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Vol. 1.
ee
e [Local Treins ana and Boat $entdule. 3 Each Day.
Pissenger «and m a! apa train goin a =
north. arr. ves 8:22 A. M. Going soutty Couuting.the minates, nak compton the
arriyes 6:37 P. M. bs Byte " vies, ee
North Bound Freight, arrives.g:45 A. ount ng A ewe batt and eoun ng
M, leaves iu:i3 A. M.
oath Sand Freight, arrives 1 251 Pp
atoauet 5 oetES arrives from Wash
ington: Mondsv,; Wednesday and Friday
leaves for Wuehingten beep oPhares
day and maturdav,.
Weather Bulletin.
Fair, warmer, Soda by rain
Tavsday idea
"_"
NEARER HOME.
What is Happening Over the Srate.
There are fifty prieoners cop -
fired in the jail of New Bote ony
county.
There are 35 practicing physi
cians and 26T preachers in Char-
lotte.
sities oie e
_ Roage Fay eater te Peverty.
patie
That low prices of which the
farmer often complaius, | er
which he is in. the .babit of
tributing to other causes, are in
large.part due to his inability to
market his. prodace otherwise
than dasing the great rush¢ :
rbioh sail, Ag azine to sell,
this Ang xe eT
which connect his farm with ¢
ra.lrcads are at other times im-
passable for loaded © wagons:"
Chicago Tribune. a
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o4
Ouny.
5 eee
Only astray sunbeam ¢ Yet it.
cheered a wretched ett
dened, a stricken heart. .
Only a geutle breeze? oTt fan
ned aching: brows, chééred many
hearts by its gentile touch... ©:
be
Only 2 frown*® But it left a wad tg! ~ oO:
void Hd the child's: heart"quiver- |) '
ing lip and tearful eyes.
Only, .a smile? But how it} t
cheered.the broken heart, pis A eg
cast a bald. of |
dered hope, and
sich around _ sick bed. -
Pe See
a single wort gave. the
droopivg RE et: e, and led
to yictorv."Kiod Words.
ae Be eSswh s
Merit~ challenges - competition.
Beware of the «merchant who
wants to do Gm ey a -the Food 5
| Phe smiies that we know, or
F
Counting the « sunshine, and eeu tog the
show
It is sil in the work of aay.
For to-moriowTs pleasure, will banish
. othe Baie 5
The Bowers that have faded will bieom
again. » «
The su shite is sure to follow the rain,
Its wise-o ld nature's way.
The-pain from the wo ~ia we jealously
9
\'The daily duties we bravely did,
The aaa nailed down neath..the coffin
Anda the sorrowfu, tears thit fai,
~The secret we hite in our bosom, . deviaT
the tears
that we weep,
And God is overt afl.
"Hellen Woodward Pratt.
May. Quality. ee
ee
The newly ap pointed, Jastices
conditions, so says. the. Atltoruey
General... A~special to the: Wil
mingtou Measenger gays? +
Governor Carr asked Attorney
General. Phra for an,epinion
as to .Wwhethe te thé additional
oy ee the peace elected by
quality ~were ~ ~'ereated acancies
which. he had; a. ak 40 All.
Tbsate wereT 3,600 Pig Justices
to qualify on or,vefore April - Ist.
Very few of them bave qualified.
The Attorney General says. one
nal
in_,qualifyio : pot in}.
work @ pe Bei of. . nae.
fie advinn i that where. those thet
ve appo ipteee ye A eir|~
own napliaenes riled to qualify, it|s°
matters not yer Ieng after April
1st, and Let do.s0, the Gov-
ernor shéni int £0 fill the of-
fice thas vacant. If |
pot * nositiolt Et time
April o 1st"then ©
should. not� ie e
{ites aroas it None at reat
(Tp gy Gener
- pees Poa
de mg Se ae ee ie Ss
th 16 insi e : ; :
bo eas % Cae:
ae : # ; 4
et Z
LS a ie * a ¢ 3 .* 5
who failed to qualify before April}
~Lat, may ~ qaahfy .- uader.. certain |
In His tender an, He will safely keep, vie
=
roe ofon | Al ink At, ,
elected and the act saidthev were).
