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formidable eruptions of which
the moon baa been the theater belong
to a lime in . of our
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When
John tin; writer, in
id- Jay
Gould. To Theodore Dreiser, who
ii.- in The New Voice, Mr. Bur
roughs gave this anecdote f Gould
ans shrewd. not n bad
low at all I once we
had . real lug At were
. we to
abide rules, what
we in the
one or the
other was thrown I kept to this
when we wrestling, but when
realized lie hi danger of
lotting be broke and throw
When I said be bad broken agree-
be laughed and said,
threw you. That Irritated
mo, original
point, but laughed more
and covered with the mom
gnawer He bad won, and it pleased
him. I wondered how he
any i it.
TO AC
Sheet Poster.
The Eastern Reflector
TWICE A-WEEK
Is only i a year and con
news every week,
and gives information to
those grow-
tobacco, that is worth
times more than the
price.
in-
FOR AT HOOK STORE.
ii f l
A curious barren mound Is to be seen
iii What-
ever the then Is plainly to
a t ii in lbs form of
a cross among a mass of verdure. With
the a melancholy legend Is con-
It is called
and is that this bar-
hillock lie remains of an In
DOCent man who was mis-
taken evidence it is said that while
the Mood on the with
the round his he
as a proof of his Innocence,
that -should never on
And even M It was Is.
Any Who frustrate the
of this prophecy by sowing
on this loot pays the penalty
with his life. Instances are of
have rash enough
to do N and have doom soon
Western Mail.
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NOTICE TO
ll.-; man,
an l. el
proper boom Mae
ma.
The Ml
ran n.-r.- . eta
ed W
I if I
la a
tails
The mad race up
all
a- ii
ll
bow awe; mice in cage,
he
Dot been to mored
too lo la lei i
U.,, ,.,.,. j . u and u tree
. i ll It
and, of
of
caller, lop lb ml
one
m a piece lo
Secret of Beauty
is health. The secret of health is
I the power to digest and
a proper of food.
Q j This can never be done when
the liver docs not act it's part.
know this
Liver Pills are an
lute cure for tick headache,
sour stomach, malaria.
duly before
PM a
t r Mm Bryan,
given
ed the n make pay-
lo all T-
mU constipation, torpid liver, piles, and Pray
DIRECTOR Y.
school
a. m.
Divine and sermon every
morning and Ev-
prayer at
H., and Litany A
M . Rev. I. A.
in
ii,
as or of
HOC -plead in of
no very.
i i 1-
of Mot II. Bryan.
jaundice, bilious fever, bilious
and kindred diseases.
Liver Pills
meeting Kev
J. N. Booth, Sunday-
school a. Rountree,
every
A mouth or so after bis
Lee went one day to the store
near his home In county,
Va., which Barred also as the pot-
the town
to a
few moments the store was crowded.
The was talking with the
about crops other matters
utterly of
the fact the of
was due solely to his presence.
he realized that everybody
was him and
see am you from your
many and at
Home
Laving i
lat Court dark Pitt f
o Will and.
lo
estate immediate payment t la,
all Laving
tin- are to the
before day of
or will be
plea-l in bar -t
f November
i A. a,
Ii-.
AND BRANCHES
AND COAST LINE
RAILROAD COMPANY OF
TH CAROLINA.
July 1-W
CREDITORS.
I.
it
Le Mount
The ll.-
Down lime it
and a ship aft-
. . v. i-
or after. The old
ii-.-. r. that
Tl- ship afloat, after
high went on
board a
or of wine, out of huh
he drank, ship, poured
on the deck. The
was thou given to
dockyard master as a
memo.
did the of
and a ship before i
sent afloat coma in I trace
mention of old method lo
when tin-
The m. u
of a of on
the . of a of war ll ll
I have I l in a
newspaper i of May. 1780, de-
of II U.
at bat nothing
I- hinted that It was then a new
tom.-Notes and
Irishmen lo word per-
version; hut, writer In Nine-
Century, Ike following
of slow de-
generated Into a stammer allows that
occasionally they the best words
possible In explaining s thing-
a sort way
Pal. as If
out his motif on at
be lo
t f the of I'm
baring of
ii as -n 7th ;
day of
Emily s
i -i d all
to
all
; properly
lo the
twelve
at Notice will be In bar i their
Tin
ill
am r
nil
i as
i as as
t S-. It
rt ax
meeting Wednesday evening. Rev.
N. M. pastor. Sunday
school p. m. F.
thin
Rev.
J. Morton, pastor. Sunday-
school p. in. J. I. Moore
lent.
regular
I M
At
Iv
Iv
I to at V
SO J so
lea
A Inn On ll.
In an lbs Virginia
Plat.- Bar James r Harri-
son of Danville bar
of an eminent in Virginia, who
sat on the ii with his feet up be-
fore Ilia.,
and Its
offered a huh- a for
their client, and ins
challenged witness as too
to testify. When
had on the Holy
he by the common
wealth attorney what he had done
Its.
And w will happen to you now
if yon tell a the lawyer roared
whip
that Ins defend
ant's
Ml Is
then Judge . his fool
down, and leaning over lieu h
i b it and I
you. i
as a cams the
i h ply. dais
l done H Sew Bun.
aid n s lecturer the
too much. They
make a hi loving, hut
to picking out the
man. They are rather apt lo do It on
the grab bag of the
of woman i- not knowing
how in rest, still Is
BOW to eat. What women
don't know about both has built
hospitals. the way of tuna
and wise. worry too much.
They are misers to jollity, they
always tile n large ac-
count In the Hank of
Fire In Japan.
A tin in Japan is netting. The lap
to lose their heads com-
the of the tire
The people more from the houses
where breaks out Into next,
thou to another, so on. until the
lire U over. united families moving
house to with threat
e A man bis
with n lire god in to
go man Is more
ho when, in of the
tire u-m. lbs house and a
man fall together.
In three days arc rebuilt
of lire removed.
A u nil a
I say so. Never
Unit I had Have
to let In door out
other. lot of you ever
Give a big stag party to-
Thou the misguided youth sat down
a check
on he bad received
month resented an Insinuation
that his finish was
Free
A with pale ears
set one whose heart la bard
reach, while are
along the curled rims and downy
Is a creature of re-
tempers men t.
A Mi.-, a position In which one
man puts yon for purpose of draw
In.; the while another dote
the work. Chicago
NOTICE.
, i it.
Lt
u iT
I.
A M
CM Of
X-
PM
Al
i i bald the 6th day
i ordered that a
notice in ion and
Kings notifying
of tin Pace,
are required lo In I he County
rs en 11- An
in next, a
In detail all noes, for-
or other monks,
by them the yam
December M i. at the same time
exhibit to their
T. H.
Nov. ah. Coma. Co.
block afoul
Lt Mount
Ar
lie
NOTICE TO
Letters
lo me. a-
the last ill and testament
deceased,
given to all persons
i lain i Foreman M.
to them to for
duly on or
the 10th day of November .-r this no-
will be plead In f their
All Indebted t- will
make to me. This the
Bib day
ti.
last will and of
Foreman M.
LAND BALK.
By virtue of a decree of
Pill county, made on the 4th day
of In a on Social
Proceeding therein pending, entitled
and
and case I
MONDAY, JANUARY
sell .-ale the court
m the Udder for
a certain piece t parcel of land situ-
ate in county,
known Lot No. in division of
the Isle Mary E-
which wan to by
the imps and
Beginning the 4th of Lot No. fl
on Booth
poles ti a creek. Sid
of No B, thence down Bald creek to a black
gum. thence N. E. poles to n slake
near Booth
with road to the
containing mote
ALEX. L
i.
ESTABLISHED 1875.
S. M.
has FOB
4.000 Candy,
i-N A
Oranges.
Coca
pounds M N
pound
Seeded
Figs, Dates,
Dolls. WATCHES,
lamps
WAGONS,
ALL KIND of
TOYS, CHEAP.
Come to see me.
M.
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Ism . a ii. p m. Baa
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p in. p in
s am. a in. Bad
m, Hope Mills a
leaves
i in, Hope Mill. i m,
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at with train So
Mix n the Carolina Central
Bad
tin Air Una
with the Durham
on Seal
. . a HA j. m, Halifax I I i- m.
riv, s. Mask at i c K
Minn.
no a I.-- . .- a is.
U am, w. I.
Sunday.
Train Branch Wash
a m a m,
a m l p m,
a in m. . am
Train daily Sunday
it Hal p m. Sunday p m.
leave, fly-
Sunday. m amt
days arrive.
Train on Midland C leave-
dally, Sunday. as a in,
m,
a m. arrives lo a m.
