THE EASTERN REFLECTOR L. J. Editor particulars of tho rather peculiar in- There lived sixteen miles east of Raleigh a veil to-do, sturdy named James He made apple brandy, and it was his custom to sell no brandy, but to give a dipper full of it to any man DELAYED TRAINS. If the Atlantic Coast Line should exert itself specially that The believes Truth in U Entered the at Greenville, N. C., as class matter, A rates made upon application. desired at every post office in Pitt and adjoining counties, j for a drink, lie never gave a sec- dipper to any one man on one day. In April, 1865, Federal troops command of den. Kilpatrick had possession of Raleigh. Due day two I soldiers rode up to place and Smoot is not the first man to satisfactorily asked for He gave- each a into trouble having too many the slate is ready for the next; dipper full. were already U could hardly run the trains on who came to the house asked system on a Pitt N. Friday, March 1904. sensation. The Won Id-be governors have One of spring is that the three months in which to work for agony has its way the nomination. Then know who it is to be. we will , back in the papers. think over it two or three I The Winston Journal sent out a times a day, that tho payment of j handsome picture of Hon. R. B. your poll tax by first is a Glenn as the -next governor of to voting. North A little but it would not surprise us if Won't it be a bit amusing if true. Bee goes into court with of A better admission man of the would be played the j Charlotte Observer, about And Finch might chime in a domiciled in the quarters of a . . ; club in that city, says lie has gone and had four That You may for Hearst, for I is a new one on the public, and it Clo for Gorman, for Parker, or anybody else, but unless your, poll is paid by May first you will not the privilege of voting for either of them. would be interesting to know just how works it out. The Kinston Free Press tells of an ox that has three horns, the ex- one growing out on the tail. As the addition is on the wrong end for The Helpful Spirit of Cooperation. I u j. Few people in realize j question has two tails. We refer the value to the community of mills that have been established in for decision. While the executive last week were interview- our midst. They give employment to n large number of people and a source much revenue to the town ; committee was in The truth of these statements , impressed by a reference to . . . , . .,, . ed as to their preference for the the cotton and knitting mills in our town. It is stated on good presidential nomination. Parker that these mills are waving an in as first choice and Cleve- average of u day interest land second. Being from all parts and dividends on preferred stock ;,,. state, the polling of the coin- bonds on every week day in the . Mg year. Not only this but. those two . . . , , ,, , , , ,. of the standing throughout the industries employ., to employees who are paid an average of a day for every day in the year. j The Washington This statement makes very tells of the arrest in that town somewhat under the influence of drink. They rode two miles beyond Bonn's farm and then returned, de- that the old man give them more brandy. lie refused. One of the soldiers drew his revolver and presenting it to Bonn's head you don't produce the brandy I will kill Bunn, a son of Mr. Bonn, was chopping wood a short distance away from the house. In the house lay William Bunn, who was just convalescing from typhoid fever. It was a warm spring day, and the window near his bed was raised, lie h ard the Yankee threaten his father and looking out tho window saw the pistol close to his father's head. In a second ho had picked up a shot gun and was sighting it from the window. he said in a low tone of voice. His father ducked his head. The shot rang out, and the Yankee who held the pistol propped from his horse, riddled with buck- shot. The Yankee fled. Attracted by the sound of the fir- Bunn ran to the house, and he and his father and brother held council as to what they do. They decided quickly. They hitched tip a one horse wagon, placed the body in It. with branches of and drove to the headquarters of Gen. Kilpatrick. There was intense excitement, and a double guard was placed over the prisoners that night. The next day the trial took place, and the three men told their simple, truthful story. factory reading to and the faction is heightened by a of two women who were practicing recollection of the fact that tho in- question are fostered en- by local capital. While for- capital is welcomed here with the glad hand, we feel a peculiar pride in those prosperous industries that have been built up and sustain- ed by our own citizens. Nothing shows a healthier spirit, one making more surely for progress and development, than the willing- and even eagerness of our to in local enterprises. It is much better for our people to invest their savings at home than to send them abroad. The returns