- +
; ees pase tecetved
says a pinlosopher-.
e
~ORIGINAL oOneERVATION
It cabat a western | eyelone. to
make people feel een
To what geological formation
does rock-the er © belougT t
The hawk isT ~more pidus chienT
the dove, for he is a bird of ' prey. ;~
oTime i is the great o physician.T»|
That is because he. mayes with. a
leaden heel... .
©Wioman is the Genitny:
ae ee ER
=
SF ee F
ser nant
is also: manT s ret on mie:
weak: days:
A yoites rived ike a lle
football ~team phe option SR g,
ia 4 sti ey are ma site Ot
id and color pod by diantonds.
If-men ikéow,- 38 ~much. - about
themeelyes as; they usually
about their neighbors they: would :
hardly dare speak to:. i
bebe icky (Ya) segeachsies
er
i ee
~Valuable ble Papera,
ash 2,
ac
4+ Sagar cured aw us
~Yes and shes 0¢
do}
~Cissocsad fits 8. Me otalts, at the
[Qld Briex Store,
| Butter. per Ib-
Western Sides
eae! ss
4
Corn
Cord ~MealT |
FS ma F remily
nadie kites han +i o00: to 268
patos Hct a ~ba - a
augir ed
Salt
pone
oy ge
étis * * ;
F 2g
sao Sa get
show # these seal AS ed really
a, EET seven
¢housand doiler fire. eT
ted in the Ada Cotton Mills Ales
Slits easceat of aston was cve-
sumed.
-
a
hagie
to
the -of Benator peace to, ignore North Carolina and the perlite
tSepuantot nator of the Fi |jreputation of her late, late, but now
eae» committee in order to give| happily deceased legislature, bas
esr puree, See | Sherman 7 & gentle-
Senator Vi present
Emer Fhe, hay-
man here recei from
New York city ad eg non ap an
ssid that he expested to tarn;"""" Douglassyiile, . e
oe over to Sevator Mor- letter was wailed in New York
rill at the of the next|Satarday and the post office peo-
session, was asked if he thoaght|ple passed it along to Raleigh
Senator Morrill would relinqaish| vitbout s minatesT Lesitation.�
_ """ to = cGy SeneTie nr
order to give it to ermau.| Every boy no matter what his
He replied : oI y do not Pan desactarAneee be may be, should
Why shoulda het He is as vigor liearn a trade of some kind. Even
. ma as Many younger men, if he has no idea of pursuing the
om = oa ll ee ewe
a
The war bas practically closed.
~between Chine aod Japan. Ne
ing ~at the instance of China.
Japan got the betterin this war-
TS
Mi. W. M. Base bea been nomi
~pated for Mayor of the city
Raleigh. He is well known he
and his many friends will be
gratified to know that he is to t
im charge of the affairs of the | to displace him would/trade as a means of livelihood
}city. He will make ¢@ splendi be shameful, after bis masy years |through life, he should learn it
cer. ] of sérvice on the committee. I\and make"en"effort to excel in
EEE ss
should personally resent a move-|that partioplar Jine- It imparts
went of that character.� habits of care and indastry that
He ae has re " epost " be beneeae throoghont life,
irectory i : =. |W e Finance of the is and it not up uently bappens
m ere pr . sy in which .|ma may do at the next session of|that reversesin fortune wake it
veigle wewspapers Congress that Senator VoorheesT | very convenient and profitable to
place advertisements at $150 &/\diaguosis of that committee is in-|fall back on a e learned in
page. It also publishes a weekly |teresting as well asvaluabie. Helearly life"Goldsboro Argus.
magazine called PrinterTs Tnk in|seys: oItis a silver committee
H. G. JONES,
which 25 to 50 cents per line is|"°*T and it will continue to be a
ARCHITEGT AND BUILDER,
silver committee regardless of the
Greenville, N.C.
The Geo. P. Rowell Advertising
Agency, of New York, gets ont «
charged for readiug notices, 20d | views of the additions which the
about $100 a page for display ad | Republicans o3 maketoit. Mr.