Train Branch leave
Mount . m. S p m. arrive
m. Hope am,
m. Hope II in. am
a m. arrive at
Mount a m, p in. dally except Sunday.
Branch leaves
Clinton dally, except Sunday. . m and .
pm. leave, at Too am and
Train No close Wei
all North dally, all a
Bond.
B. at.
Agent
J. H. KENLY, Manager.
T. M. Traffic Manager.
LODGES
A. K. A. M. Greenville
Lodge. So. meets first and
evening. R.
W. ML J. M. Sec
1.0.0. P.-Covenant No.
every evening.
D. D. N. G.
Bee.
K. of Ni
OH, meets every Friday evening
L. Carr
R. andS.
B. Vance Council, No.
every Thursday even-
W. II. Wilson, R. M. H.
Lang, Sec.
O. U. A. every
Wednesday night at I. O.
F. hall. A.
A. O.
No. meets every third
Thursday Fellows
Hall. J. Z. Gardner Worthy
Chief; D. Smith, Sec.
O. Conclave
No. meets every second and
fourth Monday in Odd
nail. W. B. Wilson
D. Smith Sec.
Southern
Railway.
THE STANDARD RAILWAY
------OF THE------
SOUTH.
Direct to all
A Free Trip to Paris
p-v
Texas
California,
Florida,
Cuba and
Rico.
Strictly FIRST CLASS Equip
on all through and Lo-
cal Trains; Pullman Palace Sleep
Curs all Night Trains; Fast
and Safe Schedules.
Apply lo Ticket Time
Tables, Rates, and General
or address,
R. L. VERNON, T. P. A.,
Charlotte, N. C.
F. R, DARBY, C. A.,
Ash. ill.-, N. C.
No trouble to answer questions
W, A. Turk
t ii a.
D,
J. E. HIT,
-DEALER IN-
A GENERAL LINE OF
of Hardware.
I can now lie found in the
brick store formerly
occupied by J.
W. Brown.
COME TO SEE ME.
J. R. COREY.
OLD DOMINION LINE
Steamers leave Washington on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-
days at l A. M. for
water permitting,
Returning leave Tarboro at A.
M., A. M. on Tues-
days, Thursday and Saturdays.
Sailing hours subject de-
pending stage of water.
Connecting at Washington with
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
New York
ton, 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 Lino from Baltimore;
and from
Boston.
JNO. N. SON,
Washington, N. O.
J. J. CHERRY,
Greenville, N.
PATENT
ft
O. A. show a CO.
FOR
The Eastern Reflector.
C EDITOR
TRUTH TO
PER
VOL. XVIII.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. DECEMBER
NO
WM Ti
ED, H.
HEADQUARTERS
for toys inn Christmas goods. It is true I sell about all
the Toys Christmas goods that are sold in Greenville,
but this is simply to let you know I am still here
and with the biggest lot of a and
CHRISTMAS
that I have ever had. Come and see them.
ED. H.
THE TOY MAN.
I lead others try to follow.
Southern California has raised
carloads of this
year will ship car-loads
East for the time. Cal-
squeezes a good deal of
the Star.
Publicity Brings Success.
roads lead to At
least they did lead there formerly,
Then Bro. Manning Hit the
By.
I. Case Threshing Machine
Company of Racine, Wis., is
paring to lead a fight against the
thresher combine re
recently effected in New York by
per of thresher
of the United States.
And it will have the good wishes
of the public its fight against
but not until the City of the Monopoly News.
Hill had advertised the
manner most common
the known world. So, too
yet goes
to buying threshing machines they
will go where they can buy the
all highways and byways would cheapest. Ab soon as the trusts
lead to modern business
if good advertising methods
be employed there. Success
a formidable competitor
the way they will cut the price be-
low that of rival order to
business, as in making of cities, him out. he sake of
saving a few dollars the trans-
action this same well pub-
buy re-
to circumstances or principle
involved. If this were not true
independent could live
and prosper more they do.
depends upon publicity. Present
day newspaper advertisements win
greater victories were possible
to Roman
Record.
The Toronto Mail and Empire, Gold Leaf.
which keeps record of the casual
ties in the war in South Africa,
puts the English losses up to the
this week at not
those disabled from ill-
The items in the
Killed. wounded, 1800,
and missing and captured,
Each British soldier carries an
identification card sewn up in
left band corner of
it bears his name, rank, regimen-
number and address of his
next of kin. When the roll is
called after action, those not an-
are marked as missing and
they are looked for on the field of
battle. tunic of every dead
and wounded man is ripped open
and the Identification card tel s the
whole story.
Negro Postmasters.
Other States than North
are having with
the colored postmaster. And there
a bore, bis trouble is the fatal one
of allowing government funds to
adhere too long to his touch.
The Charleston News and Courier
tells that postmasters
have been convicted in one day
at the United States Court there
aid sentenced to the
Ohio penitentiary, one of the gov-
Com-
on this fact the News and
Courier
tact has come out
prominently at this term of the
Court is the folly of putting
in the smaller of the
State. The three men found
yesterday are and they
were convicted of robbing offices in
their care. The amounts in all the
oases were small, but has been
shown that
ten are got to be relied
Big Turkey.
The Raleigh Post recently told of
a turkey that weighed sixty-six
pounds. A few weeks ago
Weekly Southerner advertised for
sale some turkeys for
Whether pub-
them by the Southern-
or the size of the fowls, sold
them, modesty forbids saying, but
they were heavy; one tipped
scales at sixty-nine pounds. If
any one has over raised a larger
than this it should be
Southerner.
Sixteen years ago Saber Rouse,
the daughter of a section foreman
on the Union Pacific Railroad, was
run over by a freight train that
line in Cherokee county, Kansas,
and one of her legs was crushed
below knee. At that time she
was two years old. She grew into
womanhood without making
the railroad com-
but a few weeks ago,
before her eighteenth birthday,
she was advised to bring suit for
damages. A few days ago the
company was notified that action
had been commenced the Court
f Cherokee county for
In reducing the pi ice of window
glass in order to punish
manufacturers the
Window Glass Trust has adopted
the method usually employed for
the chastisement of
The object is to drive the outside
firms into the Trust or to make
their business unprofitable. A
Trust reduces prices for no other
Record.
Mrs. Holt, widow of ex Gov,
Holt, died suddenly at
OB
ll No other good,
let a n I to. Red on I.
id by Woolen,
per touts.
and grippe, Hon.
A Cigar
The most effective blow that has
yet been directed cigar-
el to evil, a blow more effective
all the state that
has heretofore been enacted, is the
order which the of
South Carolina division of
Soul Railway have
as related the press dispatches
this According lo this
order, all employs of railroad
who smoke cigarettes
must unit, or their jobs,
no who smokes cigarettes
will lie taken into employ of
the At pi.--.-iii. this
order applies to one division
of system, but it may Is-
to others.
action of the Southern
way i is tho most deadly
blow yet given the cigarette. It
will have more effective results
than be hoped for by any
legislation for the reason that
makes war upon the
from a business standpoint. Men
who could nut be prevented from
drinking by any sort of legislation
with which they might be
have willingly and
chosen a life of sobriety when
the question was presented to them
as a of business. so-
can give a good
no railroad can afford lo
employ Those em-
who time thought
either reformed
or are mil of a job. The justness
of this requirement of mil road
people for sober men to handle
their trains has never
not by the
there may lie
some will I,.
cigarette-smoking bus to do with
the question of efficiency. To
these it will lie to say
that railroad officials hold a drink
or a cigarette smoker equal
disfavor, whether rightly or
wrongly is not question
point. Tho very fact that u great
railroad has concluded
that safety and efficiency of its
service will be promoted by the cm-
ploy of men who do not smoke
cigarettes puts matter beyond
argument, and will have a more
far-reaching effect than step
yet taken the suppression
the cigarette evil. Railroad em-
will not be the only ones
who will lie put to in
consequence of this
Observer.
how would
like to lie married to little
of Holland Would
wouldn't.
Me Uncle Ike married u girl
a hundred fifty dollars, and
she ain't never let say his soul
was bis Lead.-
J. B. CO.
mm TRADE EVENT.
THE GREAT SALE OP THE COMBINED STOCKS OF Kill
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, SILKS. WRAPS,
FURNITURE, CROCKERIES, CHINA inc., ETC.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Wednesday at o'clock a. in.
Dee. 1899
EXTRA now M
CUTTING SLASHING TO
OF. LOOK FOB LARGE BLUE BANNER IN FRONT OF EN-
TIRE BUILDING.
WANTED AT ONCE
Quick Salespeople
ONLY EXPERIENCED IN HANDLING GOODS
ONLY.
