials, as such <lb/>
matters are not considered j their <lb/>
selection, but to show the falsity <lb/>
of the prejudice of some, it may be <lb/>
well to say that the president and <lb/>
trustee, the secretary-treasurer, <lb/>
and Stale business agent, and <lb/>
taut lecturer are all Influential <lb/>
Democratic farmers, while the re- <lb/>
office are tilled by wide- <lb/>
awake farmers and educators, be <lb/>
longing to other parties or none. <lb/>
The prejudice against the Alliance <lb/>
is rapidly dying out and the out <lb/>
look for re organ Mat ion is wry <lb/>
bright. Democrats, Populists, <lb/>
Prohibitionists Republicans <lb/>
attended tin- Slate meeting, all <lb/>
worked in harmony devoted <lb/>
themselves lo agricultural and <lb/>
educational lines along which the <lb/>
Alliance Will work, and all will as <lb/>
in to lie <lb/>
this fall and <lb/>
order that light for the <lb/>
rescue of the country from Re- <lb/>
publican policies may, be carried <lb/>
everywhere with vigor and ear- <lb/>
we urge all citizen <lb/>
throughout the States who <lb/>
are willing lo the Kansas <lb/>
City platform to meet in their tea- <lb/>
V dive communities Saturday <lb/>
afternoon or evening, September <lb/>
1st, fur the purpose of or- <lb/>
city or precinct Democrat- <lb/>
clubs, where such clubs have <lb/>
been These <lb/>
Democratic <lb/>
should avoid ostentation and ex- <lb/>
The fight must be <lb/>
carried on by American citizens <lb/>
behalf of American <lb/>
there should be no delay in per- <lb/>
feeling club organization. When <lb/>
a is the secretary <lb/>
should once send to B. <lb/>
Hearst, of National <lb/>
Association Democratic Clubs, <lb/>
No. 1780 New York <lb/>
City, the name of the club, list <lb/>
of officers, date of organization <lb/>
number of members- <lb/>
William j. Betas. <lb/>
M K. <lb/>
National <lb/>
Committee. <lb/>
II. <lb/>
National Association of <lb/>
MM m <lb/>
To See Us. <lb/>
At the old Ma reel Moore store, <lb/>
on Five Points, where we have <lb/>
just opened a new and fresh <lb/>
of <lb/>
Heavy and Fancy <lb/>
Consisting of Meats. Flour, <lb/>
Sugar, Coffee, Canned <lb/>
Snuff, Cigars, <lb/>
Fruits, in fact everything <lb/>
lo be found an up-to-date <lb/>
Grocery. <lb/>
We pay the highest market <lb/>
prices for all kinds of <lb/>
Country Produce, <lb/>
cash or in barter. When <lb/>
you want to sell or when you <lb/>
want to buy come to see us. <lb/>
To all who favor us with their <lb/>
patronage we promise entire <lb/>
T. F. CHRISTMAN CO. <lb/>
at Five P <lb/>
To those <lb/>
in Tint's <lb/>
arc they keep the <lb/>
in in perfect order and are <lb/>
an absolute cure <lb/>
for sick indigestion, <lb/>
malaria, torpid liver, <lb/>
and all bilious diseases, <lb/>
Liver Pills <lb/>
IN <lb/>
Cotton Bagging and Hes always <lb/>
goods kepi constantly on <lb/>
hand. Country produce <lb/>
sold. A trial will convince you. <lb/>
D. W. <lb/>
At Cost <lb/>
And when ii comes to <lb/>
The Reflector Office Can't Beat. <lb/>
TO IS KB <lb/>
Books, Stationery Printing. <lb/>
No. Maude, a woman is not <lb/>
generally referred to as dove like <lb/>
she's pigeon-toed, <lb/>
Give the average man a million <lb/>
the thing he'd do <lb/>
would lie to wish he had another. <lb/>
justice guides <lb/>
is <lb/>
a Case Of the blind leading <lb/>
blind. <lb/>
Dealer in will pay a <lb/>
big price for last which <lb/>
broke camel's bark. <lb/>
A good advertising <lb/>
Using neither too much nor too <lb/>
little space. <lb/>
is a of poems <lb/>
en of as <lb/>
that's what is to read <lb/>
The population of Greater New <lb/>
la officially given at <lb/>