Yertisements It has been trying McPherson, emocrat, is the
hard to get up State departments |O�"�'Y member of the committee as
at present organized who _ will
for this latter publication and 4&/19¢ be a member of the next Con-
recent issue of it attempted to| gress, and be is the only Demo
ridicule the papers of those States | cratic member who is opposed to
would pot advertise ia it. silver. ~he other five Democratic | st
Of the North Carviina papers it}/=*�"� member will. with Senator Jones,
aorum Of!desired. Pian and specifications
. lof Nevada, coustitate a
_ Said othey prefer howe advertise @ vacan:j\carefally made at short notice. All
the com ~et Ah :
ments, which pay better.� Weloy shonld be the ap-|work guaranteed first-class in
rather think this is a compliment ela ahont be = yt ee Re-levery respect. Prices made very
to the North Carolina Preas.|pubii " ee : if the ot ver Repub |low.
hrs same agency that charges in getting
one of their own number vn the
such high rates fur advertising ia dountnstiee the silver majority will SEE HERE!
its publications has the cheek to|be just that much mvre pro-/yoxu can buy «4
pers ab abvatsurshind pine wit) of cowaes|BiCYELE. QF COLUMBIA MAKE =
Contracts taken for modern
e brick and wooden buildings.
@ housee changed to any plan
pers at about one-third price wita ae the asc
: 25 cent. commission, in-|department. whe
; nasiehty wealik otop of of, in er into trouble tbroogh poe at almost any price.
Th oibis to sending matter.� Wessel ite Olen d ke os misconduct |The Superb Columbia in 4 styles
glad the papers of this State take ta Carlisle has issued an order No. et rdat $80 each
* Dat Mite stock in Rowell. a, the te 2 ie a oecensinenaisee Spe | sig *
sooner they cut entirely aloof from) '
advertasing agences, or refuse to) BEA + x
" give them space at less than Spoons to bm 1
: Sea Fs se"
for
me TE
=i
i, hep wee. Mini *
3
forthe Na, 4.4 Hari
a none It ie
a how thin. tools
sas it
long its trams sao netiee ienes: -Otheut tte led .
Sake serena a Ge FENDER & Co.
tthe etree bas beenT Columbia Agency, Green ille.N.0.
OLD BRICK STORE
4SM= ARMERS AND MEKUHANTS BUY
ing their yearTs supplies will tind
their interest toget our prices before pe:
elsewhere Our«tock is comp
n allits branches.
PORK SIDES&SHOMLDERS.
FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR,
RICE, TEA, &c.
always at LowEsT MARKET IP RIOEs.
TOBACEO SNUFF & CIGARS
we buy direct from Manufacturers, ena
bling youto buy at one profit. A cum
plete stock of
FURNITURE
always onhand and sold at pricre tosnit
the times. (ur goods areal! bought an:
sold for CASH therefore, having no ri««
to run,we sell at a close margin.
Respectfully,
8. M. SCHULTz,
freenville. N.O
Professional Cards.
R. D. L. JAMES, Otc
DENTIST,
GREENVILLE, N. ©.
J. L. FL? MING
FLEMING
TTORNEYB-AT-LAW,
GKEENVILLE, M. C.
s@ Practice in all the Courts.
J. H. BLOUNT.
Brous), &
..'C. LATHAM MARRY SKINNE
[ ATRAM & SKINNER,
AtTrTrorneys-4T-Law,
GREENVILLE. N. C.
we
THOS. J. JARVIS. ALFK. L. 6.0
JARVIs & BLOW,
ATTORKNEYS-AT-LAW,
GREEN VILLE, N.C
ew Practice i. vilthe Courts.
John E. Woodard, F.C. Harding,
Wilson, N.C. Greenville, N.C
OODAKD & HARDING,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Greenville, N. C-
Special attention 5 n to collections
and ootaheunent of claims.
Barbers.
i =
AMES A. SMITH,
TONSORIAL ARTIST.
GREENVILLE, N.C.
ASHIONABLE BARI BR.
ies
a
- LOOAL DIRECTORY. Sureoeiik Mee ieee 4
FOR COUNTRY. cusTOMERS.
Seema 13 eet eas :
. oo PRP CPT Toy YA Mrs. Mary A. oLivermore is a wom- apg Si of Busi oe
COUNTY OFFICERS. | yn revered alikeim ber family .audj: ness. sf
~There is an éstablis
neighborbeod,: -yet. ber: greatness Chicago thatTTemploys� onearly. 300
Saperior Court Cler ore? A. ee does not always appeal to a certain
sherid, Rift! Y | small bay who belonged tom tamily| in oltre watt ort
Register of Deeds, W. M. King. residing in the vicinity. He was jdoes_ not, carry a dollar's worth, of.