J. B. CHERRY CO.
Greenville,
Prosperity Coaling.
changes that will Is- made
in staid old North Carolina within
ten would startle
us if we cold realize now
The strides that have been made
within past live veal's
in tin- prosperity o
How aM forming and capital is
in. the country
i i, I mi re Hot keeping pace with
commercial in fact
farmers are complaining
lever. What the result Ibis
of prosperity will boil la hard
lo The royal be
tin- people the
to I.- on, mid the trusts
seem lo be winning side.
We lire certainly a
we hope also we arc not a lawn
We max say,
we wish the old style bug-
in South might not be
by new. believe
competition rather than
ought to be life of trade.
We would regret togas the
or the small
crowded to the wall
of his We arc frank lo
that in such a ease our
lilies, ore all toe time with the lit
lie man. are lo
throw hut when we hear of
vast being formed nil
about us. There i- a
properly spelled, would he
poverty. May the Lord deliver us
from plutocracy and pauperism
Charity Children.
Catarrh Carnot be Cured
seat . i.
disease. Catarrh Is a blood or coo-
and order to
cure you must lake internal
Hull's Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, mis directly
on bl
Hall's Catarrh Cure is a
medicine. It prescribed
one of best physicians in
country for years is ii regular
proscription. H is composed of
the know ii, combined
with best blood act-
directly on toe
perfect
ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Cut
Send for free,
CO, Props.,
Toledo, O.
Sold druggists,
Hull's Family Pills are best.
inn lira
-AT-
mm
-HEADQUARTERS FOR-
There are cows em-
ployed in the butter making
in this country. They pro-
duce on aggregate of
pounds, or about pounds for
each of This does include
the oleomargarine and
other compositions which the
cows are not
ton Star.
Home for Bellamy
Hon. John D. Bellamy scored a
line hit Monday being the tint
member of Congress to introduce a
bill whose object is to curtail the
power of the paper trust to practice
its extortions on newspapers
and Job printers of the country.
This bill should receive the in-
end active support of
every newspaper in the United
States regardless of
Hardware, Paints
AND STOVES
A SPECIALTY.
AND
HEATERS
HEATERS
THE BEST HAT CAN BE BOUGHT
COME AND SEE OUR
GAUL
cook
BAKER
N.
Acts gently on the
Kidneys, Liver
and Bowels
the
OVERCOMES
PERMANENTLY
Our y-c o
I. w,
A Charge.
of the eastern papers says
a of
at a eastern college have
been arraigned for darning their
on
they only meant to
avoid an undue display of holey-
Plain Dealer.
el
Pill
Tin- the
of
of
of
amount, for
for year
II. I. is M
ii W XI
Tucker
I,
XV n I
I. DAVIS.
I'm a.
For I
Yin . n so
M a
Put n
Km- U
For i ItO
Total
M I
Fin-Ill days
For as
For
Total
allowed W m King
Total Hoard
II
so
on
A hull I In I n.
The proper for
wood it good idea strikes
him is to make a Hole of
the truth,
even When they hear it.
ll i lo succeed
the dentist
have a pull,
The hat ho caters
to I trade makes his
cuts fell.
If the infernal
bow is it to give too devil
his dew I
What's having trouble
when there are so people
anxious lo borrow, it
sin arc never re-
The point of u
life is when he gels the
grind.
The of lo Ms i, I Moon.
never
Si All Null III I
Col in t
It goon, ix Clerk tin-
fur the
foregoing n
comet
my
my hand mid tin- of
II. I I day
of November, ISM. T. II.
i i,
The isn't go
watch his victim us In
take it away from him.
No, Maude.
on no mis not designed
for
The fellow inn inn
Ins believes Unit
M M of la.
At-Law.
N.
ill in. lot Stale,
In initial
Ur. U. L. Jam,
N.
V hue
in
REFLECTOR
N. c. , assess u
count, an
D. J. I'M. Ml , a., aB
i-1. in
the Post
Greenville, N. C, m Claw
Mail
Although Mr. Heed is
law New York, bis rule
as the old
Capitol Hill. Washing
ton.
William I. of Culled Slab--
William
of i one of tin- sights
which reader of
the message.
permitted
Washington will Mm OB the
of the rainbow about the
be Tim Woodruff, of Sea
and his
arrive plead with
for second place a Republican
year.
The of France the
of have raised
rate of interest Mr.
advocate- greater money
lag privilege for banks in Hie
Stales. this is not
bad year for the money power
t be world
Id.; i toll .
hat the gentleman mid
would that the first Monday
would In a god lime
hi i n la
and M I r
We would like to
hear from Col.
is of the Tobacco
Growers association, this
Admit I
i ii i in
She following telegram from
Mi k Now York, who
active in the
of tin- Southern planters
Mill's report of a large
season, mil
informed an to
the of the
New Yolk.
Kt. Greenville. S. C.
newt of re
in and the
situation, New York cot
ton market has acted extreme
well with the slightest
will sharply.
smallest estimates crop
as tin- call for MM a meet- looks shorter than ever.
, , . Co
New Big STORE
Is the of attraction, the grand display of nice
things of every kind making it, in fact, Greenville's
Greatest Holiday Emporium
Temptations to compromise qualities in the race for mere cheapness
potent with nearly all just now. Our singular way of stand true to hones
goods helps us and is not only consistent with sound principles, but profitable
We often make prices that are matchless for cheapness.
intelligence lends to the
that there Ii M truth in the
Sport that local Britain intends
to SI. Helena
It will be necessary l Batch
node first,
TO CURE LA TWO D
Take Laxative
All druggists refund the
if it fails to cure, W.
signature every box.
We.
EVERY Day IS BARGAIN
Four days are to be required to
debate the bill in the
House which the Republican lend
have must pass
that the may win
year. Why not clip off the debate
omit a part of
will necessarily fol-
low the talking I
Till HI-
A who is one of th
Ingest farmers in this
who recently made a
trip through Ml portion
Of the lying east of
cropped to have a talk with Tilt
about his travels
He says he the fanning
nowhere ,
he see a farming section that can
this. The homes
and of the farms Jen-
of he aw. And of the towns
he of them were ahead
handsome
well stoic- and
enterprising men.
While on this trip he attended
tile convention growers
in the 6th, Speaking
of this he said he as
the convention WM at
tended so that more have
in the
of The
co representation
there, who died to hinder a con
cited movement among I he plan
lent and prevent any adieu
taken by but he
I but a determination Ml
to be stopped in a warfare against
the trust ruinous prices
and another
culled for January 17th.
Thin coining convent Ion should
have a larger attendance of
i from all the
co growing comities, and merchants
and business men interested
In the farmers getting
for their should also be
invited to participate it. He
aid the war the tobacco
trust la on, would lie fought
lo a finish, aid that
Jan. 17th would
no arise that would call for
a cooperation of the farmers and
man for mutual
peculiar that
add husband-pea.
a of
Hi. W
A. CM has the
of M
in town
Smiling Hob. of town of
h. re on
Mis. Jenkins,
who has been spending several
down here with husband,
returned home morning.
Will and of
. arc spending r
town,
Joseph .
Jolly ever, tearing a Cm
the many dollars which he makes
by hi- I dinning.
w . I. House i- a
in
I- Utter than to in
the
i- good, pure and bread.
should secure of our
choice patent Hour, that Ii made
the beat selected wheat, and
Plaids. yards.
White
Dress yards.
I I
yards.
Silks. yards.
Salines,
Pant
Furnishing-.
Hosiery, etc,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Toilet Set-. Novel
lies. Notions. Valise.-, Trunks
etc.
There's an air of crispy freshness about the goods
offered in this great No old stuff here to worry
you or us. Fresh a benefit too. You
can make your easy and pocket the amount
saved.
The object of this sale is to put our patrons in
touch with a great manufacturing industry direct
from the factory at half their value.
I AM A CANDIDATE not for office but for your
trade. Pennies make shillings and every time you
save a penny it It saved. Pennies and even much
more can be saved by buying at my store. Come
and see.
Some Offerings.
These are Straight Prices on Good Goods. No old
stock Rush Sales to get rid of hard stock.
The fire cleaned It all out for me.
Hats, for now
Men's
Men's price BOW
Men's Heavy Winter Suits.
Men's Heavy He,
Men's Drawers. Mb,
Men's Shirts,
Men's Collars,
Men's Handkerchiefs,
Hose.
Fine Shoes.,
Fine Vests,
Corsets,
Baby
Outings now
Double Dress
lie
Me.
k-.
Come and get Fresh Goods at Low Prices.
MEN AND BOYS.
Clothing. Bulls.
