[This text is machine generated and may contain errors.]

,.aprinrens neMO eee= re : on - . Ce eee eee te ee See Pee ee ene i ee a a ee. ee ee ee en a ee co wr Oe ee ee ee ee eeeee = = = osalTRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION.TERMS + 95 Cents a Month,GREENVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY. 7, 1897. _ aaeNo. 637 )mL1 ebclatatatat tahalalalal,Be We RecommendBecause they are1"Fitted io liviag models,and wil! fit you.2"Madce upon honor.3"Boned with unbreak-able Coraline.4"Worn to-day by fourmillion women.EEN PEO5"Mede tomakeawomaniook at her best.yo he on 3 OeMf Af i omean! make? sobs dame Hae sn en oiSYM~ty= uWe lead inCLOTHINGSHOESDRY @ooDds,arid all at prices waydown.Dome and see us and wedding the couple, drove away in @6 well save you money.4 tives. : \~ fi.e oeEDITORIAL NOPES. |State Senator A.J. Moye, of thiscounty, is reported among those whoare working against Pritchard and try"-ing to deteat him for re-election to iheUnited States Senate. The News andObserver refers to Mr. Moye as a truesilver man and the. noblest among thPopulists.Congressman Harry Sktnner is work-ing hard to carry out his part of thecontract under which the Republicanvote of this district was given him. Ta-stead of being in Washington attendingto.his duties as Congressman te is inRaleizn doing all in his power to securethe return of Jeter Pritchard to theSenate. Heis going to car.y the dayfor, Pritchard, too.The Charlotte Observer looks veryfamiliar since its disastrous fire of Sat-urday night, the only perceptible dif-terence being a little variation in thereading matter type. Getting out apaper atall immediately after. such adisaster sk:uws wonderful pluck and en-te prise, but ithas been noticeable allalovg that the Obseryer had much ofthese characieristies in its management,May it continue to flourish and alwayshold its well earned positiun as the bestpaper in the State.COURT-ATIONS.Taken Frcm the Record of Proceed-ings Beture His Honor.nS~Lhe following cases have been dis-posed of since last report :Richard Harris, larcepy, guilty, sen-tenced one year in penitentiary.Sentence against Sam and JacksonJohnson changed to a tine of $5 eachund costs.W.H Spell and Robert Barrett,Spellpleads guilty, jud, ment suspended uponlnayment o costs. Baarett not guilty.Wm. Sutton, Ed House, J. C. Craw-furd, Wm. Nichols, affray, House andNichols not guilty, Crawford and Sut-tor guilty, fined $5 each and costs.Henry Bynum, Tilman RasberryWm Rasberry, Thomas Atkinson, af-tray, Bynun and Tilman Rasberrypliad guilty, jury fuund Wm Rasberryguilty, Atkinson not guilty. Wm Res-berry sentenced 6 months in jail, ~Til-assault with deadly weapon.man Rasberry 4 months, judgementsuspended as to Bynum.Sam Allen and Jack Bryar, falsepretense, nolo contendere, judgmentsuspended upon payment of costs.John Little, carrying concealedweapon, not guilty.Rufus Cherry, assault with deadlyweapon, guilty, sentenced 12 months injail.Henry Bynum, carrying concealedweapon, pleads guilty, sentenced 7monthg in jail.~This completed the criminal , docketso tur as the cases were realy for trial.After hearing some minor matterson the civil docket court adjourned.Centenarians MarryOne thousand relatives and friendsgathered at Round House, Ky., towitness the marriage of William Sex-ton, 103 years old,to Mrs.T WilliamCroft, aged 101. The first Mrs. Sex-ton died sixty days ago and Mr, Croftdied a few days later.The ceremony today was perform"edina log house Sexton helped tobuild ninety. yeara ago, and after the~The man and ~woman as knowhleach other: from »childboed,. and: thetmagrings | was suggested by their rela-| prove a. conteCOUNTY COMMISSIONERS,The Board of County Commissionershad much work ic do at their Jpruatymeeting.The usual pauper orders were issued,the total amovnting to $67.50.County claims were allowed and or-ders issued therefor amounting to $1,-130.61. |for Mareh court :lst werex"J C lanier, N HWhitfield, J O Smith, WmFJHP Bryant, Henry Ward,Jr... McG Ford, Geo Staten, coi ored, AJ Tysen, JCarson.SECOND WEEK"W J genset aae lehouse, M O Gardner, J M pwitlen, WC Butler, H A Boyd, P WArnold, Robt Smith, M BR 0pJ D Bullook, R H Parker, Jr., JA Corbett, F M Little, B F Jolly,DN Branch, W A Hyman, CalvinJones, T E Roberson, J CO Brinn.The following were drawr asjurois for April court.ist weex"Joshus Tripp, R SEvans, W R Smith, F M HodgesR MStarkey, W J WhiteburstTJos S aten, colored, T BR Bullock:S T