; Treagarer, J. L. Littlew: one day found by his sister swingingT stock." suid 'ipistkaktor® Heading: 2 atl.
? on the gate. When she rep nded ee
Cofoner, Dr. c. OPH. Laughing- him for doing what he was. orbidden| the Exposition eity.. ~Not ee aca
ouse. the irreverent. youth remarked: ae | it sent out no less than 500,000 circu: |,
Surveyor, | donTt cae for you,T oas ma, ss pa, | lars. to prospective customers. It is
Commissionerg"C. Dawsen, chmTn,} nor the ox, nor the ass, or ~bnything merely . purchasing agency for per- ee Se
Leonidas Fleming, T. K. Keel, Jesse L. thatTs anybodyT a" Obj: Willy!� eons living outside of the city who | Tar ~ =
Smith and 8S. M. Jones. exclaimed the shoclsed little girl, need articles and do not find it con: Ly boro | 4
SupTt. Health, Dr.W, H- Bagwelk T] ~~do you know who wrote those ~venient to buy them 4p. person, The) cy Rocky Mt.
: | 4. ot ox . ecneern will buy anything for any-| Ly Wilson -
SupTt. County Home, J. -"~W* Bovieh.-} words oyou use so? ~Don't care,� body, uccording to a ~well-arranged | Lv Selma,
ee wee Ye Pod .
� � wr - 4, ~ M % tT in ;
T TN ee ae pee ae 5 wees *
jp io 4 pe : & ye i ;
ae P pe . a Leet 2 # oe i i i P , - : a
oteat y .
He
preety
re
4
$y
¢. 9
sepa
cd : tia
F anes
~~ , ie 4 2 Tint a al a 4 ie
a eo + APA Y ; % 44 sees 3 : qi hy
8
i ll
~Mrs: Livermore, I Siok
Board Edncation"J. R. Conglelon,| V5 the reply.T oMrs: svstem, Allthe customer has to do}Lv Fay'treyiif 3 ee
chmTn, F. Ward gud R. C. ~papaon. sTpose.�T"Boston Home Journal. af to send a description of the,artiele Ar. Florence PY bo} too
SupTt. Pub. Ins, w. HL. Ragsdaie. The Human Vette. : ~wanted and the amount | he is, willi ng |. Sh *,
_ to pay for it, and it is gotten by an ea te |
* Mrs. Milward Adams, of Chicago, agent of ~the detablishtent wand [ml B totes
~TOWN: OFFICERS. is lecturing on the possibilities 6f shipped to him at oneé. ' cc "" ogx
Mayor, J. L. Fleming. the human voice. She divides the| ~Suppose, for instance, a man in Ly Wied :
Clerk, G. E. Harris. voice into six tones, from the toneja remote town wants an overcoat Of |v Gobistero
a es of power and command down to that/ blue cloth, with a velvet collar, for | Lv Magnolia
Treasurér, J, 5. Saith, ~ of ~contentment, peace oand happi-| which he will pay $10. He sends his ~Ar w mings Bi
Police"W. B. James. chief, T. R.| ness.� According toT Mrs: Adams, }preast and waist. measurement: and Sabie ext ae
Moore, asst; J, I). Diniel, n ¥ er the difference between the American] the money to the firm; and in twenty) " TRAINS GOING ~NOTR i ae
Councilmet"J. S.' Smith.� B: ~c.| and English voice lies mainly in the;minutes after his order is received
Date
Pearce, L. H. Peder, W. J. vowel, 4.4 different register used, the Eng-|the coat is bought and packed up, ~Fat. coe
A. Wilks, Dempey ulin. _|lish woman using the. upper tonesjand at the freight or express office. perry
_" : sand rising cadence, baer OP na. No charge is ads to the customer, | a
CHURCHES. ~~ musical in effect, while the Amer-/as the firm has an arrangement | Ly Florerce |
ican voice drops from the center tone} with numerous retail mercantile es-||Lv Fay ctteville
cept tour Norbias : every Sundav (¢x-| down, exhausting ~the vocal chords|tablishments by which it gets a eer-. Ly Setma