an increase since of <lb/>
I. percent. <lb/>
SI TO AM. <lb/>
MA <lb/>
TAKE S TASTELESS CHILL TO <lb/>
Me. per Cures Chills <lb/>
Fever. Malaria, Night s.-. <lb/>
Money if it <lb/>
No other as good. Get the kind <lb/>
with the lied Cross the label. <lb/>
Hold and guaranteed by Wooten, <lb/>
lb and druggists. <lb/>
Our entire stock <lb/>
Dry Goods, Domestics, <lb/>
Notions, Shoes. Ac. <lb/>
Co <lb/>
. M. <lb/>
Wholesale and retail Grocer and <lb/>
Dealer. Cash paid for <lb/>
Hides, Far. Cotton Seed, Oil Bar- <lb/>
Turkeys, Egg, etc. Bed- <lb/>
steads, Mattresses, Oak Suits, Ba- <lb/>
by Carriages, Go Carts, Parlor <lb/>
Tables, Lounges, Safes, P. <lb/>
and <lb/>
Heal Tobacco, Key West Cheroots, <lb/>
Beauty Can- <lb/>
Cherries, Peaches, Apples, <lb/>
Pine Apples. Syrup, Jelly, Milk, <lb/>
Flour. Sugar, Coffee, Meat, Soap, <lb/>
Lye, Magic Matches, Oil, <lb/>
Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls, Oar- <lb/>
den Heeds, Oranges, Apples, Nut-, <lb/>
Candies, Dried Apples, Peaches, <lb/>
Prunes, Currents, Glass <lb/>
and China Ware, Tin and Wooden <lb/>
Ware, Cakes and Crackers, Macs <lb/>
Best Stand- <lb/>
ard Sewing Machines, and nu- <lb/>
other goods. Quality and <lb/>
Quantity. Cheap for cash. Come <lb/>
to see inc. <lb/>
m pa, tot <lb/>
i Ii. <lb/>
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III <lb/>
with m <lb/>
I., <lb/>
u -v <lb/>
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Sent <lb/>
CO. UM <lb/>
sir. I. UM, III. For l-J <lb/>
J C <lb/>
PILLS <lb/>
Restore <lb/>
of Mm- <lb/>
Orr, all <lb/>
all of or <lb/>
find <lb/>
A tonic led <lb/>
builder. <lb/>
-glow to . <lb/>
chock and lb <lb/>
of south. mail <lb/>
par box. for <lb/>
OUT m to <lb/>
or wand paid. Send for circular <lb/>
copy of our <lb/>
Tablets <lb/>
bond. <lb/>
EXTRA<lb/>
core for Lon of <lb/>
or <lb/>
Auxin, <lb/>
and <lb/>
of of Tobacco. or <lb/>
By mall in plain <lb/>
box, O for oar <lb/>
to oar la SO refund <lb/>
paid. <lb/>
MEDICAL CO. <lb/>
St-, CHICAGO, I Li. <lb/>
J I. <lb/>
If<lb/>
1.111 T <lb/>
in or or<lb/>
Sear, <lb/>
Hi full <lb/>
only by <lb/>
rats <lb/>
Mich. <lb/>
SOLD BY Hot. <lb/>
ATLANTIC COAST LINK <lb/>
II. <lb/>
July <lb/>
U-are <lb/>
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TRAINS <lb/>
iii m<lb/>
A M P M <lb/>
1900 <lb/>
Greensboro <lb/>
North Carolina. <lb/>
Fall Term begins Sept. 12th, 1900. <lb/>
on Application. <lb/>
7-2 <lb/>
aim bi.-vile <lb/>
and wood<lb/>
I Law of <lb/>
fur rear r.-. lire <lb/>
In <lb/>
., h vi-ii id. <lb/>
M. <lb/>
Sheriff Till county. <lb/>
SaLK. <lb/>
virtue <lb/>
of in the cum M. <lb/>
I unit -mil <lb/>
petition to for <lb/>
I ii.- <lb/>
will the Court House <lb/>
in mi the tiny <lb/>
of Sept. <lb/>
lot ill till- town <lb/>
N. C. W. II Lang <lb/>
lot a no Wilson St. <lb/>
South west polos and G links to <lb/>
a post oil Lang's Ha, S. ISA <lb/>
poles in links lo a in <lb/>
line, then Ninth <lb/>
links to thence <lb/>
with North IT, West <lb/>
to the U-ginning. known u <lb/>
livery stable lot. <lb/>
F. o. Jams. <lb/>
This e <lb/>
NOTICE TO <lb/>
day the <lb/>
of the court of <lb/>
lo hut Will and testament <lb/>
of W. K. deceased, notice is <lb/>
hereby given lo all persons holding claims <lb/>
against the estate of said W. K. <lb/>
to them to for payment on or <lb/>
of July 1901, or this <lb/>
notice will be plead in bar of their <lb/>
All indebted arc <lb/>
to make immediate to ms <lb/>
This 24th day of July <lb/>
A. <lb/>
of the last will and testament of W, K. <lb/>
Select Female School. <lb/>
This school will on Sept. <lb/>
I have secured as for this school <lb/>
