Have You Forgot
THAT i AM AN
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What
Pry Goods, Dress Goods, Shoes
Hats, Shirts, Pants, Hardware
AND A OF OTHER THING
in war , WHICH, AM to mention
Come to see me for your next Barrel of Flour
Yours to please-
las. B. White.
LITTLE NONSENSE.
Juvenile Pilferer Made
Terms With His
A gentleman v. best fruit orchards
hid Mas very often robbed caught
a boy up one trees one day
last autumn.
down, you rascal,
shouted the
fear and you replied
the urchin.
I'll wait till you
said the lad.
They had waited about an hour
when an idea occurred to the boy.
Snatching an apple, he took a steady
aim and hit the old fellow on the
head with it.
What's up
fast I'm to keep
till every apple's oil the tree
unless promise not to lick
if I'm to pet a I'm nun
to me sport for it. What
old fellow had to agree.
London Answers.
Pills
M Ms t
Dyspepsia, Constipation, Sick
Headache,
ALL DISEASES from a
Torpid Liver and Bad Digestion
h easy t
lake No Substitute.
in 1666.
J. W. CO.
Norfolk. Va,
Cotton Factors and handlers of
Bagging. Ties and Nags.
and shipments
solicited.
OLD DOMINION
TWO PREMIUMS HAVE BEEN PAID IN THE;
NEWARK. N. J. HAS
Value,
Cash Value.
Paid-up Insurance,
Extended that works automatically,
Is
Will be reinstated If arrears be paid wit bin on month while you
are living, or within three years after lapse, upon satisfactory evidence
of and payment of arrears with interest.
second No Restrictions. Incontestable.
are payable the beginning of the and cf each
succeeding year, provided the premium for the current year be paid.
They may be To reduce Premiums, or
To Increase the Insurance, or
To make policy payable as an daring the lifetime
of insured.
L. SUGG,
Greenville, N. C.
Never Hit Him at All.
The Judge What did you hit
this man with anyway J
hit
yet honor.
The But look him.
He's in a horrible condition. Surely
you didn't do that with your fists.
honor.
J be the heels and bumped
a brick wall a few times. Hut
I didn't hit
How It Seemed to the Pup.
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of collecting taxes due for the year
C. I. Smith's Store, Heaver Dam
Township, Monday. March at
a. m.
Mar. at
at o'clock.
Falkland, Wednesday, Mar.
Gum Swamp church,
township, Thursday, Mar. at
a. in.
Mar. IS, at
o'clock.
Carolina township, Fri-
day, Mar.
Factoids. Friday, Mar.
Ayden, township,
Friday, Mar.
Johnson's Mills. Creek
township, Friday Mar.
township,
Friday. Mar.
the law ibis is the last
call for adding cost.
All Who mil to pay by
will levied on and the cost add-
ed to their r-s.
The Constitutional Amendment
provides that vote
fails to pay his poll tax.
Fay your taxes in lime to save
coals and to save your vote.
Sheriff.
WHEN
Dry Goods, Groceries, Confections,
etc., go to
Mrs. L. H. WHITE,
Black Jack, X. C.
Nice line goods hand. Prices low
produce bought for cash or in
for goods.
There was. only one
can that Tommy tied on to the
pup's tail, but after
Dr. D James,
day, Pray
Rev. Booth, pastor.
Steamer My res leave
ton daily at A. M. for Greet.-
II, for Washington. St.
raves u v
school a. M.
M or
A. Allen
San
Steamer
Greenville Mondays, Wednesday .
and Fridays at A. M. for Tar-
leave Tarboro for Greenville
Tuesdays, and Saturdays
at A. M. carries freight only.
Connecting at Washington
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
York and
ton, and for all points for the West
with railroads at Norfolk.
Shippers should order
the Old Dominion Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Boy from Baltimore
and Line from
Boston.
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Washington, N. C
J. Aft.,
Greenville, N. C.
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DEALER
THE GREENVILLE
-that nun run n mile it
teemed in i like this.
Low Rates to Charleston Exposition via
Atlantic Coast Line.
The toast Line
way Company the fol-
lowing low rates to Charleston s.
on of the
Una and West
S. C.
Dee. 1st, to June 1st 1802.
The following lilies apply from
Greenville,
111.30 Tickets to be oM dally
until and May 31st
final limit ten
days in addition to dale of
sale.
115.45 to he sold daily
until and including May 1902.
June
For Pullman
and any write
or call
II. M.
Pass. N.
J. K.
Greenville, N.
Y.
CO.
Cotton Bagging and Ties always
on hand
Fresh goods kept constantly an
hand. Country produce and
sold. A trial will convince you.
D. W.
Manufacturers of
Doors, Sash and Blinds,
Interior and Exterior Finishings
for Fine Modern and Cheap Build
lap,
We solicit your patronage and
to give satisfaction in
prices, styles and work.
Please send your onion to
Greenville Co.
N. C.
IN
Whichard, N. C.
The Stock complete In every
payment and prices as low as the
lowest. Highest market
paid produce.
Sunday, Bar
i. B.
school a. m. a. B.
P. H. Hard-
Minister. Morning and even-
prayer with sermon every 1st
and 3rd Sunday, far services
every 2nd 4th Sunday.
a. an., W. B.
B. Brown, superintendent. Litany
every Wednesday a.
second,
and fourth Sundays in each
month Prayer meeting Wednesday
night. D. W. Davis, pastor.
Sunday school P. M., W. B.
LODGES
A. F. A A. M.
No. meets first and
Monday evening. K. B.
W. M. J. B.
I. O. O. Lodge, No.
IT. Meets every Tuesday evening.
L. H. O. W.
K. of Lodge,
OS, meets every Friday evening,
C. Forbes, L.
son, K. of B. and
B. Vance No
1696, meets every Thursday even-
W. B. Secretary, J.
A. O. Council,
No. meets every first and third
nights in Odd Fellow
Hall. J. Z. Gardner, Worthy
Chief; D. Smith, See
I. O. Conclave
No. meets every second and
f Monday nights in Odd
lows Hall. W. B. Wilson
Smith
And the run half tin
i- I --1 from
that can
what of It-
Sweet Things.
Mia gel wed-
ding ll i- morning which
team quite now.
aren't they just
swell Do know, I'm going
mine like that when I'm
Miss my dear,
will be dais by that
time
It
cm tinder land
I said Mrs.
it's n- said Mr
I m tin
air
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Hall I
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A f II m till e ll i i one
the in ll ho n hold, and
in
hi o v ii- i
lie n ii all lite
tho an
upper . ., or
Thou i i
loss of hi lbs i n
where i
about on i
Tin- c i hi I ill
contain n of camphor, some
Inn i. ii few of
nine in i
oil, . ii . i, i-
and
things have been triad
and found good.
Should r of the family
be burned cover the
portion linseed oil
Ho ii it with cotton
WOOL Allow it Io remain twenty-
hours. .
The bill deferred u
drivel a to burrow,
Adam belonged to the
very and yet they
were never to of their
now
game of
Garden will soon be want-
Hie get it.
Many it cuts an old
when he tries to stave him
self.
it deaf can get a heal-
in court.
Life i but it one
another goes down.
The who
art demanding in rail
road rates ought to be
are two
cents mile In Minnesota, while
in this part of country they
almost charge a man for looking at
lime Journal.
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GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, TUESDAY, MARCH
NO
-AT-
inn
Wilkinson
The Truest Thing We Ever Didn't Say.
BUT DID AND ONLY REPEAT.
Not whether total you after inventory that
stocks were then in record condition, which we mean
C lea re at clinkers. If we didn't it was the truest tiling
we aver didn't say.
Of all the hard lessons a merchant has to learn the
is OVER.
Into goods lately bought, light and still Io
fashion, It's mighty bard to knife. But do it ho
often must, or suffer later. due to you. well as us,
that we start new season WE DO.
WHITE QUILTS.
A SALE OF WHITE QUILTS AT THAT WILL
TONGUE IN PITT COUNTY TO WAGGING.