Hat, dozen.
Shoes. pairs.
Shirts, dozen.
Pants Goods, yards.
Hocks, dozen.
Furnishings,
Suspenders, etc.
FURNITURE.
Parlor Suits, Chamber Halts,
Sofas, Settees, Rugs,
Carpets, Malting-. Oil Cloths,
Chairs, Tables, Rockers, Cradles,
Bureaus. Bedsteads, Spring Mat
tresses, etc.
n . paregoric
sing lie is the If Me our high
present ,.
cakes will Is-all that Jon could
sire.
J. S.
evening.
Yesterday mug a was
found near Mr. Frank Harrington's
it weal up In Ayden
and drilled over to this place.
Knotting that this is all age of
wonders we lei them have their
way.
have de-
c about I I ox of cigars
for lime other
brands from per
hundred. Will lake pleasure in
Idling Christmas order for
any brand win wish.
Ci. Co.
which the
will bring is the
of rail and plank
fences by wire fence . W.
Parker hopes to take an active
this change, and
same faithful to
w of his
I more week of the old
would Is- nice if we
think back one hundred from
I In- but alas can
do so by the aid of history.
The A. Ii. Cox Mfg. Co. is not
near this old so people know its
history without having it written.
There are also indexes to different
points of Its history all
over the country, some them
many years back,
in the m of Cotton Planters,
Cart Wheels, Wagons
i correspondent lulls into the
error Hint other people have
by king this
the nineteenth century. There is
another whole year yet la-fore the
old century is out. Hear in mind
does nut make nor
does make therefore the
nineteenth century does not
until the year mini is closet
the century begins with the
year Von never begin to
count with the cipher but
always start with
Alter two
Premiums hate been paid
IN
Ii
mm
CLOSING OUT
OWING CHANGE THAT WILL MADE IX THE
of Newark, N. J.
Your Policy
Has Cash Value,
Loan Value,
Paid-up Insurance.
Insurance
works
ii. Will be re instated within
three years after you are
in health.
Alter Second Year
No
ft. Incontestable.
Dividends the
the second and of each
sin year, provided the
for current year be paid
They may be used
To reduce Premiums, or
To Increase the Insurance, or
It. To Make Policy Payable as
an Endowment Lifetime
of I
J, L. SUGG,
N.
Greenville, N. C. The Big New Store
BICYCLE
GUN REPAIRING,
TUCKER H CO
Grimesland,
About January next we will sell our w
Stock of Dry floods. Notions, Clothing,
Furniture and Crockery
FIRST COST FOB CASH,
and supplies
Until i, 1900.
TUCKER CO.
My Stock
is Complete
-sIN ALL
prices that will suit you.
COME AND SEE THEM.
M Mill
Chill i .
to ink. if it
tho
Mono other
Drug I. ,
ml unit at
of aid
lo W, S. I
IN
Whichard. N. C.
The complete in every
and prices as low as
market prices
aid for country produce.
Jas. White
AT OLD STAND ON MAIN
AND ARE READY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.
HAVE ADDED NEW MACHINERY AND ARK BETTER
PARED FOR DOING FIRST CLASS WORK.
TO AND PART
mm,
in
e i m
GREENVILLE,
--o a
Bagging and lies always
on
kepi constantly on
hand. Country produce
Old. A trial will convince you.
D. W.
YOU
We have just opened in the
nix building with an entirely new
and complete stock of
We Carry
Dry Boots,
Shoes, Hats, Hardware,
Crockery, Farm Implements,
Meat, Flour, Sugar, Coffee,
Lord, Tobacco, etc., bet
every STAPLE ARTICLE
carried in a general stock.
We Also Sell
If , to me,
pricer.
HAY, OATS, CORN, COT-
TON SEED HULLS AND
MEAL AND GUANO.
on everything will be
round low a good article can
be Mid at. Yon are cordially
I to visit our store.
I pay at j j
of produce.
M.
WHITE FLEMING,
FRANK WILSON
The King
no old goods to Shove oft on b
SPECIAL LIST.
Net at Prices, Bat
Just what well nun or boy should
wear Call to see me and I will con-
you I have the right goods
at a pr than you have
to pay for cut prise
WICK
IN HIS NEW STORE
THE KING CLOTHIER
EASTERN REFLECTOR
NOTICE.
CROSS
on the margin of this paper it
is to remind you owe
for
subscript ion and we request
you to m tile as early as
We need what YOU
owe us and hope you will not
keep us waiting for it.
This notice is for those who
find the cross mark on their
paper.
LOCAL REFLECTIONS.
throng of shoppers are
out.
Sausage at S. SI.
Fresh Pork
The cannon cracker exploders
were out Thursday night.
L. has
pointed post muster at
AMI ARSON.
Taylor and
la His Home.
Raft Mr. George
Taylor, of township, was
burned his home.
He lived by himself in a house
the plantation of his father, Mr.
Sam Taylor, He and
his brother went to Oakley that
evening and getting through his
he returned home ahead of
them. Liter his brothers also
started home, and when they
reached his house saw that it was
on lire. They first went to work
to try to put out the fire, but
had gained too much head-
way to be checked. Not seeing
their brother George the
place the looking for him.
They went and looked in
his bedroom, and not seeing him
they concluded he must not have
home.
W. took the train here
this morning for
A. Harris, special
agent of Charlotte, is here.
Mrs. A. M. Moore Wed-
evening from Edenton.
Mr. and Mrs. The. left
Wednesday evening for
M. loft
to a
Rev. E. who has been
spending a few days here, left this
A. Ward, of who was
visiting W. O. Barnhill, left this
morning.
Judge H. G. of Wilson,
came down to
attend court.
Mrs. J. P. Bernard, of Durham,
who has here visiting friends,
left this morning.
Rev. Francis Joyner, who has
spending a few days this
section left this
Plait O. Walker, of six months from Jan. 1st.
TOWN MATTERS.
Special
The Board of held I
special meeting to
hear the reports of the
appointed last to look
after the lire engine suit. mar
house lease, and some other
mat
The market house committee re-
ported the property
which the market buildings are
located can be leased for a term of
two years at M per year. I
motion the report was adopted and
the wax authorize to
have the lease signed
The committee, to
was the oiler of
from the the
town on the hand engine,
reported the extent of their
and
motion instructed to a set-
or defend suit further
as they might deem best.
Petitions for retail licenses
THE RED FRONT.
The Red Front is Bleeding to death with Low
Prices. Come friends before all of
great bargains are gone.
arrived Wednesday to
pear a case court.
A. M. Moore returned
day evening from Baltimore where
he for some week--.
Miss of Wilson, the
trained nurse who has bean attend-
W. in his
left Ibis morning.
George Billups, of Norfolk, is
to
Soon the house fell when they
We are to Mr. W. A. made the horrible discovery that
Savage for some nice spare bones. George owned the
the season of the year The charred remains of
money is spent by everybody hotly were lying just inside of
who has it. ; where front door to the house
was located.
It is supposed robbers had
must out let aunt lie
cargo by without getting sonic
factories.
For young
ewes. to G. T. Tyson,
Greenville,
How glad we are that the days
will g-t but little shorter than
than they are now.
What you shall get for Christ
lie easily answered by look
over The
Thursday night some one stole
out of Deputy Leon
Tucker's trunk, in his room.
Some of the men from
town went down to the ball at
Wednesday night.
Some of the boys had a merry
time Thursday night, playing foot
ball by moonlight in the Academy
grove.
The pupils of the public school
gave an entertainment at the school
building in South Greenville on
Friday night.
December term of civil ad-
Friday afternoon. More
business was done than is usual at
civil courts.
Friday afternoon Prof. L. L.
Hargrove closed his school for the
holidays. He will open again
Tuesday, Jan
Prof. W. H. County
Superintendent of Schools,
moved into his new office over
Frank store.
Will Dawson, who a stand in
Wooten's drug store, will polish
for both and gentle-
men. Give him a call.
no
but the pains of dyspepsia turn
his attention to
la and its he find a cure.
There is no doubt about Green-
ville merchants having elegant
stocks of Christmas goods, the
Reflector advertising columns
tell yon about them.
Some folks are saying you may
look for almost any kind of
of this. It has been pretty
no long that no one should complain
if we get a touch of the bad sort.
A man who one of
our handsome stores and noting the
enterprise of the proprietors, rev
marked is bound to be
a city yet, nothing can hold it
Bring to Town
Yea, bat they send men home to
A. D.
returned
this
W. R. Williams returned this
from a visit to Ayden.
from J. A. Briley, Jr. . Co., I.
F. Jolly. E. L. Clark, F. Powell
Co., Joe Forties. W. A. Bright. L.