Carson, Robt Bowlin, W HHarrington, Ben Craft, LevyPierce, Davis Norris, J B Briley,G B Dixon, Me. Dickens, cvlored,Lemon Johnson, Thos Little, J HH Moore, Augastus Phillipe, J INorville, W H Mocre, M © Cotton,TL Tarbage, LB Stoke, JIGWilson, Thos E iwards, Ben Bell,TH Lange 4 3 Pollard, J BLewis, ET : .2ve-son, J 'T Lewis,DO Mooriy, Joun H White-burst, Jr.oD WEEK"D © Suntth, A F Pitt.man, R Gree ce, dr. WI Pender,TF Chriscu .a, J R Gay, J AMatthew-, \ GU Robertson, J CDixon, HE itis, F Ward, BDLangley, lvy Smith, P F Craw-ford, Spier Cochran, John ACobb.Licenses to retail liquors for s*xmonths were granted to 34 dealers inaifferent sections cf the county.Peddlers license were grauted tod.Brill and Moses Gleisen. .A now public road was ordered from| Ayden to the road near J. R. McLaw-hornTsCorrections were made in the taxesof J. W. ae D. H. Allen, JameGox, J. $, Smith, Geo. Farmer, J Pp.Fone�Fourteen personstrom poll tax ior 1896.Henry Eva..s, as prisoner, was hiredwere exemptedout.Petitions to extend the fenc? ot theSwift Creek and Contentnea stock lawterritory was not granted, the petitionfailing to coutorm to the law.Tne Sheriff was authorized to collecttaxes from parties moving out of thecounty into other counties,The town lot in tront of the CourtHouse was ordered scld at the earliestpossible day and the proceeds be ap-plied as heretofore directed to paymentfor the county vaults and other ex-penses.The committe apponted to examinethe accounts of the county officers madetheir report.Elmwood Dairy.James and Wiley Brown have established a dairy at tieir farm, one mileeast of town. ~They have twerty Jersey{cows and can furnish our ,people milk,cream and butter delivered at their dotevery morning. This enterprise willThe following were drawn as juror, | ¥Waa |drop. W J Little, Jas Dawson. J | 3¢H Manning, W T Mason, W J |gManving, W G Meeks, Gray Cory, | $¢S Norviile, J Jthat, our , people |THER KINGFRANKWILSON.Theold year was aprosperous onewithus. Wewaveit good bye with thegreat hope that itssuccessor will goout leavinga recordof the store equallyas brilliant and in-spiring. The rushinFE, en UHROA AOR AOA Ae ¥, cra ,COONO Aaa AA OFP:.During the last 2twelvemonthshave 3% been vast and va- .&. ried. Youhavepno- 2gfited by them, so 2%ee have we. Plans are ..38maturing, trade ri- ¥&pening that will ¥S usher in with an in- P5 tensity ever known. "9lye Oe OOOOO CON OO; OY JOO) peae IY 4 POIV IVY E Ye nobSl li i adliallindl PP LLL LL LN LNFRANK WILSONASL RR peFor Genuine Bargains "~and you will see fot yoursellt. A better chancewill never occur again. His.line of |Dress Goods, Shoes, ats, Notions,See him next to StarkeyTs.are the best.i EeeR. A. TYSON, Vice-PresTt. J. L."LITTLE. CastyREORGANIZED JUNE 15th, 1896.+ cen. @THE.BANKOF CREENVILLE,GREENVILLE, N. C. iO30-200003S3Statement of Condition December 17th, 1896.RESOURCES. LIABILILIES. :Loans and Diséounts 910,456.36 2 Capital paid inDue from Banks 38,263.80 Undivided Profits 3Furniture and Fixtu:és 1,500, 00§ Deposits 1Current Expenses 1,764,753 Due Banks :1R. L. DAVIS, PresTt.Premium on Stock i ~000, 0 ; Time CertificatesCash Items 1, 792.60 ¢ Cashiers C hecksCash 20), 923, 58}ea eect Total $111,700.Total $111,700.69Accounts Received, Correspondenc? InvitedHow Do You ThinkYour Name and BusinessWould Look in this Space.If. you. read. this. donTt you think. other readeers eal read. what you have.tosay? at;o= 4should appreci te fe. See advertisement.hea Ask for, terms, on isT Spa é

| OON (EXCEPT SUNDAY).fa-classT mail. matter."SUBSCRIPTION RATES.* ae $3.00~ 2510A~ Gaene rates are liberal and can nbelt: n application to the editor or atms office :a2]"| gtatement, bat it will be shown to| abocid he be telling Popaliste thatland Observer.fs blag to be sure, are shown| e¥ ne gree ae akeThere» aay iecule of this|iwhat four years may bring about. Itbe true. If not true, why should |may be phat in many parts of theMr. Skinner remain away fromhis seat in Congress to takecharge of the Populist end ofPritchard's ocatipaign? ~~o Whyoa mud-river in winter and a dust-cloudin summer.