VALIANT WHITE QUILT that was never sold for less
have to go In this sale at
WHITE QUILT that yon can't match at less than
after this sale at
WHITE QUILT that has been the talk of the
county sell It at now has to go in this
IMPORTED CHOICE PATTERNS in Marseilles Batten Finish
Quilt that are the world over for l, In this sale at
RICKS WILKINSON.
BETHEL ITEMS.
N. O, Feb.
Sherrod of Hamil-
ton spent Sunday In town.
B. W. Mosley and W. R.
spent In
H. L. Salisbury, of
spent Sunday in this place.
Mr. sod Mrs. James Bryant, of
spent Saturday and
day with Mrs. M. O.
James Andrews, A. C. L. agent,
at spent
here.
J. W. Thomas spent Tuesday in
Tarboro.
Miss Bella is visiting Miss
Pearlie of Parmele,
this week.
Miss Essie of this
place, left Wednesday for
J. W. Rose spent Monday
and Tuesday In Tarboro and re-
turned Wednesday.
Mrs M. . Blount left
for Baltimore to purchase a spring
line of millinery.
J. J. Barker spent Tuesday
night Tarboro.
Miss Sadie Beverly, of Edge
spent Sunday with Misses
Balls and Bose.
D. C. Moore, of Greenville, spent
Wednesday In business.
M. Cherry, of Mount Olive
Is visiting relatives here.
Tom Howard, of Tarboro,
Monday Tuesday here.
Miss Harrell, of Tarboro,
spent Sunday with Miss
Mayo.
Misses and Grimes
spent with Miss
Mayo.
Mrs. S. A. and children
are Mrs. Frank
C. H. James spent Wednesday
In Tarboro.
Mrs. D. S. Harper spent
In Conetoe.
Harry Whedbee, of Greenville,
spent Wednesday in town on bus-
J. W. of Greenville,
drummer the Sup-
ply Co., is In
Spring seems to have sprung.
BLACK JACK ITEMS.
Blackjack, N. C, Mar.
Mis. Louisa Dixon Abram
Dillon returned from a
visit to Snow Hill and
Mrs. Sue and children,
Mamie Ruth Jesse, Sat-
and with Mrs.
Cox at Calico.
W. H. Wynne and Elder Clark
retained front.
W. F. Evans returned
Miss is spending
some time with her brother, Jesse
Misses Annie White
Wednesday with
Miss Nannie
W. H. Wynne and W. F. Evans
have announced that they will
meet at school house Friday
night for the purpose of organic
a debating society.
Misses Nannie Annie
White spent Wednesday afternoon
visiting at W. H. Wynne school.
Mrs. J. H. Mills and Mrs. Sue
made a visit Io New
Town one day last week.
GRIFTON ITEMS.
Mar. b.
Capt. W. J. Pope went on a bus- j
trip to Monday.
Geo. Dixon, of Maple Cypress, I
paid town a visit Sunday.
L. O. Cox went Io Greenville
Monday.
Mrs. W. Blount returned to
New Bern Monday after
visit here.
P. of New Bern, arrived
in the city Tuesday.
Mr. representing
Goldsboro Drug Co., was here
Vance Wall arrived Saturday
from High where he has
been to recuperate his health after
a severe attack of typhoid fever.
W. H. Patrick baa opened a
livery business here We
are glad to know when we want a
class horse and we can
get it.
Mrs. C. J. Rivenbark, of Golds
spent I he day here Monday
with her sou, Karl.
The river is falling very slow
here, not even as fast as it rose.
The fishermen are looking for lot
of shad and other fish this season.
Some are already being caught near
here in skim nets. The water is
too high for
J. P. and Fred
went to Kinston Tuesday.
Earl Rivenbark left for
Tuesday, where he thinks of
locating.
There was a and
magic lantern show up in Lang's
hall Tuesday night with a very
small crowd.
Mrs. O. Bland is now at
more buying spring millinery
goods.
Miss of
has been visiting Mrs. Kittrell n
few days.
of Craven,
was here Thursday soliciting or-
for a drug firm of Norfolk.
J. C. and O. W. Gaskins
gave a shad stew and fry on Tin-
beach Wednesday.
DEPARTMENT
This I Hug milled In
new, ml
few specialties.
I lie lime. day
only cull your attention to a
Plated Ware.
This la the MM serviceable ware you can get. It is a heavy
plain on a copper body, so it is almost We
have I It Is are in coffee lea poll different butler and
sugar and water pitchers serving dishes, syrup pots,
cuspidors, waiters, fee. If you use Ibis ware once you will never
want other kind for it is c belt.
and China Ware.
It is no use to say anything this department for everybody
knows are the crockery people in this par of the world.
always carry a large Mock and you ran select I he pieces for
Dinner and T a Set
Io suit yourself,
you do not Did
i is much better having to what
yon over use any of these new goods in
Anti-Bust Ware.
It is guaranteed never to rust. Conic and ask for In fact
we carry almost everything needed to Hi up your kitchen.
sitting-room, or parlor. All we you is Io conic
in and call for what you Want, try to keep the very best in
each departments think em please you both in price
quality. All we ask is a trial.
J. B. Cherry Co.
The Only Department in
GREENVILLE
HOW THIS FOR THE
The Republican is certain I
doing C. logs these days which
lie the cause of losing fr
lull claim ever had of promoting
the business interests of
Tie most recent display of
weakness is action of the
S mile committee on immigration,
which bus decided in favor of the
bill Including the from
Slates and also from
Philippines, a further
provision Chinese sailors
lie employed on ships of
American register except In cases
of only until
oilier can lie secured. In
forecasting a report on
measure sonic days ago, out
Washington correspondent pointed
mil Strong arguments brought
to bear against too rigid Chinese
exclusion by Southern
interest, which
necessarily look to the Orient for
sale of a great part of
goods tine of Hie strongest point
made by the Republicans when the
relent inn of the Philippines Was
first broached Was it would
help keep Hie policy
in China in working older and
give American a
basis from which to sell millions
worth of goods to
Chinese, and yet lit
they take steps to enact a
law not only entirely Io exclude
these people from our shores, but
from islands in their own part of
world, in the work of develop-
which they have been one of
the factors. The China-
limn is not a fool when it comes to
trade matters, sod be will doubt-
less take measures in retaliation
and cause Io have Io threaten
The Republican party
wains to maintain
kind of an open door to China
is used iii a rat trap, the open part
being all on the outer
Observer,
Small crops, unsalable I m
result from want of
Potash.
Vegetables are especially
fond of Potash.
our free pamphlets.
KAN
Ba,
It is supposed tho
gentleman who foil out of a
wagon cracked his skull
against the brick will
sue the town
ham Herald.
Why certainly. Didn't the
town have placed, or permitted to
be placed, the brick Just exactly
where the head of the gentleman
could or did strike
This reminds us of another case
of equal dignity which occurred
recently. A little girl boarded a
street railway, and soon discover-
ed seated, front of her an
narrating
the circumstance she declared with
feeling she never so
cared in life. Her little broth
who listened with i
concern much mixed w,
promptly said, you
ought to sue that railroad company
fur
lie had been reading recent court
decisions as to
no Post.
The Vila of
A forcible of the
of intensified farming comes
from southern G nil ford. A young
man we withhold
planted two acres of tobacco in the
spring of Concentrating his
energies on a small crop be brought
It Io a high stale i f cultivation,
more than usual.
His father planted a crop of
acres on the same farm from which
he less money than the I
eon. The labor expense at-
to the crop six acres
would, had they been expended on
third acreage, brought
more clean cash to farmer,
honestly believe. of
ii Strength could have been
used at it less cost those em-
ployed on six acres. Double
the of cultivation would
have emailed less work on the
smaller crop. In curing and hand
Hug the work would have
less, and in returns there would
nave been a decided advantage.
Greensboro Patriot.
BAKER HART,
Headquarters
f PB
When Arc Lite.
The court judges of
forth Carolina are fast falling into
a elision of recent origin which is
as senseless as it is unjust. We
refer to the failure of judges to
rive at the points where courts are
to be held promptly at opening
hour of court on the first day.