Hooker A Co. O. Hooker were
granted.
PITT'S HONOR ROLL
C n mas Presents tor the Pen-
SHOES
Mill's cents.
Men's Working Shoes, cents.
Shoes, Good,
Shot,
Infant Shoe, cents.
Drew Line of
fur is Mouths
entered the during an
were there he re-
turned, and coming them
they had murdered him as
he entered the door and burned
the to cover up the crime.
This theory is strengthened from
the fact the house of Mr. Sam
Taylor, about a quarter of a mile
distant, had also by
robbers since the family left home
that
Monday morning four
rested suspicion were brought
here and placed in jail.
Almost An Accident
As the train was pull-
into Plymouth, Wednesday
evening, two ladies, Mrs. W. D.
and a Mrs. Cordon,
both of Plymouth, fell off the de-
pot platform on the track In front
of the engine. The ladies were
rescued from their perilous
and saved from run over
only by a hair's breadth. Mr.
Clarence Latham, the agent there,
rescued of the while some
colored men saved the other. Mrs.
was hurt by her head
striking the track when she fell.
Fireworks Christ
Mayor says he is going to
give permission for the shooting of
fireworks on day that is,
from o'clock Sunday night to
o'clock Monday night. Let
those who are breaking the
now wait until that day and
they can shoot as many crackers
they please.
of Deeds J. It. Moon
has received from the Slate auditor
the pension warrants for the Con-
federate soldiers and widows of
this county and is ready to deliver
Of the soldiers there are
I three in the second class, live in the
third class and twenty nine in the
fourth class. The widows number
twenty
Mills, S.
Johnson, T. E. Randolph.
Buck, W.
H. Bennett Dunn, John
Parker, II. V. Houston.
4TH I,.
Lewis Edwards, Harris, G.
Jackson. James F. Mayo. John H.
Rev. and Mrs. II. B. Anderson. J. R. Edwin
who have been visiting family green. J. E. Randolph, Jesse
of l. left this .,,, Bk.
for their home in . . . . .
I I. Jones, John Moore, C. J. Ninth,
D. Hawks, conductor, H. J. Joe. J.
of the passenger train, has gone to i Whichard, Lemuel
Petersburg to sec his mother , . ,, ,
His run is being by
Ir. R. L. Carr returned
day evening from a trip over
Greene.
II. H. of in-ion. rail-1
way postal clerk on this branch of
the Coast Line, spent today here.
Mi-. of Danville, who
has here attending her sou,
H. W. returned home
today.
Mrs. It. Wells and Mrs. Lil-
of Elm City, who
have been Mrs. E. II.
Taft, returned home today.
Dry Goods.
goods, i; cents.
all wool. Id cents.
Calicoes, all colon, cent-.
Goods, heavy, cents,
Silk-. t.
all CHILI'S, , cent-.
All wool iii.-c,
Hats.
Men's Fine Huts, OH cents.
Men's Caps, lit cents.
Boy's Caps, cents.
Boy's Hats, all colors, cents.
Notions.
cent-.
Hose, cents.
lo cents.
cents.
Men's Under Shirts, cents.
Half Hose, H
Men's Shirt. cents.
Men's Working lg cent.
Needles cent; Pins. cent.
Spool Cotton, l cent.
From cents to
From cents to
CLOTHING.
Boy's Knee ant Suit--, good, cents.
Boy's Long Pant Suits,
Boy's Overcoats, 11.39.
Boy's Knee cents.
Men's Suits, Coat. Pants and Vest,
Man s Overcoats. 1.69
Men's Pants, all sizes, cents.
Men's all wool Clay Worsted,
Fruits of Saloons.
Money in saloons may feed
and clothe the children of saloon
keepers, but it brings hunger,
nakedness ignorance to the
Children of the drinker.
A.
High.
some fowls
that intend to be of
if any of the poultry yard visitors
come around at night trying to
make a haul for Christmas dinner.
These fowls leave the yard and go
to roost high a tree on the side-
walk, where they rest securely on
perch.
Capt. Bobbins.
Mr. Leon W. deputy
sheriff of Pitt, was last
Sunday driving a pair of
horses, and we understand that a
man of this town is very
curious to find out his business.
Snow Hill Standard.
w. L. James, of Salisbury,
rived Thursday to visit
his daughter, Mrs. O. E. Warren.
This is his visit to Greenville
since the war. He says he has dis-
memory of sleeping one night
is of the Court House while
his regiment was camped here.
Saturday, December
Miss this
morning from Kinston.
Mrs. II. L. Carr returned Friday
from Wilson.
C. B. Aycock left Friday evening
for his home in Goldsboro.
Mrs. D. Gardner returned
Friday evening from a visit to
Hamilton.
Mrs. Alice Harper sou,
Carr, returned home Friday
evening from Littleton.
Judge W. A. Hoke, who held
December term of court here, left
this morning for his home bin
George and sister,
Miss Maggie, who have been off at
school and were returning home
for the holidays, stopped here Fri-
day evening to visit Mrs. H. L.
Carr.
Pope, E. Edwards,
W. James
W. H. Parker. H. T. Morgan.
J. S. Cannon.
Dudley. Sarah
Harrell, E. Manning Bailie A.
Matthews, Eliza Amanda
Parsons, Susanna Spain. Lucky
Ann b. Sarah
J. Teel, L.
Clark, Fleming, Mary
Louisa Killer,
M. A. Elizabeth War-
E. Crawford, M. Whichard,
M Corbett.
Z. V. JOHNSON CO.,
Clothing Hustlers. Next Door to Bank. Red Front
NERVOUS
WOMEN
Do you feel like screaming lost
before and during the monthly sick-
Are you easily irritated Do
you get the blues and wish some-
times you were dead
H your answer is to any
Marriage Licenses.
week of Deeds
Moore issued marriage
to the following
t WHITE.
Charlie and Minnie
Murphy.
George
Andrews Jen-
kins.
K. W. Mattie
John A. Mill- Sarah Suit, .,.
S. Wilson and Matte Smith.
James Harriss and Emma
Carr and Queen
It. W. Peyton and
Harris and Annie Heath.
Paul Ada
W. B. Henderson Florence
Hatch.
Taylor Maggie
liens.
Louis Williams and
Daniel.
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY I
Passed by Chapter
I taught e rs of the Confederacy
The laughters of
soy met in obedience to a call st the
residence, of Mr. King,
Dec. I 1899, when
the following resolutions were
unanimously
That whereas ii has pleased Al-I
mighty the mysterious dis-
of His providence, to re-
move by death from our neighbor-1
Chapter Mary Laughing-
house Grimes, a beloved and use-
member of
therefore be it
1st. Thai an earnest expression
of our profound sorrow and
their great loss be ex-
tended to said chapter
county, and especially to the
of the bereaved family who's
names arc enrolled on the
of this Chapter of the
Daughters of the Con fed racy.
2nd. That a copy of
these resolutions be are herein
forwarded to the persons
named by the Secretary of
chapter.
Mrs. T. J.
Mus. See.
Greenville Dec. 14th 1899.
I AM
Dress
order t. make room for Spring Stock, I
regular price goods at a price from
Id t-r cent.
ALSO
and
hare swellest line
trade Prices from to
for
IN THE
Kid
Hue
. I
A new
f Slat,
in colon.
Dressed nod
Price from to
PUSH
Cut His Throat.
This morning, while the
of Paul
of lose with
no time ; taking
It will cure every
form of
falling cf the womb and
other uterine trouble.
rS as
a knife. Ho was bleeding freely
when he came out on the street,
and parties took him to Dr.
for wound to i dressed. The
Look at big
went, Bargain day every day.
For Your Altars
Your
Shoes and
it i-
is com-
but in every breast
there should be not only the
desire to be a good citizen,
but to be able bodied
and fitted for the battle
of life. To do this, pure
blood absolutely
a I Hood's
I one specific which
blood thorough-
It acts for
both sexes aid all ages.
Humor I nil Hoed purl
nil humor a nerve
conceded nil that I
thing is new.
or damaged, to shove
am
No stock
off oil you.
Phone
C. S. FORBES
ii, r.
The Reflector
tore
II If
BOX R.
TABLETS,
Pens, Pencils.
Slates, inks,
received
All Magazines.
EASTERN REFLECTOR
GREENVILLE, N. C.
Entered at he Office at
Greenville, X. M Second
Mail Matter.
