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LEADING PAPER I
ONE YEAR SIX MONTH.-
The Eastern Reflector.
D. J. WHICH ARD, Editor and Proprietor.
IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION.
THE BEST PAPER
IN
GREENVILLE
LARGEST CIRCULATION.
TERMS Per Year, in Advance.
VOL VII.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY APRIL 18.1888
NO.
The Eastern Reflector,
N. C
aM
Published Every Wednesday
THE LEADING PAPER
IN THE
Mn,
For
ALONE.
BYE.
sitting and musing
that float the
Subscription Price. per Tr-
into methods less
bat really more unequal and
unjust still, where it en-
trenched
, The debates in the First Con-
on this subject show a
ed preference for tariff taxation
the direct kind. In this the
representatives followed the re
commendation of Hamilton. In
fact, there a dissent-
opinion. The primary object
was one of the reasons
for adopt-
this rather than direct
DEMOCRATIC, BIT
will not hesitate to Democratic
men and measures that are not consistent,
with the true principles of the party.
If you want a paper from a wide-a-waVe
section of the State send for the
tor. T SAMPLE COPY FREE
STATE GOVERNMENT.
M. Scales, of Guilford
M.
of New
Secretary of
of Wake.
W. of Wake.
P. of Gates.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Sidney M. Finger of Catawba.
Attorney F.
on, of Buncombe.
SUPREME COURT.
Did ever
alone.
Notice the echoes
rooms.
While the h art beats so loud, you can
count every stroke,
And the lamp's brightest rays seem to
deepen the gloom
You find yourself lost in a maelstrom of most frequently given
thought.
A feeling of loneliness steal o'er your I WM j
soul.
You strive to forget, and you strive not to
think,
But you find you have lost your own self
control.
An undefined dread, of you cannot tell
what.
Seems the current of life in your
veins,
A you struggle like one whom a night-
mare has caught,
And feel like a prisoner in
chains.
And that sleep and have slept
for years.
consume so much of taxable
as to bring the duty on them
up to five times that
sum. Practically, the duties on
consumption which such a man or-
pays is not one-tenth of
that amount. Social conditions
and the variable dispositions of
men everywhere aggravate these
inequalities. The man of moder-
ate means and a large family con-
vastly more than the rich
The whole income of the
farmer may be, and often is ex-
tent, if you please, our infant man-
Such were the organ
and intention of our first tariff laws,
and such cm-tinned to be their ob-
tor more than a quarter of a
century. Those who claim that
Alexander Hamilton and the
the early
were protectionists per and en-
acted tariffs tor- protection and
for revenue, assert that which
Come to harrow your cannot be proven by their words
t the same ponded in the consumption of
t i mo incidentally encourage or pro- goods, whilst the millionaire
soul.
You feel that the weight of those unbid-
den guests
Would crush out your life ere you'd half
reached its goal.
Greenville X. C. April 11th 1888.
We are quite sure
Chief Justice Smith, of. That He will give them back-bright,
Wake.
Associate S. Ashe. of I
Anson ; Augustus S. Merrimon, of Wake.
JUDGES SUPERIOR COURT.
First E. Shepherd, of
Beaufort.
Second Philips, of;
Edgecombe.
Third G. Connor, of
sou.
Clark, of
Wake.
Fifth A. Gilmer, of
Sixth T. of
Sampson.
Seventh C. of
Cumberland.
Eighth J. Montgomery, of
Ninth F. Graves, of
Yadkin.
Tenth C. Avery, of
Eleventh M. Shipp, of
Mecklenburg.
Twelfth H- Merrimon,
of Buncombe.
Representatives in Congress.
Sena B. Vance, of
Matt. W. Ransom, of North-
House of District
Louis C. Latham, of Pitt
Second M. Simmons, of
Craven.
Third W. of
Pender
Fourth Nichols, of
Wake
Fifth W. Reid, of Rock-
Sixth T. Bennett, of
Heath S. Henderson,
of Rowan.
Eighth Cowles,
of Wilkes.
Ninth D. Johnston,
Buncombe.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Superior Court A.
M. King.
Register of H. Wilson.
B. Cherry.
S. Congleton.
P. Redding.
Commissioners-Council Dawson, Chair-
man, Guilford Mooring, J. A. K. Tucker,
W. A. James, Jr., T. E. Keel.
Public School
Latham.
of F. W. Brown.
TOWN.
J. Perking.
C. Forbes.
Tyson.
B. Cherry Alex.
Ward, T. A.
and J. P. 2nd Ward, Ty-
son J. S. Smith; 3rd Ward, A. M.
Moore J. J. Cherry.
pure and beautiful
We know He will but keep
Our own and His until we fall asleep.
We know He does not mean
To break the rands reaching between
The Here and There.
He does not Heaven be
lain
To change the ts entering there,
I hey forget.
The eyes upraise and wet.
The lips too still for prayer,
The mute despair
He will not take
The spirits which He gave, and make
The glorified so new
That they are lost to me and you.
I do believe
They will receive
and be so glad
To meet us that when most I would grow
sad
I just begin to think about that glad-
A nil the day
When they shall tell us all about
the way
That have learned to go-
Heaven's pathways show.
My lost, my own. and I
Shall have so much to see together by-
I do believe that just the same Sweet face,
But glorified, is waiting in the place
w here we shall meet. If only I
Am counted worthy in that by-and bye.
I do believe that God will give a sweet
surprise
To tear t tallied, saddened eyes.
And that His Heaven will be
Most glad, most tided through with joy
for you me,
As we have suffered most. God never
made
Spirit for spirit, answering shade for
shade.
And placed them side by side
So wrought in one, though separate, mys-
And instant to break
The quivering threads between. When
we shall wake.
I am quite sure we will be very glad
That for a little while we ware so sad.
Treasury Department.
To such absurdities and
results does unconstitutional
taxation lead when once we de
part from principle. No matter
now good our intentions may be
it is dangerous to enact any laws
or methods of taxing the citizen
that is not grounded in justice.
There is no safety, the preachers
tell us, outside of the church. So
there is no security our rights
man without a family or the mi-j and. liberties outside of the or-
law which guarantees them.
Fur the good of mankind it is pro-
. that outraged law will
avenge itself. If, therefore, we
violate the manifest dictates of
funds, and If he visited the schools
the board paid him extra ; now
we have a superintendent
who examines teachers, is
of the board, visits the
schools, gives the board such in-
formation as they must have to
enable them to perform their do-
ties intelligently, has a general B, m
oversight the details the; North Oar
Art Doing and Saying.
The State Over, From Our
Many Exchanges.
spends no more, and his houses,
lands, furniture, horses, plate in the matter of taxation,
jewelry, works or art, vehicles.
stocks and bonds, and securities of
all sort, pay not one dollar to the
support of the government. Wild
horse chained to his limbs and
struggling to burst forth could not
make a man say that kind of
is right and just. Yet such
is operation of tariff taxes
we may tie sure one portion
of the community will suffer in
proportion to the benefit which
baa been reaped by another.
cannot escape the great law of
con, ion. We must reap
whatsoever we have sown. If
the seed be injustice, the harvest
Dr. A. of Williamston,
died last week.
The number of
in this State been in-
creased to over six hundred.
school matters of Ins county, and
reports to the State super-
He is paid by the day
for the done, from to
as the board may determine The
average cost of the
dents last year was only about
per cent or the funds. Total cost
of boards and
about per cent the funds.
The systems before the war bad
to bear the expense of an
committee and a secretary.
Both these duties are now , , ,,,
formed by the county m
Newspapers in 1888.
From the edition of Geo. How-
fill A Co's., American Newspaper
Directory. Published April 2nd
twentieth it appear
I that tho Newspapers and Period.
I of all kinds issued In
States and Canada, now
showing a gain of
during the last months mid of
in years
Tho publishers of the Directory
that the impression that
when the proprietor of a
per undertakes to state what has
been his exact circulation, he doe
The annual of State generally tell tho truth is
Medical Association will be held
in beginning on tho
8th of May.
G. W. Taylor, a one-armed man
dent.
The cost of the school
must needs he suffering. There-1 is about the same
manage
per cent
ya and a half,
tho
There arc over fruit can-
or deeds.
Admitting then, that a tariff for
revenue is constitutional, and is
sanctioned by unbroken usage from
first I desire-to
importance-of regarding such laws
with and confirming them
with reasonable and legal bonds.
At the very best a tariff opt rates
most unequally. It
to frame that will bear
with equal weight on every man.
Knowing this, legislators are less
solicitous in striving for equality,
and the temptation to give one
class or section an advantage over-J
another is very great. The
of evenly adjusting the bur-
dens and detecting the
affords shelter for this
Of course, the natural
and undisputed basic element of
justice taxation is found in the
requiring of every man to pay in
proportion to his ability. That is
to say, that every citizen of a
State shall contribute to the sup
port of the Government which
protects him. in proportion to the
interest which he has protected.
Accordingly, as all have an
equal interest in the protection of
their persons and liberties,
so in all countries the personal tax
is the same. So in ah State taxes
day, with the most fore, to recapitulate whilst a as before the war. The sys-j established already in North
They arc run, too, by
can be levied and
whose only aim is the proper one
of revenue. There is always much
tariff the best,
open to many and serious
and has many a lend-
Caro
endeavor to meet the force to monopoly and injustice. ye
consideration by talk of it has become the settled policy
in favor of the people of jot our country, no tariff
small means by imposing higher
on luxuries than on the no
life. Even if this was
Car
erroneous one ; and they
n reward for
very instance in their book for
this year, where it can be shown
that tho detailed report received
from a publisher was untrue.
The
Tho Now York Post will
OHM brains and capital, j begin, on the third of May, to is-
Wilson Advance We from edition, having for
wishes to change it for another.
But we do desire earnestly to re-
st our system to its original
fairly done, end it never is, only lawful objects, to con-i
could not by possibility f-rm it to justice and humanity,
the inequality of the tax, for and make it as nearly as
tern then did, however, save
commissions which we
now pay, because it did make the
county superintendent I one of our exchanges that tho m the promotion of
and these went county has been i which has be-
towards paving tho cost super- pied for Dearly two years. come paramount in
i,., n,, , . politics. Tho existence of
the reason already stated that
rich man cannot, very
of things, consume as much
It may to call attention
to fact that good county
s and efficient and active
superintendents are perhaps more j Bank at
when
Hon. Clement Dowd,
of Charlotte, now of Washington,
D. C, has been appointed receiver
of tho collapsed State National
tree from oppression and all kinds had but one race to provide
of inequality. In short, we strive
to make the taxing power of the
more than the poor man as to government the shield and sup
make bis taxes greater in prop-1 port the people, and not the
In short it is phys-1 partner of the
impossible to attain to ab-1 -g firms. Z. B. Vance.
justice and equality in
by a duty on consumption.
our present laws it has not even
been attempted, though the talk of
discriminating against luxuries is in
every man's mouth whenever the
subject is mentioned. They are
framed with special reference
to the of i be go
nor needs of the people, out to
the interest of the manufacturers
alone. In reality, the bulk of
whatever there
may be in the law is against
necessaries of life and in favor of
luxuries. A glance at the treas-
Public Schools.