from a safe investment at homo are surer, and the whole community is uplifted by the success of invested capital in its borders This spirit of co-operation is to b nourished diligently. And it is to that our. people will of missives; from time to time that in . palmistry, the charge being that more annoying schedule than at present. The schedule as advertised might do but i trains by it is another question, and the public knows no more about when to expect the of a train than if was at all to pretend to run by. According to the schedule the evening train is due here at p. n., but not once a month docs it come any where near on time, is frequently one, two or even three hours late. When information is given out as to what time the train is ex can this be upon, for it is jut as apt to be twice as late as bulletined as otherwise. It can be seen at a glance how annoying such a is It not only is to the public, but it interferes with business. It is not infrequent that persons having important engage- elsewhere prevented from meeting them because these delayed trains miss connect ion at which would be made ii they were time. Mails suffer great delay from the cause. The railroad people say the trains this and the Ply- mouth Washington branches are delayed by haying to wait for the northbound on toe wain line reach -Mount, and train is always late. We- fail to see why it. is necessary or these branch line t rains to wait for that particular main Hum train, when there are other trains,, the one from Wilmington via for instance, by which people wanting to come this way can much earlier The- present arrangement is ;, industries this. Free Press. . wish profit More m would be a good thing for town. palmistry is fortune telling on which a license tax of is imposed. The women were tried before the mayor, declared guilty and bound over to Superior court, but later the i entire proceedings were withdrawn and the women dismissed on that they leave town. It is on the latter point that we make com- plaint of the proceedings. If the women were guilty of violation of the law they should have been made to answer for it right there and not turned off on other towns to carry on the same practice. is too often that occurrences of this kind are tramps, suspicious characters or fugitives are arrested and forthwith released on condition that they leave town, when it is known they will simply go to some other town. , make at Rocky There was a pause for a moment, j come and then the Federal commander I said; friends, you have done the bravest thing I ever act- and ed squarely and honestly. You are; there is a the better. discharged. If any other soldier j belonging to this command comes i-., ,. ,. ,, , v K . of New to your house and behaves as this dead soldier behaved, I shall expect died to kill him, Ob Original Observations. communications that the mails. Those who now laugh with us will also laugh without us. The fashionable dressmaker should never be a poor hand at fig- Some men are so deliberate that they couldn't win even tho slow On the tree of life the higher you sit the more unsteady are th branches. Many people who belong to the. of society are not well bred. You are a good orange as long a society's children can juice out of you. Many sermons would shorter if they were practiced before they are preached. Wonder if that stench in the post department was caused by tho dead letters. In admiring an Faster girl stops to credit the man who i. pay- for clothes. The style of the world is to ditch on to those who are going cut loose from going down. Orange, Va. Observer. server. Umbrella was out of Commission. not what says he xi not say it,, but when faced with tho facts he- did open his and more. The Idle Comment man on paper, published recently the following tho laziest me- chant town, made a trip to Bel- view yesterday. our is doing a poor business. His store-is dusty, dirty, noxiously odoriferous. lie expect to do much Styx preached Sunday night on The sermon was puns. If the reverend gentlemen would live up a little closer to. what he preaches he'd have bigger con- Smoky died last Saturday at his in this place. tor gave it out as heart failure. The fact is, be was drunk, and is what killed him. His- home was a rented shack on street. Sylvia Rhodes and Jes last evening in tho Baptist parsonage. bride is a very.