i, a tough yulorgt Mgnt. a te Prayer and producing * strident effect. tain discount off from the market}4? Wilsn ~
Billings, » pastor. Sunday chool as 9:3 prices, and in this way makes heavy
A.M. C. DsRownuwee, Sapte To the Pole by Balloon. profits. I have been toldT that the
Catholic ° eo. se grit services. In the meeting ing of the Swedish |discourt. ranges all the way from 5 o5
Pruner eet eanthred eis ie Sun-| Academy of Sciences at Stockholm |to 15. per cent., so it is easy to ig i
ay morning an I ev on February 18 the aeronaut, Andre, how remuneratiye the ~business is. |, .° ~~
( sy Lv Wilmington
nw a Sy Ae clan yead a paper about his proposition|Absolute honesty characterizes ~all Ly, Magnolia
to reach the north pole by aerial | its dealings, and. consequently, very | Lv Goldsboro
morning aud on Prayer Suodey navigation. He arguedT thatT the|few articles are returned by eustom: | 4T Wilson
Wednesday night. Rey G ee Smith, conditions for a balloonist are most|e¢rs aS unsatisfactory.�"-Washing-
pastor. o Suigday *chol at 9750-3" BEA: favorable from every standpoint. |ton Star.
B. Killington, Supt. The present highly developed tech-| | __ syrstory ©. ©. nenry Vv 18% : 7
Presbyterian. Services every, thitd| nique of aerial navigation would en- : " 29,
Sunday�. moruing and pi,ht.. Prayer| able a balloon rising at Spitzbergen t oi seat "_ ort r~ Wilaon
meeting }wésday night Rev. R. W.|in the early summer to take advyan- Own p po: eT cece Mt
Hines, pastor. Sunday School at 9:30)... of the warm aerial current tion on KingT*Henry Vill. It read ;
A. M. B. D. kvaus, SupTt ORE | 5 rial current! 4. féllows: ~King Henry 8.was the ~Tarho
blowing northward ati this season, Ar ~Tarboro
greatest widower that ever. lived.|1,y Tarboro
Lopes. |. 7 pasar eer bm trip across the: vet He was born at Annie Domingo, .in| Ly Rocky Mt
Fike U fe bees ic regions in about! i4 year 1066. - ~He had 510 wives be-/ Ar weldon_
Covenant Lodge "W6.17. I. ~0.0, F,| thirty days. He extimates . tha ea» sides children. The first was. be- oTrain on Seotland Neck Braven Romy
meets every Tuesday aaa Dr. Ww. H tire expense of his voyage at about ~ Weldon 8.40 p, ma. Halifax 4° "
ek cal a oe thirty-five, Phomnagpe folere: _" headed and s wotind a oo nt pega palace faite seotland N Neck at sat pr
96 tA. F. & A. PO Ps: Che oSi wae Bs ower w.. Greenville 6 a7 gb. Gabi. | ae -
Mone meets ay Ycuied gt nday nights oTo ~Suddenz ave succeeded tothe throne by his great- p.m. Returning, ? aéaves Kin sa :
w. : M. King, w. M ° sal grandmother. © the benutiful + ~Mary 4: 10.5 Greenvil'e ~8 92 a. �"�. pene
_ He"Dear Clara, wilt et be my Queen of Scotts, ~sometimes: ealled | Halifax at 11:00 poten m., Weidon 11.20 am "
i wife? Lady of the Lakeoor the Liy of the) laily except Suis |
~ oSheHarry, I bave tried every ed Minstrel. "Exchange. saetc [| ~Trainsen achulgton Branch leave
brin a toa ro- oceania W ashinets (Ay te By "Trivers arme!e«
rh of, es ea i yor a ap 3,40 are 960; returning
Oi, BA) d} ie ee eg Felting Sages, 2s by. Electricity. 2 lenves oarbors 4.50 p: m., Parmele 6.1")
lo. m,, arrives A aushingtou 7.35 p. Mais
octpreés are!now felled-toa considat | Daily «xeept Sunday. Connects with "
\able extent ~by electricity. ° A plat: | trains on Seotl nd Neck. Branch. .