No.
School tho War sad New.
In 1860 the public schools show-
ed their highest development be-
This. thought I would like to em-
And further, about one-third of
all money raised In the Slate
by taxation for all purposes goes
the schools. Some local
must pant to manage
it, and it is folly not to to
enough to have it efficiently man-
aged. What we pay now to
boards of education and the
would tho
average school terms only about
fore the war. According to
It.
on property the amount levied reports of duties collected will
against each individual is an ad i satisfy any one of this. In most
percentage on his taxable the greater the cost
possessions. There is no the duty. Iron and
rule which shakes hands with W to times as
Wiley's report,
ring that year tho disbursements
were and whole
of children bet eon and
years of age was 221.450. The
per capita expenditure was there-
fore, on the number of white
This money was in part furnish-
ed from on the
, fund of about
in part county taxation, a drunkard's hell as last as
resident Cleveland bus
K. B. Smith, colored, tho
Principal of the State Normal
School at Minister
to Liberia,
of Shaw University.
Durham Durham
county jail doors stand open
There is not a prisoner within its
walls. This is tho first time such
a affairs has existed since
Durham county was formed.
Oxford The County
have given the
Grays a lease of ninety-
nine of u lot just in tho rear
an actual surplus in the Treasury
estimated to reach on
tho 30th of June, 1888, and the
further increase thereof under
present laws, arc a to all
interests, and a direct in-
to wastefulness and
in appropriations of pub-
lie moneY attention of
Smith is a graduate having been strongly drawn
to this subject by the President in
his last annual message, the need
of information and popular en-
on question Of
and taxation has been
felt in all parts of the
try.
It is the intention of tho man-
to make a first-class
weekly newspaper of pages.
Subscription price per year. A
free copy of the Bret number
Sept. Public Instruction. the court for the purpose mailed on
o building a magnificent armory address on . postal card
We are not , ho Evening Now York-
fifty dollars.
to
Star
. Already
BOOM people say that we are crops is to u .-crisis of
on I subject of temper-1 Cross and White, j but to have not than .
; but when we see young men, bank who; tho series in tho market i
all n Hi in t hat city await- name I and to lot the
all around us,
strict No man in t and silver j t
would submit without a struggle to. i common five to six
any other in the levying of direct much as fine wines ; com .
The Poor Pay the Tariff Tax.
and Third
Rev. N. C.
CHURCHES.
First
v-. morning and night.
a, D. Rector.
Sunday, morn-
and night. Prayer Meeting every
Wednesday night.
Pastor.
every Sunday, morn-
and night. Meeting every
Wednesday night.
Pastor.
LODGES.
Greenville Lodge, No. A. F. ft A.
M., meets every 1st Thursday and Mo-
day night after the 1st and 3rd Sunday at
Mason Lodge. W. M. King, W. M.
Greenville R. A. Chapter. No. meets
every 2nd and 4th Monday nights at Ms-
sonic Hall, F. W. Brown, H. P.
Covenant Lodge, No. I. O. O. T.
every Tuesday night. D. I.
James, N. G.
Insurance Lodge, No. K. of H.,
meets every first and third Friday night.
D. D. HasLett, D.
Pitt Council, No. A. L. of H., meets
very Thursday night. C. A. White, C.
Temperance Reform Club meets in their
club room every at
o'clock. Mass Court House
Sunday of each Ban, at o'clock
P. x. E. C. Glenn,
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
meet in the Reform Club Room Friday
of each week. Mrs, V. H. Which-
rd,
Band of Hope meets in Reform
Room every Friday night. Miss Eva
POST OFFICE.
Senator Vases on the Spoils System of the
High Tariff Men.
Written for the Baltimore Sun.
ARTICLE III.
In the formation of our govern-
one of the earliest things to
receive consideration was the mat-
taxation. In the estimation
of freemen it was also most
and and received
the most mature and earnest exam-
And surely people on
earth ere better fitted to deal
with it than those who establish-
ed It was the
prime cause which had led
ration and independence. For
English ancestors had
Rev. R. B. John, struggled against their princes for
just principles of taxation, and
their statesmen had sounded at
the depths and shallows of the sub-
Their wisdom and
were richest heritage of
their children in the American
wilderness.
Profiting by these lessons which
history their ancestors
forded, our established
such kinds and methods of
as were best suited the
nation of our communities and
the upholding of liberty. The
States, for the support of their lo-
cal governments, having the pow-
of direct taxation of wealth,
polls and like, were for-
bidden to impose any duties or
burdens on either foreign or it-
commerce. To the Fed-
Government was given the
power to tax foreign commerce as
well all the other objects of
taxation on which the States were
permitted to levy. In short, the
taxing power of State was
; that of the Federal
f j to p. m .
Bethel mail arrives dally Sun-
at a. St., and departs it S. r a.
Tarboro mall arrives daily San-
at IS u. and departs at p. m.
Washington mail arrives daily
at IS V. and departs at P. M.
Mail leaves for Ridge Spring and inter-
mediate offices, Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays ate A. M.
Vanceboro mall arrives Fridays at
V. Departs Saturdays at A M.
H. A.
unlimited in the
will be issued from to w foreign and
domestic. The only restriction
laid upon it was that direct taxes
upon the property of
most be imposed in proportion to
population. This has in
ways proved unfortunate. It is
manifestly so slid unjust as
to deter law-makers from re-
sorting to it when it could possibly
tuxes. A direct tax -u persons
and property which contained as
much of injustice and inequality
as is covered by our existing tariff
would provoke armed
all over the States
in ten days. But the tariff
me imperceptible
nary victim, lie finds price high,
but attributes it to
causes. lie does not
that they are artificially produced
for benefit of his neighbor. If
he die, that neighbor would per-
haps, bear Some
tine morning. Hence the danger-
tariff taxation. It
is said there is no sensation more
pleasant and soothing than that of
bleeding, yet nothing that
more certainly ends in death.
The process of taxes with-
out knowing how or when is equal-
soothing, but its inevitable end-
is equally certain. The
is always of awakening
patient to the danger he is in-
curring.
The chief inequality of a
arises from the fact that it is a tax
upon consumption. Whilst it is
true that do not consume
and equally, the deficiency
in their consumption is not nearly
so great as the difference in their
wealth. If there
well-established ratio between
wealth and consumption, so that
the greater the one just so much
greater would the other, then
consumption would be as fair a
measure for the i m posit on of taxes
as any other and as convenient.
is such invariable
proportion ; not only so, but very
frequently the position in-
and man of least
wealth pays largely most taxes.
Duties upon food and clothing will
illustrate this. A common day la-
borer will eat and drink much
and wear as much clothing as a
millionaire. The only difference
is that the the millionaire con-
costlier food and
and pays more tax ; but
just proportion of amount
which each should pay is by no
They are, miles
and miles apart. To tax each one
in proportion to his ability to
would take from the man whose in-
come was per annum
of much as would
be required of laborer
income year round per
week. Estimating that such a
man pays annually tariff duties on
what he consumes at so low a fig
as f it is not in
be This forced the bulk of any sane human being to
moil cotton goods twice as much
as straw goods and furs.
Common woolen goods pay fifty
per cent more than silks and Bat-
whilst common window glass
is taxed six times more than pol-
and silvered plate glass of
the same size ; a homely
of this species of iniquity may
be found in an ordinary whiskey
The whiskey of which it is
chief ingredient is taxed in
neighborhood of per cent, the
sugar which sweetens it is taxed
per cent, and nutmeg
which is grated upon it flavor-
That is a fair sample
of discrimination of our tariff
against luxuries. Nutmegs can
not be grown in the United
States, therefore a tax on nutmegs
would protect nobody but would
go straight into public
; to that extent it ob-
the necessity of taxing some
article which is made or grown in
the United Staffs-; therefore it
stands the way some
therefore the duty on
nutmegs is repealed, and pro
it is placed on salt, or trace-chains,
or children's slates, or some other
item of prime necessity. all
the wrongs contained in the exist-
tan ft there is not one more
flagrant than the admission
tropical luxuries free of duty in
order to force the heavy taxation
of the necessaries of life. There
is law, human or divine,
which it can be justified either in
policy or morals. It is unjust to
all ; it is cruelty to poor.
the imposition of income
taxes it is sometimes provided
that rate is increased as the
net income becomes larger, and in
all cases income sinks be-
low a given point it cases. This
is a manifest discrimination against
rich not will
strict justice ; but men forgive it
on account of its obvious
But who ever heard of any
save tree America, by any law
save our tariff inverting
the process and taxing the poor
more than the
rate as the ability to pay is
that the poor man's
poverty becomes a the for which
his country punishes with
and penalties and shortens
the allowance his
bread and diminishes the warmth
of their clothing Let an hon-
est man look at that tariff and
study its effects before be denies-
these thing He will find. all
here stated to he true and based I
ROW ill jail it
trial. deserve no I run through tho whole season from
rising I to
This requirement e think it I
s perhaps the strongest factor a young-man came
he establishment and improve- to
in an unguarded moment
to temptation and to-day ho most curious of nature that
M a perfect wreck, his constitution we have ever seen was to our
the counties being required to of time con carry thorn
we think it time that tho present
has no sympathy for
emotion fraud.
Home One tho
of public schools before
the war. Iii fact the wise
of our public schools in 1840
started with this requirement and
did not allow any apportionment
from the State fund to counties
that did not vote in favor of and
levy a tax to supplement it.
shattered, homeless, money less cud
friendless. He asked for a small
donation to get himself a square
meal. In responding to his re-
quest we ventured to give him
It is not difficult to answer the
Which shall it be,
Church or State Let have
in its proper sphere.
This principal helving those j advice, all of which ho list
who help themselves has had wide e to
application the establishment temptation
and development systems be
in other States and countries.
It will be seen that while last
year we spent on a
school census the aver-
age per capita expenditure was on-
less than in 1860 by
cents on each child of school age.
Besides having less money now
per child than was applied in 1860,
we labor under the additional dis-
advantage of two races to
instruct in separate schools.
of the races is a
but it is somewhat more ex-
pensive to educate two races in
this way than it would be to
one race having the
number of children.
Having this race disadvantage
and less money per capita, our
school terms will of course be
somewhat shorter than were the
terms in 1860. Then the salaries
of teachers averaged
same as we now lay our teachers,
a little more.