- ordinary town girl,, who doesn't know any. more than a rabbit cooking-,, and helped her mealier three days in her life. She is beau- by any means, like a duck The groom i known here as. an up He has-, been living off the old folks; all hi, and to shucks. They will bar A life while dive together, The- has no. to for we don't believe any good tan come such a would be a for Baltimore, but were a number of funny incidents to it. For instance, a man stood at the corner of Charles and streets gloomily watching the pro- of grasping , . , c j . the receivership, of tho Atlantic the handle of a raised umbrella It may be- a little but haps not too late-, to say that tho Raleigh News and Observer entitled; to much credit for tho manner in which rained Praise for Killing a Man. , Treasurer when in a short a.,. told a story that interested a good many people, and when a reporter was in Raleigh a few days ago he obtained while the around him. Au acquaintance approached and have you your keep off the it doesn't seem to be doing it very well. The owner of the umbrella looked up and found that he bad only the ribs left, the cover having been burned completely off, while a few smoldering holes in shoulders of his coat proved the inefficacy of his expedient. Baltimore Sun. down North Carolina railroad terminated. At tho very beginning of the out- rage tho News and Observer opened warfare against it to throw on the light until the whole state was aroused. There is no doubt that the News and Observer is a paper of wide influence, and uses its power to good effect. Mr. Hurt. Tuesday while it Plymouth was its run from to . passenger car was detailed and it. turned There, were about fifteen passengers in car and them the Harry None of the passengers were severely, but, Mrs. Harry was cut badly in the breast by glass, and also on the face. When she was rescued she was found lying one of the windows the car next to the ground. Its a wonder some were not killed. Jim id, of Reidsville, a man who had led a dissipated life, was found dead in a ditch Saturday morning. Many people do not have to wear on St. Patrick's day to show their A. large dry goods establishment in Charlotte, called The Fair, has gone into the hands of a receiver with amounting to A Talking Match. A Michigan man fell in love with a voice in a phonograph and mar- its owner. This establishes a new Tribune. What if a Milwaukee chemist baa discovered that there are germs on an old bill Who's afraid Just as well run the risk of the germs as to go without the Sun. . i T i is department is in charge of J. ML blow, who is authorized to rep- resent the Eastern Reflector in and territory. N. Mar. Prod went t Saturday to fill regular appointment with the; that point. G A. will highest cash prices for corn, peas, chickens, geese Dr. was here Friday night. Always bear in mind that the Mfg. a wash board of good ill MUM upon application. W. Smith, of Greenville lodge, aided very materially in the con- due, of the Masonic meeting here last Friday evening. A good article is better if you have to pay a little more for it than ii cheaper article at a smaller price, so try one the Carroll Singletrees by the Mfg. Co. Mrs. P. Ii. Kittrell spent day in the country with Mrs. ho is very sick. Tub A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. wishes to purchase good cart hubs. One thousand dollars from one is no small amount to be one day in a place of this size. Such was the case last Sat- A plow manufactured by the Mfg. Co., always gives good satisfaction you go to them to have one put in plow they can also furnish plow. There seems to be a general de- dim- in prices of all the farmer now produces and a rise in he has to buy. For com, oats, cotton seed meal A Kittrell Co. Mrs. Ada Stilton, of Greene county, was her lather, L. F. Elliot;, last Sunday. Don't forget Dr. Cox now his i trice the residence of J. Miss Nannie Rouse, of is spending the week with her brother, W. Rouse. For best grade of chewing and smoking tobacco go to Inc. drug store. Mrs. A, G. Cox was the try from Saturday to Sunday to notify the that I will grind every Saturday at my mill one mile of Frog Level on Tripp. of Las been visiting relatives this week. He returned home yesterday with his wife, who has u visit here sometime. Harness as well as buggies Don't go some where else to your harness when you can get harness when you get, as cheap per- just as nice perhaps right here from the man get bug- from. The best prices for best good be had at H. L. The latest brands of cigars at H. L. Johnson's. The school taught by Miss Kate Chapman at closed last week and she is now at home enjoying a long needed rest. Little Miss has been visiting her sister, Kittrell, for Bearding House Mi Cox Board per d; House G. A. to he Shirt Store of the There were a services at Jack Sun- day and one or two went out to Bethany. Dr. B. T. Cox wishes to chase lbs new goose feathers. Miss has return- ed home from a visit to Black Jack. To our friends and customers. Having very near lost entire stock of merchandise the recent fire, we are now making arrange- M rapidly as possible to open again. We most earnestly solicit a continuance of your valued patronage. Thanking you one and all for past, favors we re- main, Yours to Serve, Harrington, Co. The new brick factory sue informed will be two stories, with all out- buildings. Dr. B. T. Cox when i. t in I lie country can he either i residence or at the store of It, G, in an Co. Mrs. Bettie took the here for to purchase spring We imagine that farmers are go- to a great amount of this season judging