THE EASTERN REFLECTOR AND D. J. WHICH ARD, Editor Entered in the post office at N. C, as second class matter, Advertising rates made upon application. A correspondent desired at every post office in Pitt and adjoining counties in to Pitt County, N. C, Friday, U 1904. This week will tell who is in the lead. With seventy delegates in the republican national convention ought to be very happy end feel at home. The Raleigh Post has added Sanford L. Potter and Willis G. Biggs to its local Staff. Both have had good experience as newspaper writers. Up to Sunday night a total of bodies had been recovered from the burned steamer, General Slocum. Wore than persons are yet accounted for and it is supposed ii -i. it not all, of them perished- cant down Playing that ever popular air in a crowded at Ga., when a cry of fire had been raised outside the building, checked a for the door and quieted a panic. estate era of the state are to effect on for the purpose of immigration. A meeting with this i- in will be held in Git this w in the right i. . the state. W hat is the matter ill Charlotte Greensboro. Prom both the announcement that it is the quietest time in police circles known. And both cities are in the midst of an anti campaign. Is this unusual quietness for effect Greensboro is the mecca. The Greensboro racket begins tomorrow. The gentlemen have not much longer to wait. Great will the disappointment of somebody at Greensboro. The gentlemen will soon know which foots up the biggest column If a dry June makes a big corn crop there should be full cribs when next harvest time No, the agony will not end when the state convention is over. The will then wax warm for places on the county ticket. The republican national meets in Chicago this week and will consume three days in carrying tint a program that is already cut and dried and might be done an hour. It takes such disasters as the Chicago holocaust and the burning and drowning of six people in Sew York harbor to arouse public officials to a sense of their duty. If vigilant made disasters of this kind might not occur. Every execution that takes place in the state strengthens the mint that they should be private. Too many disgraceful scenes have around hangings and the state should discourage the display of such morbid tastes. Executions should be strictly and it would be better if all condemned criminals were taken to the and the sentence of the law -carried out there. It is strange that men who are of a town and ought to lave the good of their town at heart, will sometimes act in a way that is detrimental interest of them- selves and the town. The Greenville aldermen have named opponents of dispensary to conduct it. Raleigh tried that but had to hack down. i News and Observer, There will be some backing done here, too. A dispensary campaign in progress at Wilmington. The Messenger of that city has declared that it is neutral on the subject and will take neither for nor against it. That is a rather dodging position for a newspaper to on a great moral issue. It would be more manly to get on one side or if it favors the whiskey- side say no, and vice versa. STOP AND CONSIDER. Norfolk is having a trouble that is quite like Greenville's the in not the point in controversy. In that city a reform board was elected for the coining fiscal year, and the board soon to retire has advantage of every point possible in an effort to tie the bands of the incoming Reading an editorial on the subject in the Norfolk Virginian- Pilot we could feel that it applied almost as well to the situation in Greenville. As an illustration of the of speculation a striking story is related of an Atlanta man who made by dealing in cotton futures. When he had re- the check, his wife suggested that it was an opportune time to buy the home they had been want- for years. After a desirable residence had been selected, the husband decided that, since the purchase price would just about consume the amount he had made on cotton, it would be better to re-invest his money and make enough to furnish the place hand- and live in grand ever afterwards. He did the next day cotton slumped and he was left penniless and homeless. Another case of a man not being able to let well enough alone. Charlotte Chronicle. Editor Is the law of the land worth any- thing in Greenville How long will the people be silent under the open flagrant What may we expect of the ignorant and vicious when those high in authority openly set the law at defiance A poor unfortunate fellow who cannot resist the temptation of strong drink and the open bar room staggers along the street. He is arrested, fined or sent to the lockup. Five of the board of aldermen conspire together to set at a plain act of the legislature and they walk the streets and laugh in our face. Is no remedy Yes, Listen Section chapter of the laws of whenever it becomes lawful under the provisions of this set to establish