� Also the flying machinepmay be a means of locomotion. Whilewe cannot accurately fovecast thesethings, we may be well assured thatwonderful things ~will ~tarn up in ourland by the year 1900." Scotland Neck| Pritchard is a silver man? TheColonel is in the fight up to thehilt, and is putting in his best~\licks for Pritchard. Can he de- | Commonwealth.throne Butler and become the ceutical okPopulist leader ?"Raleigh ~News vacateThere have been sun baths andmud baths, sulphur baths and vaporee . baths, Turkish baths, Russian baths,country the highway will no longer beia cok ~colors, but there 1s*ho telling |and she was telling her motherabout her plans for a home.night,TT she said, oT shall not scold].him. I shall try to be reasonable.I think I shall go so far as to keepa light burning for him to make itseem cheery when he returns.�Tgood idea to keep the light burn-ing?� she persisted.¥aSeeing@ Voice of Expertence.The wedding will occur very soon, |oWhen Harold is out late atHer mother was silent,~DonTt you think it would be a~Well, it might do very well forve gram ot cy sels gee ais equal to 15/g grains ~of common |measure.pYU1 3000Sbi =8WIS19949 19949 ave~Apoq worPOLESBhodUMO} Ul SOATUY0} WOIl Jsvo SUH_ avery postoliice inthe county, who will- gend in brief items of NEWs as it occurs{in each neighborhood. Write plainlyaad only on one side of the paper. :Liverai ~Commission on subscrip-jon lates paid to agents.Tuurspay, January 7, 1297.penenst tignna vinci Lethei A real festive and somewhatunique wedding took place inBhode Island a few days ago,where a woman who was divorcedofrom five husbands, all living, was~ married to the sixth, while four ofa «er ex-husbands acted as ushers.a They probably enjoyed ushering |-* the sixth unsophisticited into: ~fome of the racket they had gone. "through. The marriageWe desire a twa correspondent at}took |Farmers.was last year, that the growth ofNorth varolina, |excessively large hogs.600 pounds and upwaid. Nowmore even surpassingpounds, We doubt if it is protit-able or desirable to raige the verylarge hogs in preference to theBig Hogs aad Independence forIt is quite noticeable now, as itbig hogs is on the increase inOur weeklyT ex-changes give many reports ofgobd averages as well as of -omeIt isquite common to see weekly re-ports of hogs yarying from 450 to~andthen the big fellows go upeven higher and reach 700 or 800:In the years agone some few hogsnetting more than 1,000 poundshave been .reporied, and one or1,200| but the color bath is the latest nov-elty and a positive fad among wom-en with sensitive nerves. Colorbaths are said to reach closer to thereal nerve tissues than any othermeans of cure.Bathers are taken into small com-partments, like vapor baths. At theback of the patient is an aperturewhere a large slide of colored glassmay be inserted or removed at will.Directly behind the slide in eachbath is a huge electric arc light,that buzzes and glows and turns thebath into a miniature lighthouse.The colors are chosen as onemight choose medicines, and the pa-tient sits bathed in a glory of theshade calculated to quiet her nervesor stimulate her vitality.The treatment lasts from a quar-ter to three-quarters of an hour, and | ,,then follows 15 minutesT rest inadarkened room."Pearson's Weekly.Have to Breathe It.the first month or so. But afterHarold has paid a few gas billsyou'll probably conclude that it willbe just a3 well to put the matches~where he can find them and turnthe light out.TT--Washington Star.webadaoom39 aapvagpCotton and Peanut,Below are Norfolk prices of cotto:and peanuts for yesterday, as furnishedby Cobb Bros. & Commission Mer:chants of Norfok -COTTON. .Good MiddlingMiddiingLow MiddlingGood OrdinaryTone"steady.PEANUTS.goyood jo eull 4seuy our"110330q pus dABVMBSOOLIG °| 00 @URANGE ~a's. sor éUys peuly&Land Sale,By virtue of an ordey of the SuperiorCourt of Pitt County made in a certainspecial proceeding therein pending en-titled James A, angand wife NannieJ. Lang yersus W. A. Barrett, G. W,Barrett and others, I will. ca \fonday,January 4th, 1897, betore th CouitHouse door in Greenville, sell at publesale to the highest bidder, for Cash, oacertain piece or pircel of. aod lying inFarmville township, Pitt County, onthenorth side of J.itule Contentnea Creekin or near the Glass House pocosin, ator nearthe head of Broad Branch, ad-joining the lands of J.D, Jones W, A.Barrett. G. W. Barrett, Elijah Bynumand others, containing 200 ac e3 more or7}5 13-1622t2460 to 75PrimeExtra PrimeoancySpanishTone"quiet.