The machinery of our system is
the same now it
was before the war. It recognizes
local management, and
making Boards of
County Superintendents and
committees specially responsible
for such management.
Then County Court select-
ed five men to act as a Board of
Superintendents ; now
of the Peace and County
Commissioners select three men
t act as a Board of Education.
The duties of of
was almost exactly
what are now the duties of
Board of Education, viz. the
general management of school
matters for the
boundaries of districts, appointing
school committees on petition,
portioning the money each way
as to school facilities
far as practicable,
The average of
Education new
per cent the
out of one hundred
the old system
was superintendent, gave
bond and handled all the money,
Can't moral and Christian
of our land devise some means
to put this great evil out of the
drunkard's reach What a re-
resting upon those who
claim to be co workers with Him
who when on earth went about
doing good and finally gave His
life that others might be saved
But what shall we say of those who
are manufacturing this liquid
stream that is engulfing so many
of our promising young men and
blasting their prospects this life
and the life which is to come. We
have one or two men in our mind,
of our county, who are man-
liquor every day and
are raising a family of boys
such as they
grow up the universal experience
is that they will inherit a desire for
what father gave them and
then- on when they were little
and without a change, as each one
comes down to the dark river of
Death, looking back upon a life
revelry and debauch, they
will turn to father and
was your influence and your wins
key that caused me to lead such a
We that the
ghastly look of the boy upon a fa-
under such circumstance
would he bell enough without the
aid of fire and brimstone to increase
the flames. This, e admit, is
strong language; but the exigency
of requires plain talk.
Oh, men would feel and
the magnitude of the awful
curse that is now causing more
and sending more men to
an untimely grave than wars,
or
upon official reports of was paid per cent of the
dog his tail
fails to make both ends meet. So
does the poor farmer who buys
protected products and sells mi
fro crops to pay the debt,
lo works as hard as the dog does
and gets about same sort of
shadowy reward. Like the waltz-
dog, also, in another respect,
b utterly fails to appreciate
his interest lies or he
would dancing to protection-
office a days ago by Mr. Goo
Part in, from near
Store. It is a twin pigs, or a
pig ; that is two dis-
and bodies from
body with lour
legs and a but at the
the bodies become and
have one head with four oars.
Now trot out your curiosities
Wilmington A colored
resident this city by tho name
of Win. Johnson made a lucky in-
vest last Sat-
He paid cents a
pair of buck which he took home
to his wife, who set to work at
once to clean them. In so doing
she came across a rive cent
piece in the entrails a little
further search revealed a
half dollar. The latter was almost
black. How the money got
nobody knows, of course.
Man and The
Stale Superintendents of Public
Instruction of the States
will meet at Morehead City on
June 20th and during
season North Carolina
Letters have
already been received from the
of Virginia, West
Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Flor-
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas,
Kentucky and South Carolina ex-
pressing the heartiest approval of
the meeting and high opinion of
the good to be accomplished by
the conference, their
to be present on the occasion.
What are You Doing
News and Farm.
Boys, ore you preparing your-
selves for worthy companionship
with the sweet-faced, modest girls
around you These girls, a
rule, are pure and spotless in life
character, how is it with you
They are ready to do their part in
the battle of life truly and faith-
fully, and ought to have in the
young men of the land a fitting
counterpart. Boys ought to be as
chaste in conduct and character
girls, and society should demand
it, we must not a happy
matrimonial alliance without it.
Boys, are you worthy of the
maidens you so much
admire
last sixteen years
sailors on British ships have
been lost at sea.
JAMBS,
GREENVILLE, N. C.
Practice in nil the courts. Collections
h Specialty.
II. L. JAMES,
DENTIST,
Greenville, N.
GREEN VILLE, N.
C.
A LEX I,. BLOW,
G V I C.
AUG. M MOOSE.
BERNARD,
A W,
GREENVILLE, N. C.
Practice in the State and Federal Courts
J. H. TUCKER.
J D MURPHY
TICKER A MURPHY,
A T-LA W,
N. C.
SKINNER
LATHAM.
V.
Attorney at Law
N C.
Attorney and at Law
GREENVILLE, N. U
Will practice in the Courts of Pitt,
Edgecombe and Beaufort
ties, and the Supremo Court.
Faithful attention given to
entrusted to him.
DR. H.
H. O.
Surgeon Dentist.
Tendon his professional to
public.
Teeth extracted without pain by the ass
Nitrous Oxide Oat.
J.
B.
A T-A T-LA W,
N. C
Our theory of agriculture .
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of
at tho
city await- lime to let the eerie
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The Eastern Reflector,
GREENVILLE, N. C
a J.
Wednesday
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DEMOCRATIC, BUT
not hesitate to Democratic
and measures that are not consistent
with the true principles of the party.
IT you a a wide-a-wake
fed Ion of the State for the
tor. SAMPLE COPY FREE
WEDNESDAY APRIL IS,
at the Post at
Mail Matter.
Democratic County
A Convention of the Demo-
party of Pitt county will
be held at the Court House in
Greenville on Saturday, the 19th
day of May 1888, at o'clock
M , for the purpose of appoint-
delegates to the State and
Congressional Conventions.
Each township will be entitled
elect to said Convention one
delegate and one alternate for
every twenty-five votes and one
delegate- for fractions of fifteen
or more Democratic votes cast in
the township at the last
Gubernatorial election, that
is to say Beaver Dam is entitled
to elect S ; ; Bethel ;
Carolina Content
; Falkland G ; Farmville
; Greenville ; ;
and Swift Creek
In order that each township
may be fully and fairly
the several township
committees are requested to call
meetings for their respective
townships, at the usual place of
meeting, on Saturday the th
day of May, 1888, for the
pose of appointing delegates to
said County Convention. By
order of the Democratic
Committee of Pitt county.
Alex L. Blow,
R. Williams,
Mr. C. C. Taylor, for several
years the New
Journal, at LaGrange last
week. He had made quite a
number of friends in this county
and section who will regret to
learn that he is no more An
honest, kind, clever,
ward man, one who had a pleas-
ant word for all, is taken from
earth and is, we hope transfer-
red to that better land. Peace to
his ashes.
Judge Walter Clark, of
has written a manly and
straightforward letter declining
to allow his name to be present
ed to the Democratic State Con
as a candidate for the
nomination for Governor. Judge
Clark is impelled to take this
step in the interest of harmony
fugitives in Canada, while Argo
claims that Busbee had no
for taking such steps and
that he is not bound by the
contract or agreement
Both men have rushed into print
and are giving it to each other.
It seems that Mr. Busbee had
rather the best of the
at first, but Mr. Argo's last
letter was a very strong one and
presented his side of the case in
an able manner. We wait to
see what the District Attorney
will have to say in reply.
Hon. Nelson, of Min-
was elected to Con-
as a Republican by a ma-
of recently made a
speech in the House of
favoring tariff
He favors the Mills bill,
but does not think that goes far
enough. In his speech Mr.
son said the great West demands
the present tariff laws be
modified and that the people be
relieved of some the burdens
oppressing them. In his district,
he said, per cent of the Re-
publicans and per cent of the
Democrats were with him, and
that his course was being
proved of on all sides. When
the time comes for a vote on the
tariff bill there will doubtless be
other Republicans who will vote
with Mr. Nelson, and the mass
of the Democratic Congressmen,
in favor of reduction. There is
strong reason to that
more than enough Republicans
will vote with the Democrats to
counterbalance the desertion of
Randall and the other traitors.
Washington Letter.
Special to Reflector.
Washington, D. C, April
The president is disgusted, and
he has sufficient cause to be. Ten
days of precious time wasted in the
House, by members of his own
party, thus playing right into the
hands of the enemy, whose main
hope of defeating the Mills tariff
is by delaying its
If anything political had
been at stake, the time might have
been excused, but there was not.
The deadlock was caused by the
filibustering of from fifty to seven-
Democratic Congressmen
who were opposed to the passage
of the bill to refund to the several
States and Territories amounts
paid by them to the United States
under the direct tax levied by Con-
in 1861.
For a week the filibustered re-
fused to listen to any talk of com-
promising in anyway to break the
deadlock. They also to
take part in a Democratic caucus
on the bill. But finally the
having discovered that a
majority of the Democrats would
give up to them to the extent of
postponing the consideration of
this bill until next December, they
agreed to hold a caucus. In
agreed to postpone dis-
of the Direct Tax bill
the 6th of December next when
a vote is to be taken on it.
So the deadlock ended on Thurs-
day with a decided victory for the
filibustering It was the
best could be done however,
for the filibusterers did not
to say, won Id continue
for the remainder
of the season before they would
surrender.
This filibustering of the past ten
days has probably injured the
and for the sake of
the all over the State, and I Democratic party more t the
he a strong appeal for the Republic, party could have done
ii I m ten months Besides
people to pull all together in or-
that North Carolina may
continue in the Democratic col-
There are many warm ad-
of Judge Clark in Eastern
Carolina, and his letter has
ed to make him stronger in their
esteem.
Hon.
critically ill at his home in
York, his sickness being brought
on from cold and exposure
the great blizzard,
was despaired of last week,
but the chances of recovery are
considered much more favorable
now, we are glad to learn. While
a Republican, a partisan and a
by all to be an lion
nothing has been gained by it.
and a dangerous precedent has
been set before the Republicans of
the House, which they will not be
slow to take advantage of when
an opportunity presents itself.
The country is thankful however,
that the deadlock is over that
needed legislation is going for-
ward
The Democrats of the House
committee on pensions have
proved the Dependent pension
bill, which recently passed the
His life Senate. agreed to an amend-
which strikes out the second
and third sections that gave
month to all soldiers of the rebel-
lion who served three months
are now from age or any other
cause earning a
to the
h sol-
hard hitter, Mr. is ac- support, or the same
,. . Z Z, widow and children of s
as have died It substitutes
upright man with a char- therefor a provision regulating
and reputation upon which
there is not a single stain or
smirch. In the opinion of the
Bill I ill mil Mr is the
cleanest and man in
Republican party. We have
ways admired his manliness and
great ability while we differed
with him in politics. In wish-
him a speedy return to health
we but echo the sentiments of
all people, irrespective of party.
