- 44 a 4 i eben TA) Sesh ae . = sexe z mes oy Rites & “ rer es a a s - eon - a Pd ot 2 tel RG =a. : mo J i ; ¥ ity ty 4 a : “DA. “WHICHARD, ‘Editor and Owner, * _ Fac npaaema 70 rlonion. ne Ge eR ERT isos Te Sas ca | JILBW f Hous Es. ei] We : freer ies 8 bonnes Mm 8s Rai Be RIE sa ‘gaat Toro TYR Sse — ss Wea cet GREENVILLE, X, ©, TURE ae : yobe sen sgh neh) een Re: : THE DEAD BABE. Tae ee arity. in: Men, * quieren Lo oe A. youdg man’ ‘whites to Edward W. BUGENE FIELD. Bok’ nang why &6 te a best i Last night '& ‘a8 a iny dear babe lay dead, In agony I knelt and said: “1 “(Q), Godt-what have I done, 4} | Orin what wise offended Thee, That Thou shuuld’st take amar, from ‘ me My little son ?” ‘have: seen: the seckddi_dool jw omany| {cases marry them,’ in ‘face of the fact that their past lives are known to them. In the January issue of the Ladies’ 'Home,Journal. Mr.. Bok, its pet makes this reply: ‘Girls, that. is, the | right kind of girls ‘do not prefer the} company of “young men of this sort, Doubtless, you have come across in-| | stances where this rule has. been other-| wise; so-have I, . But itis all in the |" . jseeming, and not in: reality,’ Depend |’ This innocent ?” upon oné thing, ‘girls have as high mr. Last night, as my dear babe lay dead,. estimate of porty in men as men have} — Before mine éyes the vision spread of purity in women. There are. of , Of things that might! shave been :| Curse, ee to the contrary, but'these | © Lisentions riot, cruel strife, {are few.” Where girls marry mea'who, ' Forgotten prayers, a wasted life are knewit to ‘have led what: is called a Dik ced’ with iin? ‘worldly life,’ it is more generally due to BAB kk head chs toe a misunderstanding ot facts or to ignor- Then, with softmusic in the air, | Felipe than Je imagine, | 1 sew: another: vision there: There Kaji of girls who finds al i A Sheehan a bh Keep peculiar satisfaction in the conquest of | A little lamb, my lite ehild, aun who has ‘seen the world,’ and “Upon the thousand useless lives, Upon the guilt that vaunting thrives, Thy wrath were better spent ! Why shoulds’t Thou take my little son? Why should’st Thou vent Thy. wrath. . iio . always weré and ‘always will be a leading: feature of wo~ men’s weat—just GY they are the vogue. t Capes and Coats combine "he ele - : gance and completeness of @ up-to-date fashion, wiih the practical ‘properties ” of the old-time’ Cloakings* with special price snk ital for L : this Week, | 0. T. Munford. V3] Zers Of 'wordly Wisdom undefiled, {then comes to her as the one woman of, of te : | hag - aleep! Jali her sex who can make him happy. |. - scr Last night, as my dear babe lay dead, | This sometimes pleases:her vanity and ve In those two messages I read love of conquest, but she is not many |. A wisdom manifest ; And, though my arms be childless now, i} am. a SON to Him I'bow, Who knowest best. — years older before she discovers that she |, has’ satisfied those feelings at a very high cost. There is.another type of girl who rather fanaies aman who is AL. ¥ what is called ‘fast.’ But that sort of girl is painfully: ignorant of what is meant’ by that’ word’ as applied to a man, If she were not she wonld be very apt to, change the . adjective to vulgar.” And as she matures she finds this out. It is only young men of up- IN NORTH CAROLINA. Matters of Interest Over the State. CLOVES! | you fear temptation keep Nashville had a $15,000 fire Sun- awa from. our Glove counter. | : day. lar. Kid Glove that would tem a miser. With some right lives who can hope to win the a dollar Glove'is simply @ pair of} The fund raised by the Southport favor and love of girls of high motives, we will close out -gloves for a dollar. With us it| Leader to purchase a memorial ‘for the the girls who make the best. wives. “means the best Glove on earth for ‘the’ price. If you want them -J0r your own use or to give them Bat a friend, you can buy here United States’ cruiser Raleigh, now amounts to $500. Jas. Ellington, a farmer, was found dead in a well in a vacant lot in Hen- derson, It is supposed that he acci- dentally fell in and was killed by ‘the fall. id dance “If, at) times, girls seem. to favor young men of another kind, the . glamour’ is simply transitory. It is rare, very rare, that a girl’s better instincts do not lead her to the higher grade of young men. An. upright. life never fails of reward, from the hand. of woman,” ithout misgiving. A reasonable = goes with every pair of llar gloves. Qe Hats, Caps, “Tl. Munford. Emma. Anthony a colored womun living.a few miles in the country, died a few nights ago at the advanced age of 102 years. osHeotland Neck Demo- crat., How to Kill a Prayer Meeting. If you: goto your church prayer- meeting