; {nati ~Wire heated: white: hot ~bythe Trap leayer farbot ~ss 5 ~ apg
eee SF das, at ** Pg. :
carie © fe
Op.
Sh arrive o3.00 6m ) ~20 a . 520 ra m.
| Returning teaves Plymouth daily except
the |Sundey, 5.80 a. m., fpr 9.39 4 �"�.
mtiarrive farberu 10.25 a. Mm one 11.25
| R. he
oar, HJ. KENT Y, Gn? Min ger
7, M. EMERSON, Ts fe Macnee
4 ~ :
Voli ivetao's 3.
~ate
A bf. moon impasse for cm ~to avoid aed
LA. : ov og 2 gd anc t; but ; Hedreate
Pax 6 cable 6 Bi not answer you st once: k | ae oP iiacade
rst-Clase Wo rk. o| time. T tadabet S01 sito = ois only
é. a: +i SOO 2 (ss ee ere ON?
YOUR ATTENTION
a ERY 8 60
"this season. Our Stock of "
|. S-H.O.E-5,
"AND.
Ladies & Childrens
~ SLIPPERS! i
Aa een oo a seat oe
come and see for
et ee papell,
:
:
J.B. CHERRY & Co.
The Place to Sell your
ELOBACCO
THE
Silks at 333 per yard at Lang's.
Mr. J. T. vano had some ae-
paragus Satar day.
.
Large congregations at the
churches yesterday,
Don't torget to hand your
subscription tolthe carrier.
The river is atil) rising and is
as macdy as we ever saw it.
The wet weather still koe pe}
farmers delayed in their work.
Cotton. Seed Meal at the
Old Brick Store.
Today is Easter Monday and
in many towne 188 general holi-
day.
Easter Sunday was not a pretty
day, but a few new bonnets ven-
tured out.
Laces in all styles and qualities
at LangTs.
The town a are al
ing « well placed on o
the sidewalk near 8. E. PenaerTs
sture.
Noruine sur «He Best "For
oBest in the World� Flour, best
Cheese,
go to J. 8. Smith & Co.
fervices in the Baptist churchT parente,
to-night at 8 oTeiock.
oAs though God did beseech
you by us, we pray you, in
UbristTs be ye recon
to God.�""2 Cor. 520.
{
her sister, Mrs. W- B. Burgess.
spent today in town.
Mr. J. W. PRED TA left this
morning.
Mr ~Frank Wooten left to-day
for Jones county.
Mr. J. H. Blount is attending
court at Tarboro.
Mr. J. W. Wiggins has retarn-
ed~to Rocky Mount.
Miss Bettie Johnston is visiting
relatives in Greene county.
Mr. B. B. Cramp, agent of the
Richmond Zimes, is in town.
y night.
Miss Laura Garris is visiting
her sister, Mrs. H. CO. Edwards.
We regret to learn that the
condition of Mr. W.S. Rawls is
very serious.
Mrs. W. H. White is visiting
her father, Mr. Sylivant, is
Greene courty-
Mr. T. F. Whitley, of Parmele
and Miss Dora James, ot Grindool
will be married Wednesday.
Mr. D. B. Evans returned from
Newberne Saturday, where he
has been attending the N- C.
Presbytery.
Miss Ellie Smith, who has been
spending a few days with her
returned to
to..achool wal
Tarboro to-day.
Miss Rosa Arthur, of Vance-
boro, returned home yesterday,
after spending several weeks with
arrived in town Saturda
Mr. 0. L. Whichard, of Nor-
folk, has been spending a fow
days with his ripen HE 24 _
ee ee
Meee W. Re W
Surprised?
Of course you are, one
Mr. J.N. Gormen,of Richmond]
=: z . a ee Petty? Tt
3 SPRING SALLET. : LENT AFTERMATH. � A ee Be SS A
EW Ais 3 = / Youmans
IS CALLED 10 THE ELEGANT A Few Fresh Sprigs Plucked by Ee- The Season is Over but People Con- er rere ross
"LINE OF " fiector Reporters. Te ae
Lent is over. O ! Piatis
aka ei a o" Ce. prin ce
~C..T. MUNFORD,
Ae
t Door.to Bank.