© ~place in a charch, anda ministes| played the farca of making the© pair one.amenThe Americans are a people~ indulgent of their public ser-~vants. Congress is in session,- yet both of the North CarolinaBenators have headquarters atRaleigh and will be there untii a~Senator is elected. And with~them are two or more Represen-tatives. Thisis uot saying thatthese Populist and RepublicanCongressmen are a whit moreucg.eciful of their pubhe dutiesthan Democrats have been in theye peas in this aud other States. WeP make no such point. It is thegooc, average 200 pounds or:; hegremore. The swee'est, most tooth-|, 1 Was here in this town about~leven years ago, and you couldnTtsome hams that eyer tickled apalate was of the old razor-backNorth Carolina oporkers� thatwheu best fattened only kickedthe beam at from 140 to 175pounds. Isis, uoweyer,a goodsigun"a right thing"for NorthCarolina farmers to raise morewnod more of their pork, as well asall other supplies. That is theway to avoid starvation, ruin,poverty. it will keep the landsfrom being plastered over withmortgages. Raise on the farmsa'l that is absolutely necessary tosuvport life, and you will not besold out by the sheriff or fail topay your taxes if the productstee a darned thing on account ofthesmoke. ItTs different now. TherekinTt hardly any smoke.�T~~No, we have smoke consumersnow,�ToSmoke consumers? Gesh! Arethere people here so hard up theyhave to eatsmoke?TT"Chicago Trib-une.Changed.Maude"You wouldn't know myfiance now if you met him.Nell"Why, has he changed g0much as that?Maude"That isnTt itexactly. ITvechanged him."Pick Me Up.. Dainty Dining.America, France and Englandhave tacitly copied the Russian styleof serving dinner, where none ofBntter, per lbWestern SidesSugar cured HamsOornCorn MealFlour, FamilyLard |~| OatsSugarCoffeeSalt per SackChickensEggs per dozBeeswax. perGreenville Market.Corrected by S. M. Schultz.§ #15 to 2b44 40510 to 12440 to 6050 to 68,5.50 to 6.256} to 1635 to 404 to6'3 to 2476 to 1 AO10 to 2194dless �This the 4th da* of Uecomber 1896-ALEX L, BLOW,Commissioner.Arepresentative at.GENTS WANTED"For War inCuba,, by Senator Qnesada, CubanWashinzton. En-orse ' by Cubin patrio.s. In tremen-dous demand. A vonanza for agents.Only $1 50.Everybody wants the only endorsed, re-liable book.Freight paid. Drop all trash, aud maka$300 a month witdress today, THE NATIONAL BOOK© PCONCERN,Chieag .Big book, big commissions,Outfitsfree. Credit givenWar in Citha. Ad-352-336 Dearborn 8t.,Lax| eet csasneasTY Primary. Seg,Naary or~ custom ot Congressmen of all~ partiéto go home as often asthey choose, to mend their fences,to practice law, or do anythingelse they pleased. They all do itaud the pcopte neyer kick. Butif people secure men to do any-thing else for them except attend~to their public business, theyFequire them to do it or else theyget no pay-"Charlotie Observer.ee esconersanssincibenrtatbseaacemenan aera 4When Did Col, Skinner Change ?ee- Io the Populist State vonven-~tion, Coh Harry SkinnerTs honorWas so abnormally sensitive thathe couldaTt dven bear Zeb Walser~in an offi that couldnTt touchthe silver que: stion until his pes; fi0n could be put beyond perad�venture. Now he isin Raleightrying to elect Pritchard to asag that will enable the goldBugs to control the U. 8. Senate,and Skinner knows it. Whenceais great change of heart? HasJol. Skinner had a oconferencefith Mark Hanna or is be figur-+ to sneceed Senator Butler ?is he willing for office toliver the residue of his partyeggeaand baggage over to the Re-ct ng Senator P.itchard. If so,will at the same tine ~eke hispat ponistent grave.- * *% &~Uol. Harry Skinnner, his erst-hile black hair showiog ~quite18 no longerbt! tha _Prilsbadd ~andAy. tinge, is in the fightT for |for market only fetch very low,unremunerative prices. The wayof independence is to first grewtenance"Wiimington Messen-ger.pena tenon tency noOne brilliant Western womanhving at Forest Heights, nearMicneapolis, should not die un-sung. Haviog ordered some pro-i visions to be sent home in the afternoon and finding that after allshe wanted to go out, she pinneda note on the door to inform thedelivery man where he could findthe key. When she got homethere were no groceries there;neither was there any silverwareor other easily portab!e valuables,The Democratic party, going out ofpower in North Carolina, will leave nopart of its record brighter than thatpertaining to its management of thepenitentiary. This inétitution has notouly been put upon-a paying basis, butit has a balance to its credit, Supern-tendent LeazerTs management has beenadmirable, He is entitled to congratu-late himself aud the State owes himthanks. Upon the showing he makestojthe Legislature, we claim that NorthCarobna has solved the problem as tothe cure of