at all go with a cold’ selfish heart. Think of yourself and your}. lbusiness all the week, Don’t take time to pray in. secret, or read your. Bible before hand, You. will likely be in a criticizing mood ‘so that noth- ing that is said or done will please’ you, | . ‘Even the . Lord himself would not please you. Stay away from the pray. in order to open Bank A. deposit of sthyrenihe coal has been {found in Madison county near Hot Springs, on the line of the Southemn railway. Experts geemepee the coal |, ‘of good quality. Judge Graham is holding a spesial term of court in Greene county . this This is noteéy our ondGiiiee suit friends thi i Dry Goods, Notions AT COST our entire stock of about Tanuary 15th i in same: nero we now occupy. er meeting the most, of your time... Let | week for thie trial of contested election your health or the weather be -your ¢x ‘}eases among the county. officers. ‘The Sheriff's office ‘and that’ of the Clerk of }| the Court are the two offices over which » | the contest is beiig made, cuse for not attending. Go, to places of pleasure—such.as, weddings, parties, lectures, shows, etc.,; and ‘even! visit | stores after night to make purchases or sed: Go to other prayer meetings but stay awa’ from, your own. Your pas. tor will hardly find it, out... Perhaps the Lord himself will h tale no notion, val your inconsistency. Don’t help your’ ehnirch any more | this you “cant help g0 48 to maintain your respectability, before men. 1, do can, | wonder. if;,.some.. chureh auembers. are | If you are a young man and a men} respectible before: the Lotde’ Spend | ber of a church, when the night of your muc® nicer at some other place, or that some other people do go *nneh better ; but don’t you-have.the.grace or cour age to improve t the workin your church. Don’t ask anybody ‘to go to prayer meeting. Don’t speak of your prayer meeting only to find fault. Don’t talk religion to anybody. Talk ‘business ‘and dress and pleasures. Keep your heart as cold and i bi as you possibly Last summer a tree on ‘Maj. J. G, Harris’ place near the city was struc’ by lightning. A: cow standing under the tree was killed Aue Several days another. of Maj,..Hs ira oa to Fd ahale ed a. limb fell, atriking | the cow and killing} ‘jit. Maj. | C n't f feel i i ¢, saying? “Woodman ‘spare. ‘that’ tree. re rehnds lotte Observer. - thd tial cuitono a 8 ‘ayle, Saad “It snows and ke It yon ou ce to’ nates , mes up-town and Bk re eeu ty thoney freely: ‘on youfself but don’t | prayer meeting comes go, : rea gt pide ‘a the Bae ye aval | spend ‘lie on your church or pastor. hang around the stores. and soap jokes Mer tan be * WAR if, 4 } foe bery of the Southern Express If ou : pei Vat You cannot gel 7? pa Hs Rosebory, N.C,,..0, station on Grumble, little when whe Lord ene pee eee? igi Tyas i. "bad! Bar us—we havea it. or nm ti happen. to go to yo \ di tot Ach got the Cape Fear and, Yadkin. Valley bell makes # demand, on your me or, pork on apni oo i Wien is jet book, : When: you do go to: your ae df yt aa fe Don't as, ati and ,,gool,.as, possible. prayer hieoting ‘take’ ho part’ exept SSR Parr REPS HED nit RE OR Pee: | 1Ay® ago has turtied out to be no robbery ying ‘coultl tiké,”* |}aake ny; parts, Don’t even. Mey But rat region a 1 V8 | at all. According ‘be, the,,gonkengion of ene. ak not ati and cold} Be agpolubdic hg ane) tae fAgent Grier delibornt ; hink if’ the ‘above. rulus are you: now You, ary, « MURIO! is. © Finale een dh e Sheer any, goed prger aneet-| when’ you snap your aged joker, mae él j 0 : ri00. wil ry evils way ide ee in b Oe res mf ipginil phi the: Lord, himself will | others. | jabhen when, anathe r evangelist | He text *); * CO, 2 NY BANK.” / itor iff -7 mere auf Bay ‘he se go'domewhers ‘else td a a Jn “a andyou feeliquite rundown . hes Sic Agad pr tin serblaginet wt Hl ! o “4 rat Re ; oh) [Ta aero, ahve -imirepatatbone fall in, ling and get, work Y HiTS “Had Coa ee . nisit wi sha Ta » dts or he Pi ytd the fed omer) Greta tap, pak on, oh tah ole) sigh tho . Gt Rath se Dogg fc Loot n Lalo aa ae amie wal (Cle tine i } chat the vor k= "9 old whee, heel. Yours in ies . ek fei ties nt we Kings, 4, anal cre hay ' ‘ id ats) hs bs on Ba « Ye ee y ten wi vit bl, baupes dtd Le tit’ Gat wa eet olf Mt At UA he Rea "4 wneri hy | memberanyw uunbens 400,000. i: ny) i get: cng but msi ‘dyly eth 2 hy wiih wy ibe iy j iti HH ane aj eet ‘ iin 2044 vt rt Ea asm ay’ the OA VA Ge WK tape ened | i ny hel dea tit act a a eee ae gy We Ue, } e ‘ : SO OR Pi ' Hint | caw, soe aa moe TOs ¢ tart | gic siatvameto LET say Ak ese i eG ae) vi * 3 | things don’t suit, yoy and things are £0] LOAD OF eae WOOD a. “TO ee SELL : and told every man you met that you had a load of wood