This week Judge Coble is hold-
court in Winston. He was
due in Winston Monday morn-
but failed to arrive before
Tuesday. The loss of an entire
day work, a positive injustice Io
county, but Judge Coble
cannot be ill contempt of his own
court people of will
have to grin and bear It. We do
lint single OUt Coble, for
instance is only an illustration
AMERICAN FOOLISHNESS.
Souvenirs of Prince
visit to Washington command
high prices. Andres, head
winter at the New Willard, has a
was presented to him
by Deny. He has been of-
large sums for the which
is an Imperial gold with the
princes initial in diamonds above
it.
A white house who
in securing an autograph
from the prince has offered
it, but he more.
The embassy and the
while home have been by
people seek some little article
with the prince was
Bits of towels used by
prince at the arc eagerly
sought by those who have
erase.
Guests at the state dinner to the
prince at the white house can com-
their own prices for a menu
card. There were but printed
consequently, they are scarce.
hangs over a bar a local
The proprietor says he has refused
for it. The chair in which
the prince rode the electric
road to Mount Vernon is displayed
in a furniture show window,
elaborately decorated with German
and American Hags, and has a big
price Free Press.
It to overestimate the
the value a good superintendent
r done by an
tent one, says the Atlantic
Journal. Just us the teach-
is school, the
dent is the school system, which
regardless of statutes and legal re-
strict inns, will seldom be either
or worse than it is made by
the ability care of super-
We have just added Steam Supply to our business
will -ell in this line vary low. See us in ant of of In.
will . en any j e say it is In Hie
Angle Valves, Standard Globe
and Angle Valves, Check Water
Oil Cups, Air Cocks. Steam Hancock
U. S. Injectors, Cocks, Steam
Pipe all Pipe Pitting all sixes.
LINE OF Parking, Robber Bolt,
Belt, Belt, Belt Luring;, Belt Hooks, Ac.
The new York bankers favor
the bill before Congress to make
silver dollars exchangeable for
gold. The alleged reason for this
Is to the parity. All
Congress would have to do Io
cure would be to give silver
same legal standing that gold
has, then let the
pay it out and otherwise treat it as
Star.
SOLE AGENTS
cum-
ins in which courts are held for
judges to delay these courts.
Witnesses jurors are required
to In. hand promptly at
opening hour of court every
Should they absent
elves they in contempt and
Iii the payment of a
line or Imprisonment This is good
and well, for wheels justice
Should not lie clogged to soil the
convenience of any Individual.
Hut law that governs absentees
should apply with equal force
and witness.
bury Sun.
Least the Past la the Face.
progress of a bed mid toward
consumption lie terrible sudden.
Don't let this ugly fact you, but
you begin to cough take Alien's Lung
Balsam, that atop, the by curing
containing
merely th. cough for a There
is no narcotic drug la Allen's Lung Bel
saw. Bold by all
machine. Sewer lip and Farm Drain Tile
Garland Cook Stoves.
BAKER HART.
The Prosecuting Attorney of
con Wyoming has en
suit against
Casper, that state,
The
and signed a petition
asking that he an assistant
In a murder trial, and he alleges
that his i reputation was
thereby its -inn
named.
Chamber of Commerce of
Tenn., has unanimous-
passed resolutions urging the
Io the
school of State on and
personal properly from to US
cents.
Ina lengthy discussion of
subject was brought out that the
average school term for the state
them- only ninety six days and the
average salary of school teachers
only thirty-one dollars per month.
Doe of the members in a vigorous
speech advocated the resolutions
ft out commercial standpoint
atone, declaring eight or
nine school term in the
country
1.1 of Immense financial val-
to as education not
increases earning capacity
people, but also increases ill like
manner their desire to purchase
more goods of every
Kev.
lay at Asheville.
died Tues.
The Best for Malaria
i bills is a of
It is simply
I cure,
Pay. Ma
ft
f .
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REFLECTOR
N. C.
D. J. WHICHARD, Ed. A Owner
at the Post Office at
Greenville, N. C, as
Hail Matter.
March
Thirty thousand men in r-
industries are on u strike
Boston.
Ex-Gov. T.
died Monday
a stroke of
Sunday's Charlotte Observer
reached Greenville Wednesday
Good Idea of railroad con-
and broken schedules.
A steamer on the Mississippi
river capsized a squall and
Wednesday morning.
of the passengers and crew were
drowned.
GIVING AWAY
The Overstepping Their Au
The Hoard of Aldermen held a
special meeting Friday night, the
object as stated in call,
the purpose locating line
accepting street at
MK J. K.
A paper was presented tatting
forth in substance that the
Land
their property the
South part of Greenville provided
fur ii street wide to lie
known Eleventh street, and it
the street bad
accepted its
length by the town, that a
building bad erected that pro
jetted feet over the line
contemplated for the street,
the proposition was made by the
owners to to the town a
street feet wide from Pitt Street
to Greene street from Pitt
to street; the Baaed of Al-
in accepting same to or-
that Eleventh street between
the points named shall be only
I feet wide instead of
As roads are getting better now I Aldermen relinquishing to the
Winterville Department.
NEWSY HAPPENING AND
NOTE
people will jog along lose sight
of the need of good roads. Yet
there is much complaint when they
get bail again.
We heard a man remark that
the sale of fertilizers in Pitt county
this season would lie larger
ever Perhaps the same
thing can be said of several other
aid
The head of t
continues to grow larger, lie has
instructed that his
Cabinet do no more talking on the
outside what
Cabinet meetings. He such
information M goes to I ha public
shall I given out through bis
Secretary. Teddy will think
he is the whole thing after awhile.
Some of our people are becoming
interested the subject of
a hospital Greenville,
and we understand that a free site
would lie given on which to place
such an institution. A well man-
aged hospital would help Green-
ville many ways prove a
blessing to people. com
could easily maintain a
hospital,
In making no the special
of the State Guard to act as
an escort to Governor and
represent North Carolina at
Charleston exposition, the follow
lag companies were First
Regiment, companies I rum Win-
Durham
cord; Second Regiment,
ton, Washington, and
Edenton; Third Regiment,
Henderson, Oxford and Hurling
ton. The First Regiment Band, of
Asheville, will music
Too many school districts and a
desire to have a little free
house every man's dour has been
the cause of much ignorance all
over this country. A good, large
district, a good,
and a first teacher, arc all
essential. It is a plea are to note
i lint many of our people are seeing
as they should. Some are
yet clinging to their mistaken and
conceptions. Lexington
Dispatch.
occupants any right the town may
have to the property.
When the reading of this paper
was completed Alderman Hooker
moved that it be adopted, the
being seconded by
A general discus-ion of
the matter followed.
Alderman King offered an
amendment, seconded by Alder-
man White, that the Arm of John
E. I'd., their heirs, sue
assigns, be granted the
use of the feet of land on Kiev
now covered by their
free of all charge, so long
as their present factory occupies
amendment was lost, and
more discussion the original
notion when the paper
was adopted, Aldermen Booker,
Coward
voting for it.
White voting against it. Alder
man was absent.
The action of the Kurd of Al
is virtually giving away
feet of a which they had
no right to do, which Hr-
will not stand the
test of law will not be valid.
The tacts as them
areas be Greenville
Land and Improvement Co. bought
a body land on the South of
Greenville which they divided into
lots streets and
selling, disposing of many lots.
Later the property was embraced
corporal of the
tow II.
Sometime after the residue of
properly was sold to L. C. Arthur
deeded to him by
sheets. Lust year Mr. Arthur
a lot to John K. J.
K. and Other for the
pm of building a tobacco
and deeding this lot m
the extend feet
out in Eleventh street. The
chasers went ahead limit
the property, course being en-
Unaware they were
upon the street. While
it is unfortunate that their build-
extends the street the town
is in mi way responsible, fur it,
the Aldermen have no light to
give I be street away.
day th
port, near here,
to rope a vicious bull
down by the and had one
rib broken, besides receiving oilier
painful hurts. Mr.
protect hold
to the brute's until as
e being the
ground, the animal
standing over him making frantic
efforts to do him further harm.