Mis Nancy K. a graduate <lb/>
N-1 ii- I lam.-, a lady of rare <lb/>
s several years <lb/>
with the highest <lb/>
limn judge. The <lb/>
r her will be <lb/>
g desire for their <lb/>
manners and mental <lb/>
Primary <lb/>
Inn 2.60<lb/>
. 1.00 <lb/>
and vocal with <lb/>
A , your is solicited <lb/>
guaranteed. <lb/>
Aug., <lb/>
to j <lb/>
In <lb/>
Book <lb/>
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PATENTS <lb/>
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Division <lb/>
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Um p <lb/>
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haves <lb/>
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Springs Mills a <lb/>
rive Hemming leaves <lb/>
p m, Mills p n. <lb/>
Bad Springs p m, Manton p n <lb/>
p m <lb/>
at with train <lb/>
with the Carolina <lb/>
Springs the K-i <lb/>
Springs <lb/>
with the Air Line Southern <lb/>
at the and <lb/>
on ii--- s. <lb/>
leave. , in, p <lb/>
s. l OS p m. S X <lb/>
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leave <lb/>
i-i ,. in I . ; arrive <lb/>
a m suit till pm, <lb/>
. i ii., arrive am <lb/>
and pi Sunday <lb/>
Train leave. dally Sunday <lb/>
at p m. Sunday pm, arrives <lb/>
. in. pm. leave. Ply- <lb/>
dally, and S <lb/>
s VI. am. <lb/>
Train N C <lb/>
r -r,, dally, except ft S a m. <lb/>
in. r, I<lb/>
Train on Nashville leave <lb/>
am. p m, arrive lit <lb/>
Pa m, pm. Sprint Hope I a in. SB <lb/>
II. leave Hope Ho am <lb/>
p m, II a SB. arrive at Ito. <lb/>
y. <lb/>
Train on Clinton Branch leave. Warsaw lot <lb/>
dally, except Sunday, s am and I <lb/>
pm. at S a m lad <lb/>
pm. <lb/>
Train No Wei <lb/>
for all point. dally, all via In.-. <lb/>
II. M. <lb/>
Agent <lb/>
J. R. K <lb/>
T. M. Ma- ager <lb/>
I , <lb/>
NOTICE. <lb/>
Ni in <lb/>
In the Court. <lb/>
J J. Cherry. Jr., against Maggie <lb/>
Cherry <lb/>
The Maggie Cherry <lb/>
lake an <lb/>
in <lb/>
the <lb/>
in <lb/>
iv in r, <lb/>
it which lime and place she will appear <lb/>
or the complaint <lb/>
whit will tho the <lb/>
Court of said County, and <lb/>
he said defendant will notice that if <lb/>
-he fail to answer or demur to said com- <lb/>
plaint within that term, the plaintiff will <lb/>
apply to the Court for the relief demanded <lb/>
therein. The said further <lb/>
Jake notice that the said Is brought <lb/>
by the in i. divorce from <lb/>
the bonds <lb/>
under my hand at in <lb/>
on this the day <lb/>
C. <lb/>
Court. <lb/>
In Court. <lb/>
Nona <lb/>
I'm <lb/>
Victoria Move vs. <lb/>
The defendant i aim will <lb/>
notice that an action entitled as has <lb/>
commerced the Superior of <lb/>
county to obtain a divorce from the <lb/>
bonds of matrimony ; and the defendant <lb/>
will further take notice that he Is required <lb/>
to appear at next lam of the Superior <lb/>
Court of said county to he held on the sec- <lb/>
Monday after the Ural In Sept. <lb/>
Best, It being the day of Sept., 1900, <lb/>
at Court DOOM in Greenville, N. C. <lb/>
an answer or demur lo complaint in <lb/>
action, or the will apply lo <lb/>
Court ft lief in said com- <lb/>
plaint. <lb/>
C. <lb/>
Clerk Coin. <lb/>
try for pill. <lb/>
r n <lb/>
OLD DOMINION LINE <lb/>
SERVICE <lb/>
Steamer My res leave Washing- <lb/>
ton daily at A. If. for Green- <lb/>
ville, leave Greenville daily at <lb/>
P. M. for Washington. <lb/>
Steamer leaves <lb/>
Greenville Mondays, Wednesday <lb/>
and Fridays at A. M. for Tar- <lb/>
leave for Greenville <lb/>
Tuesdays, Thin and <lb/>
at ii A. If, freight only. <lb/>
Connecting Washington with <lb/>
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore, <lb/>