a dispensary in any city or town, the governing body of said city or town shall appoint the com- missioners from the voters of said city or town, who, in the election, for said dispensary, whose duty it shall be to conduct such dispensary under such rules and regulations and with such officers and employees, as may be ed and allowed by the governing body of said city or town, who shall fix the compensation of said com- missioners and their officers and Here is a plain duty posed by law upon the board of alderman of the town of Greenville to three voted for said It is well known that they pointed two men who voted against the dispensary. Did they combine and agree to do this before the election took place It is a well known fact that the alder- men voted by that the names of the two persons elected had not been mentioned in the open meeting, but et by some port of a strange coincidence there had been no previous the names of these two persons were found on the five ballots cast by live of the aldermen. Section chapter of the laws of 1901 reads; any clerk of any court of record, sheriff, justice of the peace., county commissioner, county surveyor, coroner, treasurer, constable, of any official or any of the institutions, or any town or city shall omit, neglect or refuse to discharge any of the duties of his office, for default whereof it is not provided that he shall be indicted, the said officer so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. And if it shall be proved that such officer, after his qualification shall have corruptly omitted, neglected or refused to discharge any or the ties of his said office or shall have and corruptly violated his oath of office according to the true intent and meaning thereof, such officer shall be guilty of misbehavior in office and shall be punished by removal therefrom under the sen- of the court as part of the punishment for the and hall also be fined or imprisoned in the discretion of the Can anyone that these five aldermen confederated to violate this law, and set at defiance its pro- visions They did not stop there, but they undertook to say by an ordinance passed at the same night that these disqualified persons should continue to hold this place, which the law says they are dis- qualified to hold, until the first day of July, 1906. Did these two disqualified persons have any previous knowledge of this arrangement Had they previously agreed to enter into this conspiracy to set at defiance this plain provision of law and to defeat the expressed will of the people of Greenville These are questions which those concerned had better be considering if there is ever to come a day of reckoning for these flagrant viola- of law. These conditions will impose upon the incoming board of aldermen grave duties and responsibilities. Will they meet them like men I trust and believe so. I would suggest that the alder- men and the disqualified persons they have chosen stop and think be- fore it is too late, but it they are bent u doing whatever they can to obstruct and defeat the results of the election on the second of March, 1904. A majority of the people voted for a dispensary. So the present board of aldermen them- selves declared. The law says that the dispensary shall be put in the hands of its friends to run it. The board of aldermen and the two com- missioners appointed to run it have undertaken to place it in the hands of its enemies. Two of the chosen to run it voted against the dispensary. man- ager and ass intent manager, chosen by these disqualified commissioners, also voted against it. It is a well known fact that these two appointed to run it and the manager and assistant manager chosen by them, not only voted against the dispensary, but they were among the most active workers it. Can it he possible that these and these disqualified com- missioners, and the manager and as- manager chosen by them, suppose for one minute that the of Greenville will quietly sub- to this outrage If they do, then indeed will the law of the land be worth nothing in Greenville. It is to be hoped that the persons referred to in ibis communication will not take this as a threat, but that it may cause them to stop and think and to retrace their steps be- fore it is too late Citizen. The Liberty of the Press. Nearly ever newspaper mini who write at all has been his hand on the above subject of lute Many good things have been said, others not so good, and some rather indifferent, not to say ind. There however, a whole chunk of truth contained in the following from Durham We are not of those who regard the license of the press as an mitigated evil. The great sin of the press our is its silence when wickedness is seated in high places. the best editors shrink from the duty of denouncing the wrong-doing of party leaders, whom they must support under penalty of being charged with disloyalty to their friends. Some prominent and