The gentleman is to be
lated, for it was a narrow escape
from death.
K. M. of
has moved his family here
and they will make this their future
home.
W. R. and Simon
of were here
Thursday investigating the Hun
sucker
Mrs. Zeb Ricks, of Wharton,
who has been visiting her father,
Capt. W. M. is now a
visit to relatives in
Rev. Fred left yes-
for
R. J. Chapman and daughter,
Miss Bessie, went to
Wednesday, Miss will
some time there visiting friends.
A Statement of Comparative Educational
Condition in Ten Southern States,
In 1900 the ten states south Po-
the Ohio and cast of the
, , Mississippi, including
n. J
this week D. C. Daven ,, .
yet only per cent of
total expenditure of public schools
was made in these states, and only
per cent of the of
public school property was these
states.
The per capita expenditure for
public varied from cents
in Alabama and M emus in North
ITEMS.
N. Mar.
Mr. and Mr. W. M. Lang went
to Kinston Sunday and returned
Wednesday.
Miss Mary and Mary An-
of Ayden, spent Saturday
and Sunday in the country
at A. J,
W. C. Dancy and J. J.
re in the country painting M. L.
new
There were two tires
yesterday. Some cotton at
the put was bully a
ARE
YOU
DEAF
Carolina to i in Massachusetts, tobacco on Mrs. E.
and in Nevada. The average place was burned.
for the whole country was 92.83; dwelling near by caught lire,
for these ten states only cents. out were put out without much
ALL CASES OF
DEAFNESS OR HARD HEARING
h ARE NOW CURABLE
by our Only born deaf are Incurable.
HEAD NOISES CEASE IMMEDIATELY.
r. A. OF
mm
I will now m
. I
thank, to your
mil case, to be at discretion.
I . for catarrh . a
n r it-
The average per capita for these
states was less one third the
average for the whole and
a little more one-fifth
the avenge for North Atlantic
and Western states. The average
damage. It much excite-
A debating society baa been form-
ed, and debate will be given next
Thursday night, March Sub
Women have equal
salary paid teachers for the entire rights with Those in the
school year varied from
males and for females in North
Carolina to for males and
for females in Massachusetts.
average for the whole
exclusive of these ten state, was
for male and 9312.22 for
females; for these ten state
affirmative W. B. Pollard, T.
H. and C. S. Barrett. Those
in the D. W. Arnold,
W. E. and J. M. Wind-
ham.
Miss Anna L. is visiting
her brother, Dr. Merrill,
at Falkland.
Miss Mamie King,
for males and for females.
The average number of days of I la visiting Miss Belcher
schooling each child of friends in this place,
i age varied fro n in North Caro- j Miss Vivian Parker is spending
e Ike who told at
but la tat
and tout
dirt
r I mm H a ft- to
I tar been I thank
. .
Baa to
in
F. A. S aid.
Our no , .
YOU CAN YOURSELF AT
ILL.
R. H. went to Farm- For the week with friends and relative
ville On his return U Snow Hill.
be lost the way and It in . Mr. and Mrs. o. w. Freeman
the wee hour when he n visiting bis
returned. Maybe it will not always
be .
James passed
yesterday.
Sol. M. Jones, of Bethel, came
be remembered also that only Prayer meeting was Mrs. W.
of the children of J. Wednesday evening
school age these ten slates were It will be at Mrs. If.
reported as enrolled in private ton's next time, Wednesday
down yesterday to visit his m evening, Match, h.
who is attending school here Moore is on the sick
Our town is being pretty well million We hope she may soon re
in the interest of fund cover.
J. I. of Greenville There bop
and J. J. Rogers, of both of Wednesday evening,
first class their line were A since There were about thirty couples in
the close of the war between attendance.
Mrs. of in Misses Woolen, Mary
came down evening and and Her
la visiting her daughter, Mrs. . the never the ring King
II. Ricks. or w a wounded were visitors to our They
Joseph represent lo rear. These report excellent lime.
the sheriff, was here on I beyond comparison Davis bu gone to Belt.-
13th collecting taxes. He paid re purchase spring and sum-
people the compliment Mug I by a brave noble
prompt their payments and that
it was a pleasure transact
with them.
Miss Emma after spend-
sometime visiting at
returned home yesterday.
Rev. C. W. Blanchard, of Kin-
came up on the train , r
, . of amusement and pleasure
. , .
w r. .,. in keeping with
W. B. of town, I D , , ,,
, , idea or the
was with us a abort
Is it creditable to us that such
comparisons as the above show Some people prefer to believe
such conditions as to what they bear rather than what
cation they see.
A Sunday of Sin A proposes
she has good reason to think a man
Thu Prince was given New won't.
York City last Sunday,
TO THE PUBLIC.
day.
in with the Continental .
Board of In town
A N. , and county, hero-
was given him in the at.
a. , ,. by the of Terrs
his request; he was given dinner accept or on toy
hag rt a a delegation of U . Terrs
more doubled the past i. V. . . or Hue
twelvemonths. It naturally grows W I
How to Grow
for Profit,
Prepare land well, manure well and plant a variety that
command a better price when you oner it on the market.
Two year ago I a peck of seed, planted them on half an
acre of land and picked a bale of cotton that weighed pounds,
shipped this cotton through Mr. R. J. Cobb together with several
other ball's of good variety bale sold for three eights of a cent
more per pound than the lot. The lint is far superior to any cotton
sold on market and yield is far ahead of anything we have in
this country. Numbers of the best farmer in the county my
crop growing the field and pronounced it a fine they ever
I am now offering these seed for sale at a bushel. Parties
wanting any of the seed will please send me order at once I
have a limited quantity for sale.
O. L.
Greenville, N. C.
A Southern Enter or For The South.
No k. Broad Richmond, Va.
In south the prevailed in that when In need of
Ft T -i one lake an North lo
mutt pay On and
f r v big to secure But Handler
tho Ida of a Strictly carrying a big of Medium to
the Highest Grades of Furniture, and coupled with LACE
AND department, In South at a point
where Cheap Rates he obtained and a long journey cut half In two, and have
a They today an t the people of North Caro-
Virginia near-by to in their MODERN
ESTABLISHMENT. Stock now complete to overflowing, many Improvements
have recently been made. All marked In P
plain discount often per cent I
LEADERS.
was dined
great style by that all of the lint elm Companies con-
to ninny different papers , , , .,
,, , . , I in order to honor a scion of the;
applications arc in for .
,. ,. , . house is not only
e congratulate our friend .,, , . . . .
disgusting, but it is sad to us.
II. A. WHITE.
congratulate our friend
of the King Weekly upon his
respondent from here. Frank is
a Jim dandy and will get
STATE
In North Carolina.
It will lie n mistake to
whole lot of
people of poll-
bis in order that they vote.
A in in should be willing tn pay
his nit towards of the
government if he i not will-
lie tie made to do it
anyhow.
The Democratic
of Chatham county,
requested the of that county
to let look over his hooks of
receipts order that they may
find out what white men Chat-
ham have not their tax.
Their object was to have all such
delinquents notified in person, s
that they may pay their pull tax
before May and lie able to
and vote. This request was re-
fused by the -lei ill His
action created among
the white of
Whatever is salable is
able. It is true and ever true that
a supply can create a demand M
surely as a demand will bring
about a . If one have
thing, however simple, waled an-
other want, he will have no
trouble in customers pro-
he advertises judiciously
and
The Scotland Neck Common-
wealth reports that
mules are near Tillery.
A barn burner in
plead guilty to the charge was
sentenced to thirty years the
penitentiary.
I. Ward, of is be-
brought out as a candidate for
Solicitor of this, the third,
district.
A Stale base ball league has
been organized composed of club
Charlotte, Durham.
and
ton.