By means of the we can
a Man accurate deter-
of the sou's velocity through
A I- well known, the-
j of a star In the line can
D. J. Ed. Owner; found tag law
I of the lines la Mars apse-
New. attn near Hie position
of the be
of ii-
motion, at the opposite
point of the i ;. the
should Is-
This beta employed
several Beta by
n at the This
found an ex-
of M Man that the sun's
velocity throng space Is about
a second, but an examination of
a hue i star-
la-fore we could consider this
result as established.
at the spectra
of u the
i has
i in lea Hue cf from the
I has to
a velocity of l K BUM
for the solar motion, a remit which
docs not differ widely from that found
by We may therefore perhaps
conclude that the velocity of the sun's
through is and
miles
CENTS
Stand
cents.
A Tax on Brains.
John Bellamy has in-
a bill to put on the free
list all articles that go into the
manufacture of writ-
paper. The passage of that
bill strike the paper trust a
severe blow the eves and
for that this Republican
Congress will not permit its passage.
has recently condemned
trusts. That is a cheap and easy
thing to do. If he was really in
earnest he would secure the passage
of Mr. bill and other like
bills that give protection to trusts.
The withdrawal of tariff duties
would make room for competition
and reduce prices to a reasonable
basis.
The tribute the paper trust levies
on the News
a day, or a year, a bur-
den greater than all taxation or the
of any officer or of
the company. The burden i levied
in proportion to circulation on all
newspapers in America. It is a
tax on intelligence that
could largely be reduced by the
passage of Mr. bill. The
newspapers are not as potent as the
trusts in a national campaign now
that money buys elections, and it
is idle to hope this Congress will lie
allowed to reduce the amount of
this extortion upon brains in-
The trusts have bought
the right to tax to their sweet con-
tent and will hold the Re
publican Congressmen up to the
News and
server.
an.
This happened lo the wife of a well
known who Is rather con-
for his devotion to the church.
Ills dressing one Sunday
cot s waist more than
put Joseph's coat in the She
was conscious of the color scheme, but
decided to ask her husband's and her
father's opinions before the
garment lo church. They screed, poor
men, that she was delightfully dressed
and that the waist could hardly be
proved upon.
vial lo church, the wife
with secret which, as the
case turned out. were well enough
founded, for they were no sooner seat-
ed Id Grace Episcopal church than the
Rev. Dr. gave out the
text will the reverend rec-
tor said, Hie of St Mat-
thew, the chapter and elf
verse. what purpose is this
The good collapsed In her
pew and never raised her head during
the of the service.
Cleveland Dealer.
Never spill when turned over.
JOB PRINTING
Give a call.
ft. Ice
STATE S.
Happenings In North Carolina.
The Tress says that snow fell
Hickory Sunday night of last week
but melted as bat its it fell.
About MM ids are employed
in the penitentiary shirt factory in
Raleigh MOO dozen shirts
week arc shipped.
county are selling
of coin to wagoners,
who come from Cleveland
and from various points South
Carolina, where the drought
this year. The wagons arc
loaded and the cash paid over
right at crib.
Hard on
Theft Is a family said
a the children
are all boys. They arc Tory rich,
each of the sous Is receipt of a
liberal allow but the Banner in
which It certain of
their were as succinct-
and tersely described possible
the other day by Bob. lbs eldest one. In
telling the story of a burglary that
curred last summer their country
place. oldest. Jack the sec-
and Albert the youngest son.
the story,
didn't gel very much, us sonic
one of the servants thought he heard
something and In going to In-
probably scared him off. but
when we the next morning
Hint a burglar had visited us we
rally look of stock. The
only rooms hi the house he had entered
were those of my two brothers and
myself, and each of them be had
gone through the clothes we had beta
wearing the day before. Out of
clothes lie got cents, Jack be
got nothing, and In going through
Bert's Jeans lie got In
York Tribune
Prevention
better than cure. Liver
Pills will not only cure, but if
taken in time will prevent
Sick Headache,
dyspepsia, biliousness, malaria,
constipation, jaundice, torpid
liver and kindred diseases.
Liver PILLS
ABSOLUTELY CURE.
R- B
AND BRANCHES
AND ATLANTIC COAST LINE
COMPANY OF
CAROLINA.
SCHEDULE
Old Darners In I t .- a.
Id Edward Scott's In Ail
arc some curious details about
the dances used by our forefathers.
was a
Mr. Scott's definition, for be-
fore It was ended each lady had kissed
all the twice, and each man
had been equally Mary
Stuart darned the though
so and so as
Elizabeth. In King time
danced the
ion and
cum
In a Garden
of of Pudding,
Slaughter and at
Coat, Old are dances
quite so old.
; DATED
Ac t Mount
Leave Tarboro
L Rocky Mount
Leave Wilton
Lt Pay tile
Ax Florence
Ar
Lt i
It Magnolia
WU ml carton
THAI St-
When, as a boy, the Duke of Sax.
and the Island of
Barbados, his was done for
him by a named Jane Am
Smith, who was over G feet In height
was so puffed up at being
ed by royally that she claimed
at once over all the other
women and retained It for many yea
-1 ill
AM I'M I'M
ii
l as is
i as
l as to
t k II
so u a
III
I'M AM
as
C MM
II I I
DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES.
school
a. m.
Divine and every
morning evening. Ev-
prayer Wednesdays at
M . and Fridays at A
M . Kev. I. A. Minister
every Bun-
day, morning and evening. Pray-
Thursday evening. Kev.
J. N Booth, Sunday-
m. C. D. Rountree,
every Sun-
day, morning and evening.
meeting Wednesday evening. Rev.
N. M. Watson, pastor. Sunday
school W F. Harding,
thin
Sunday, Rev.
J. B. Morton, pastor. Sunday-
school p. in. J. K. Moore
regular
SB
SOS
in
TRAINS
Lt
Lt
arrive Wilson
AM
r. a
PM All
II Ml
list
pm pa
Lear,
Ar Roost
Tarboro
Tarboro
Lr Mourn
Ar
sail l,
j so t m ii ii n
SO
II
An
A crowd . lung were sealed
In one of In the
the while old
veteran regale l them with
Stories oW limes on the
and r of aM lime cit-
yon Bill
ed one of the men. after las captain
had relating bow be ran a
gantlet of with hi way
back forties.
Hill Jones Well. I goats
replied see,
he died after the war. lie was a
old fellow too. I knew his father
before he was in Hill's moth-
One of the thought the old man
was lad by way of tripping
him up his dates asked, how
have you been riv-
Why. l started the
Mississippi II was but a
Love la a I
don't care for a big house at
lots of servants, do he asked.
she promptly.
you think that love In a flat
would be he persisted.
she answered, in a
flat, but not life
He postponed his
The wealthy Russians arc said to OB
iV. Railroad,
Division
ton pm,
leaves p m, arrives
m. Returning leans
I p m, arrive
pm, arrives
p m
leaves Ben-
am, a m, Red
. Springs s m, Hope Mills a
rive leaves
I p m, Hope Mills p m,
Red Springs p m, Mum n p m,
arrives 7.15 p m
extremely to hotel and shop Connections No
n the lands In which are at the Carolina Central
keepers
traveling. A Swiss authority insists
that Russians will spend more In a
mouth than 1.000
women for the same period of time.
FROM A-
three leading Southern tot
States are
with mills,
spindles, bales;
North Carolina, with mills.
spindles, consuming 380.-
bales, with
mills. spindles, consuming
bales.
n,
Card
m Full Sheet Poster.
The Eastern Reflector
TWICE A-WEEK
Is only a year and con
the news every week,
and gives information to the
those grow-
tobacco, that is worth
many times more than the
subscription price.
The depot at was burned
night. Quite a quantity
of plaids from some factory were
destroyed. How the fire
d is not known.
Three Sayings.
There is nothing so satisfying to
a woman as to know that a man
trusts her
The happiest earth
are those who have forgotten how
to fret.
There is always hope for the
bootblack who invests his super
in peanuts rather
in cigarettes.
Chess War.
The origin of chess Is shrouded
mystery. Thin- is little doubt, how-
ever, Hint its in India
and that n is an offspring of n
called m.-.-i is mentioned
In oriental us In use fully
years before lira Christian era.
From India spread Into Persia,
and thence Into Arabia,
the. Aral-s look ii and the
rest of western
The game was in all Ill-
vented for the purpose of illustrating
the of war. The Arab upon
this p Is It was vised for
the of a young despot by
his father, a learned Brahman, lo teach
him a king, notwithstanding his
power, fur safety upon
his subjects. The historians
credit of game to
who, claim, devised
II In beguile tedium of the siege
of Troy during the Trojan war
PATENTS
ADVICE AS TO
Book to obtain
Is
Letters Ado
i. a mm
MD
FREE
Hi Rod
ore st Sanford
tin.
dully imp
Rail road, at M ,
Springs
with the Air Line and Southern
; at Gulf with the Durham and
Charlotte Railroad.