to sell, and every man you met would in turn tell every man he. met that you had a load: of wood to sell suind every man you met would in treet, tell every man he met that you hid a load of wood to ‘sell, it would, in course. of tinie, ‘devon: pretty well crenlated, that, you hada load of wood to sell; but why, not, cut, jt) short--not the wood, but the method—and place good ad ina good newspaper and ell everybody at once. “Delays, are dan = gesgas,” and th good newspaper. w ukd start in where the last man left oft rd keep on telling everybody that you had a loud | of wood | to. sells or anythe joe tite Rev ie ye : Hiskaet ‘e ‘ TOR, 4 en ay “We e Te a Mite fone at} every peviehoepue the. Bi c “Hos rates. “ae to agents. = - = ers will return to their relations. They ~ are all in the highest stad iés cand, have ight..minds- and» willing...hands for | study and, work wy mate e such & thing more paves by} giving, them free scholarships at some of our’ “‘geademiés “or colleges. | The ‘Normal and Industrial School holds ont weary’ fi orb ad ages to poor) aot | Tid. LibMothatios that do the same, We are aware that a great 2 people. think thé. little educa~’ tion fie “at the Asylum | is amply] : jent f fot Both girlsand boys, but, ibis hot. Ad leaving, gut the educa, tional part of the’ question, which is first, the “Asylum °i§7 Yor pepe: to give these girls ie Sar «training | for an independent velihood. It is true they. are taught how to cook, ‘wash, ew and 4d! other important things necessary in. every household, but o this. thére is very nee tion such as so many young girls |' are putting to practical use to earn-their living, all right, “But because of this lack the need for a course in. some of these branches at our colleges is ap- _ parent. These places are filled by negroes. ven if these girls are poor, and or. 8, they should at least be classed a ae grade than mere menials— ers of water, etc., etc. Have not ota white girls a right to ex. @ little better than this? Not-be- they are not, willing to work. ioe 0 r who will help these girls y r their expenses (those who "id ) to some sehool where they ‘taught a good, practical method a living! The cost need , but! the result will be biare suite, “If any’ dite br th a good Work for one . let the desire be ‘made et ape the asylum, | wi) he PRerssoton, only | TA Partial Belise of the Moon, | iA total eclipse of the Sun, Be a; ho will gees? _}and South America ; and in part to the uf goilantg and Pacific Oceans. a a be on easy | af The market is already overrun with | cooks, washerwomen and housemaids. | The canoes ¥ ee Invisible to North | August 9; { Invisible to all of North line of totality running rete a Zembln and Yeddo, Japan. AVA Partial, Eclipse of the Moon, August 22-28. Visible entireto North western extremities of Europe and ‘Africa; to! astern‘ Australia, and the “MORNING! AND yvEnind STARS 1996. wana tignion een MR ee $a Mercury. will be Evening Star about Sanaa 23, May 15,’ and September 18; and , Morning, Star about March 5, July 8, and October 14. Venus will be Morning Star till July | 9; then hes: Star. the. rest ot the year. . ; pa Jupiter wi dk uary 24 t | gust 11; Hi then Morning Star again the rest of the year. ibe mogaing | Siar il Jon 6 _Bforts ‘gre oe aber,” Bee - v¢ been ex- emse hvesto: prddudesmortuan y Sc isge with the following results: (An ossified man: din | ‘Tennessee died hard. Another eel: a ‘thermometer and died by degrees. ie) cbitguinptive undertaker dea of a coffin.” , ' ss A man choked « on an apple ang died Sf appleplexy. ( A fi A farmer blew « out the g gas ad ‘died of gastritis. i 3 “A man was struck am a Fooomotive and died of locomotor attacksia. A dy peptie ate too much pastry and died 6 ~ A negro in Georgia ate six water melons and died/of mdlancholia; | |! ‘/A’trestle- builder was seriously afflict. | we with piles. ee the trey dour touched hip ¢ 5 Pkt ade pieinia.” ter with the al Mike i insurance agent died of knows: sink pices coaiantitrtechdauent Bae | \ “tage An exaaperitidy individual ‘remarks that the edito papers out tO die of or mig | The Boy in Business. ema eeem What kind of a doy does a Wiatais man want Y repeated a a ‘shrewd practi- cal man of may concerns, ‘the other day. “Well, I will tell you. In the fist place, he wants a boy who doesn’t} know t6o much } biisingss men’ general- ‘ly like to run'their dwn ‘business, and, * oie se | ee a tae wey rather than to try to teach them new kinks; secondly, they Want’ a prompt boy one who ‘understands seven 0’clock as ale exactly seven, not’ ten |: minutes past; third, ‘an ' industrious extra Work in case of need! fourth; an honest boy—honest ‘in. his’ serviee, as well as in the ‘matter’ of