convicts. Such counties. aschoose to may utilize themT on theirpublic roads, Wine such convicts as goto the Varite ventiary may be made, aswill be s:«). to ~support ~themselves,Charlowte U.:erver,e 4 "the opening of the twentieth centurya; | are pleasing: indeed. ll oe the most}vom |all you and ~family need for sus-Some of the pictures prophesied for.the viands are i evidence, but arepassed by the footman. The palatesof the epicures of the present dayure sated with "variety and needcoaxing. It : an axiom of. the bonvivant that each dish should beasurprise, and ne dad uns the homelystyle of serving, where everythingwas puton the table at once andthe dinerTs eye roved criticallyover the dishes provided for his de.tectation.In some of the ultra fashionablehouses the guests remove to anotherroom to partake of the dessert, leav-ing the fumes of meat behind, &s-theticism could do no more, andevery sense is satisfied; the palateis tickled with the dainty viands,the satiny softness of the damask,sight and smell with the odor andbeauty of the flowers and hearing bythe distant strains of softest musicfrom a hidden orchestra. "Philadel-phia Ledger. |""Plumes Were Barred.~o~Nonie,TT said the captain of theark to Mrs, Noah, ~o~you may he thewife of the boss of this boat, butthat doesnTt give you poop deckprivileges. Understand, onceT forall, that these two ostriches are nowthe only specimens on the watersover the earth, and I will not haveyou spoil them by plucking theirtail feathers to ri; v-) any old bon:net.TT "Pittsburg, Nows.rjDonTt forget that I am located inthe Rialto block with a full"""stock of """0 AMD: 10 CAT = GODS,~Come ne see and be surprised. |he By ELLINGTON.|the sense of touch by contact with |_|abling you to bay at one protit. A eou-~~ me ~ Ve i\ ; é NS. Seer Pine hyoi TLS hatea fii SC Fay :~Syaciary | N permanenMgecuredin ibtoa 1035 dark. pd canbe treated atag Ome forsame price under same guaran«ty. Ifyou profer to come here we wil] cotract to pay railroad fareand hotel bills:,if we fail to cure. Ifyou have taken mereodide otash, and ~still have aches ahaatches in mouth, Sore Throat,Ulcers onebrows fallinOOD POISOnochcurypains, Muceusimples, Copper Colored Spots,caneTany part of the body, Haipip flee Ba hak Secondary BLOcure. We golicit =naT "- peta challenge the ene oo| otcure., This dise has alwaysfiled t the ei skill of the most eminent physi-; Mane. $500,000 capital behind our uncondie~bisnal guaranty. Absolute ay ae sealedupplication. Address COOK te ed on807 Maso 0 EDY CO,,mic Temple. OHIGe AGO.ie esainimsncipnenpsistanitingeirase3arpers,Pa sheasatetenoheeieina enh eyAMES A. SMITH,TONSORIAL ARTIST.ORERNY LE. MN. O,Patronage solicited. leaning, Dyeingand Pressisg Gents Glothes T specialtyi ERBERT EXMUNDS.FASHIONABLE BAR ER,Special attention given to cleaningESTABLISH ED 1ST).SAM. M. SCHULTZP ORK SIDES GSHONLDERYARMERS AND MEKCHANTSBUY Gentlemens(lothineing their yearTs supplies will tindtheir interest to get bd ii befere ip.chasing elsewhere. Ourstock is¢ totap eten allits branches, OTEL. N IC AQUI SON,Bye Buranss, Mer.Washington, N. U,This Hotel has bee u thoroughly renovated, several new rooms added, elec.tric bells to évery roo. Attentive ser,vants. Fish and Oysters served dailyTPatronage of sbi puvlic solicitedTFLOUR, COFFEE, SUGARRICE, TEA, &e.ALWAYS AT LOWEST MARKET PRICES,Tobacco, Snuff &c,we buy diroc} from Manufacturers en-plete stock ofFURNITURE& ways on hand and soldat prices to ey uitthe times. Our goods are all bought andsold fur CASH therefore, having ne visko run, we sell at a marginS- M. SCHULZ % Greenville,NOTICE.~ Js here that application will |be aaah Serene ral rl|e Sth toma 6 Genta2h

H oiiREEL OS Te EE He Spas. ~ae :bhAL. a Ne WREPOS Re ca pau atons -or-aragons, ;~AND, BRANCH. " tured and gilt, beasts andT biAND FLORENCE Bad RUAD.~GAuenseu pcneduleTRAINS GOING SOUTH.gomet, FRB} Soy. oh i geae AL MJ8.M) 1A. NMLeave Weldon 1. 55] 9 44Ar. Rete: Mt | 1.00/10 39Ly Tarboro 12,12Lv Roeky.Mt | 100/10 | ° | 5 45Ly W feo 2 OA\I1 6 20Lv Selma 2.438Lv FayTtteville| 4 36) 1 27Ar. Florence | 7 25) 3 4OFBarIe is A.MLv Wilson 2. eduLy Géligboro | 3 1 7 45Lv Magnolia ~4.10 o10Ar Wilmington) 4 +3,oe P.M. |TRAINS GOING NOTRE.Datedte Ps | 3 7Nov. 15, ogios $31596. ZAZA Ad) A. MIP. M.Ly Fiwrerce |° 8 4U)-7 4)Ly Fayetteville! 