While John of Burke
county, ., cutting timber, his
little four sou the
nay was crushed to death by
a falling tree.
day of reel and
ship is one of strong pillars of
foundation as a people. It
as we sec it, of the reasons for
car greatness as a nation, and fur
it to lie trodden under fool lo
please a little European in and
brass is a high crime
against good people of
of laud, flu ii key lam seems to have
some of folks by the
They talk do
all sorts of silly things to keep up
with the Prince procession. LaM
Sunday's doings amongst the
New Yorker was gay
costly no made the little
German feel be was somebody,
but with it a a high insult to
the great whose mighty band
kept us ugh the year.
The backbone of the
people were outraged by the
bath in Gotham in hon-
or of brother. It Is a
piece away l.-om us North
Carolinians, c arc American
and love the Sabbath.
N. C. Baptist.
It is not more than a quarter
century since, in practically all
lines of business, the advertiser
was a wholly unknown quantity.
Dr. J. L. M. Curry has
that of illiterates of
voting age in this country, to day the unknown quantity
The chief of man is to are found the late I is the fellow who never advertises,
both ends meet. slates.
Thomas Jefferson, the great
Democratic statesman, were alive
today, he might well say, as he
did in the early days of the re-
public, all thine I
the education of the common
will be attended There
is no other to power, prosper-
and
Your advertisement Re-
goos light along with its
work.
advertisements work
all the time building for
wise advertiser.
If you want people lo visit your
store put your advertisement where
it will be read, that is in
THE.
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timely on Important art by the
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We have and attractive
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ooh
Tell the good people that the
King Clothier
is now in Northern Markets
purchases for
Spring Summer
and as usual his store will be
headquarters for the finest
and best of,
Wear.
Always keep eye on
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EASTERN REFLECTOR
NOTICE.
If there a CROSS MARK
in the margin of this paper it
so to remind yon that you owe
The Eastern for
subscription a request
you to a-tile as early a
We need what
owe and you will not
keep u waiting for it.
This notice for those who
And the cross mark on their
paper
LOCAL REFLECTIONS.
up gun now and go a
Northern White Eli Seed at
S. M.
tobacco sales season is
ended.
Food for the potato bug get-
ting in ground.
It look like March is preparing
to give some bad weather.
Bring your fat Cattle to K. M.
and pet lb gross,
The Supply
tore near depot being paint-
ed.
A movement is on foot to
a cigar factory Greenville.
Push it
The passenger train made a big
Improvement and arrived exactly
on time Wednesday evening.
Southern Co. has
opened an office at Farmville,
terminus of the Eastern Carolina
i ail road.
Nelson Pee-
colored caught a
weighed We never saw a
one.
three weeks ago a
female pug dog. Information of
whereabouts left at
office will be appreciated.
Many of laud were turned
over dining the past week.
had a to work
and they used opportunity.
raising I occupying the
of a of
ville folk. Several Belgian hare
have shipped here
Greene A Hooker base opened
alley across lot they recently
purchased, street to
their coach shops and market.
It Is an improvement.
Mia. M. O. Is In northern
markets selecting her stock of mil-
for spring. Her spring open-
will take place the week before
Beater, when everybody should see
her display.
lecture on temperance
In Christian church, Fri-
day night, by G. W. John-
of Kinston, was excellent.
More of our people than were pies
should have heard him.
Stray stray red and
white steer, marked with crop and
hall moon in right ear and split
and half moon in left, has been
with our cattle for the last three
years. Owner is hereby notified
to call for same and pay charges.
W. E. Bro.
Stokes, N. C.
PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
Pitt County Now Hat Seven Established.
Superintendent W. H.
received hooks for
six school libraries to he lo
in this county,
lowing Farmville No.
No. Falkland No.
Farmville No. Swift Creek No.
No.
Solicitor L. I. Moore pave to
pay district of Carolina,
Falkland and Swift Creek.
Ex Sheriff It. King gave
for the part
The State only pays for six
a county, one hail
ready been established
No. So Mr. King s donation
enabled seventh library to be
established.
These libraries contain between
and volume and have been
selected with a view to the needs
of community. Much good is
expected to result from them.
Solicitor Moore and Mr. King
deserve credit for the interest they
have taken in education in
county as shown by the
lions they made for establishing
libraries.
Election This Year.
Although the election this year
will not be for President or Cover
nor, yet it will be quite an
election.
There are to be elected tea Con-
a legislature which will
elect a United Slates Senator to
succeed Senator
Court Judges to succeed
Chief Justice and
elate Justices Clark and Cook, ten
Superior Court Judges sixteen so-
and all county in-
Superior Court clerks.
Chiefly by
A London journalist tells the
business men unity
that the surprising
Americans in placing their pro.
ducts among English people
Is chiefly due to the skill
age with which ad-
he says,
tremendous of ad-
in its effect on the
of an industrial The
is a tribute the
importance of publicity to
Chokes the Sewer.
We hear
street committee that persona are
throwing trash, Including pieces
of wire, tin cans, etc., the sewer
Dickinson avenue near the
oh arch. Such trash
a will not float away and
chokes the sewers. It is probably
thoughtlessly thrown in by
while at play around the
mouth of the sewer, and parents
should Instruct them against It.
HOWDY DO.
Some Speak to Me, Some to You.
v, March 1902.
G. M. Lindsay, of Snow Hill,
today here.
W. T. left this morn-
for Richmond.
A. Pender, of Soot land Neck, is
visiting relatives
S. B. Norris left Wednesday
evening for Greensboro.
I. A. Sugg returned this morn-
from court at Kinston.
Mrs. H. T. Daniel returned
Wednesday from
C. S. Forbes returned
day evening from his trip north
after new goods.
F. G. James returned this morn-
from Kinston where he had
attending court.
J. Scotland Neck
came in Wednesday evening and
returned this morning.
K. C. Barrett. Route Agent, of
the Southern Express Company,
spent Wednesday night here.
Mrs. Cornelius
who has visiting her
daughter, Mrs. R. M. re-
turned home today.
Friday, 1902.
J. G. Rawls left this morning
his home at Wilson.
A. A. Andrews left this morn
for Durham.
L. I. Moore returned Thursday
evening from court.
Miss Winnie Skinner returned
Thursday evening from a visit to
Raleigh.
Mrs. J. C. Davis, Beaufort,
is visiting her daughter, Mis. B.
L.
J. C. Jordan and family left
Thursday evening for Danville lo
the tobacco Market vacation.
J. has here
from occupies the
Blight in South Greenville.
Mrs. of
who visiting -Mis K. G.
James, home Thursday
II. F. Keel, of has
moved Ins family here, and will
occupy the D. W. Harden house
South Greenville.
Saturday March
W. M. Bagwell went up the road
this morning.
E. W. race left Friday evening
for LaGrange.
W. H. Cox returned to Kinston
Friday evening.
William of
is spending a few days here.
Mrs. W. T. Hunter and little sou
went to Friday evening. I
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Tucker, of
Norfolk, came In Friday evening.
J. T. left Friday
for Danville when- lie will spend
a few months.
Robert of
came in Friday evening to visit
his sister, Mrs. J. A. Kicks.
Mrs. W. returned Fri I
day evening from to Ply-
mouth.
J. B. Motion came in from
Tarboro Friday will j
preach in the Presbyterian church
tonight and Sunday.
The ASSIGNEE STOCK
of W. Lee Co. at New Cost.
Shes, Dress Goods, Clothing;, Shirts, in fact everything
in a first-class up-to-date store, will begin sale
Tuesday, Feb. 11th, a. m.
at W. T. Lee Co's old stand. No goods
charged or sent without the cash.
HOES
Brothers
Ladies and Misses Fine Shoes.
WOLF
Misses
and Shoes.
f HE H. GO.
Ladies, Misses Children and Baby Shoes.
There be a turning point
even in life of a
When a man suffers from
his wife deserves a lot of
pity.
Names Coming In.
County Superintendent II.
; has received the
who will cuter
contest for the prizes offered for the
best may on North bis
Every la the county j
ought to have a representative in
the contest.
Trill Started.
This the
of the jury was begun
City for tho trial of James Wilcox,
charged with murder of
Nellie The case is at-
much attention all over
the country. It will consume
several
Harding Acquitted.