New York and <lb/>
um for nil for West <lb/>
railroads at Norfolk <lb/>
Shippers should order freight by <lb/>
the Old Dominion H. Co. front <lb/>
New- York; Clyde Lino from <lb/>
Bay Line from <lb/>
Line from <lb/>
JNO. SON, <lb/>
Washington, N. C. <lb/>
J. J. CHERRY, <lb/>
Greenville, N. C. <lb/>
THE <lb/>
in m <lb/>
Fall Tera Sept. 1900. <lb/>
Practical, sense <lb/>
Prepares boys and girls for <lb/>
duties life. Pupils take a <lb/>
high Miami at College. Success <lb/>
measured by the full-rounded de- <lb/>
of our pupils. Com- <lb/>
conscientious teachers. <lb/>
A well organized Literary <lb/>
Moral influence gum I. Expenses <lb/>
For further <lb/>
sec or address the principals, <lb/>
Bethel. <lb/>
or J. D. EVERETT, <lb/>
N. C- <lb/>
W. R, <lb/>
DEALER IN <lb/>
Whichard, N. C. <lb/>
The Stock complete in every <lb/>
and prices as low as the <lb/>
Highest market <lb/>
aid for country produce. <lb/>
prices <lb/>
PATENT <lb/>
Is set <lb/>
J. i 1ST, <lb/>
-DEALER IN- <lb/>
0- <lb/>
A GENERAL LINE <lb/>
Also a j Hardware. <lb/>
COME MK. <lb/>
J. It. <lb/>
FOR <lb/>
III <lb/>
The Eastern Reflector. <lb/>
D. J. EDITOR <lb/>
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mi m <lb/>
-AT- <lb/>
VOL XIX <lb/>
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, AUGUST 1900. <lb/>
NO <lb/>
Killed by a Joke. <lb/>
August <lb/>
A of <lb/>
died as the <lb/>
of a joke. <lb/>
Mrs. who was but twenty <lb/>
two years old, took her three <lb/>
mouths old baby to home of <lb/>
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ralph Per- <lb/>
for a short visit. While there <lb/>
Mi. Perry took <lb/>
stairs to show to a neighbor who <lb/>
had railed. <lb/>
The had with her a <lb/>
child a big wax doll. Mrs. <lb/>
Perry doll, with a cloth <lb/>
thrown over face, back to Mis. <lb/>
instead of baby. <lb/>
seeing the wax face closed <lb/>
eyes Mrs. went Into <lb/>
which continued at intervals <lb/>
until she died three days after. <lb/>
Before she died she said she <lb/>
was being pursued by a dead wax <lb/>
face with closed eyes. <lb/>
Physicians stated that heart <lb/>
trouble hastened the cud. <lb/>
Negro Problem Solved at <lb/>
Last. <lb/>
Detroit, Aug. State <lb/>
of Colored Women this <lb/>
a memorial to <lb/>
President petitioning <lb/>
him to ask Congress to pay the <lb/>
widow of late Postmaster <lb/>
of Lake City. S. <lb/>
lieu life of her <lb/>
was lost liming a race riot <lb/>
that count. <lb/>
The . I also <lb/>
would like lo for a law to be <lb/>
enacted to that, should <lb/>
Stale lie found of mob <lb/>
law it be expelled <lb/>
The blacks <lb/>
could evacuate and all the <lb/>
haters could State of their <lb/>
own, need not see a <lb/>
black face. Thus we the <lb/>
l-ired by <lb/>
Charlotte, X. C, <lb/>
During the worst electrical <lb/>
of yen tonight lightning struck <lb/>
the large barn at plant of <lb/>
Charlotte Oil Fertilizer Works, <lb/>
Setting tire to building which <lb/>
with contents was entirely <lb/>
The barn was about a <lb/>
hundred feet long right in the <lb/>
of the largest cotton seed <lb/>
oil plant the South. <lb/>
Workmen immediately went to <lb/>
work to save the more important <lb/>
buildings, and after an hour's <lb/>
fight succeeded in rendering re- <lb/>
of the plant safe. The <lb/>
barn contained thousand <lb/>
bundles of straw which were en- <lb/>
consumed. The fire at first <lb/>
caused excitement here <lb/>
as it was thought the entire plant <lb/>
was burning. The loss will not be <lb/>
very serious. <lb/>
Philadelphia . takes <lb/>
this view of the <lb/>
So far as a suffrage amendment <lb/>