The Raleigh haying
returned and been safely locked
in jail, interest in them is now
waning. the is not
allowed to forget the matter as
District Attorney Busbee, and
Solicitor Argo are having a lit-
matter as
to how many cases shall be
tried the boilers.
three be
pensions by the term of service, at
the rate-of one cent a month for
each days service in the army
the wars, Mexican, Indian or the
rebellion, and that all soldiers
j whether or net shall
receive a pension rated m this
manner, after they reach the age
of years. The Republicans of
the committee opposed the amend-
While Senator Conn.,
was making a prosy speech in favor
of bis bill to admit South Dakota
Ma State. Delegate of
Dakota, who was sitting on one of
the comfortable lounges in the
rear of the Senate Chamber, fell
into a deep sleep and snored
not waking until the Senator
had finished Mr
ford was one of the victims of the
deadlock, and doubtless needed
rest so badly be was unable
to honor with bis attention
speech which ho bad come
Senate purposely to
hear.
brought against them, he having It is not thought likely that any
made agreement with the in toe admit-
of any of the Territories as
States will be matured by passing
both Houses session of Con-
Senate now has before
it a bill for the admission of South
Dakota, and it will pass
that body by a strict party vote,
but that is as far as it is likely to
get, as the House
have agreed in caucus that the
only territorial legislation of the
will be the passage of
Springer omnibus bill, which pro-
for the admission of Dakota,
Montana, and New
Mexico, but there is no
the Senate will pass this bill
people of the territories blame
the Republicans for keeping them
out Statehood.
Mr. Stanford, the California
millionaire bought a seat in
United States Senate, as many
others bad done before him, and
he now proposes to make some in-
in order to figure up
the probable cost of buying
Republican nomination for the
Presidency.
Ex-Senator Wallace, of Penn-
who was in Washington
this week, says the Democrats of
his State are a unit for i be
of President Cleveland.
The President has received press
invitations this week to visit
Virginia and Texas.
The Falkland Leap Year Ball.
The sun shines from a cloudless
sky. the birds warble and
breeze gently among the
branches of the trees, and all
arrayed m her spring verdure
rejoicing, in dreamy
while languor bet i
the reveler of for
was a sound revelry by
And had gathered
there,
Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright.
The lamps shone o'er fair men and
brave women,
all went merry as a marriage
with the rejected suitor as best
Gathered that
and mingled with that of
Falkland, was the representative
beauty and
Of the surrounding country from
Scotland Neck to Washington. In
the crowd could be observed the
Dude, the Mower the champion
Slugger, Masher and the light-
weight embodiment of attraction,
while all rendered invaluable aid
in adorning the walls. It would
be a Herculean task to describe
separately the manners, dress and
bearing of all those who added so
much to the enjoyment of la-
dies. The effeminacy displayed
not wholly
ed, for the t
chiefs, the biting fingers,
bewitching smiles were in
performed
The dress was well
worthy of being of
finest qualities the
latest various styles, the. principal
distinguishing feature being the
absence of that caudal appendage,
which tor ages has the
liar of the other sex.
Of the ladies, little need be said.
Their known and the
manner in which they
ways acquit themselves render
their actions above comment, but
it must be said that some acted
the man better than the man did
the woman. Among the ladies
were Miss Annie Williams, of
Tarboro, Misses Bettie Cobb and
Naomi of Mildred, two Mis-
Greene and two
of Greenville, and. Misses
and of Old Spar-
These with the home girls
made an array of beauty, the equal
of which, the eyes are
lowed to feast on. It was noticed
that several very
much while the girls wore the ex
of i wonder what his
coupled with a
bland smile. It was generally con-
ceded that the girls made good
use time and considerable
headway. We know nothing of
styles of dresses, but
are convinced they were the
height of fashion, embracing
of the demure maiden, society
belle and the aged matron.
Too much praise cannot be be
stowed on the managers for their
courtesy, efficiency gallantry
displayed, at the approach
of early dawn did the crowd, with
regret, leave the so re
wending their
way homeward in pleas-
ant reveries.
Long will be
night of the sixth of April as one
of joyous anticipations, of fondest
realization of pleasant
H.
From Reedy Branch.
Editor Reflector After a long
on account of the scarcity of
news, I have concluded to write
again. has come with all
of most beautiful
season of the trees have
put on their spring appearance.
Corn is beginning to come up.
The farmers are now planting cot
ton.
Rev, T. N. Manning organized
a grange at Trip's school house
last Saturday. Mr. Paul
is the master of it.
four members were received.
On last 2nd Sunday Rev. Mr
Fulford preached his farewell
at He has made
many warm friends In our midst.
While we bate to give him up we
wish him success in all of his
A Mr. from
Craven county, will preach at An ,
now every 4th
Baptists have a very nice Sunday
School here with about
Mr. Joshua Carroll is
ft to that
excellent Sunday School at Allen's
school house, Under the manage-
of Mr. Jim Tucker; of
Greenville, who is an excellent
We learn there,
is a class school kept here by
M Al en. It -as
pleasure t meet Mr. W. Allen,
the grange held here.
that he intends Laving
a lodge built immediately.
We must not omit to speak of
the sermon delivered Kev. Mr.
of He is a
tine in every respect.
We learn that there is to be a
church built school
house being too small to seat the
goes to hear
him
Our sympathies are with Mr.
Mat slaughter in the loss a
very valuable horse. DICK.
1888.
Compound
WEAK NERVES
TO hi r. N
which fail and
CoO,
core all
RHEUMATISM
Mood. T the belie acid, which
in organs to a It la
the true for
KIDNEY COMPLAINTS
s conform- quickly
tho and kidneys to This
curative power, combing with
tonics, It the best remedy for all
kidney complaint.
Compound th
and nerve of the c- .
tire organs. This why It cures even the
worse cases of
CONSTIPATION
la not s
tic. It ii a laxative. . natural
action to the bowels.
lows
Nervous Prostration, Headache, by
Stomach
and Dye- Druggists
and all affections of the WELLS, RICHARDSON CO.
VT.
Important Meeting.
To the of Pitt ad-
counties you are
requested by the of
Farmville and Falkland to meet
them in Greenville on the 2nd
Thursday of May, next for the par-
pose of forming a Pomona or
Grange. All farmers inter-
in the advancement of the
agricultural interest of the county
are respectfully invited to meet
with said at o'clock
p. M.
A. J. Mo
Sec. Farmville Grange.
Fell asleep April 16th, Mrs. Lottie Skin-
wife of Skinner, In
of her age.
A beautiful lite closed here, but
been removed in far greater glory in her
heavenly home. She has left a
memory of great gentleness, devotion to
her family and friend, and a Christian
faith that diffused a halo of sanctity
around her closing hours.
The good she has done will lire after
her, and though gone from amongst us
the example she furnished will be
so long as sincerity and truth and
womanly devotion, adorned by all the
Christian virtues, shall constitute the
beauty of woman's life.
are the pure n heart for they
shall see a beautiful and
ting promise realized when her eyes
ed on earth, and the gentle spirit borne
on angel wings to her heavenly home,
forever from its labor.-.
we bless Thy holy name for all
Thy servants departed this life in Thy
faith and A Friend.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
R.
Manager.
WE are now fitted op in and are prepared to man-
upon short notice any kind or style of
RIDING VEHICLES.
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ALL REPAIRING.
We keep a nice line of
READY HARNESS-
Come and see us. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
To the worshipful Master, Wardens,
and Brethren of Greenville Lodge, No.
A. F. A.
Your committee appointed at a special
communication to draft resolutions ex-
of our loss In the death of our
brother, Robert A. Starkey, beg leave to
Whereas, the Supreme Master has
again allowed that grim monster. Death,
to invade out sacred temple and snatch
from us forever one of our youngest,
brightest and most faithful members,
therefore be it
Resolved, That while we bow in
submission to the decree of
Supreme Architect, we cannot but deeply
deplore the untimely death of our young
and beloved brother, Robert A. Starkey,
lie was always affable courteous in
bis manners, honest upright in hit
dealings. As a citizen he was loved and
respected by all; as a Christian his walk
was exemplary, and as a Mason true to
his vows.
That this Lodge, town and
has suffered an almost irreparable
loss in the death of our young brother.
That we extend to his family our
heartfelt sympathy in this hour of be-
That we wear the usual badge of
mourning days and the Lodge Room
be draped in mourning for the same time.
That these resolutions be spread up-
on the minutes, a copy
of our deceased brother and to the
Eastern Reflector and
with a request to publish.
Respectfully submitted,
F. G. James,
R. Williams. Com.
C. T.
We the members of Greenville
R Club together with his
many friends, have assembled this eve-
to pay the last tribute of respect to
the memory of our departed brother, Rob-
A. Starkey, bow with meek sub-
mission to the Great Ruler of the universe
in this sad dispensation of His
remembering that He all things
well.
Resolved. it Is a just
to the memory of our deceased broth-
to say that In regretting bis removal
from our midst we mourn for one whom
it was a pleasure to meet, as we of the
Reform Club remember him, always
ready to lend a helping band to any
movement that would advance the work
and raise a fallen brother. And as we
remember his faithfulness, honesty and
great charity to all we feel that this Is
but a weak expression of the high es-
teem held by the members of this. Club
for him.
Resolved. we sincerely
with the bereaved family of our de-
parted brother in this sad dispensation of
our Heavenly Father, and commend them
to Him who all things well and
whose chastisements are meant, in mercy.
Resolved. That this testimonial of
our sorrow and sympathy be warded
to t e family of our brother and a copy
be sent to the Eastern Reflector with
a request to publish. Respectfully sub-
D. D. Basket,
E. C.
Mi W Tear M t
Tour stomach of coarse. Why Be-
cause if it is out of order you are one
the most miserable creatures living. Give
It a fair, honorable and see if It Is
not Ton have In the
Don't drink
most smoke and
r stomach i
with can more and
the evening and ft will
tell ac you toss. If your ferments
and dose sot are
troubled with Heartburn, Dizziness of
the held, coming up of the food after eat-
big, indigestion, or any
trouble of the stomach, yon bad L.
Green's August Mower, as no
can use it wither
THE MAN
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Groceries, Fruits, Confections, Cigars,
TOBACCO. GOODS,
Can be found whenever wanted. You lo look
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And all your wants in the above goods can be supplied.
BOXES OF CONFECTIONS TUT UP TO ORDER.
FINE A.
THIS BEING ELECTION YEAR
And LEAP YEAR has nothing to
GROCERIES.
I you to purchase a article In
FLOUR, SUGAR, COFFEE. MEAT,
Or hi that line, call on
J. C. TYSON, Greenville, N. C.
Provisions, Canned Goods, General Family Supplies,
Tobacco. Always on Hand.
Yon Are Loft Ft
Is Reliable Goods At
Reasonable Prices.
If such be your wants, we can supply them.
We are receiving weekly
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COMMISSION MERCHANT.
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COMMISSION MERCHANT
AND AGENT FOR THE TARBORO OIL MILLS.
Highest Cash price paid for Cotton Seed or
Meal given in exchange. Has for sale
Acid Lime and Cotton Seed Meal
Either for Cash or on Time.