useful pa- are swift and persistent in the detection and exposure of wrong- doing by men of the political party whose injury they wish to effect, while they pa's by in silence or with faint rebuke, if they do not openly i, similar practices of their own party men. The press is now the first estate in this realm, and well would it be if its purity and disinterestedness were equal to its ability and What the Dispensary is not. The whiskey business is getting warmed up in Charlotte. Wherever a campaign of this sort is conducted will be seen and heard a lot of utterances. In all temper- movements the men least cap- able of leading are apt to get into the saddle. That is why sensible, conservative men have, for the most part, staid out of the fights. The dispensary, as conducted in Raleigh, is the proper and permanent of the liquor business. We say conducted in because we happen to know how the bus- is done here. The dispensary is sickly, movement. It is rather a of how a bad business may be done in the least harmful manner possible- To make a dispensary successful, there are three things necessary. First, it must be in the hands of honest, upright men, who will see to it that business is properly conducted. Second, it must keep a pure article of goods the best that can be had anywhere. Third, it must be a financial and tend to reduce the taxes of the property holders in the city and community where it exist. Whiskey is here, and here to stay. It will be sold in some form till millennium dawn, and the dispensary is the me- through which it can be done with the least harm to all concerned. Prohibition cities like Charlotte, Raleigh or Wilmington would, as it has always been, a delusion and a fraud; a breeder of and all sorts of back-door, dark-alley devilment. We have no thought the conservative business contingent of these places will favor it for a sin- Times. North Carolina, in common with other Southern states, goes through the form of pensioning the most needy of her ex-confederate veterans doing, perhaps, as much as she is able for them; but unfortunately, very little. An item in our Raleigh letter published yesterday, stated it id not thought there will be much increase, if, indeed, any, in number of pensioners this year. death it is added, increased considerably and is great- this year than There is nothing strange about these facts until we go to contrast them with Uncle Sam's experience in the mat- of it seems that there is something wrong. And there is Charlotte Observer. The report of the State board of health on smallpox shows that the year ending May 1st there were cases of the disease in North Carolina, the largest number in any year since the disease made its 1808. The of deaths was the smallest during any season. For the first time there were more cases among the whites than among the the number of whites eases being against colored. The total number of cases since the disease made its appearance in this state is nearly It is thought the disease in all probability came in 1898 from Mexico, being brought from that by railway We know where the chicken got the but we would like to know where it the radium that makes its price Star. Raw onions are said to cure the rheumatism, but no doubt your friends would prefer that you to have the Durham Sun. In the Democratic platform John Sharp Williams social em- upon honesty in all the de- of the government- This same emphasis would not amiss when the national platform is made Raleigh Times, The report of the of the various counties to the corporation commission show that in North Car- there arc lawyers, 1,278 physicians, dentists, photo- hotel. ants and WINTERVILLE This department is in of A. D. Johnston, who is authorized to rep- resent the Eastern Reflector in Winterville and territory. Harrington, Barber Co. have a few pairs of Shoes saved from the fire. shoes to The other day the A. G. Co Mfg. Co. received an order for a buggy of their nicest make, 1.25 shoes to cents. They with an especially urgent re- are bargains. Harrington, Barber and Co, have a new awning at their new tore. wish to notify the public that I grind every lay at my mill one mile south of Level on Sam place. Purnell Tripp. have reopened my quest that the work be completed at once. the following facts Somewhere there was a and the gentleman who wanted the buggy was in the last stages of a delightful But one silent came to disturb his dream. He had a rival and this was to aid in his defeat. Knowing style and finish of at Lowest market prices. O. M. Manning. barber shop in the store formerly buggies also the occupied by Kittrell and Taylor, j harness which he always carries Will stock, although as yon would . a desperate hurry, i am now prepared to furnish, he could be built here, rather than buy his outfit from the Roan Cooper with his factory the near. seems to be alive. Call and see us j young man either at factory or store. Our Needless to say his job was done will do you good. j promptly and in such style as to Winterville Mfg. Co. j satisfy his critical taste, made more so by his position. His ex- All kinds of soft cool and; were and t. day refreshing. H. L. Johnson. Hun- Fruit jars i gallon buggies. Try one. H, L. j D You will lo well to call and see day the Winterville Mfg. Co. before in town buying house trimmings. o m g They will make yon some close Drugstore, prices on all material of their manufacture. CM Home, rather. office is in rear end .