dollars ‘anal obits; sand fifth 4 good-natured boy who Sadehs tempér ‘event’ if ‘his’ ‘em.’ payer Yet now and then!” ty ah wh wri’ ‘i ae Tacit a ing | were. shoved out into the water. ‘to ‘walk. That method of locomotion | that the whole race is developed tre- , but has short, rather weak legs. a ter, the work ‘of loading them be- low took a hand at loading, little or _ {chuck hb his load into the canoe, hit, or | men got xeady to shove,out.. .The|° 4 grab a ddg ‘by the nape of the neck | thing, andthe dog waded’ out'and | Whenhe thotght he had’ a ‘good ‘ot some of these hoose- “4 prefer some one who will listen po their | | boy, who is tot albadd to: inn little | aa hy wiht | 14 eo ee i inna, fi the oil peg ie consumption. et be! was ena paguces! little, the ode ra to akc it. which had been lying high on tai tho Geach onto the way 0 possible harm from. tide or swell ‘They are heavy, ungainly ship dug out of logs. Som | they are 50 feet long. It will puzzle a white man a good. deal to navigate one of >| them, but the Indians are as much at home as if they were in, t houses. - An Indian baby learns to’ | paddle almost as soon as he ‘Tearns )-has been the general one for so long mendously in the arms and chest, When the canoes were in the wa-, gan... The members of each family gathered up their traps and piled them in—bundles. of blankets. and skins, household utensils, pots, ket- ‘tles and pans, dried salmon, provi- sions from the store, oil in tin cans -and bark pans to hold it. Every fe)- big,, and every fellow seemed,. to miss without regard to trim. It was : a wild, indiscriminate higglety pig- gletyness, but soméhow it rode all right. : a be A decent,; self. respecting. whale- | boat would , pi got apgry,and, tip- | ped over, but not a dugout resented ‘its treatment. After all the’ duffle had been chucked in the big Indians put in ‘the little ones. Then the squaws olimbed in. After that the ti dogs stood , around. by the dozen, whining and begging to be taken|; ‘along. Once in awhile a man would vu t and:throw him on top of:.the pile of | .baggage. It.was a maryel,that tho scrambling dogs didn’t upset the whole thing. Ono man had two dogs anid'tiot ‘much room. He chucked one in ani paid no attention to the pleading of the other. .The deg was persistent. | ¢ but: his , only reward was.a cuff, on the ear. The man. went back up the beach to his house to get a last some- climbed into the canoe. ‘The Indian ran baok, grabbed him by. the scruff of the neck. and threw him out on the beach. The dog waited a minute | and then waded out and climbed in ‘again. This time the Indian threw ‘him ‘out hardér, but the dog wasn’t discouraged... He shook the water out of his fur and wagged his tail. t i chance, he waded out and climbed |. into the canoe the third time, | ‘The | Indian. swore by his totem,and drag, | Pee | we will a scholaiship entitling the’ free tuition in all the Koglish branches} for the entire spring term, 1896 (6 sean se Eastern North Car will be fortunate who wins this spe. given to: gest num. The Eastern Reflector between now snd. etakiek R M. on Ja months or foursuis’ wi!l count, he same as, iat will get the eeholar expeet more, baought in. fo ning and many: ive for every boy ‘Wnod: ‘Wished to ‘er this contest, we offer. niger pmalision that those W arship will be paid for, not get the | com ple copies of the Teche tk 4 by applyiv 4 pa ats as we wisi to know-how many bovs a. working for the. prize. , ithe result of the contest wit of winner TOR of Jan. apening day term beg to. whom he: may award the scholarship 77 eu ee wt) Bou r she Tceemiamemiiaall Z ces et 1} And The » Bastorn Reflector 1s Going to help one Boy in that direction. ee tne =i ive I ‘tole free otek charge abso i Sieh meg a to Grecnville Male ‘Academy: This; isthe. Dest, ge ool; mt iboyevd * sahool and the bo CONDITION S, | This 5. months holarship. ts to be the SOF wad will: get. ‘the dar- bex nt, yearly, subscribers. | for subscribers for 6 ribers for 3 manip early pab- hy d Tivos Ith, 1896.. Twos criber This is no catch pe but a bonad-fieoffer, and. ifonty: abe subgeriper $A brov bt puting the Rl ‘brings it rehip -Of ie se wo pee ong, subscriber gobo ris is a plize ww orth win ‘pos Will! Wark for it ime specifie In order that there nay be an in r cent, on all subs rs, £0 ho 'tafl' t6” ghee the schol+ = taal batho a scholarship | tats on: ‘Now boys bi att o work with thé: determatign to win his prize. You can get as many sam+ s you nee ecide name We will pa gel ib vhe fame be the pei of the KEFLEC. 