The trial of L. B. Harding and
the two at Kinston, on
the charge of stealing leaf tobacco
from one of the warehouses, ended
Wednesday by the acquittal of
Harding and conviction of the
He put on no at
the trial, his counsel making the
argument to the that there
was no evidence against Harding
except that given by two
fessed thieves, and that it was a
case of against white man
Every pair Solid Leather
All CLOT
need
C. T.
The Big, Store
Greenville, N C.
.
mm
Have
What
I AM STILL CARRYING
UP-TO DATE LINK OF
DRUNKENNESS.
The following article, culled from
Wilson Times, and written by
Elder I. D. Gold, i- so timely and
so sensible, we feel constrain-
ed Co give it readers.
While it is proper to praise men
for the good they do, yet there is
more need of condemning the evil
they evil is
destructive, and should be
therefore condemned. It is
to be in A man
is much better able to do what he
should do he is well. But a
with a contagious, loathsome and
dangerous disease is such a menace
the community that it behoove
the neighborhood to remove or
suppress that disease
much as possible.
Suppose one is a drunkard. He
is controlled by vicious
that arc a menace to the
. , . community. There is not a
TWO PREMIUMS HAVE BEEN PAID IN THE woman nor a the
In- damaged by
HAS
Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Shoes
Hats, Shirts, Pants, Hardware
Tinware AN, A thing
WHICH I aM UNABLE TO MENTION
Come to see me for your next B of Flour
Yours to please-
Jas. B. White.
AN OLD ADAGE
SAYS
purse Is a heavy
Sickness makes a purse.
The LIVER Is the seat of nine
of all
Pills
go to the root the whole mat-
thoroughly, quickly
and the action the
LIVER to normal condition.
Give tone to the system and
solid flesh to the body.
Take No Substitute.
1866.
J. I. CO.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Factor handler of
Tie and Bags.
Con and shipments
solicited.
OLD DOMINION
BENEFIT LIFE III fill.
man in someway.
lard .- not only for
that is useful to the
but he is the control of a
Corrupt nature that is liable to do
many things that hurtful to
the country. When a man is sober
he is not always able to keep his
of
OF NEWARK, N. J., YOUR POLICY
Loan Value,
Cash Value,
Paid up Insurance.
Extended that works
Is
Will be if arrears lie pal j within on month while
are living, or three j ear.-; lapse. ,,
of payment of arrears with interest. nature; but he is he is
loiter second year No Restrictions. Incontestable. Utterly indisposed and unable to
Dividends are payable at the beginning of the second and of each a simile evil principle of
his nature, but that evil nature
may be lo reduce Premiums, or ,, . , ,
To Increase the Insurance, or a wild loose is turned loose
To make policy payable as an during the hitched to a buggy without driver
lured. or to control him, and
the public road and to run over
passers by.
What has a to put
Greenville, N. C. himself in a condition of
when he is lo do mis-
DON'T WORRY a small has one to sell
thing like that, but come to f
,., i. . i . . ; here is the in the laws
yon can supply a dinner
the aid of the Our excellent
lie of CANNED GOODS furnish
a variety of desirable things for
And in
Individuality is I good asset if
it's the right sort.
A nose, like a bad penny,
always turns up.
It every man that can tell a
good story when he sees it.
When love is dead it should
buried.
It take a particularly
sharp person to make re-
marks.
A poor husband is a good bit
like a mongrel dog. No one ever
tries to steal him.
J. L. SUGG,
i allow men to keep bar rooms
In order to sell liquor, as is done
i i our country I The tendency
i is to encourage
we also best . . .
in . Any man noticing
the grog shop is
. . , . ,
and by what sort of
will with the
fearful and far evil effects
of this monster whose tendency is
shame and wretchednesS,
lies I to be had. In fact
is the place to call
a anted in the way of
Groceries.
THE
tor A ails. Lochs, Binges, Doors
Windows, Points, Rope, Homes
Collars, Plows, Shovels and Car-
to
H. I.
Next door to Ricks Wilkinson.
Successor t
JOB
All Kinds at The Reflector
Right
SCHOOL- BOOKS
Store.
The Poll Voting.
The Constitutional amendment
goes into effect this year.
Among its provisions is one re-
quiring the payment of the poll
tax by the day of May.
Failure to this means a for-
of the to that
There will bean entire new reg-
this year, and no man can
vote unless he registers, and no
man can register unless he pays
poll lax by the day of
May.
of poll tax is re
quired because heretofore there
have liven thousands of in
Nor lb Carolina who vote at every
election without ever eying one
of tax.
This is on the theory that
be who will not help bear the bur-
dens of government should have
DO band in the administration of
its affairs
The hopes the good
of Western North will
bear in this provision of this
new section into our
Constitution. To fail to comply
with it in this respect would be
fatal to the right to vole.
Rut he who loses that light on
account will have no one to
blame lot The law is
plain and due notice been
given.
The lax which is required
to paid by the first day of next
May the las that was due last
September, so eight
Indulgence la given everybody.
In a Michigan three per-
sons received by mail what
ported to be sample headache
powders manufactured Savanna
New but mulled from a near
Michigan town. Two did not hes-
to swallow the powder,
one of these suffered intensely
while the other, a young married
woman, died in great agony. An
analysis showed that
was the almost exclusive
Just as there are people who
are swindled by games which have
been exposed a thousand times by
the newspapers, so there are
who will eat or take
medicines of the source of
which they arc ignorant. It should
he rule never lo use
any such articles they do
not come from a Renown source.
Murder by wail has become a
modern fashion. Philadelphia
Record.
WHEN YOU WANT
Dry Goods, Groceries, Confections,
etc., go to
Mrs. L. If. WHITE,
Black Jack, N. C.
Kiel line if goods on hand. low
prolate bought ft or lo
for
James,
Dental Surgeon,
Greenville,
Photographer,
GREENVILLE, N. C.
The leader in good work and low price.
Ii
Halt Cabinets per
All other lines very cheap. Crayon Portrait
made from any small picture cheap. Nice
on hand all the lime, C. and
examine my work. No trouble to bow
ample and answer The very
bust work lo all. hour
to a. m, I. to in. m. Yours to please.
MB VICE
Steamer My res leave Washing
ton daily at A. If. for Green
ville, leave Greenville daily at
M. for Washington.
steamer leaves
Greenville Mondays, Wednesday
and Fridays at A. M. for Tar-
leave Tarboro for Greenville
Tuesdays, Sal
at A. M. carries freight only.
Connecting at Washington with
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
New York and Boa-
ton, and for all points for the West
with railroads at Norfolk.
Shippers should order freight by
the Old Dominion Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Bay from Baltimore
and Line from
Boston.
SON,
Washington, N. C
J. J.
Greenville, N.
d. w. mm
IN
THE GREENVILLE
CO.
Know You arc Taking
When lake Chill
the formula plainly print-
ed on every bottle showing that Is aim
Iron Quinine in s Ho,
Cure, No Pay.
Low to via
Atlantic Line.
The Coast Line Bail-
way Company the fol-
lowing low to Charleston
C, on at of the South Caro
inter slate West Indian
exposition. Charleston, C.
Dec 1st, to June 1st
The following apply from
N. O.
11.85 to be sold daily
until including May
passage final limit ten
days in addition to date of
sale.
is to lie sold daily
until and including May 1902.
passage final limit June
For tickets, Pullman reservation
and any further particulars write
or call on
II. M.
Gen Pass. Wilmington, N. C.
J. H
Greenville, N.
Pass V.
Manufacturers of
Doors, Sash and Blinds,
Interior and r Finishings
i Fine Modern and Cheap Build
solicit your and
guarantee to give satisfaction in
styles and work.
Please send your to
Tile Co.
N. C.
N.
Cotton Bagging and lies
On ha ml
goods kept constantly en
hand. Country produce and
sold. A trial will convince you.
D. W.
NOTICE.
Last Call For
known by
miser is
money he keeps.