11 10} 9 40Ly Selma 12 37Ar Wilscn 1 20/11 3525 Tarr33ZaA. M. P.M.Ly Wilmington) 9 25 : U0Lv Magnolia 10 52 8 30Ly Goldsboro | 12 01 9 36Ar Wilsen 1 00 10 27Ly Tarboro 248 : | ;Rs Boe33 o'sAm mo" M. P. Mie, M,Lv Wilson 1 20) 11 85) 10 32Ar Rocky Mt | 2 17] 1211} 11 16| eens annieAr Tarbore 400Lv TarboreLv Rocky Mu | 217 12°)Ar Weldon o101Train on Scotiend Neck ~ ~Branch 2ceaves Weldon 3.55 p, m., Halifax 4, 10p.m., arrives Scotland Neck at 4.55m., Greenville 6,57 p, m., Kinston 7.45D. in. jeturning, leaves Kinston 7.2.& Mm., Greenville 8.22 ». m. oArrivinHali x at 11:00 a. m., We'don 11,20 amvxoept Sunday.I'rains on Washnigton Branch leaveWashington 8.00 a, m., and 3.00 p.m,arrives Parmele 8.504. m.. and 4.40 p.m., Tarboro 9.45'a. m., returpingleavesTarboro 3.30 p.m , Par mele 10.20 a. m.and 6.20 p. iy, T arrives Washington11.50 a. m., and 7.10 p. im. Daily ex-ept Sunday. Connects with trains onScotlend Neck Branch.Tratn leaves +arooru, N C, via Albe-marie & Raleigh R. at, daily except Sun-day, at 4 60 p. m. Sunday 300 P, M;artive Plyanouth 9.00 P. M., 5,25 p.m.Returning :3 saves Plymouth daily exceptSundey, 6.00 a. m:, Sunday 9.30 a n.,arrive'l'arboro 10,25 am and Il. 45Train on Midland N. C, ranch leavesGold8bore daily, except Sunday, 6.05 am. arriving Smithtield 7-30 a.m. Re.turning leiwes Smithtield eg &.M,, urerives xt Gokdshors. 9.80 a,Trains oa Latta branch, Florence R&., leave Latta 6 40 Pm, adnmive Dunbar7.30 pm, Clio », U5 Pp a. Returningleave Cliot6.10 a'm, Dunbar 6. 30 am,ai Latta 7.50 a m, daily except Sui-avTrain on�,�linty; Kranch leaves War-saw for Clinton eaily, except Suuday,1i Qa, m, and 8.50 p, m- Returningeaves Clinton at 7.0 a. M..and3,00 } an,Train No. 78 makes close connectionat Weldon forall points daily, al] rail viaighmone, alee at Rasky Mount wv ithNorfolk and Carolina R for Nonolkne all points North via Norfolk.JOHN F. DIVINE, :General Supt.~T. M. FMERSON,Trattie Manager..J. R. KENLY, GenT Manrger,oORRENVILLE.~he next | 7 f the gchoo! will |ene feegiqn of the abool willMNDAY SEPT. 7, 180MMe tablature ut follows.Primary F nglish mo.Intermediate «Rethe,Tof Cathay, which is called Camba-| and now, I will, tell. you what it isnish and idels and sundry otherYou muet know that tor three subjects. And on the ceiling, too,months of the year"to wit, Decem-ber, January and February"thegreat, khan resides in the capital cityand paititing. On each of the foursides there is.a great : marble stair-case leading to the top of the marblewall and forming me approach tothe palace.The hall of the salen is so largethat it could easily dine 6,000 peo-ple, and it .is quite a. marvel to seehow many rooms. there are besides.The building is altogether so vast,so rich and so beautiful that no manon earth could design anything su-perior to it. The outside of the roofalso is all colored with vermiliona good ten paces in height, white- | and yellow and green and blue andwashed and loopholed all round. _| other hues, which aro fixed with aAt each angle of the wall there is | varnish so ~fino and exquisite thata very fine and rich palace, in which | they shine like crystal and lend a~the war harness of the emperor is | resplendent luster to .the palace askept, such as bows and quivers, sad-! seen for a great way round. Thedles and bridles and bowstrings and | roof is made, too, with such strengtheverything needful for an army; and solidity that it is fi$ to last for-also midway between ey ory two of | ever.these corner palaces thereiganother On tho interior side of the palaceluc, and which is at the northeast-ern extremity of the country. Inthat, city, stands his great palace,~like,It is inclosed all around by a greatwall forming a square, each side ofwhich is a mile in length"that is tosay,.the whole compass thereof isfour miles. It is also very thick andg 45| compa 188 of. the inclosyre, you find |\.M/ eight vast. palaces stored with thegithe outer wail, while toward thoeight palaces,of the like, so that, taking the whcle aro largo Luiidings, with halls andchambers, v. here the em:perorTs pri-vate property is placed, such as hisgreat kingTs harness of war. And treasures of gold, silver, gems,you must understand that each pal- pearls and gold plate, and in whichace is assigned to only one kind of | reside the ladies of the court,"Noahaticle.. Thus one is stored with bows, | Brooks in St. Nicholas.a second with saddles, a third with | - =bridles, and so on in succession Three InscripGns.right round. Over the triple doorway of theThe great wall has five gates on | cathedral of Milan there are threeits southern face, the middle oneT) inscriptions spanning the splendidbeing the great gate, which is never arches. Over one is carved a beau-opened on any occasion except when _tiful wreath of roses,and underneaththe great khan himself goes forth or is the legend, ~~All that pleases isenters. Close on either side of this but for a moment.