-,. . ms Father, dear father, come home of the drug store. Your patronage j b m now solicited Tire having destroyed mother is out to the club, Feb. n You said you were coming right we were to rebuild at home from work much expense. We would be glad To get dear children some Original Observations. Dissipation is nature's de- The thief likes to things on the quiet. All things to him who trouble. A title of nobility guarantees neither morality nor brains. When poverty a crime the world will be vast prison house. No law can be passed to prevent a man from making a foe of himself. As a rule those people live the longest who don't do everything at once. You always tell the fastidious man by his sending cuffs and collars to the laundry ac- by a f shirt. After marriage the question as to who rs speaker of the house is Va. Observer. If all of having , ,. . The cook has gone club with would adjust them at their -earliest convenience. Yours truly The janitor's gone on a spree, B. T. Cox, M. D. i And poor brother Ronnie has swallowed a nail, Dr. B. T. Cox Bro., are now in J no one to help him but me. their new drug store. They . , . i . Father, dear father, come borne to call and see town, with me now; Saint John's Day. The annual celebration of St. John's Day by the Masons of North I Carolina will be held at the Orphan Asylum Saturday, June Special communication of the Grand Lodge of Masons before noon. Interesting and profitable in the grove during the after-1 noon. Prof B. of Wake Tor eat, will be orator of the day. Songs by the children of the Oxford Asylum. Many who attend will carry bask-, and will enjoy a picnic dinner. Tables provided in the grove. will be sold on the grounds. The railroads have been asked, for special rates. A pleasant and profitable day is I promised those who are present. while in Their goods j and weeping of all kinds are new and up-to-date to do. Mr, their clever salesman, While mother l solving the prob- will take great pleasure in showing of state The children are for yon. I at Are f us you through. The socks must be t. roofing tacked on, Hotel. Several were Monroe Hotel Destroyed. June night tinned el t- their rooms Don't forget that the A. O. Cox w. i i. u . r-i The. must be Mfg Co., is sun headquarters to air and flues. Their And waist must be , handy truck is I be best and doors of their rooms wore broken flues lead both in quality and Or she will have nothing to down and they ware informed Call at the shoot be hotel was oil Are. The building j home destroyed. The loss is to be or i insurance of on bull tip and get what you want or send in father, dear father, come your order mail. They would be glad lo When in need a cool call and See G. A. Kittrell Co. fr any thing in feed line. Taylor a lull line of fancy staple groceries a nice of notions. G-A. Kittrell Co. will pay highest market price for potatoes Fruit j-tr-. i gallons and its prices, T. N. Manning and Co. Old Reliable Masons Fruit Jars in at prices to please the purchaser, B. O. Chapman A Co. For the best of smoking and chewing go to Drug Store. Taylor will pay high- est market price for chickens, beeswax etc. inc now; It's lonely without man; And mother will when the and on conies from t he I g f If not lined it isn't might span. Don't swear, dear The child in heating be. So let business slide, for dear mother, you know. bring home a few friends to Bluffs Nonpareil, Us el- a of A. Balsam, It illness impure water and of Warranted by J. Greenville, ti is she on perfectly Tasteless OIL told. as good as Maple cents per at Dr. B. T. Cox, V. t-tS You do not mind confessing that you like nice Handkerchiefs-corn, Hose-sensible Underwear--pretty Ties-, correct Collars and Hats and and good linen generally, do you. We have all these things. The prices are lower than else, where, and the assortments, we believe, are with greater care, more thoroughly, and with a view of having something truly out of the ordinary. The men who buy these things are appreciative dressers themselves. Drop in any day. Our time is yours. Money back if you want it, making trading absolutely safe. THE KING CLOTHIER. it.-.- AT WILKINSON'S. China Silk in Old Rose, Red, Win Blue and, Black as long as they in last at We will also put on sale morning, June several yards of colored Laws. en Hoc qualities. All laid on COMBINATION MANUFACTURED BY L G. COX MANUFACTURING COMPANY. o.