FARMER'S BONE FERTILIZER
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you have
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Samples, just in, for
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HARRY SKINNER
C C. LATHAM
SUCCESSORS TO JOHN S, CO
THE LEADERS IN
ALL KINDS OF STAPLE GOODS.
Our Fall and Winter stock of Dry Goods,
Clothing, Shoes, Hats, etc., have arrived, and all
friends and customers are invited to call and ex-
goods and prices.
Having purchased tho entire mercantile of John Con
Co, including notes, accounts and all evidences of debt
and merchandise, we their former increased patronage
Being to make all purchases for cash, getting advantage of
discounts, we will be enabled to sell as cheaply as any one South of
Norfolk. We shall retain in our employ J. S Congleton us general
of the business, with his former partner Chas Skinner
as assistant, who will always be glad to see and their old customers
A special of our business will be to furnish cash at
rates to farmers to cultivate and harvest their crops, in sums off
to with approved security
SUGG,
LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE AGENT,
GREENVILLE, N. C.
OFFICE SUGG JAMES OLD STAND.
All kinds Risks placed in strictly
FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES
At lowest current rates Give us n call when in need of LIFE,
ACCIDENT and LIVE STOCK INSURANCE.
THE OLD RELIABLE CARRIAGE FACTORY
STILL TO THE FRONT
J. D. Williamson,
SUCCESSOR TO
BUGGIES, CARTS DRAYS.
My Factory i well equipped with the best Mechanics, consequently put up nothing
but work, we keep up with the times and the latest improved
Best material used in all work. All styles Springs are used, you select from
Storm, Coil, Ram Horn, King.
Also keep on hand a line of ready made
HARNESS AND WHIPS,
the year rounds, which we will sell as low as the lowest.
Special Attention Given to REPAIRING.
Thanking the people this and surrounding tor past favor hops
merit a continuance of the same.
TAILORING
Recent we have made i
Custom Clothing, enables us to place
within the reach of all, and which are superior
to those generally obtained at higher prices
elsewhere. Every garment made on the
JOHN SIMMS,
LaGrange, N.
AGRICULTURAL LIME,
FOR HARRY SKINNER CO,
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may be it id
Local
Mrs. T. R. Cherry will give
eons on the Guitar, if any
wish to learn,
Mr. II L. Fennell, of
is. in town visiting lier
i mot her.
Mrs, J . II. of Batt
is her sister, Mrs. W. A.
SEW YORK.
R. A. Tyson, who has Seen
ill the week, is
B.
his is consider-
el
John Q. of Tarboro,
bus of the telegraph office
this week, during the editor's ab-
Court in Tarboro this week.
on e
Terms for
The days are now thirteen hours
long.
First of the best
Spring Butter at the Old Brick
Store.
Ward politics grow more inter-
Large bright Virginia and Span-
Peanuts and Cow Peas, for seed,
at the Old Brick Store.
Oh, for a factory of some kind
two or three of them.
Henry Harding, of this
town, will deliver the address at
the closing exercise of Hooker-
ton in June.
Bishop Watson preached quite
an interesting and at sermon in
the Episcopal Church lust Sunday
night. persons, both ladies,
confirmed.
were glad to learn
day that Mrs. J. G. James was
, some and was more cheer
Bushels Corn for sale by E. , hag I;
C. Glenn.
The anglers are beginning
get their lines in readiness.
I. M. Kerry Co's. Garden
Seed at the Brick Store.
Be sure that your registration
for the town election is all
A of a life tuna will I
mimed if you fail to have
beds renovated by one of the
Great Western Feather
ting Company's machines, which
is now in Greenville. It has no
equal for perfect work.
We learn the hone -of
H. G. Connor, of
was destroyed b- fire on the 13th
mat. Nothing was saved, all
and other property lost.
W sympathize with Judge Con-
nor and regret that he had no
be a source of great pleasure to
us see this most excellent lady
entirely well once more.
Rev. L. Branson, of Raleigh,
has been in town the past few days
j working in the of the 7th
of his North Carolina
j rectory, which will soon be publish
A valuable mare for sale by J. The book is a standard and
C. Lanier. I reliable one, and we are glad to
Cotton planting is occupying the i Learn met
attention of the farmers fir
week. I Mr. J. II. Tucker accompanied
A tine colt, three years old next by Messrs C. F. Wilson and D. J.
September, for sale by E. C. Whichard. left Monday for War-
Glenn near which place Mr.
m. , ,, , Tucker will be married this morn-
The leaves upon the trees have M p
J.
Mr. John Fleming,
township was last week appointed
a justice of the peace by Go v.
Scales, to fill the vacancy caused
by the failure of Mr. Allen Ba-
to qualify No better
could have been made m the
county.
The great meeting
at Rutherford College, will em-
brace the 3rd and fourth Sabbaths
in August, as usual. The
id new arbor will attract larger
crowds than ever before. The
preaching and speaking will amply
repay those who attend.
The market was filled with shad
and prices were remark-
ably low A buck and a me sold
for cents and bucks
cents per pair. At such
prices s these no one is too poor
to eat shad. The seines
to do a big business, the catch
being large.
almost acquired
growth.
their maximum
most War-
county. The bridal party will
Point Lace Flour has been tried return to to-night.
and is the best and cheapest at the i
Old Store. I to word
; for the when an
WiN Greenville have any is presented. By this
the 10th Ma-Me- means you help your county paper next Monday night.
It will be a source of pleasure
to the people of Bethel and com-
to know that Mrs. N. E.
Biggs has reopened her millinery
establishment in that town. We
are informed that her spring goods
are arriving this week and that
her stock will be complete in
She is skilled in
the business.
day
Bushels of seed Teas for
sale by E. C. Glenn.
The coal now hang up
for the summer and the ice man
takes his place.
The sale of the Boss Famous
Como
The ladies and public generally
are invited attend the meeting
of t he Temperance Reform Club
The debate
along
On Tuesday of last week L.
k Bro of Tarboro made
an the benefit of
their creditors. M. R. Lang, of
Greenville, is assignee.
A beautiful line of fancy cards
for invitations with envelopes to
at
which has been unavoidably delay-
ed, will come then, and as the
for discussion is an
one, the exercises promise to
he very interesting. Some good
spec-lies will be made.
A valuable -book to all business
men is being compiled by Mr.
Branson of Raleigh. The work
contains the business and
men every county in
order, and shows every
class of in
The i an son Directory has
noun published for twenty
is well known to all our.
leading men. The 7th edition
will have near one hundred thous-
and- name- and ill be unsurpassed
in its line. The price will be on-
the same as the last edition
Moats.
The debate on Friday night be-
tween the Institute boys and the
Band of Hope boys was closely
contested but the judges decided
in favor of the latter, who
the money- side of the
The best speeches were made
by Mr. F. C. Harding for the
and Mr. Alex
for the negative. They are to
have two more debates before the
contest closes. The speech of Mr.
Claude in the negative,
was spoken of as being par-
tine. In fact, all the
boys acquitted themselves m a
creditable manner.
Attend, the
Elsewhere in this issue we pub-
the call for the Democratic
County Convention and also for
the township meetings. These
meetings in the various townships
are the most important and we
earnestly urge all Democrats to
attend them. Go there and see
that only the very best men and
most zealous Democrats are chosen
to represent you at the
Convention. This is an
year in the political history
of North Carolina, and it
es every patriotic man to do his
full duty. Let there be no laggards
grumblers, but let us all do
man work for the good of the par-
and the weal of our dear old
State.
Want Nesting
The Democratic voters of the
Third Ward are requested to meet
at the Major's office on Thursday
night the 26th. inst. at- o'clock
for the purpose of nominating
for Councilmen in said
Ward. L Blow.
Com. for 3rd Ward.
I IT
Verdict Returned, Sentence Passed.
Have been accused of selling goods at half val-
They were found guilty and the sentence is
they must continue to sell goods at just such
An investigation has proven that they
are selling such goods as
GINGHAMS, SEERSUCKERS, CALICOES,
and every kind of WORSTED DRESS GOODS,
single and double width, at figures too low for
comparison. Their stock of Hamburg Edgings
and all over Swiss Embroidery and
Flouncing is complete in every respect.
BELOW ARE SOME PRICKS
Lawns 31-2 Seersuckers Calicoes
Cream Suitings, Handkerchiefs for
Corsets Suspenders Spoil Cotton
per Men's and nice Derby
Hats and all other goods at just such
Call on us and we will send you home re-
HIGGS
Lunch Milk Biscuit ore expected to arrive
exceeded the Bales of the former;
year by Try d IO tor
them, at the Old Brick Store. x . . , , r
take this method of returning
The garden hoe does not fail to . my u, the citizens
get in some good work about this of Greenville for their
to my mother during her late sick
Watt
season of the year.
We have still a few desirable
goods on hand that roust be closed
out regardless of cost. A
splendid chance tor cash purchases
to secure bargains.
TR. Che Co.
Mr. C. Bernard is having a
new residence erected on his
on Second street.
Stock Sale, Horses
have opened a
Large Sale on Market
Square and are prepared to fur-j n , , , making for a
the public with horses and , d -t , s of
at all times. We sell of the Teacher's As-
buy building, at Morehead, on
the first of May. It will be a red-
letter day.
We venture the assertion that
the Methodist Sunday School of
this town is the most flourishing
in the Mate, according to
The enrollment is over
Rev. Mr. John, pastor of the
Methodist Church, is conducting
a protracted meeting this week.
He assisted by Rev. W. H.
Moore, Elder for this
district.
Ont
For we are coming. The ring-
blows of the spike-driver are
daily heard at this d of the rail-
road ; more than a half a mile
track has already been
Scotland Neck Democrat.
That's right, come on We are
ready and anxious to greet you.
And may the coming of the rail-
road to Greenville be sure and
our stock from the Blue Grass
of Kentucky, which enables
us to sell on reasonable terms.
Call and see us.
King k Peebles.
Greenville, N. C.
Baseball is being revived. Two
scrub nines go out for practice to-
afternoon.
Many the urchins have put
aside their shoes and are tripping
around barefooted.
The Methodist Conference for
Next Friday will be the regular
day for monthly drill and
of the Guard. It is now
time the boys were turning out in
full numbers to prepare for the
encampment.
Dr. B. T. Cox will accept our
thanks for an invitation to attend
the 81st Annual Commencement
of the Medical Department of the
University of Maryland, which
this District meets in Washington off yesterday,
on the 23rd of May. handsome new lamps
Friday and Saturday us ; been recently placed in the
Got
A went to the Old
on Saturday in search
of love powders. He applied first
to the clerk and was referred to
Mr. Friend Sammy told
the he had plenty them
and they would cost only a cent
apiece The called for
five cents worth. He was given
the worth of the money in worm
candy and left apparently satisfied.