1th, lse6, giving ihe cessful boy thie io enter schoo’ on the of spring term Monday, ef 10 pe the one who, wi éothe, ~ ‘tho a se d e' us ett, “Address all let ters to | THE E STER REFL ECTOR: ... A N Greenville N. C, onan rene GREENVIL LE, N. C. Oct. 2th, 1895, This toeertify that I have arranged with the publisher of THE, EASTEBN REFLECTOR toteachfree of charge in he English branches, for the 5 months inning Jan, 20th, 1896, the boy n the above subscription contest, W. H. RAGSDALE, Pr nepal Greenville Male Academy. gee the dog up. the beach. Before @ could eet ak to push the canoe off the dog had run out into the wa- ‘ter again and ‘climbed up itito the| _Peatioe,.: The Indian hit him a clout on, the, nose with, his, fist, and: the dog, rug down and .shivered, Then the Todjan. pus _ off, everybody ‘got to. hori att e paddles, and the ‘whole crowd went off peacdably and marvelously upright. The dog had | won.—New Nore | Sun. ey f 4 tore Bramweit’s: ‘Plety. f The late bishop of Winchester is lisaid to -have: possessed among’ his many other, qualities, that,of, sar, ome A god story, is, told pf a re- tort he m e to the ee Lord Bram- well, who, neatly him on his way back to his'room to take of his robes after reading ‘prayers in the house}: -of lords, apologized for marine been absent, from the ceremony. |. ‘When I kneel down, it gives, ‘palpitation of the heart,’ ’ said | ‘Bramwell, “and it would ‘not Foy ppectful for me to ein stand while; lordship was vpraying.!) hop Thorold, ere knowing t gelf, ans in’ measured tones; “Pray do not, mention’ it,” Ltd | me ‘Bramwell. lam sureiyour lordship r ms bo eapally cic hy ted i oa, with al trl i ba eyo! con ow nmr ea) bs), Court th the ease of WB. minigtrator of, sell tor cash at th Court Greenville on go the ith day of January, Jani, to wit: A’ tract ‘ot la lands of Redding I fotty eightiacres,..more or lesk.: Babs) foes “ot Mary Nobles, wid- ry L. A. BYES, Atty. errr rt Bice tht at’ ay —t} tii DAILY pay ie Hs ton ee y He a pret Administrators Sale. of Land for Assets. ‘the ‘Superior Wingate ad- . W,,.Nobles, 1 will House door in ‘By virtue of a decree of tract of d situated n.Contentnea Township adjoining ,the mos G.Cox, W, HS ks, ip and’ éthers. containing 1896. he. tullowi ject, for er ea a a ‘ben hi 1806) i ok otek BN W...B. WL G wat ‘of R Be ¥ Nobles. } } Nh | The Charlotte ae “altemient Lotih aay pent on ie w tu PORE aan i See PTR FRO me DAILY arom meant’. worm yop la bea rad ate A Wyte i" shail ‘ava suite more atéractive than pee. ‘room, Wil i mC ie hs ry i sath rey ON ea for: euumple ebples, vi daddrden ai THE OBSERVER bas vi ? vl Wants or should wan i and peanuts for ii telat? BB Gs | Saal ops i Dec. Seib-eaday after Christmas, k. P., Woodvilie, Bertie county, Grace: Chureh. Dec. 81st—Tuesday. oe Us, Thomas. 1896, Jan. lst~,Wednesday, Fest. of the Cireulation, Es ’ oS th, Grace: Church. ie : : { Ata SV i ; Ga lv A 5 igRlads «: du weiee: 64.» Tiebdodeuesen: win ias v+orhbo 6 © Good....00:800R Add 6 ata Hi Lge dg gr ryt to hed + Obriign... > Good..... veal Fine...+ cp ceus ant AS Pint d 66 we PP ita . ‘prices of cotton erday, as furnished y Cobb Bros. & Commission Mer chants of Norfok,: COTTON. : Middlivg= os | * Low Midating 7, Bel Good Ordinary’, ... 6h Tone—quiiet | i) PEANUTS. rimes. - 4 xtia Pri rime ; oS ki andy... Le ih "ase rr a Bi, id Spanish : a wt Tone—easy. y et eee : Re 10 Won yous ‘Greenville Market. i Cor rected by 8. M, Heit” os pat + AB 625 ‘Bitter, per tb Western Sides Sugar cured? Hams Corn Corn Meal | Flour, Family Lard Oats Sugar Coffee Glee per og ee ee Beeswax. per js. 2 This Laundydoekthe finest work in he South, and, pr ices are low. We ! esday. Brin make shipmen none Pu Monday an your work to ou will be forwarded promptly. Prices hed on application: Ww Teel nner Y Latd ‘fo ng p het py ‘tak yal Where they. yihier ) a6 4 win en N64 ai NO a | eg Qu . bhe foe ¥ } ) pred ana * biel At rh wall iH i mhhy a in| AND FLORENCE RAIL ROAD. pie (08 Rae SBS he | Osadehoea wonedule oes No. 41} a ; = S = ar 6 00 “iv Fay tteville Ar. Florence % ane “Lv Goldsboro 7 05 Lv Magnolia | ‘at Ar Wilmington os : AM ‘TRAINS GOING NOTRH. "Dated es a WSs Oct. 6t Sa|°o ? 3 yt RB a | GE A. MIPM| © Fo Ew Florecce |. 8 15) 7 35 i Fayetteville! 10 53! 