is concerned, in <lb/>
Alabama arc considerably different <lb/>
from those in North Carolina. <lb/>
The proportion of illiterate whites <lb/>
in Alabama is so small in <lb/>
with the total population that <lb/>
there is no Deed lo make a <lb/>
nation in their order to the <lb/>
suffrage amendment <lb/>
Carolina a very large pro- <lb/>
portion of the illiterate whites are <lb/>
Republicans, especially in the <lb/>
western of State. But it <lb/>
does not follow that they <lb/>
cannot read they have not a fair <lb/>
knowledge of the political issues <lb/>
that arc presented to them on <lb/>
stump or explained to by <lb/>
illiterate members of family, <lb/>
as it is in its discrimination, <lb/>
the suffrage amendment in North <lb/>
Carolina is largely favor of white <lb/>
A Snake In the Beer Keg-. <lb/>
Pa., August <lb/>
Sunday three men named Tony <lb/>
Pete Mike <lb/>
took a keg of beer with them j <lb/>
to the the Penn- <lb/>
n an in Railroad, which they <lb/>
were employed as laborers, <lb/>
Newport. Last night the <lb/>
Una were found dead on <lb/>
ground. The keg was almost lull <lb/>
of beer. <lb/>
When the head was knocked in <lb/>
a dead copperhead snake was <lb/>
found in the keg. The poison <lb/>
from ft glands had communicated <lb/>
to beer, causing death of <lb/>
those who drank it. <lb/>
Bribe Uttered Fit. <lb/>
New York, August <lb/>
World tomorrow will say that Bob <lb/>
by a Canadian of high financial <lb/>
standing to lose his tight with <lb/>
and that <lb/>
treated the suggestion with ton- <lb/>
The proposition is said to <lb/>
have come in a letter from Mon- <lb/>
In a New York Police Court the <lb/>
other day a Boston man who bad <lb/>
been arrested the instance of his <lb/>
wife on the charges of desertion <lb/>
nun support presented a novel <lb/>
defense. He alleged that his wife <lb/>
had consulted an astrologer, who <lb/>
told her that she was to <lb/>
lie married at least twice. was <lb/>
her first said <lb/>
man. I saw that it was <lb/>
up to me to get a move I had <lb/>
to either die or skip and I <lb/>
preferred lo The court, <lb/>
however, declined to follow that <lb/>
line of reasoning, put tho man <lb/>
under to support hi wife, re <lb/>
of the astrologer's <lb/>
cope. <lb/>
To Farmers of North <lb/>
You are especially invited to at- <lb/>
tend the sessions of the second an- <lb/>
convention of the <lb/>
States Association of the <lb/>
of Agriculture at Raleigh, <lb/>
Aug. in the <lb/>
Carolina agricultural build- <lb/>
Many topics of interest u <lb/>
the farmer, gardener and orchard- <lb/>
will be discussed. Hun. <lb/>
James Wilson, secretary of <lb/>
culture, will lie present, besides <lb/>
many other distinguished men of <lb/>
science. <lb/>
A rate of one and <lb/>
has been secured, and order to <lb/>
secure the benefit the low rate <lb/>
you should purchase a straight <lb/>
fare ticket from your station, ask- <lb/>
for a certificate of purchase. <lb/>
This certificate will be signed by <lb/>
the secretary of the association at <lb/>
will entitle lo I <lb/>
return ticket at one cent a mile. <lb/>
Be sure to get certificate When you , <lb/>
purchase your ticket. <lb/>
I hope many of the farmers of <lb/>
Stale will attend. <lb/>
s. L. <lb/>
Commissioner. <lb/>
Pointed <lb/>
Two weak partners arc seldom <lb/>
able to make a business firm. <lb/>
When suspicion enters the door <lb/>
goes out el window. <lb/>
Men like to be laughed at for <lb/>
their wit, but not their folly. <lb/>
No man ever succeeded in <lb/>
a will that was satisfactory to <lb/>
alibis heirs. <lb/>
wisdom of the sage is <lb/>