We would like to know if it cur-
ed bun.
another reminder of March winds.
The dust was dreadful.
When you go trading tell Your
merchant about seeing his
in the Reflector.
It is generally believed that the
fruit is safe indications point
to a good yield. So mote it be.
The corner stone of the new
Episcopal Church at Farmville
was laid by Bishop Watson last
Sunday.
Shad have been abundant and
cheap during the past week, selling
as low in some instances as twenty
cents a pair.
At this season of the year
picnics and excursions
cause Sunday School enrollments
to increase.
Though we called attention
several weeks to some bad side-
walk they have not vet
been repaired.
diet Church here. They make
quite an to t he appearance
of the church and are also of con-
aid in lighting it up.
On Thursday Mr. J. White
showed us some of the best
mens of fruit dried by evaporation
that we ever saw He has a box
on exhibition at the store of
Messrs. Harry Skinner A Co.
Early closing will soon be
in mercantile circles. There
is no laudable reason why an early
hour for closing all the stores
should not be adopted, to remain
in effect during the summer
months.
We must arise again and
something about Mr. John Cher-
trout yard. The care
of Mrs. Cherry has made it a
place of beauty, and the many
bright flowers are delightful to
the
Rev. W. H. Presiding
Inspector General F. H. Elder for this district, held his
will be in Greenville next
Wednesday, 25th, for the purpose
of inspecting the Guard.
That was a sudden change in
the weather Thursday night, and
gave the temperature a frosty feel-
morning following.
The County Superintendent of
Public Instruction was examining
second quarterly conference with
the at place last
day Sunday. The meetings
were well attended and the
mons fine.
Now while cotton planting is
demanding the attention of the
farmers we would warn them
against planting too much. Don't
grain crops for cotton.
on Thursday and Friday last.
Just a word to the
you think yon planted
enough corn to run you a year go
back and plant a few acres more.
Our
The force baa been
supplemented with Ml X. A.
a promising young
Concerning old coins, Mr. Ire-; man township, who
deli Moore, of township,
us that be baa an old Span-
coin is old.
On one side of coin is
and on other side
-v II
older one than this
Who has an line and the purpose now is to de Tb
j them.
The Democratic voters the
Second Ward are requested to
meet at the Court House on Fri-
day April 1888, at
for purpose of
ting candidates for Councilmen
in said ward.
J. D. Murphy,
Ex. Com. 2nd Ward.
Poll Holders
The Board of Town
have appointed the follow-
registrars and inspectors for the
municipal election to be held on
the 7th of let
P. Registrar ; A. B.
Cherry, W. M.
tors
2nd Ward L. W. Lawrence,
Registrar ; Seth Hooker, W. T.
Godwin, Inspectors.
3rd L. Langley, Reg-
; J. M. King, W. A. Stock.
Inspectors.
A Kicker
A horse which two
were driving to a buggy, late Sat-
aft noon, did the
piece of kicking the bridge that
e ever saw an animal do. The
horse began kicking while about
midway draw kept it up
for several yards. One
went over the back of the buggy,
the other managed in some way
to get out between the wheels,
and the vehicle was considerably
wrecked before the animal was
quieted.
Badly Bart.
Her many friends in this
will he pained to learn that
Miss Annie Bynum, of Farmville
township, was quite seriously hurt
last Sunday. She was in a buggy
when the horse became frighten-
ed and ran away, throwing her
out. She was rendered
for son-e time after being
thrown from the buggy. We
have not learned the extent of the
injuries but
trust they are not very serious and
e she will recover.
Exercises
All business was suspended at
the meeting of Temperance
Reform Club Monday night, the
time devoted to
speeches in memory of our lately
deceased friend, Mr. R. A. Starkey
who was one of most active
and useful members of Club.
and appropriate
were adopted, remarks being
Messrs. D. p.
John Dockets, W. F. Harding,
Alex J. B. Johnson,
Jr., Henry Harding, J. R. Which
ard and A large
number of ladies
to pay this last mark of
respect to one in life was
comes to acquire a knowledge of
and be in-
in newspaper work
ally. In him are all
tee necessary to success in this universally
Boll of Honor for Institute.
HIGHER DEPARTMENT.
Bribes Win-
J. Peel, J. E. Nobles,
S C. Harding, W.
A. B. Ralph House, A.
D Johnston, A. F. Griffin, T.
White, Willie Little.
Cox, Annie
Harding, Bessie Jarvis, Estelle
Williams, Anderson, Mary
Cannon, Forbes, Rosa
Forbes, Lillie Nobles. Julia Foley,
Leroy Mooring , Rosa Erwin, Bes-
White
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Mamie Duckett, Lets
an. Rosalind Rountree, Aylmer
Sugg, Annie Sheppard, Myra
Skinner, White.
HIGHEST AVERAGES.
Nannie Cox, Annie Harding,
Anderson, Bessie Jar-
vis Estelle Williams, A. T.
Griffin, Robert J. Peel, F.
C. Harding
Bud
The little son of Mr. S. M. Jones
of Bethel whose serious
illness we mentioned two weeks
since, died last Thursday.
bereaved parents have our
On Friday morning, April 15th
after an illness of four Mrs.
Sarah A. Parker, wife of the late
Jesse S. Parker, departed this life
aged years. Mrs. Parker a
in township this
county, but shortly after her mar-
removed to Farmville town-
ship, where she resided until about
five years ago, when she moved to
Greenville. deceased joined
the Free Will Baptist Church
about forty ago, and lived a
sincere, earnest The
remains were interred the old
family burial ground, in Farm-
ville township, last Saturday. One
son survives Mrs Parker, to whom
the extends sympathy.
Our town was filled with
sadness- Monday morning by
announcement of death of
Mrs. Harry Skinner. She was a
most excellent lady and enjoyed
the and oar
entire Cut down in
the very prime of life, and with
all the that go to make
tins existence a happy and
peaceful one, the death of Mrs.
Skinner is indeed a sad one. A
friend having paid a
last tribute to her worth and ex-
it not essential that
we shook add to what has already
been so well said. To the bereaved
husband, the orphan children, the
grief st root and
and the large number of sorrow
relatives and friends, we
tender our
Lord strengthen, comfort
and sustain them in this boor of
severest trial, and may they real-
lie that He all things
The remains wore interred in the
Episcopal Cemetery yesterday
the services being con-
ducted by Rev. Dr. Hughes. A
large number of
friends followed corpse to
rest resting place.
M. R. Lang's
Great Showing
Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather of
the last four weeks our sales are greatly in ex-
of the corresponding period of last year.
Men's
Is daily crowded with early buyers. They know there is no use wait-
mg, that our stock is now all in, and that it contains all the new and
novel styles for dress, street wear and business purposes, that our
are right and styles correct
Our Dress Goods Department
Is perfect in every respect. Composed of all wool combinations
Printed Canvass Cloth, Challis, Cash-
mere Beige, something novel for street wear,
Seersuckers, Veiling,
arid other varieties. We were able to secure while in New
York one dozen pieces all wool CREPE inches. Come
and see them before the selection it broken. Colors pink, cream,
crimson, light blue, ashes, black, white and tan
OUR TRIMMINGS
comprise everything new and stylish such as Braids, Moires, black and
colored, and all other stylish trimmings
Spring HATS j
Never so busy in this department as we are now. The latest shades
the newest styles, i he most popular blocks, the finest qualities and
prices lower than ever. These are the things that do business for us.
Our SHOE department contains the largest stock of Shoes for Ladies,
Misses. Infants, Boys and men to found in Pitt county. The new-
est most improved kinds and styles.
It makes no matter what you want, if it is
good you will find it here cheaper by per
cent, than any other house in town.
In conclusion we invite y to visit us in per-
son, as the Reflector cannot chronicle
our bargains.
D.
Tarboro, N.
M.
Greenville, N.
S. P ELLIOTT. JOHN NICHOLS
AT THE
OLD BRICK STOKE.
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BUT-
their year's supplies will find it to
their Interest to get our prices before
chasing; elsewhere. incomplete
in all its branches.
PORK SIDES SHOULDERS,
FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR,
SPICES, TEAS, Ac.
always at Lowest Market Pricks.
TOBACCO SNUFF
we buy direct from ens-
yon to buy at one profit. A
stock
COTTON FACTORS
AND
always on hand and prices to suit
times. Our
sold tor CASH, therefore, having no
the times. Our goods all bought and
to run, we sell at S close
Respectfully,
. A
Greenville, N. C
Big lot of
just in, purchased at cents in the dollar.
Coats Vests to
SPRING SUMMER
Stock Just
At Greatly Reduced Prices. A Big Job In
SHOES A SPECIALTY.
Tie Tit
President
J. B.
J. S. Greenville, Sec
N. M. Lawrence, Tarboro, Gen
R. F. Jones, Washington, Gen
The People's Line for travel on Tar
River.
The Steamer Greenville Is the finest
and quickest on the river. She has
been thoroughly repaired, refurnished
and painted.
Fitted up specially for the comfort, ac-
and convenience of Ladies.
POLITE ATTENTIVE OFFICERS
A first-class Table furnished with the
best the market affords.
A trip on the Steamer
not only comfortable but attractive.
Leaves Washington Monday. Wednesday
Friday at o'clock, a. m.
Leaves Tarboro Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday at A. M.
Freights received daily and through
Bills Lading given to all points.
J. I.
Greenville. N. C.
J. G. CHESTNUT,
GREENVILLE, N. C.
Has on hand a well snorted stock of
Light tail, Fruit,
Tobacco,
Cigars. Ac,
which will be sold very lowest Cash
pricks. Give him a call, st
under the Opera House.
BALTIMORE .
NORFOLK
Established in Baltimore in 1870.
Will open a House in
in September, 1887. for the handling
sale of cotton, thus giving our customers
their choice of the two markets.
Notice to Creditors.
Having duly before the
of put on
day of April, 1888, as
of J. O. James, deceased, notice
Is hereby given to all persons indebted
the estate to make Immediate payment
the undersigned, to all creditors of
estate to present their claims, prop
authenticated, to the undersigned
on or before the 5th day ApriL
1889 or this notice will be plead In bar
their recovery. This of April
1888. F.
of O. James.
Notice to Creditors.
The having administers
on the estate of
notice U hereby given to all persons
claims against said decedent to
sent the same to such administrator
or before the 10th day of April or
this notice will be plead In bar of
recovery. This day of March
S. A. GAINER,
of Aaron
NEW
JEWELRY STORE.
I have received another lot of fins
WATCHES, CLOCKS,
and Jewelry.
which arc offered st law
Bill
A Newt been added to my
business where the latest books
can be purchased.