from the great that are being shipped by the A. G. Mfg. Co. John Askew, of was here Monday. In a few few days Barber Co. will be to B. F. Manning, of Ayden, was Monday. Taylor has opened ft of millinery d ladies dress goods in one of the . in the rear of the poet office. She invites special attention to her elegant Hue of cannon cloth. The Indies will certainly miss a rare treat if they fail to call and see Mrs. Taylor. See H. L. Johnson fur heavy and light groceries. E. R. Newell, of Greene county was here yesterday buying from A. G. Cox Mfg. Co., and other matters we suppose. II. G. Chapman Co. invite the public to call and examine their stock of dry goods, notions A nice new picket fence around tho home of G. A. Kittrell certain- makes a decided improvement. Light and heavy groceries ways on at the store B. G. Co. Mrs. W. A. West, of dine, is visiting Mrs. J. D. Cox. Be sure and see II L. Johnson for any mid everything in the grocery and confectionery line. subscribed toward the cotton iced oil mill here is surely no bud start. We're going to have It. We expect, you have a plow back baud already. If not be wife and buy an Economic Back Band from the A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. Misses Vivian Ethel and Clara Brewer spent Saturday Sunday in the with Miss The A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. are shipping Cotton planters by the by reason of our immense Shirt trade, that we lay to th distinctive; term, Store of the We that no concern gives the study of shirt fashions and shirt making more serious thought than we do. The result is a high achievement in the Shirt business not elsewhere in our city. Our Shirtings are imported and our Shirts are made for our trade exclusively. The designs and colorings are in advance of those shown by other Shirt dealers. Everything new in Madras and genuine French Per- plaited and plain negligee at- or detached cuffs. Come to the Shirt Store for your Shirts. THE KING CLOTHIER. on R. J. Cobb. C. V. York. L H. Pender. their customer vim Where on thing the line- Now and Finch have tried and slipped up in their rail- road scheme, wonder if some other fellow won't make an to pocket Carol inn. W are W, . Mouse shop n Main will all hind we are unable to say. We now a nice lot of porch column timber. If you are in need of them why not let us fit you up. Prices are light. Winterville Mtg. Co. .- books, pens, pencils and I best quality of always arc in position to furnish our, fir sale at drug store, as Harrington Everything sold at the lowest Bessie Chapman and Mrs. j market price at R. G. J. D. Cox H- fay i It. EL. Ayden, and GarriK, of were Every nice spring brings is to I Tuesday. wire fence A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. We carry complete farm supplies. Dry not ions, j drug rot. Come see us, one and all. Harrington Barber Co. The line of ladies dress good in i OIL sold, the store of Ii. K. Taste as Maple Syrup. Best prices tip top goods Kim be had at G. Chapman is the only perfect is attractive and see. Call cents per bottle at Dr. B. T. Cox. Winterville, N. The and Lumber Co., Contractors, Constructors and MANUFACTURERS Factory situated by the railroad just North of Imperial Tobacco Factory. All kinds of dressed lumber, turned and scroll work. All machinery new and up to-date and of the best make. Plans furnished -and contracts taken for erection of buildings. Tinning, Slating, Guttering and all kinds of sheet metal work. Our Tin shop is next door to Mr. R. L. Wyatt has charge of tinning slating department. You will Mm a master of his trade. We ask for cur share of the public patronage and will do our best to give satisfaction. PHONE H. L. Johnson daily the nicest assortment of and Forest House from over the river, came Sunday to visit his sister, who is a the Winterville High school. That was a badly set Monday when Herbert White came down and told then his com- had busted. He relieved the monotony of the situation after awhile however, by paying Barber Co., and Tucker Bros. due them on losses during the Are. Mr. White is prompt nU companies are reliable. COMBINATION MANUFACTURED BY A. COX MANUFACTURING WINTERVILLE, N. C Miss Freeman John were united at on Friday night in the law office of and Magistrate knotting the nuptial bonds. October, 1903, couple endeavored to elope, the young lady's parents being opposed to the union, but mother of the girl detected the scheme, covering with a gun drove him from her presence. But love, they say, will find the way. Concise Comparison. Tho following comparison be- tween Japan and the Russia Empire will prove especially in- just now. Area, Japan, square miles. Russia, Population, Japan, Russia, Cost of Army, Japan, Russia, Cost of Navy, Japan, Number of men in army, Japan, Russia, Number of men in navy, Japan, Russia, gnus iii army, Japan, Russia, Number of gnus navy, Japan, 1,200. Russia, Tonnage of navy, Japan, Russia, Horse power of T . Russia, POOR PRINT .