Train on the Scotland Neck Brando
a pm. i pa,
nm. W pm
a m, W a n
at i- a m. n
; bun-lay.
I Train- Branch
i a m p m. t is
a m ind pm, m
arrive a a
, and SO p m.
Train
it p m, Sunday IS pm. fly-
mouth p m. fl p m.
Sunday. SO a m. mil sun
day am, w m, an.
, Train on C M
OS a m.
i m,
; a a m.
i Train Branch Inn
Mount st am. So p m,
lo a m. m pin. Hope am.
lea to Hope II am
. , a m. at
mil II except
Train on Branch leans Warsaw for
i Clinton dally, except Sunday, II m and
Clinton at ass
don tor all points North all a Blob
H. M.
Pass. Agent
J. Manager.
T. M. Manager.
A. P. A. M. Greenville
Lodge, No. meets first and
third Monday evening. R.
W. M. J. M. Sec
I. O. O. Lodge, No.
Meets every Tuesday evening.
D. D. Overton, N. G.
Sec.
K. of River Lodge,
meets every Friday evening
J. L. Fleming, C. C. Can
K. of R. and S.
R. Vance Council, No.
1696, meets every Thursday even-
W. B. Wilson, B. M. R.
Lang, Sec.
Jr. O. U. A. every
Wednesday night at in I. O.
O. F. hall. A. D. Johnson,
A. O. Council,
No. meets every first and third
Thursday nights Odd Fellows
Hall. J. Z. Gardner Worthy
Chief; D. S. Smith, Sec.
I. O. Conclave
No. meets every second and
fourth Monday nights in Odd
Hall. W. B. Wilson
D. S. Smith Sec.
No Ghost Story
all the same
Eye Opener.
our. store is an
DRY
i a few v
., .
s .
FOR SALE AT REFLECTOR BOOK STORE.
The Atlanta Journal tells the sail
of a little girl months old
playing round a tub with only a
few inches depth of water in it,
when it toppled in and was drowned
while its mother was near attend-
lo her domestic affairs, not re-
that her child was in the
least danger.
Where U
Pr. In In The
mi fever, Incidentally
call lo Hie fact that It Is not
wise for have an
who suffer from
even alight to go
He that In the
at least five
grains of should taken a
day to prevent chronic malarial poison-
This he In ad-
lo precautions In r-
to to wet and the
sun and n to moderation In eating and
want lo m Mrs. said
the visitor.
said the
has the
must lie the man
replied. her dentist, and I Lave
her teeth here In this
sin lulu Times.
GOODS
s AND
GROCERIES.
and learn at what low pi ices we
selling such excellent goods with
out being astonished.
But that is what here for,
o please customers and always
give them big values for their
money. Goods delivered free in
any part of the city. Come see
us.
Southern
Railway.
THE STANDARD RAILWAY
--------OF THE-
Li.
SOUTH.
Direct Line to all Points.
In the and prayer
booKs the the Saviour
Of the saints Bra always printed with
the title before them,
a Mr. John the Baptist. Mr. Saint
Mr. Matthew,
When a to
he always by making every-
body In the room get up in If they
re the lost
On last Friday a spark from a
ignited some cotton
on the platform belong-
to Mr. O. Gregory, and sixty Modern book rapidly
. . , . . .-. other causes,
sixties were damaged. The loss , , , ,,,,. b, u
considerable, but the cotton lo paper making
was not entirely
Neck Commonwealth.
1875.-
S. M.
HAS PROVIDED FOB
4.000 pounds Candy,
barrels Apples,
boxes Sweet Florida Oranges.
Coca
pounds Mixed
pound Raisins,
Currants, Citron,
Figs, Dates, Bananas.
Dolls. WATCHES, GUNS,
VASES, LAMPS
and
WAGONS, and
ALL KIND of
TOYS, CHEAP.
J. P. COREY,
IN-------
-A LINE OF
Also a nice Line of Hard war.
I can now be found in the
brick store formerly
occupied by J.
Brown.
COME TO SEE ME.
J. R. COREY.
OLD DOMINION LINE
Texas
California,
Florida,
Cuba and
Rico.
Strictly FIRST CLASS
on all through and Lo-
cal Trains; Pullman Palace Sleep
Cars on all Night Trains; Fast
and Safe Schedules.
Apply to Ticket Agents Time
Rates and General
or address,
R. L. VERNON, T. P. A.,
Charlotte, N. O.
F. R. DARBY, C. P. T. A.,
N.
No trouble answer questions
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Steamers leave Washington on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-
days at A. M. for Greenville,
water permitting, to Tarboro.
Returning leave Tarboro at A.
M., Greenville A. M. on Tues-
days, and Saturdays.
Sailing hours subject to change de-
pending on stage of water.
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 S. Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Bay Line from Baltimore;
and Line from
Boston.
JNO. N. SON, Aft.
Washington,
J. J. CHERRY,
Greenville, N.
PATENT
Trip lo Paris
.
.
Wee
-FOR
The Eastern Reflector,
EDITOR
TRUTH II TO
PER
VOL. XVI
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
NO
ED. H,
HEADQUARTERS
for It is that I sell about
the Toys and Christmas goods that are sold in Greenville,
but this is simply to let you know that I am still here
and with the biggest lot of toys and
CHRISTMAS
that I have ever had. Come and see them.
ED. K.
THE TOY MAN.
I lead others try to follow.
WASHINGTON
From
Wash Dec. 18,90.
Senator has been
pointed by the governor of
to fill the left by the
for golden
and being the enemy of silver, com-
the gold
standard bill through the House,
today. The was car-
out according to the advance
announcement, every particular
except that there were fewer
death of the Hay ward
will be warmly as a ,
and valuable recruit now Q
the ranks of the standard where Mr. ,,,
who are preparing for u
long and hard tight in the Senate
the gold bill,
which Mr. has it
no and where this par-
bill will be allowed to slum-
in Committee. But the
I will report as a
so easy to jam through the House., , gold standard Dill
The republican speeches in the that is even more objectionable
House, this week, have contained than the House bill. It is
lots of gosh about inside republican circles
and that the leaders would not
but very little praise of any be sorry if this session of Congress
gold standard bill, which adjourn without final action on
will if it becomes a law, put gold legislation, because
control of the of the conn- it would lie easier to raise a big cam-
Cotton Crop Still
Washington, Dee.
of the Department of
Agriculture reports bales
as the probable cotton production
of the States for ISM 1900.
This estimate is based a larger
number of both general and special
reports than has ever before
received by the in con-
with a cotton crop. While
weather conditions during the past
days have been more favorable
to whatever picking remained to
lie done, so that the general
of the crop is slightly
than one month ago, continued in-
leave absolutely no
doubt that the crop is even smaller
than was indicated either of the
previous reports.
The estimated productive area,
in thousands of acres is as
Virginia North Carolina
Sooth Georgia
Florida 2,88.1; Mis
Louisiana 1.179;
Texas Arkansas 1,726; Ten-
Oklahoma Indian
Territory Missouri total
percent, less
last year. The estimated yield
of lint cotton per acre is as
Virginia North Caro-
South
Florida Alabama
Mississippi Louisiana
Texas Arkansas
see Oklahoma Indian
Missouri
Friday
-AT-
Crowds Turned Away.
THE A TOBE. THE
PEOPLE FLOCK HERE
DONE ALL RECORDS IN THE OF THE HOUSE
PRICES HI OF
MADE HAPPY. A BOOB TO THE CITIZENS OF
IN ABUNDANCE.
Sale to Last until Xmas.
try in the bands of the bankers,
enabling them to contract or ex-
the amount of money in cir-
at will.
Mr. Quay is Washington,
making a personal appeal to Sen-
fund from the kings
if the matter is left hanging, by
promising to complete the job at
next winter's session, than it will
be if the bill goes on the statute
book before the Presidential cam-
atom to vote to him on the
governor's credentials. It is said Congress will adjourn on Wed-
that if he does not receive
from a number ate Committees have been
of Senators to make
certain that he
intends to withdraw
rear
it absolutely ranged, under the republican grab,
v II be seated, he i and three new Pa-
his Islands on
and credentials, but there Is a the Philippines, Cuba-
doubt as to whether he could with-1 have been formed, and Mr.
son will announce the House Coin-
draw them.