ply the art of concealing his <lb/>
from others. <lb/>
If you once get into habit of <lb/>
telling the truth you will find <lb/>
much easier than lying. <lb/>
The real proof of the pudding is <lb/>
in stale of your <lb/>
morning sifter you have eaten it. <lb/>
Chicago News, <lb/>
Starts to <lb/>
London, August <lb/>
to a Si. Petersburg special, a <lb/>
gram has been at the <lb/>
Russian capital from Shanghai an- <lb/>
the departure of Li <lb/>
Hung Chang for <lb/>
Fire at Norfolk. <lb/>
Norfolk, Va. August <lb/>
wholesale and retail hardware es- <lb/>
of The Henry Walks <lb/>
Company, was visited by lire this <lb/>
morning between five and six <lb/>
o'clock. The blaze started the <lb/>
office and was discovered by a <lb/>
who sent a general <lb/>
alarm. The spread rapidly <lb/>
but after a hard light for forty <lb/>
minutes fire was extinguished. <lb/>
Of lire is unknown, <lb/>
but Is supposed lo have been an <lb/>
electric wire The ear <lb/>
a stock worth <lb/>
The loss is roughly estimated at <lb/>
fully covered by <lb/>
i ranee. It the cum <lb/>
will resume business in <lb/>
thirty days. <lb/>
Valentine Turns to <lb/>
John Valentine, president <lb/>
of the Express Com- <lb/>
who was a strong supporter <lb/>
or President <lb/>
contributor to the <lb/>
fund four years ago. <lb/>
has declared for <lb/>
A letter from him dated San <lb/>
Francisco was given at Democratic <lb/>
national headquarters, In which be <lb/>
Believing that, bet ween claim <lb/>
Of that all men are en- <lb/>
titled to equal lights and <lb/>
the dogma of tyranny might <lb/>
snakes right there is no mid- <lb/>
ground, I favor the <lb/>
meat of Bryan aid Stevenson stud <lb/>
straight support of the Democratic <lb/>
As bead of one of the greatest <lb/>
express corporations <lb/>
and employer of thousands men <lb/>
in the Western, Middle Western <lb/>
and Pacific Coast States, President <lb/>
Valentine is considered by Dem- <lb/>
leaders a factor in the <lb/>
and his declaration for the <lb/>
Democratic nominee is expected to <lb/>
have considerable effect. <lb/>
Mr. H. Wilson has a com- <lb/>
in Sunday's Charlotte <lb/>
Observer calling on the Old Whigs <lb/>
and their descendants to get to- <lb/>
form a white <lb/>
this Stale that will com- <lb/>
the confidence and respect <lb/>
of all classes. <lb/>
was eliminated by the <lb/>
of amend- <lb/>
many us who advocate <lb/>
greater liberty of political opinion <lb/>
and action fondly hope and believe <lb/>
-then Mr Wilson's idea may <lb/>
root later the time <lb/>
while people can <lb/>
without endangering the <lb/>
Commonwealth. There are <lb/>
questionably a good many people <lb/>
Ibis State who have in recent <lb/>
years remained in the Democratic <lb/>
almost solely account of <lb/>
the color are really Re- <lb/>
publicans on national issues, But <lb/>
what we stalled out to say is that <lb/>
if the national Republican <lb/>
ever hopes lo besoms really res- <lb/>
it must change <lb/>
its style of doing business, II <lb/>
must in this section eliminate <lb/>
from prominence in party <lb/>
councils and holding, <lb/>
and it must also eliminate its <lb/>
while leaden who hate, by <lb/>
their association the <lb/>
become a offensive, if not more no <lb/>
than he is. Whenever the mil inn <lb/>
party does this it <lb/>
nay some accessions in the <lb/>
South. it its ways <lb/>
lo the South its pen <lb/>
pie, its increase membership in <lb/>
this section will lie least <lb/>
for many years lo <lb/>
ville I mail,<lb/>
TO PEOPLE, AND Cl OP <lb/>
PITT ADJOINING COUNTIES. <lb/>
We are still in the forefront of the race after your patronage <lb/>