� Over anothergreat gateis asmaller one, by which is sculptured a cross, and these areall other people pass, and then, to- the words underneath, ~All thatward each angle, is another great , troublesis but for a moment.T Butgate, also open to people in general, underneath the great central en-s0 that on thatT side there are five ; trance in the main aisle is the in-gates in all. scription, ~~That only is importantInside of this wall there is a sec- | which is eternal.�Tond, inclosing a space that is some-what greater in length than inbreadth. This inclosure also hascorresponding tothose of the outer wall, and stored,like them, with the kingTs harness ofwar. This wall also has five gateson the southern face, correspondingto these in the outer wall, and has ooy � hé exclaimed arone gate on each of the other faces, stalaas Ag AES rf On. RETEVINGas the outer wafl hasalso. In the | the atudy window, that -_ themiddle of the second inclosure is | Prettiest thing of all. That is Har-row.�T The visitor looked out ol] |ates are ceo a and I will | the window for a few seconds, butYou must know that it is the | Dis gaze rested, not on the view, butgreatest palace that ever was. To- | ona mowing machine chore h bapward the north it is in contact with | Pened to beon the lawn. Har rawhe echoed inquiringly. ~~Yes,TT re-south there is a vacant space which , Peated the artist, keep! 8 his eyesthe barons and the soldiers are con- | riveted on the view, Harrow. qestantly traversing. The palace itself | What qt ae phe, praghicalhas no upper story, but is all on American. oWell, now, do you; ( i a la ver.�Tthe groiad floor, only the basement ree : Wook ib a aie vis a AO Wer:WV & a rT c ) WRis raised some ten peliins above the nd it was said in all seriousnesssurrounding soil, and this elevation | toa."W estminster Ge zelle.is retained by a wallof marble raisedto the lovel of the pavement, twopaces in width and projecting be-yord the baco cf tho palacs so as toform a kind of terrace walk, bywhich people can pass round. thebuilding, and which is exposed toview, while on the outer edge of thewall thers is a very fine pillaredbalustrade, and up to this the peo-ple are allowod to come. ~The roofis very lofty, and the walls of theT wife had hidden away in the familypalace are all covered with gold and Bible.TT" Yonkers Statesman.silver. They are also aderned witheer aniaHis Views of Harrow.One of Du MaurierTs favoriteviews was from his study windowat Hampstead, across his own lawn,row. On one occasion an Americanvisited the artist, and the latter wasshowing his guest about the place.Preaching Lrought Forth Fruit.Bacon"I have great confidence inthat minister of ours,Egbert"-\vhat gave it to you?~Well, youT know, I wanted $5 topay an installment on my bicycle.I didnTt know where in the world itwas coming from. I went to church,and the minister recommended usto search the Scriptures. I wenthome and did, and I found $5 my*&-h9é _&RichZ ALL25¢ 50 ¢ DRUGGISTS }AB SOLUTELY vee mp sercabnt teat etiog. Cascarets are the Weal Laga. 4~¢; never Erip: or gripe, but cause easy natural resulis, Same1 1 hooklet f, S 1 ) 2a eand hoo ree. Aa. TERLING REMEDY CO.6 sat henenen ihn) Can.,orNew York, " 17,DRY Sted PO OO eeei SEE THAT? (itswis oWhat IsT It? 7a Th 1s A picture ot the cel ebrated. a.PARKER FOUNTAIN. Felin-use, TheT outfit ofi'nokcomplete witheut!~The Racer Book § Scoreeee @eort ce cei eer eeene ceePARKERhas a a san one ~ot these... ~ounts aaieeeyou seo nothing but gold and silver:to the landscape surrounding Har-;GIVES YOU THE NEWS FRESHT uVFRY.AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY) ANDWORKS FOR THE BRST"~{NTERERTS OF.GREENVILLE FIRST, PITT COUNTY Cin� -OUR POCKET BO OK THIKD.NDSUBSCRIPTION 25 Cents a MW. 17HEASTERN REFLE"PURLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AT~Gne Dollar Per Yeareee�This is the PeopleTs farHE TOBACCO DEPAKTMEN L, WHIGS[8 A REGULAR FEA URE OF THE PAPEIS ALONE WORTH MANY VIM}:s iiiSUBSCRIPTION PRICK, :When you neadRefiectcr yr} Tis.WE have AMPLE WAC ILITIEShOW THE WORK «ND DO AuLKINDS Op COMMERCTAL|T JIBAC aeAND~AREHOUSH WORK""" a = " + em a,Our Work and Prices Suit Our PaiongHE REFLECTOR BOUK STORE{8 THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN GREENVILLE FoR.7 . sts ena