A rich i
makes u
lurking; on Street Corners
and hi lbs cars are
-air of
mini a an I of tor-
in of
the
of mind With comfort of
body, cu II yourself many day
of misery by keening old
in i hut out
Perry
I will attend at the following
limes places the purpose
of collecting taxes due for the year
Beaver Dam
Township, Monday, March at
a. m.
Farmville, Monday, Mar. at
at o'clock.
Falkland, Wednesday, Mar. VA.
Gum Barn op church,
township, Thursday, Mar. at
Bethel, Thursday, Mar. at
o'clock.
Stokes, Carolina township, Fri-
day, Mar.
. Mar.
i township,
Friday, M,.
Johnson's Mills, Creek
township. Friday Mar.
Friday, Mar.
Coder law this is the last
call for taxes before adding cost.
All who full to pay by March IS,
will be levied on and cost add-
ed to l In ii la .
The
provides no one can who
fails to pay his poll lax.
Pay your taxes time to save
costs and to your vote.
O. W.
I Sheriff.
The Charlotte Observer.
EVERY DAY II THE YEAR.
CALDWELL TOMPKINS, h r
i. P. CALDWELL Editor.
PER VI Alt.
THE Receives the
largest news service
delivered to any paper between
Washington Atlanta, and
its special service is the greatest
ever handled by a North Caro-
paper.
con
of or mote pages, and is
to a large made of
original matter.
THE SEMI WEEKLY
EB printed Tuesday and Friday
l per year. The largest paper
in North Carolina.
Sample copies sent on application.
Address
THE
Charlotte, N. O.
Whichard, N. C.
The Stock complete in every de
and prices as low as the
lowest. Highest market price
paid for country produce.
S. M.
Wholesale and retail Grocer
Furniture Dealer. Cash paid
Hides, Fur, Cotton Oil Bar
Turkeys. Egg, etc. Bed
steads, Mattresses, Oak Suits, Ba
by Carriages,
suits, Tables, Lounges, Safes, P.
and Gail A Ax
High Life Tobacco, Key West Che-
roots, Henry George Can
Cherries, Peaches, Apples,
Pine Apples, Syrup, Jelly, Milk
Flour Sugar, Coffee, Meat, Soap,
Lye, Magic Food, Matches, Oil.
Cotton Meal and Hulls, Gar-
den Seeds, Oranges, Apples,
Candles, Dried Apples, Peaches,
Prunes. Currents, Glass
and China Ware, Tin and Wooden
Ware. Cakes Crackers, Macs
Beat Butter, New
Machines, and nu
morons other goods. and
Cheap for cash. Com
to see me.
S. M.
J. ii. COREY,
IN-
on
Ii
-A LINK OF
Of RECTORY
every Ban
evening. Pray-
Booth,
school a. n. M. A. Allen
M every Ban
morning and evening. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening. a,
H. M. pastor. Sunday school
P- m. L. H.
thin
a. a,.
F. H. Hard
MinUter. Morning and even-
lag prayer with sermon every let
and 3rd Sunday. Lay
every and 4th Sunday.
Sunday school a. ., W. B.
B. Litany
every Wednesday It a.
Preaching second,
and fourth Sundays In each
month Prayer meeting Wednesday
night. Be-. D. pastor.
Sunday school P. If., W. R.
Parker, superintendent.
regular services
A. F. A A. M.
No. meets list and
bird Monday evening. B. E.
fin. W. M.
I. O. O. F.- Covenant Lodge, No.
Meets every Tuesday evening
L. II. G. W. Atkins,
K. of Lodge,
I, every Friday evening,
C Forbes, L.
son, and
B. Vance Council, No
meets
lug Wilson, Secretary, J.
S. Tunstall,
A O. Council,
No. meets every and third
nights in Odd Fellows
Hall. J. Z. Gardner, Worthy
Chief; D. Smith, Sec
I. O. Conclave
No. meets every second and
Monday nights in Odd
lows Hall. W. B.
Also a nice Line of Hardware. I
COME D SEE ME.
J. B.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Buyers Brokers in
Stocks, Cotton, Grain and
Private Wires to New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.
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GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, FRIDAY, MARCH
NO
Wit
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II A YEAR
Ricks Wilkinson
The Truest Thin We Ever Didn't Say.
BUT WE DID AND ONLY
Not sure whether we told you our
blocks were then in record condition, which mean
Clearest of we didn't it was truest thing
we ever didn't say.
Of all bard lessons a merchant Las to learn the
baldest is CARRY OVER.
lately light and still in
fashion, it's bard to plunge knife. Bat do it be
must, or suffer later. It's due to well as
we start new light. WE DO.
WHITE QUILTS.
A SALE OF. WHITE QUILTS AT PRICKS THAT WILL
BET TONGUE IN PITT COUNTY TO WAGGING.
VALIANT WHITE never sold for less
11.26 have lo go this sale at
WHITE qUILT yon can't match at lass
after this sale at q q
CROCHET WHITE QUILT bas been of
county could sell it at now bas to go in
IMPORTED CHOICE PATTERNS in Marseilles Batten Finish
Quilt a- the world over for thin mile at
RICKS WILKINSON.
HAWED AT OCEAN VIEW.
Wedding bells rung far
last time at home of Capt. Geo.
H. West of that town. Their young-
est and only single daughter,
J., a
Mr. Wm. West, of
at o'clock Wed-
morning. Owing to
terrible which bad been
raging the as per-
formed at borne of brine
Instead of the as was
The bride clothed in a
costume el white silk covered with
de Sol. She also wore a
handsome veil and carried a bunch
of American Beauty roses, which
bride given to the
by bar brother, Dr. Harry
West, of Philadelphia.
West, staler of acted
as maid of honor. M. Elmer
Belts, nephew of the bride, acted
as best man.
There were sets of
Six girls strewed flowers on
floor the bride and groom
stepped In the to the wed-
which was Being play-
ed by West, of North Caro-
house decor-
with and II of the
rarest kinds. dining room
trimmed with and
plants which reached from the floor
lo the ceiling. Each member of
family presented a bunch
of roses and orchids a souvenir
neat day bride and
groom on a tour to Niagara
Mammoth Cave and then
through South. will
arrive at home North Car-
the middle of April.
Sussex, Journal, 8th.
The many friends of Mr. West
here where he engaged
with Beaufort
Lumber Co., extend warmest eon-
happy marriage.
return lo Greenville with
bride will inset a
To Public School Teachers
Of North
The of The Stale Nor-
and Industrial College
to render every possible service
to the educational interests of the
State decided to offer women
Institute of mouth.
This is intended especially for
those teachers who desire to better
equip themselves for their work,
but who, for reasons, are
unable to pursue full course.
A matriculation fee of will be
charged which will entitle the per-
son paying same to all lectures,
library of textbooks,
etc. The only additional expense
will be for board and laundry, both
of which will not cost more than
a week.
In the department or Pedagogy,
lectures best methods of
teaching all common school
studies will be given, and the
dents will have opportunity to
spend some time in The Practice
Observation School.
In addition, lectures and
work will be offered
different departments of science.
Besides regular faculty of
The State Normal and
College, we shall with
city superintendents and o her
educators to deliver
special lectures.
The Institute will begin April
20th and May 24th.
If Ilia your intention to avail
yourself of this opportunity, or if
yon desire for further information,
please write to
Cu i i. I .
President.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from
ii. u. Mar.
of so amending
constitution as to permit of the
election of senators by the people
seems to taken a new I cite of
life daring the past week in
Washington and actively
by democrats lob
and committee rooms. Colo-
William J. Bryan
day at the Capitol and warmly
advocated which may
have added to the interest taken in
the subject, though the agitation
bad begun before Mr. Bryan
rived. With a view to learning
actual status of the movement
I made a limited cam a-- of
situation yesterday and obtained
following
Senator of I said
be was heartily in favor of
proposed change believed it
had a bettor opportunity of being
adopted at this session ever
before, it is not adopted
this session, said the
Senator, believe there is
likelihood of its being made
a party issue in the next cam-
Senators Culberson
Bailey, of Texas, both expressed
themselves as strongly in favor of
it. Senator Vest, of Missouri,
unconditionally opposed to it. Sen
Jones, of Arkansas, as is well
known, is committed to it as
Senator Harry, also of Arkansas,
and both Senators from Ten-
Senator Clay, of Georgia,
said be had discussed mailer
with t Bryan unit that be
hoped to see the amendment
Senator of
said he was committed to it and so
did Senator Borrows of Michigan.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, re-
fused to express an opinion.