We oiler the best Selected line of <lb/>
General Merchandise <lb/>
lo be found in an;, store County. Well bought choice <lb/>
selections, the creations of Hie best manufacturers of America <lb/>
and Europe. Seasonable all the year round. Spring, Bummer <lb/>
and Winter. We are at work for and our mutual ad- <lb/>
vantage. It is our pleasure lo show you what you want stud to <lb/>
sell you if we can. We you the very service, polite <lb/>
attention, and most terms consistent with a well <lb/>
established business built sip strictly on own merits. <lb/>
When you come to market you will not do yourself justice <lb/>
if you do not see our immense before buying elsewhere. <lb/>
Remember us and following lines general merchandise. <lb/>
Goods and Notions, <lb/>
Hats Caps, Silks and Satins, <lb/>
Jackets Capes, Carpets, Mattings and Oil <lb/>
Shoes. <lb/>
Men's, Women's and Shoes. and <lb/>
Harness, Horse Blankets and Dusters. <lb/>
Groceries. <lb/>
Flour, Meal. Sugar, Send Is. <lb/>
Hardware, <lb/>
Plows, Casting and Plow Nails and Rope. <lb/>
Furniture. <lb/>
for Furniture and everything that line. <lb/>
We buy strictly for Cash, but sell for Either Cash or Approved <lb/>
Credit. Our motto is Honesty, Merit Square Dealing. <lb/>
Your Friends, <lb/>
be weekly crop <lb/>
sued says.<lb/>
In crop ions caused by <lb/>
areas, the <lb/>
reports of crop c <lb/>
the week Monday, August <lb/>
WOO, are generally <lb/>
Thunder showers <lb/>
curred Mi i ., i Thurs- <lb/>
day nights, v. most <lb/>
precipitation along the <lb/>
line from Charlotte through <lb/>
to Norfolk, hut north <lb/>
south of this line, a well r the <lb/>
majority of onus near the coast <lb/>
and in the very <lb/>
no <lb/>
r., . .- in those <lb/>
counties here and the <lb/>
soil is hum dry all ruin did not <lb/>
cur its influence was but temporary, <lb/>
and soil i- now as dry j <lb/>
. The heal hi- <lb/>
. n was again <lb/>
degrees daily above the <lb/>
with maximum from degree <lb/>
degrees every tiny of the week. <lb/>
Reward <lb/>
The readers of this paper will lie <lb/>
pleased to learn there is at <lb/>
one disease that <lb/>
science has teen able to cure in all <lb/>
its stages, and is Catarrh <lb/>
Hall's Catarrh Cure i- the only <lb/>
cure known to the mi <lb/>
fraternity Catarrh being ii <lb/>
disease, requires a eon <lb/>
treatment. Hall's Ca- <lb/>
Cure i- i a ken internally, act- <lb/>
directly upon the blood and <lb/>
mucous surfaces of system, <lb/>
thereby destroy the foundation <lb/>
of the disease, and giving the pa- <lb/>
I strength by building up the <lb/>
in ion assisting nature in <lb/>
doing work. The proprietors <lb/>
have -H much faith its curative <lb/>
powers, they offer One Hun- <lb/>
Dollars for any ease Unit it <lb/>
to cure. Send for list of <lb/>
Props., <lb/>
Ohio. <lb/>
Sold by Druggists, <lb/>
Family Pills are the beat. <lb/>
Use Good Plows. <lb/>
We have just received a of South and <lb/>
Single and Double home. Call and Bee <lb/>
before buying. We also <lb/>
Tools, <lb/>
Plow Gear <lb/>
Headquarters For <lb/>
Builder's Hardware, Heady Roofing Beady Mixed <lb/>
Paints, Nails and i-, <lb/>
the drought <lb/>
-iii tilt almost <lb/>
lulled , and is i, <lb/>
those <lb/>
which have retched no rain what- <lb/>
ever. for full <lb/>
possible; very have <lb/>
been sown; fodder pulling however <lb/>
ha made good headway. <lb/>
holding well <lb/>
on clay land-; ail crops <lb/>
have unquestionably <lb/>
very much; the rain of the 10th <lb/>
caused some places <lb/>
a large of correspondent <lb/>
Mate i cotton bob are very <lb/>