MOSES
E H.
wishes to announce to the Ladles
public generally that owing to bad h
is closing out her entire stock
AT AND BELOW
She has a line of
WHITE GOODS, EMBROIDERIES.,
Licit,
s thousand other articles too n
a to mention going off for mere
lei coming to town win save
by calling to see her. The goods
MUST BE SOLD.
Now Is the time to buy nice goods
Low Prices. No second hand bat
First-class Goods.
FORGET
second door from corner under
House. Very respectfully
Home,;
HAS JUST ADDED TO HER STOCK
Millinery Good, and has secured
the services of experienced assistant.
AH orders can now be tilled on the short-
est notice. Dry Wet Stamping for
tainting and neatly executed
in she
to only Ms ant
is to Oder purchaser special
TOW
OF
OIL.
By JAMES A. SMITH
DELIVER, DAILY,
to parties it. Kerosene Oil, as
good as in market and IS
now paid at the stores.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Save time, money and trouble by per-
us to All your orders at your resP
and place of business.
GRAND EMPORIUM
For Shaving, Cutting and Dressing Hair.
STOP
AT THE GLASS FRONT,
the Opera ban, at which place
I have recently located, and where I have
everything in my Hue
NEW, CLEAN AND ATTRACTIVE,
TO A
MODEL BARBERSHOP
with all the improved appliances; new
and comfortable chairs.
Razors sharpened at reasonable figures
for work outside of my shop
promptly executed. Very
HERBERT EDMONDS.
A T THE STOCK OF NEW
MILLINERY GOODS
constantly arriving at
MRS. M. T. CO
will convince you that they are without a
parallel in this market, both as to quality
and price. A new lot of the latest style
goods received every few days.
STEAM ENGINES
and all other machines repaired at short
at home or at shop. Iron and
Brass Turning done in the best manner.
Cylinders bored. Models made to order.
Locks repaired. Keys made or fitted,
cut and threaded, Gins repaired in best
manner. Bring on your work. General
Jobbing done by O. P.
May N. C.
pin pin am
am
WELDON R. R.
and Schedule.
GOING SOUTH.
No No No
Dated Nov daily Fast Mail, daily
daily ex Sun.
Weldon pm
Ar Mount
Tarboro
Ar
Wilson ,
Ar
Ar
Goldsboro
Warsaw
Magnolia
Ar Wilmington
TRAINS GOING NORTH
No No No
daily daily daily
ex Sun.
Wilmington am pm
Magnolia am
Won 10.50
Ar Goldsboro
Ar Selma
Ar Wilson
Wilson am pm pm
Ar Rocky Mount
Ar
Tarboro am
Ar Weldon pm
Daily except Sunday. pm
Train en Scotland Neck Branch Road
leaves Halifax for Scotland Neck at 8.00
P. M. Returning, leaves Scotland Neck
9.30 A. M. daily except Sunday.
Train loaves Tarboro, N C, via
Raleigh R. R. daily except Sun-
day, P M. Sunday P M, arrive
N C. P M, P M.
Returning leaves Williamston, N C, daily
except Sunday. A M, Sunday A
M, arrive Tarboro, N C, A M,
AM.
Train on Midland N C Branch leaves
Goldsboro daily except M,
arrive N C, A M. Re-
turning leaves Smithfield, X AM,
arrive Goldsboro, N C, P M.
Train on Nashville Branch leaves Rocky
Mount at P M, arrives Nashville
P M, Spring Hope P M. Returning
leaves Spring Hope A M, Nashville
Am, arrives Rocky Mount A
M, daily, except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves Warsaw
for Clinton, daily, except Sunday, at
P M. Returning leave Clinton at A
M, connecting at Warsaw with Nos.
and
Southbound train on Wilson A Fayette-
Branch is No. Northbound is
No. except Sunday.
Train No. South will stop only at
Wilson. Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No. makes close connection at
Weldon for all points North daily. All
rail via Richmond, and daily except Sun-
day via Bay Line.
Trains make close connection for
points North via Richmond and Wash-
All trains run solid between
ton and Washington, and have Pullman
Palace Sleepers attached.
JOHN F. DIVINE,
General
J. R. KENLY, Transportation
T. M. EMERSON, Passenger
mt Color One to Four Pounds
Of Dress Goods,
Garments, J
Yarns, Rags, etc. J cents.
A Child can use them
The PUREST. STRONGEST and FASTEST
of ill Warranted to Dye the moat goods, and
lire the best colors. for Feathers. Rib-
and all Fancy Dyeing. leading colors.
They also make the Beat and Cheapest
WRITING INK
LAUNDRY BLUE I IO Cents.
Directions for 1-j Photographs and a colored
Cabinet Photo, as sample, for to cents.
Ask druggist for Sample Card, or write
WELLS, i CO. Burlington, ft.
For Gilding or Fancy Articles.
DIAMOND PAINTS.
Gold, Silver, Bronx. Copper Only IO
THE
EASTERN REFLECTOR
GREENVILLE, iV. a
Onward Is The Word.
The enters its
at the following
subscriber,
subscribers, year. 5.00
subscribers, year. 10.00
One copy, year hike to the one send-
a of ten.
Eight pages. weekly. Sena
to
L. L. POLK. Raleigh, N. C.
HOTEL
SPENCER BROS.,
THE HOME
SAMPLE ROOMS FREE.
Polite waiters. Good rooms. Best
the market affords. When in the city
stop at the
Hotel,
on Main St. Washington, N. C.
BUY
EXCELSIOR
EIGHTEEN SIZES AND KINDS
ALL PURCHASERS BE SUITED
Don't lose your temper or your time,
Or your soul a minute,
Because this good old roomy world
Has foolish people in it
By not one wholly useless weed
The fertile earth Is cumbered;
Then count not these can do no good.
Or with them you'll be numbered.
If all began by being wise.
Bach one his adorning.
From wisdom's way we yet might stray
For of proper warning;
But Nature kindly sets her signs
On Danger's chosen dwelling;
Without them, what would come to us,
There isn't any telling.
Just reckon up your foolish friends,
one's peculiar failing,.
And of that folly cure yourself
At which in them you're railing;
While, If you find some luckless one
The same all through and over,
You'd better far be unlike him
Than And a four-leaved clover.
I lay no claim to any store
Of knowledge.
But this I've learned by studies
In that best but dearest college;
Perhaps you think that school is meant
For other people only;
Or, maybe, you are w be in truth-,
But don't yon find it lonely f
A Voluntary Road Worker.
bite
FOB
L. C. TERRELL,
GREENVILLE. N. C.
C. B.
N. B-
Edwards N.
Printers and Binders,
N. C
have the largest and most complete
establishment of the kind be found in
the Sate, and solicit orders tor all classes
Of Commercial, Bail-
road or School Print-
or Binding. j
WEDDING
FOB PRINTING INVITATIONS
BLANKS FOR
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JO in V
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T m g
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COMMERCIAL SCHOOL,
BETHEL, N. C.
Opened the 20th of with
students, has increased to over
All the commercial branches taught;
Arithmetic, Double Book Keeping,
including Commercial Law and Business
Correspondence, Penmanship according
to the latest method. Grammar and Com-
position. This is a Commercial School
with a Primary Department. Miss Lula
Thomas, a competent teacher has charge
of the latter department. Rates for the
Commercial Course per
month, for Primary Course to
per month Book Keeping alone
Penmanship alone
per month. Through Commercial Course
completed within to months. Board
can be obtained at to per month.
A limited number can get board with
the principal and be under his charge all
time. For f unbar information address
WHITFIELD, Principal
Special Notice.
AU persons owing the firm of
are hereby notified to come
forward at settle or their ac-
counts will be placed in course of
P. CLARK, Assignee.
Farm For Sale.
The undersigned offers a desirable farm
for sale. Situated about l miles
of Bethel, in Pitt county adjoin-
the J. S. farm, containing
acres, acres of are
Upon e farm are two dwell-
houses and
Water upon the premises is excellent.
Location healthy. The laud is rich, pro-
and easily cultivated. For fur-
particulars apply to
W.
Bethel, N. C.
Bi
MACON HOUSE.
well-known owned and
managed for the past year by Dr.
James is, to bis recent death, for
For Terms apply to
F. G. JAMES,
Ci
Washington Letter.
Special to
Washington, D. C, April
things come to him who
has occurred tome very oft-
en this week as I noted the change
in which followed the
reporting of the Mills tariff bill to
t lie House, by Chairman Mills, who
left a sick bed to perform that
duty.
A slight modification in the bill
has secured the support of the
Louisiana delegation who at
first bitterly opposed to the bill.
Another slight in
affecting worsted has won over
the wool men from Ohio and else-
where, so that the number of Dem-
who oppose the measure has
been reduced to a very small
and it is hoped to reduce the
number still further before the bill
comes to a vote.
Notice has been given in the
House that the bill will be called
up fry action on the 17th lust. An
effort will then be made to hold
the House down to the
of the measure until a vote is
taken. Of course the Republicans
are prepared to on the floor
of the House which
they did in the committee room
to delay the bill, hoping in this
way to defeat it.
The Democratic is
to get tariff bill disposed
before the meeting of the St. Louts
convention, in June. From the
present outlook the are
rather against a vote being reach
ed by that time, but the effort
will be made all the same. The
chances of the final passage of the
hill have largely increased recent-
and while it ts by no means
certain now that the bill will pass,
it is more than probable it
will At any rate the arguments
over the bill will place this whole
question a plainer light before
country than heretofore.
will in consequence, look into
the question themselves, people
who have in the past taken some
political demagogue's of
it as true, and the result cannot
fail to be a gain for the revenue
reformers.
The Senate has spent more than
a week wrangling over the House
bill authorizing Secretary of
Treasury to purchase United
States bond with the surplus.
The Senate is not divided on par-
lines, as both parties lave held
to try to agree what
should be done. Silver Sen-
of both parties on amen-
ding bill in some manner to
increase the purchases of silver by
the Government
The House has had its wrangle
too. The cause was the bill, to re
fund the taxes paid by the
several States into the United
States Treasury. A large
of House favor this bill but
owing to peculiar rules under
which the body works a
ed minority can, by filibustering,
delay and sometimes even defeat
legislation. opponents of the
bill resorted to this method on
Wednesday, and succeeded in
keeping House in session until
a. h. Thursday morning. All
day and all night were spent in
dilatory motions. furious
had scarcely ever been
seen since the foundation of the
of Representatives.
Senator Sherman says
that he had or intended to retire
from the race for the Presidential
nomination is entirely untrue. In
little over two months from now
be will wish be had, and next No-
he will hate himself for
ever having even indulged the
hope becoming President of
the United States. Nor will the
knowledge that be has lost some
of the contents of his barrel add
to the comfort of bis thoughts.