Should amendment pass
Senate it would be promptly ad-
opted by the House. Mr. Rich
democratic leader, told
me all democrats would vote
for It a number of republicans
would also. make
strongest kind of a party
said a democratic member,
I earnestly trust it ill be adopted
as such
All last week the Senate din-
cussed the ship subsidy bill. Sen-
Vest delivered u most able
speech on the exposing
fallacies of the reason-
with a ,; logic. Senator
support -I the measure, as
did Senator but the
support was halfhearted.
He admitted that he was opposed
to the bounty system and would
greatly prefer helping the ship-
ping interests by discriminating
duties but stated ho would
bill because
j favored it.
DEPARTMENT
This department is being added In all time. Nearly every day
there is something new. W will only call your attention to a
few spec nil in.
Plated W are.
This is most serviceable ware you can get. It is a heavy
plate on a copper body, so it is almost We
have this ware coffee and tea pots different butter and
sugar dishes, milk and water pitchers serving dishes, syrup pots,
cuspidors, waiters, If you use this ware once you will never
want any other kind for it is e
and China Ware.
It is no use to say anything department for everybody
knows we are the crockery people this part of the world.
always carry a large and you select the pieces for h
Dinner and Tea Set
to suit yourself,
you do want.
is much better having to buy what
Did you ever use any of these new good- in
An-ti Rust Ware.
It is guaranteed never to rust. in and ask for it. In fact
we carry almost needed to tic up your kitchen, bed-
room, sitting-room, or parlor. All we want you to do is to conic
in call for what you We try to keep the very best in
each of our departments think we can please you in price
and quality. All we ask is u trial.
J. B. Cherry Co.
The Department
GREENVILLE
DON'T WONKY a small
tiling like Mill, but come to us
you mil supply a dinner without
the aid of the cook. Our excellent
line of GOODS furnish
n variety of desirable thing for
your We also keep the best
always
And have
the best brands to be had. fuel
our is the place lo call
any thing wanted ill the way of
Nice Groceries.
i Greenville,
I Ian On. Sara .
Chicago bas offered a
a year. When it
comes to such a call as
are few who do
II i ii that Perry II, t
I, just good tor internal a for in
It tho cramp
to the bowel I whit b to cold
and when internally will
ewe and when
plied be
warm There
but Painkiller,
A Word lo
Plant manure highly
and cultivate raise your
own supplies at home. That is the
secret of successful farming
you depend upon tobacco, cotton
grain or grasses a money crop.
And present conditions of
scarcity unreliability of labor
it is all the more necessary to
adopt intensive system, farm
Commercial fertilizers
right but do not depend upon them
entirely. Use of barnyard
compost, swamp muck,
and to give
body and permanency to
of soil. And then green
manure the laud addition. Sow
clover, peas, etc., the
growth Its Thia
method intelligently pursued for a
few years would work a wonderful
transformation in many a poor
almost profitless old
Gold Leaf.
CARR
For Lochs, Doors,
Windows, Paints, Hope, Homes,
Collars, Plows, Shovels and Car-
Tools, go to
H. I. CARR,
door to Ricks to Can. i
The Fountain
SCHOOL BOOKS
Reflector Store.
true. whole,
political developments of
I promise to lie interesting and some-
thing out of the usual order,
if the present cm mil
lo How uninterruptedly u.
Governor Aycock has commuted
the sentences of Lawyer
the Southern Railway attorney
convicted at court, so
as to make the punishment a line
imprisonment
feature has been stricken out be
cause the has since been
of charge of em
I tracery.
Senator Carmack, of Tennessee,
he of most eloquent of public
men, has accepted U
deliver the literary address, May
State Normal and Indus
trial College at Greensboro, on
occasion of its
It will be a notable event.
State Normal Industrial
College Alumina Association offers
a prize of for the best
cal paper written by a former
dent of college. award
will lie made by competent judges
careful consideration the
originality, research and literary
merit shown by each The
paper must treat of some phase of
North Carolina life.
OUR LETTER.
tin rial of
Kai S. V., Ii
this Patrick's day
the I would like to ask
you if intend to vote at the
State election in
if so; whether you have taken the
initial to do so.
This is the year our new
law, under the provisions of
the
adopted two years ago, goes
effect, and one of the require
to you to become
elector is the payment of your poll
tax on or 1st.
you can show your poll lax receipt
you will be legally entitled to
vole, no matter how white you
it been announced that
is one of I he the
State and Central Com-
will take up when they
meet in joint session here a week
hence. Rut there really seems to
lie no interrogation point attached
to it It is not u hut a
fact, the law, and the law must lie
obeyed. So, see your tax collector
at once.
HOBO VOTE.
There will lie more
to vote, so far as the
them,
than most people counting on.
will be to be true
especially with the city and town
who so generally lake
advantage of the good school
them.
Iced, a very sensible and ob
van- widely man
declared lo me today that is a
meal easier for youths
t secure an education, even a
higher education, in lb Caro
today than poor class of
while boys, especially in the towns
and cities, and a larger proportion
of them are obtaining it than most
while people arc
When one takes into
the well-equipped public and
graded schools for blacks, an I
especially the colleges like Shaw
University Livingstone.
. . ., , a , , , ,, Willis every point south of
Salisbury and , .
. . ,, . Me on the Ki
other collages at
North Carolina Wed
The Atlantic Coast Line will
sell tickets from points to the
Charleston for North
Carolina to 14th
at special rates. Tickets will be
sold on Till and 7th, good to
return days. price from
Greenville will lie 17.45.
over Hat of rates
from different points,
station
on this branch of the road south of
is put down at same
price from
being same as from House
while i in are M miles apart, yet
the price from Parmele, miles
from House, is only 11.50, or
cents cheaper. A person can pay
regular fare House lo
e and buy an exposition ticket
I there mid save a little money-
Greensboro and Other places
open to I hem almost without ant,
on account of the liberality
the
of earning their board at the ,
ions open to and closed I
to while the
docs not so
A pi op all I hi-., we are now
bearing much of the possible
votes from
the Republican party, a
of leaders is called lo
meet here soon, one the declared
of which is to align the
vote with the Hi mot rain-
at least to pretty equally
distribute hereafter between the
political
And it little interesting, too,
to note Unit some of the leading
white newspapers
brunch is put
down at same figure, every
ion on the Washington and
branch has a different
price according to distance from
However, the are low and
a large crowd should go during
Ninth week.
A Bit
Without an overcoat, but with a
t I umbrella in his baud, Judge
I. associate justice of
the Court of Private Land Claims,
walked pouring rain
yesterday but
seeing.
said a friend,
arc getting wet lo the skin. Why
don't you raise your umbrella
The judge woke up gradually
of j and for a moment upward,
the last campaign are w rain splashed his eyes.
purpose, and apparently wt I i said he, is raining,
coining it, their columns What isn't it And he raised the
the great bulk of vote and lapsed into another
should over bodily to Observer.
Democratic party An- we
pared lo welcome
have asked a id our
the above question,
Some say yes, while others object
stoutly. Rut even the latter
admit that they would
it as difficult to keep them out as
I hey would In prevent Hie white
vote from splitting at the same
time, and much the same
reason.
The boast some the
bean leaders that their party is
now strongest in the whitest
ties is also our politicians
to look into
the of state-
it will be recalled that we pub-
about three weeks ago
of Mr. George H. Lilly
of budge, to a woman be
met the lime on Monday
tier the following
Thursday. Now it turns out
is a Mrs. Phelps, of
her husband is
still living. as
soon us the above were known
at Hunters Lilly his
bride concluded lo lake a bridal
lour of
disappeared no one
knows where they have gone.
l f