small and arc opening prematurely <lb/>
and In,; mi cotton cannot <lb/>
tail to be short and inferior <lb/>
fresh blossom are n forming <lb/>
and shedding All re <lb/>
port agree that the cot ion crop <lb/>
in the Male, once the most <lb/>
crop in state, ha been <lb/>
cut short by drought. <lb/>
Picking has c <lb/>
Oral been <lb/>
throughout the sec- <lb/>
where showers occurred ibis <lb/>
k may y h Id a fair crop trader <lb/>
fill i i con lit ions, <lb/>
lie ill; col ii n. I, i- no very <lb/>
in i I it r . dried i p <lb/>
be u the ha, c <lb/>
. . I. i <lb/>
-1 . i . . n In , i . p <lb/>
oral; mil curing have ad- <lb/>
steadily, <lb/>
potatoes rice do u In be <lb/>
well, though refreshed by <lb/>
showers here In <lb/>
are Worthless. <lb/>
apples bate -an <lb/>
have dropped <lb/>
apple- are poor, and on <lb/>
the a h apple . i <lb/>
through many counties of <lb/>
Blue report a full line <lb/>
crop. <lb/>
i h.- pupil a New <lb/>
school v ho bad sent from <lb/>
her for two weeks <lb/>
ill- u i i from <lb/>
her n absent <lb/>
Monday. please .-m use in i. <lb/>
absent -he had a <lb/>
sole <lb/>
-he had a sore <lb/>
i- tin <lb/>
had e was ah <lb/>
soul ii i lay, ill a i re <lb/>
limit lain <lb/>
v. el. <lb/>
Near ST. V., far- <lb/>
mi are digging baked potatoes <lb/>
from their Ids. The farms <lb/>
adjoin a peat bog, <lb/>
peal inns back under the land. <lb/>
the bog look lire from <lb/>
some source, has burning <lb/>
i since. In tire lists <lb/>
back under potato <lb/>
patches, and the potatoes <lb/>
bet nicely iii the ground. <lb/>
Dr. It. house at <lb/>
was burned yesterday. <lb/>
During wind storm yesterday <lb/>
afternoon spark from u tobacco <lb/>
set the woods Ore near the <lb/>
house, sparks from the wood <lb/>
et tin on Ore. In a little <lb/>
Million would lie <lb/>
to attempt to save house. <lb/>
other buildings <lb/>
wen from Had <lb/>
. been a lack of water in <lb/>
i ell on account of drought, <lb/>
have been saved. <lb/>
Dr. w living at Dover <lb/>
h id pall of hi- furniture burned <lb/>
in building. The residence <lb/>
was valued at was la- <lb/>
for Free <lb/>
Press, <lb/>
intelligent and observing <lb/>
gentlemen were discussing in our <lb/>
presence a few ago the power <lb/>
y, and how people <lb/>
the m who i gifted at <lb/>
ii g alongside man <lb/>
who Is not so gifted. These gen- <lb/>
ii a . ed that the <lb/>
money the <lb/>
a man's excellency i- growing. <lb/>
Many people who ought to have <lb/>
ii is i come regard <lb/>
purely by I heir power to make <lb/>
i- true with many <lb/>
who stand high in church <lb/>
circles. They forget many nobler <lb/>
when the special gift sit <lb/>
j making i- lacking a <lb/>
snake up. Scotland Neck<lb/>
BAKER k <lb/>
Building <lb/>
N C. <lb/>
Ai Middleton, N. hitch- <lb/>
en <lb/>
i i by -i I;. et the <lb/>
track two <lb/>
year ago, lime was <lb/>
population is <lb/>
tOO <lb/>
years ago. <lb/>
They are either playing a game <lb/>
or Republican manager an <lb/>
-cased. From private source it <lb/>
recently come to our <lb/>
edge that In <lb/>
India <lb/>
Illinois, and Hull I <lb/>
North Carolina. This is <lb/>
sin indication of how political <lb/>
Inn may I o fault, Tho <lb/>
Republicans have tin more chance <lb/>
to carry North Carolina in <lb/>
the Democrat to carry <lb/>
-which I all. <lb/>
i In pi i. <lb/>
not worth much just yet. <lb/>
i i <lb/>
tut b <lb/>
and fever i- a bottle of <lb/>
chill Tonic. It <lb/>
I inland in a form <lb/>
No pure no pay. Pi hie <lb/>
Dr. Ii. <lb/>
DENTIST,<lb/>
White <lb/>
store.<lb/>
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