9 33 a Wie 12 32 ise n 1 20/11 28 oe rye — o's os = oer A. M. “ue stlmington 9 26 holia 10 - sy Goldsboro | 12 05 be ison 1 00 ty: Tarboro 248 ES os BuO S ade nomen P. M. Ly Wilson 11 37 Ar Rocky Mt 338) Ar Tarboro | 4| Lv Tarboro Lv Rocky Mt | 2 38 Ar Weldon — , ‘ gt ey iv 8.55" Satna ea pm a. m., Greenville 8.22 . m. Th20 an a Neck at 4.55 Pp ty, pungton 7.45 ~"\ Train’ oh, wedtta dd Neo Braves rer he » ms 5° Halifax 4,13 it gs » Penccenes sliced. H ERBERT § EDMUNDS. FASHIONABLE BARI ER. 1 Under Opera House, Special attention’ given to monn ig Gentlemens Clothing. _ J. H. BLOUNT,, J. in "PLEM iNG Blount *¥ Ate ATPRR NEN ATS Law, NVILLE, N. ©. s@™ Practice in all the Courts, icine eae et a a HARRY SKINNER, H. W. WHEDBEE. \« CV NER & W EDBEE, ‘Sticcesgors to Latham & erase ce?. AER Yona GRE ILL. N. C. ‘John E. Woagara, Fe ws Hardie Wilson, N ron €, {OODARD ‘i HARDING, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Greenville, N. “Special attention given to collectiuns and settlement of claims. - Kinston 7,20 |, ) daily sud) Souder J I ae mM, are wie E ‘ : dr neh leave punt at 4.80 p- t,.) arrives | N ‘rai ble 5.05 p. m., Spri ope 5,30 |p. m. Returning ae Hope JO. m:, Nashville 83) airive at Rocky Mount 9.05 a m, daily except Sunday. ao itera p pape ar Batre vas ae leave 10a me is uinbar ¢ vob Latta 50, a mi daily ‘exsept y. ° yh : Train : dacueiailichade leaves War saw for Clinton cally, except Suuday, 11,104, m, and 8.50 p, m: Returning lea oie pat? my Massoa eA ‘Pm. ea: fotdll po sd ta via Riebmone alep at wing Mount with saa JOHN F, Gear neral Su PE pepe pita rhait & Wound Skate R,R. TIME TABL _ In Effeot December 4th, ; i god ‘ rk me q if i a KIN Gide : " 1 I] pe vv f wehaiall Bry ae Ue : Te } “td be me SS 7 jv apy > ier vit ahaa g” iat Naik we atoa | wal 16 eaokny “MO callivle haw wan | “1On Pitt “Street NEVO taille on pel My te stele WO | alits ar pally N til PORK SIDES USROTLDEES , Rapeans avn MERUHANTS BUY theit yedrs sapplies will tind ‘chelv aero to get Our prides Petrire pus chasirig élséwhier€. Oni Nock iscomplete branches, » “FLOUR, COPPRE: SUGAR “RICE, TEA, &¢, alas 8 St LOowEsr MAREE t Whee. “TOBAGO SNUFF. 4 CIRARS. we puy direct icom, Manufacturers, ena bling: -you,to buy at one profit, A com plete stock of : PU RNITURE ediw: s euband and seid ab ries, tu suyt the vines. Our goods areall bought and sold forG ASM theretore, having no risk to run, we sell at a close margip 4 RABE VINE CO all Eee Brey che brite Remar Lye 1 ootiwes te 8, HH Ehiet a ae, y} Mars. will bring you a full line of samp i 8, and rules for self- measurement, of our just! a mous 83 pants ; Suits, $13,25 ts, $1 to order. y hii kd. 0.25, and up. Cut PANTS? . 0 YOU We. Daily, of in the State. State San th Daily 5 60 jints er month, Te eok $1.00 per ear. Ww. H: BERNARD, d. &Pro p., Wilmington, N. C | other with excellent hands. | was no limit tothegame. After the . | | pardon nie, | the ne ‘¢ elie’ Were, prox ene BO} onily ODarmnot ( mS wee THEY ARE PLAYING YET. + igiialil tims intlinanptiated’, © a 4 mt tote Been Daring the War | Still Unfinished, -C. A. Hamilton; the Wasbitigton | _.| Odrrespondent of the Rochester Post: Express, tells an jnteresting “but somewhat improbable poker story which he heard while riding through the streets of Knoxville. into.a ean pa to the coun. try. Right after-Sherman's army left: Tennessee and was»well on its way to Atlanta there was a party of southern gentlemen who pee her Knoxville. They ma ore ‘They were She tt wr Georgia; Colo- nel Cainer "at Virginia, Major Brown and Colonel Atkins of Ten- nessee. The game went along for an hour or two without any particu. Jar incidents, but atrlast Ge ral’ Cadartiss® ‘aha’ ‘Cpionel) (Ou) found themselves pitted against each There cards had been drawn Colonel Cul- pepper -planked down. $100 in com- money: : Genéral »Cabaniss « raised! ‘him’ $100 more; using the same sort: of currency. Colonel Culpéepper saw | the rais¢ Bfid tilfeayit $500: him $1,000, and so the game went on for an hour longer, when ers cehtleman- saw; he had exha his ready funds, but’ still ‘ne ther ‘bined Confederate and United. States |. General |,,. Cabaniss saw this’ $500 He raised | (GIVES 1 YOU THE NEWS FRESH EVERY SAPTERNOON (EXO UNDAY), WORKS FOR THE: BEST — EERIE, RE LLE FIRST, PITTOOUNTYSECOND, - “OUR POCKET BOOK THIRD. — eye SUBSCRIPTION 25 Cents a:-MONTH: (0) Pa ca Boye ee ae a RS gig ie a Gp +~PUBLIBHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AtT— ‘|. Was prepared to ¢all. O40 §*¥od will. emdnse ,.me,’h: said! | Gen! Oabaniss. ‘I have no niore funds | with me, but I want to see your last {| raise, colonel, and just tilt you) $1,000 mote! for Yack. © Hf you will T will o out and raise . necessary funds, «Ths “courtly itpinid Was of eourse, willing to accommodate his friend and comrade jad readily. ao- B| | quiesced. General Cabaniss wae gone || Nearly an lout; but “fitially: came back with the funds. Then Coldtiél Culpepper demanded the same priv- ilege. By the time he &éturned the night was spent, and the business of the day-had started. in. tits) stores and whvohicdver br Ra Knoxville. Gen- eral Cabaniss demanded the privi-. lege of ‘raising again. It was, of course, accorded: him, buat as.each' gentleman’ recognized: that! there might be some delay it was decided that the stakes. and, each hand should be