The democrats intend pushing
trust legislation at this session of
Congress. Senator Morgan, of
Alabama, has introduced an anti-
trust joint resolution which he says
he intends forcing to a vote if it
possibly can be done, and Senator
Chilton, of Texas, says the same
about the anti-trust bill he has in-
The attempt of Nebraska
to prevent the Beating of
Senator Allen, appointed by the
Governor to succeed the late Sena-
tor-elect Hay ward, on the ground
that Mr. Hay ward never
as death caused
no vacancy that could be legally
filled by the governor; aroused
nothing but amusement in Wash-
There will be no
to the of Senator Allen,
because there is nothing whatever
upon which it should be baaed.
The gild standard republicans
would like very much to find some
way to keep such a stalwart friend
of silver out of the Senate, until
the long financial debate,
will begin soon after the Christ-
mas recess the Finance Commit-
tee reports its gold standard bill,
is over, but they know too much to
butt their heads against brick
It la to say that
Senator Allen will be most
welcomed by the silver Sen-
who know his flue fighting
from experience.
Mr. the man who
Mr
before adjournment.
Marriott His First Wife
After Years.
Again
James G. of
township, was in last
week and got license to marry the
woman that he says he married
years ago and has lived with ever
since. He says that years ago
he and America Nichols went to
South Carolina and were married.
They made their home there till a
few years ago, when they were
burned out and everything
The certificate of marriage
was burned with the other things
They moved back to where
they have lived together since.
They have eight children, some of
them married. There are, how-
ever, always
and some of their unfriendly neigh-
have recently doubted their
marriage and threatened to have
suit brought. Their certificate
was gone and the witnesses dead,
and so they decided to have the
ceremony performed again so as
to allay the doubts of their
Chronicle.
par Chills and
Night sad
hack If It Nu other u
la, night and grippe,
It Nu other u
Bind Red on the
Bold and guaranteed by Woolen
A O School Officer.
In a letter to the teachers of For-
county, the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Prof. C. H.
swats in a rather lively
fashion A. P. Davis, the
superintendent of Forsyth.
Mr. Davis, who was the fusion
county examiner, under the old
board, assumed the again
the decision of the Supreme
Court. null
the certificates issued by the school
authorities acting under the school
law of 1899, for this Prof.
Mebane calls him down. The
letter is as
Forsyth
have received
a clipping from a paper published
in your county, in which Mr. A.
P. Davis announces that he will
hold an examination on December
that he
we will not endorse any certificate,
but all must take the examination
alike. Any teacher refusing to
comply with this will forfeit his or
her position,
wish to say to you that all
teachers who have stood the exam-
under Mr. Walter O. Cox,
up to the time of the decision of the
Supreme Court, have received
certificates from said Cox in accord-
with the general school law of
1899, said certificates are good Air
one year from the date of their
issue.
have advised quite a number
of you from time to time since July
the first that issued by
Mr. Cox in accordance with th
school law are good for
year from the date of their issue,
and I meant what I then
mean it now
propose to see that you are
treated as and gentlemen.
It is a shame for any or set of
to try to drive teachers about
like ho many cattle.
If Mr. Davis will not endorse
your vouchers, let him refuse to do
so, but the legislature, which meets
in June, can easily pass a special
act and order the county treasurer
to pay you. We also have a
in the to compel an of-
to do his duty.
I this as a matter of
to yon and also in response to
numerous letters received from
your county, which I have not been
able to answer account of press
of official and other duties.
truly,
H. MEBANE.
Pub.
IN-
TO GIVE ALL A CHANCE, THE HAS ALLOWED THESE EXTRA LOW PRICKS
TO REMAIN DECEMBER LOOK FOR LARGE
FRONT ENTIRE
J. B. CHERRY CO.,
Greenville,
yo crop can
grow with-
out Potash.
Every blade of
Grass, every grain
of Corn, all Fruits
and Vegetables
must have it. If
enough is supplied
you can count on a full crop
if too little, the growth will be
look. i
A Smile la Each.
Some people can resist
except temptation.
th
pi temptation.
before a fall, as
turkey can testify.
FOR-
Hardware, Paints
AND STOVES
A SPECIALTY.
AND
HEATERS
HEATERS
MORE
BEST HAT BE BOUGH
COME AND SEE OUR
ND HEATERS GARLAND
COOK STOVES, THE WORLDS
BEST.
BAKER HART
N. C
in the usual way. As long as
rooms up stairs have hail to lie
price, arc
more for those on the lower
than was ever paid before, In the
case guests who happen to over-
look this question when they order
rooms, there is always a prompt re-
volt if themselves above
Shy About High Up Rooms.
The Windsor Hotel lire has bad
one result which hotel keepers
he city constantly appreciate. In
new and presumably fireproof ho-
tels this surviving feeling; shows
less conspicuously, although there
are evidences of it. is very the third Boor. It is not with in
much harder than it ever was be- to deceive that we bad all
said a clerk in a Filth the numbering of the rooms
hotel, persons so that the higher mini-
go to rooms on the upper doors, for tiers are the Hoofs, but
the fear of tire has become so much w the object of avoiding discus
greater shire the Windsor Hotel New York Sun.
catastrophe that
now compelled to rent rooms u
very much cheaper price or have
them vacant when they arc e
the fourth floor. Before last win- I, President of
we had no trouble of that kind. the Tobacco G rowers Association,
long us the elevator carried I
guests up and down they never the Jan-
seemed to care what loot they to select delegates to a State
of tobacco growers to
be held Raleigh 17th. Let
every section of Pitt county he rep-
Negated in the hare.
pi is
in this mane.
Tobacco Convention.
here we publish from
now that is
most the only one that guests pay
attention to. The small demand
for the upstairs rooms is of a
hardship than it might be, because
he
Freight Rate on Paper.
Some weeks ago the trust
kited in ices while paper of
all kinds and grades, to the great
of all printing concerns,
notably newspapers.
Now railroads have followed
suit by raising freight on the liner
grades of paper, to the
of book and Job printers.
The increase is about per
cent., or rate from Baltimore
to Raleigh, for Instance, has
jumped from to cents,
Other words, paper, w is
always framed or crated for ship-
has been taken from the boo-
and put in the sixth.
This rate, therefore, docs not
ply to paper rolls or bundles,
but only to such paper as is crated
or framed for shipment to prevent
damage, the rate depending upon
the of the
Of course this only affects book
and job printers, and they arc
vigorously it. Al-
ready complaint in regard to it has
been Bled with the corporation
commission, and yesterday
letter regard to the rate was
sent out from the office of Edwards
it I trough I on asking all printers
and newspapers in the State to as-
in the light against the rate.
News Observer, 13th.
The malls are getting heavy with
letters.
The weak vote
may use strong language.
When a man's board is due he is
expected to plank down.
A man's love is apt to grow cold
his breakfasts are not warm.
A man's conversation may be
heavy and yet his words may not
carry much weight.
Few really believe that they
deserve the good opinions they
have of themselves.
Social drawn even tho
barnyard. All the don't
belong to the same set.
Adam may have had his own
troubles, but Eve spared him the
threat of home to
newspapers are excellent for
polishing windows, and they are
also useful for
grates stoves. This last should
be done while the stove is hot,
and, if a little turpentine is rubbed
over afterwards, all grease will be
removed.
Pitt
HOWS THIS t
offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward any case of Catarrh
that can not be cured by Hall's
Catarrh cure.
V. Co.;
Toledo, O.
We t be millers have known
F. J. for the last
and him perfectly
honorable In all business
and financially able to carry
on I any obligations made by I heir
Urn,
Tin wholesale drug-
gists. Toledo. O.
Wholesale druggists, Toledo. O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken in-
acting the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Trice per bottle.
old all Druggists.
live.
family arc beat.
III
solemn that as
stands a beautiful
I trail many of your
Bud names written ill the
Book of Some-
we arc made sad by seeing
i-I names certain places.
would rather sec my daughter's
on her tomb stone than to
and it In a list of dances.
I would nil her see my son's name
in your list than lo read
his as leader of m
A.
Tilt
The following is a of the
c-f meetings of the f
fer Pitt number of days each
member attended, number of miles
and amounts allowed for services
as for the fiscal rear
ending December 3rd, 1899.
or
II. L. Davis attended
W Harrington hath
Calvin J Tucker attend d
J I, U Manning hath
W King attended
Kit days as
For day as
miles hum
Total
ma
anneal o w
Fur as HO
Fur days as IS
For allies
Total
ma
VI C
days as Commissioner
For days M
For
Total
allowed Manning
allowed W M King
Total Board
mi
or Pitt.
II. Clerk
of Commissioners for the county
the foregoing is a
appear upon rec-
my
under my hand Ike of
i of
T. R.
for Hit
, r. L.
MOORE.
At Law.
C.
Dr. D. l.
It. C.
Office