It is understood six Justices
of the are in favor
promotion of Justice Field,
of California, to the vacant Chief
Until the appoint
in en t of Mr. Lamar to Supreme
bench, Justice Field was only
Democrat of Supreme Court.
Governor Hilt of Ne York is
shortly to announce that he is
and never baa been a candidate
for the Presidential nomination.
He Cleveland man. Mr. Cleve-
land expressed himself to a friend
this week as being highly pleased
with the prospects of the Mills
tariff in the House sod a
with the prospects of
party in the coming cam-
GM. Clark, the of
Hones of Representative, says he
is tired of hearing House de-
for doing
can prove by figures that i Ties
done more than any of its
ever did so early in the
It has passed op to date
private and bills.
The Public Lands Committee or
the has reported a bill for-
about acres of
the Northern Pacific Southern Pa-
and land-grants.
Tar River Association.
Union Vesting to be hell St Scotland
p. M., Services
of Song. p. H., sermon by T. J.
Taylor, of
Friday , a. H
a. m.,
in the J. W.
of Greenville. A. .,
sermon by George J of
Hamilton P. M.,
Country Neighborhood ;
how they are to be supplied with
the preaching of J.
Tucker, of Greenville, and C.
Durham, p. u.,
Religious Newspaper, its
place and its value m our
national W. B. Morton, of
Weldon, T Bailey, of
7.30 P. M., Service of Song
sermon by T. P. of
Wilson.
A. m., Prayer
and Praise. a. m., High-
Education of young Men ; what
the present C. E. Taylor
and C. S of Wake Forest.
a. M., sermon by J. W. Wild
p. m., System of
its practicability and
C. Durham and T.
J. P. m., Closer
Union among Christians of
Denominations is it a
able or T. P.
and J. A. Leslie.
Sunday school
exercises. a. m. and p. m.,
preaching.
A Few Lines About Loafers.
Orange Observer.
Loafers, black and white,
shabby and genteel, on every
of every street
and city of the South Pious
and profane, bumble loafers,
handsome and vain. Ragged and
dirty loafers. and dandified
Honest and
skulking and insolent
loafers everywhere.
Swarming on goods-boxes door
steps. Thronging stores,
per offices and Why
stand they here all the day idle
Because no Hill hire them
No The whole conn try is one
vast, glorious fallow field waiting
tor the laborers to bring its rich
harvest forth. Farmers are
seeking for hands. Any
man, with a willing heart
strong arms, can rind plenty to do,
and good wages for doing it. Away
iv it n If a fellow will not
work, he should be allowed to
eat the bread of the son of toil.
Charlotte Chronicle.
Henry a colored man who
farms about to miles west of
has set a good of ail.
was a bad place in the pub-
road running through his prop-
and upon hie own accord, and
without having received a
from any one, he hitched op
bis wagon and devoted an entire
day to the work of rock
macadamizing the road. The
result is that he has converted a
bad road into a good one, and one
that will last tor some time to
come. This is commendable work
and the county would soon be much
better off in t he nay of roads were
hie example to be followed by our
people in general.
TO the inform your
readers that I have a positive remedy tor
the above named disease. By its timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently, cured. shall be glad to
send two bottles of my remedy to
any of your readers who nave
if they will send me their express
and post office address. Respectfully,
T. A. M. C, Pearl st., N Y.
Men who love the piping times
of peace should inflate their lunge
to their utmost fullness now.
When a child, by any unusual
toms, shows that it Is pain,
use Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup. It will soothe
little sufferer.
The simplest means are generally
safest and surest. Hence the great de-
for for liver disease,
headache, etc. Price cents a
bottle.
A queer story comes from Perry
county, Tenn. A man named
stole a hog from a botcher
and made off with it. Before he
reached home be had to cross a
fence, and it seems he threw the
hog over before him. He bad
to take out the gammon
stick and it caught him
neck, aid when found next morn
tug he was dead and cold, with
his prey on one side of the fence
bis body on other.
best in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
Sores, Chapped
Corns, and all Skin
and cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. It is give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price,
per For sale
Corrected weekly by A
Wholesale and Retail
Mess
Bulk toe
Balk
Bacon
Bacon Shoulders to
Pitt-County
Sugar Cured
to 6.60
to
Brown Sugar Granulated to
Syrup to to
to
to
to
to
Self
to
G. A.
Liverpool
to
to
Bread
Star
Kerosene to
CASH
THE
Eastern Reflector,
We have recently purchased the stock
of Hardware belonging to M. A.
and will replenish the same with all the
leading goods in
HARDWARE LINE.
Farm Implements, Tools, Ta-
and Pocket Cutlery, Plow Bolts
and Castings. Cart Material,
Door. Sash, Blinds, Hinges,
Butts, Screws, Nails,
Glass, Putty, Lead,
Oil. Painters and
Material
of description.
Harrows and Cultivators, Gins, Grist
Mills, Cider and Fan Mills, Saw
Glimmers, Self-feeding Cooking Stoves.
In fact all goods kept in a
Notice to Creditors.
Having duly tho
Clerk of on
day of , n Administrator
Conner, i-
given to all persons to the
payment to the undersign-
ed, and to all creditor of said estate, to
present their claim-, properly
to the undersigned on or before
the 0th day of March or this notice
will plead In. bar of their recovery.
This 0th day of March
WARREN.
of Henry Cooper,
PATENTS
and all in
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for Moderate Fees.
We opposite the U. S
Office engaged In Patents
and can obtain patents it
less time than those more remote
from Washington.
When model or drawing is sen
we advise as to free
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unless obtain Patents.
refer, here, to the Post Mas-
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Die., and to officials of the U.
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terms and reference to actual
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address, C. A. Snow
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IV. O.
D. J. Editor Proprietor.
ENLARGED TO
discovery has been
made that too by a lady this
Disease fastened its clutches upon
her for seven years she withstood its
severest tests, but her vital organs were
undermined and death seemed imminent.
For three months she coughed incessant-
and could not sleep. She bought of us
a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption was so much relieved
taking ti r t dose that she slept all night
with bottle has been miraculous-
cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther
I write W. C. Ham rick A Co., of Shel-
by, N. a tree trial bottle at
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can't goto said a fanny
vagrant. have no
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verdict
W, D. Suit, Druggist,
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given relief In . very case. One man
six bottles, sad was cured of
of Abraham
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best selling medicine have ever
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Electric Thousands others
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verdict is unanimous that Electric
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at Drug store. ,
lie that shoots best may some-
tunes miss the mark ; but he that
shoots at all can never hit it.
A Perfect
Painless Childbirth, a new book by
Dr. John H. Dye, one of New
skillful physicians, shows that pain Is not
necessary In Childbirth, but results from
causes easily understood and overcome
It proves chat any woman may be-
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whatever. It also tells how to overcome
and prevent morning sickness, swelled
limbs, and all other evils attending
by physicians everywhere as
true private companion. Cut this
It will save pain, and
life. Send two-cent stamp for descriptive
circulars, testimonials, and confidential
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Md.
The newest trust i
trust. There may he
it, though.
some cell
b Bell f
Your stomach of course. Be
cause if It is out. of order you are one of
most miserable creatures living. Give
It a and see It U
not the best friend-yon have In end.
smoke In morning Don't drink
In the morning. It you most smoke and
drink watt until your stomach i through
with breakfast. Ton can and
more In the evening-
tell or. you less. If your
and does not digest Too are
troubled with Heartburn, Dizziness
the bead, coming up food after eat-
or
trouble of the stomach, you bad bast
one Green's August flower, as no person
The man lives twice who lives
the first life well.
the maiden cried.
will be here to-night and my hands
are chapped; however I have a bottle of
Salvation
Old remedies under new names are be-
constantly introduced to the public,
but Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup still main-
its
Territories will be admitted on
their merits when Congressmen
are elected on the same basis.
w lea Me.
If we know all the methods of approach
adopted by an enemy we are the better
enabled to ward off the danger and
pone the moment when surrender be-
comes inevitable. In many Instances
the inherent of the body suffices
to enable It to oppose the tendency to-
ward death. Many however have lost
these forces to such an extent that there
little or no help. In other cases little
Id to the weakened Lungs will make all
the difference between sudden death and
many years of useful life. Upon the first
symptoms of a Cough, Cold or any
of the Lungs, give that old
and well-known Ger-
syrup, a careful trial. It- will prove
hat say of It to be, the
of any
ALFRED FORBES
H. C.
Dealer In Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing
lints. Boots, Shoes, Hardware, Furniture
and Groceries. Rock Lime kept constant-
on hand.
I have Just received a large lot of
Braces for boys, girls, and
gentlemen. They need only to be tried to
give satisfaction
I can now offer to Jobbing Trade
superior advantages in Geo. A. A
spool cotton which I will sell
cents per doz., per cent. off.
I keep on band a large supply of Hos-
ford's Bread
sell at wholesale prices to mo re ha
The patronage of the public is very res-
solicited.
UNDERTAKING.
Having associated B. S.
with me in the Undertaking we
are ready to serve the people in that
capacity. All notes and accounts
me for past services have been placed In
the hands of Mr. for collection.
Respectfully,
JOHN FLANAGAN.
We keep on hand at all times a nice
stock of Cases and Caskets of all
kinds and can furnish anything desired
from finest Case down to a
Pitt Pine Coffin. We are fitted
up with all conveniences and can render
satisfactory services to all who patronize
us FLANAGAN SHEPPARD.
Feb. 22nd. 1898.
THE
FEATHER RENOVATING
is now located In Greenville and being
operated by A. O. Hoyt A Bro. These
gentlemen came from Washington, N. C.
highly recommended by citizens and
having machinery of latest patent are
prepared to Renovate Old and New
Feathers to satisfaction or no pay
asked.
are some names of citizens la
Washington and vicinity given by per-
mission J M Gallagher, M Rev Nat
Harding, D T J Bryan Grimes,
Proctor, R F Jonas, N C
Galloway, Bishop J A Beebe, W
R Bright and others.
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We thank the public for the liberal pat-
that they have given us while
managing the M. A. Jarvis hardware bus-
and ask that they continue the same
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TONSORIAL ART
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If so buy
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It Is worth as much in the cotton field
as a good hand. For sale by
J H.
N. C.
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Williamston, C.
LITTLE, HOUSE A Bro Agent,
Greenville, N. C.
N S. Agent Wash-
Horses
Mules.
A ear load Just arrived and now tor
st Keel A King's old stand. Will sell thorn
CHEAP FOR CASH,
or at reasonable terms on tints. I bought
my tor Cash and can afford to sell
as cheap as anyone. Give me a call.
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