séaled tip in’ehvelopes and deposited in a bank. There those hands ahil'thé staked have’ been ever since. Every two or three months Fat finstand: afterward ‘every two or | thred’ years Colonel Culpepper and General Cabaniss ‘have walked into that bank, deposited thé last raise and tilted her again. Nobody knows what those envelopes contain, as neither gentloman..has shown the '| slightest “disposition ‘to éall. Al- though so many years have passed has not, yet been won by either. , Bohie of the sectiritiesthe Confed. eritecurrency, for instance—aro of little or -ne value today, but ¢limi- nating all the Confederate and doubtful paper’ the pot locked up there in that bank is probably one of thé tidét valnabloidver played for) jin the southern: states.’.”’. One on the Lawyer. A lawyer tells the following story in The Green Bag: ‘‘Some time ago no aE youth from the country who rejoiced inthe name of Samson, and whose héer in’ ee | i teps of -your illustrious chine he witnassg.| . py t ‘ | Vetbnie fait Acduh Raker Sy destie Pe bi successfully oui rs thousand ene. | weapon.) "fi te More of It. rite (i wat. “What is your sarnanie?’ seca, A se hauiuts Tit-Dits, since the hands were dealt, the pot! he had under cross examination a} ’ nd ~stniter the raeganggl ‘No, || Onda ee ni ep iS eel withthe ee ee" atry when you have ste with ce that’s much too) “Oh, no, madam ; I'm quite used | One Dollar PerFeet ek e Vis: isthe People’s Favarite THE. TOBACCO DEPARTAENT, WHICH “IS AREGULAR FEATURE. OR, THE PAPER, IS ALONE {WORTH MANY TIMES. THE)... ‘SUBSCRIPTION | PR OE, ~ (0) |When' you 'need'3@ees- (tt 2 A : gh F hi oh a “an int ->>=Bi Don't forget the Reflector Office. -—O— WEWHAYE; AMPLE, FACILITIES FOR, THE, WORK; AND ‘DO‘ALL © _-KINDS,,0 .COMMBEROTAL ‘AND: | , TOBACCO WAREHOUSE WORK. © * . j eae es es x iti : be ry TOR BOOKSTORE, 8 THE OBEAPESE PLAOB IN GREENVILLE FOR~ THE-REFLEC OKS, STATIONERY, NOVELS. a iif mo Pe! See eke ks rn Tea es Arann ot 8 thdbiew Day Books, Ov falopes ‘ae \oM@niorandun and: Tiare Books, WHE ikde atid | ‘ “ook oa aad; a (Lae i rs gg ne 7 oke ools ; from a ‘Cap 0, Let- nl cleat On ‘School | aa “ten and eu and Blave : ‘pees es anemone ma Maya? PALE iy Wt ae eh Mae ie A jia't ae W TT a Pe ‘4, x ralvitudy TET ad a) ! i eg a Pert he pyar Oe badios a SOF BA ace 7. ‘Dy Romareee left this eb for hls, few seis mond “Wednesday. ton to visit his dagseaneoe iting Mass Hortense Forbes. Ed Smith, who formerly clerked case there. Miss Eva Kinsey, of LaGrange, who in’ visiting herg, returged home, Wed- fe 4 P a 4 4 a of Durhasp, who pe returd home: today. Miss Captola , Grainger, of Kinston, who has been spending a few days here, | returned home Wednesday evening. this afternoon for _ pop-crackers, He is gbingito celebrate’ Old Christmas. Married. Wednesday, evening at..8:30 0 ’ciock, | at the residence. of, Mrs, Bettie Taft, ‘Mr. G. A. ‘Clapp and Miss Maggie |Kinion were, married by, J. A. Lang, Eq. New Carriage Factory. W.,-At.-Smith and H. C. Edwards have associated together under the firm are opéning up at the oldy Wil do a general manufacturing and repair- ing of vehicles. tity “phings Youtha ? " j “Miss es May, of Parnwille, is vi-| ¢ for Lang, is now with E. H. Shelburn. |. evening. J. H. Blount went to Tarboro again| ~ “ltoday. He is engaged in a biglaw| — yen “spending the holidays ‘here, : name of Pitt County Buggy Co., and : stand neur the Court House. They will | One thousand, sere seven hundred and eighty-three miles of railroad were | P. H. Gorman returned from Rich- re ot Lee Stewart has goue to — eee tapi tataialta sa weil Adee and : : blood diseases Physic jans. ‘ehdorse: Pp. ‘P,P. as a Pe combination, ‘and prescribe it swith great satisfaction of the cure of all forms and stugesof: primary, secondary and . tertiary. ‘ulate bas ules sehrofujous © ‘ts Cc Wares. Rh eumatisM. eloars and sores, iganiaiine swalltnge, rhenmatism, walaria, old chronic ulcers that. indi restated | all, ibrar ae ca- sai Pe et ea: PP; P.. Carel Blood, Poisoti.’ iin diseases, eczema. chronic female uomplaints, "merenrial poison, tetter scalt “head, etc., etc. is 'P, Py P. igia nasi) tonic and an | excellent “Py P: Pp. Ores, Seroftlla. lg building up the ‘system Tap: whose systems ate poisoned tion, due... P. P. P. . Gures Malaria. to eoonstrosl Sy pe, even are peculi- Party in) Germania/Hall. New Year’s/uilt in the United States last year. ely mentee ie Ned ge hnagey ee , ; eans night. The South Atlantic States built 827 | Prjarly ash, se oy and Potassium. Miss Maud. Blow gave a téddrinking miles, of which number North Carolina toa party of friends on New Year's| built 39 miles. P. P, ig evening. There were 13,013 business failures 2 | spepsia. The girls will have full sway to- |i the United States the past year, an. - Oures Dy P say night. The leap year ball is the event | 2crease of more than 2 per cent. in sacesienoree _of the season. 24 1b bag. a Store is. Aled a & ‘% hk 9 | We Atif that fits gin ies Davis & Bros., at F of the audience bisa FA ig There 18 noi take aboutitiigae Tew) neing at cost. They will close out ine armyille, was : ot by fire Wednesday. 4 endear e hvaanoiae burned. ¥ News.—The best flour is Proctor}. Knott sold by S. M. Rahalty. ind al For tablets, school paper, pencils, pens and inks, -ete., Reflector Book is time to “awear oft” that you will stop smoking common cigars. Go to D. S. Smith for the Southern Lead- er and you have something good. : tb Logs anny woman,” ahonted er About se a ordering them yourself, _ give: discounts when on fs page ay de- number and of 6 per cent in liabilities There were less failures at the south, and in the middle state. {M. H. Quinerly Attacked by a Negro. On, _ Christmas night Mr. M, HL a Monten ; E t | tend-the Normal and Industrial, S¢hool at Gretnsbore. geek { olen: is veh hl w, CM es avni bled Br uty) ; ah a se ms [yy ind Phen Heinle oy as kh ri wil) tt wuld isa ‘oh in New England and on the Paeific ‘cost, and more at the west northwest el jig the day iy urphy, a a fe negro tramp, who hit him over the head with a brick, inflicting a bad | wound, which caused Mr, Quinerly to}. bleed at the ear that cai It was athens pi N. C. ron ist-—-Miss Or pee Maggie, Nelson left this morning. a ee DRUGGISTS. LIPPMAN’S BLOCK. Savanhah, Ga. | shell. and whose wie is in an sone sondl- \Lippman Bros., Props. ij ‘will Mhiethaerasos on mh ALA: : ' ' meni LIA ! j eerie i pee a pi Always in the marke | for. “FE be ated “fit” orders ! for Rongh & Dress essed a um ber, prot. Give us your orders. 8. 0. HAMILTON, Jn, Manazer. At our OYSTER RES HOUSE near the OYSTERS, fill all orders ’ for: Satect ‘Ovitirs promptly. 60 cents per gallon, opened. 50 cents per bushel, in We have ‘also opened ‘a RESTAURANT uptown, in | the building bet ween the Market | Honse and the’ Flanagan Carri ant 6 ? Factory, where Oysters will served to oa hours Half In py Board of oe toa order made at thi ! rst Monday in Novem- Steg te Cree § ip uy esha yoo come as Pon the lot now Greenville asa Mar- n the pian of the lot Seer en at | eaten with the Board of County Commissioners, view M. coe rte I, sci Clerk of the of Pi ) teheat ber, in front 0 “the “Jourt siouse door, at 22 2 o'clock day the 6th’ The terms of and the, equal, instalments, two years, with six per. deferred. payments, purchase to pay the whole at: an and take his deed. Title reserve mie Soa reve fe money is paid. c. or disaffi given amg tO tia 2 Sot Janiary 1898. payable in one and cent interest on time by the, mission was ‘County ‘Gomimissioners to yn, three mpernate ¥ ee by the public at an . M. KING.” offi + be nen ital Tid to say ne is now out ane will salle no | a perthanent | injury from ithe! wound. |’ at | The “> was held vee trial at eet sdeidpiiienit iad i ha Ta thn rit vent * ‘h igh Bowes 1 Blood Disease mad tree. q Ae ime aie | ah ui | sanwoneaeee vy e pete of aide they have | quer ON ER oy Lies Vio vee aM Avatal MN eS ry 4 "Mayor ay’ of New Bern, P. i. Pelee, vit Hines a astfi & Treas. -- wharf 3 we are| f ated a : permisson of the | sale will be one third cash | a - balance to besecured in two) Ve with privilege to until to affirm otice is also vernthent vt be move the Market House parse erected’ on said lot accordance with the re roy o at the time per- given by the Board of “ogemmissioners to the town erect: ted fo vere n The Jot will’ be offered in ines es ways which will be gal apna file ‘tn the had cau hey ae ae Bae ot Coa. of Pitt Co. : Men and Boys ge oh vp 8 Where you will find displayed the the largest and best assorted line of the piri aatenes ; of many and viried kinds. Dress. Goods and Tr'mmi'gs ' 'Notions, Gentlemen _ Furnish- . ing Goods, Shirts, Neckties, “Four-in- Hand Scarfs, Collars, Hosiery, Notions} “Hats and _ Cops.t A neatest mm nobbiest © styles,La- pe dies, Boys, and Childrens Fine and Heaug : ‘| Shoes and Boots in endless styles and kinds, Carpets, anes | Foot Mats, Mattings, Flooring and Table Oil Cloths, Lace Cur- tains, Curtain. _ and Fixtures, Valises, Hand and a stock of FURNITO! a tha will sit glock M. on Mon- hee \\ prise and delight you both a as to quality he pine Baby | Car- , ‘ ) busily F lours.. sete pa gg — Peanut vy Sah and: tesa, ie buy: ie Tad a asa Jana ‘the hest eee iets al i tay wi ss ee a | Reynold’s SH Porte A viet for t be & rte ait a " ALAS Meh ia \beat, " | Padan Bros. SHORS for J; B. OHERRY:. hook eit 4 Tattogiet i thon -noloideY olddata’ 4 ewe : Yankee © *