pTlaxed. Our ~ef-forts have neverceased to giveyou the best se-lected stcck ofARTA:from which tose ect your pur-chases. Wecon-fidently believeand unhesita-tingly claimthat ours is thesioreof allstoresin our countyfrom which toBuy |YourGoodsfor the comingyear. Goods aresoldon time andat close creditprices to cus-tomers of ap-proved credit.teGoods sold forcash at figuresthat tell of thewonderful influ-ence of gold, sil-ver or green-backs. henthey enter intoour possessionthey are againeae intorieiwe can buy forthe benefitofourmany friendsand customers.~SOCGOS: Dv not hesitate, or be led away,. but come backa to your friends,~ who will takecare of your in-..terest and work |the harder tomake of you astrongercustomer and betterfriendof strightforward, honestdealing betweenman and man.We are the& fiiendofthe rich©, Man, poorman, ¢f° ot you all. See &e usand be treat-~ed right at thePeopleTs Store.»4fii i Jt i ~i ~* o6 4 { KIkgAx nl é taeaS alA %a*j#S88 87. e:*F ~~ ial a a ¥OLS 868 a aieJ#6 + 4dhave never re-Qe) Jan. 6.37 6.90 686 6.992) Mar. 6.99 7.06 6.98 7.06Bi May 7.14 7.20 712° 7.20¥ " oy ~ | aed| Dec. 7383 94Qp | cloudiness, warmer.Je | night.: Apply to& | prices on flour.JP | at S. M. Schultz.p Three Horses, two Mules. Goodfarming tram. For sale on creditDe cheap.| Currents, Seeded Raisins, Citron, NutsQP | Evaporated Apples and Peaches at21S. M+ Spultz.mad dogs seem to be numerous. TodayQF | dog bit at one of Mr. N. W. TysonTs2 | little boys, who was at the school house~lin the neighborhood. The dog did not( r | bide the flesh but his tore pants. A iittleI | girl was also attacked by the same dog,+l but did no further damage than tearingais~a)+,eyoe*~gtaw,g, tFUPENTG. HIGHTST. LOWTST. CLUS ECHICAGO MEAT AND GRAIN.W HEAT"WEATHER BULLETIN.ernestFar tonight and Friday, increasingNEW YEAR NEWS:TaalYou Can Read it Before it Gets OidedThe Town Council meets tonight.Services in the Baptist chureh tonot.'Fresh Taffy made every day and only10 cents a pound at ShelburnTs.For Rent"Five . room dw lin gZENO MOOKE.We have a car of Spring Seed, Oats.J. U. Cops & Son.See J. C. Cobd & Son| tFresh Carr Butter 1 pound pack ges,R. W. Kine.In Ib packages"-Golden Dates. Mad Dogs.In the neighborhood of Frog LevelRey. J. W. Smith tells us that a madher dress. The neighborhood is arous-|This weather looks and feels like it Raleia ate,Pihud: 300 give as some snow as ;hid about as soon give as some su0W AS) the Sonate will have no beter pagecarriage horses afew days ago.animal was taken sick on the road to~reasonable prices.MIDAILYRELTRt oi fa me _.|\WeTve Got Your Name, That Wiil De. : | A ayu ) ERTISING Nee or tS eat re :jUDICIOUS ADV m Jooia Bppight te sick. : , sae| Creates many a new tusiness, * may: Wt do te oa, eeoMularges many aii old business, J. T. Williams is quite bick. ~pple oPreserves many a large basiiess. J. G. Staten, of Everetts, is here. OAhevives many a se ge are : ae Fe Se ea aanKivscues many oa lost business » Riddick w Ay. BBARAAAR A RRSavon mAdys Welling business. YP, Riddick went to Suffolk doiey : iis Liha Lak AkS cures success to any business) yon Gillizm returned to Tarboro to | ide aok tik Ak gk KAATo oadvertise judiciousiy,� use ine (2 4Y ay WAR AM OY ret WAKAO KM A AAA WE Sh vaa tunes of the Fe __*} ©. M. Bernard went to Raleigh te- ¢ AAABAPAAAARAARARAA AA AAA vey echo" "a : y yi ey CFI OO OOOO OO ORTRAIN AND BOAT SCHEDULES, day. | f ;Passenger and mail wrain goiugi J. E. Moore, of Williamston, is here The giamor of Christmas: Se A. M. Going South, at dace. has : faded, the holiday 2sede bbs q sd ad . bg Paka W. C. Dancey lett for Savannah thi? Spirit and fervor are wan- !apg i Washington Pasadus Chute morulng ng there 13 less of shine¢| day wud Saturday o ; an shimmer to the mer- ~, : J. B. darvis returned to the Univer. chandise displays, giftK.eping Constantly al it Brings Spocess|%y ~edsy- goods are not so conspic-= | ~=" Lovit Hines came over tiom Kinston uous or important, theMABKETS, this morning. regular stocks figure as(by ~velegraph.) Varlos Harris came home this morn- features and they over-| Hag trots ~Ayden. flow with marvelous val-NEW YCRK COTTON. ues. Dress Goods anddac. Cherry returned from NortoikWednesday evening,B. C. Pearce went down the -roadWednesday evening.Mrs. H. F. Harris went to ScotlandNeck today to visit her son.W. D. Carstarphen spent yesterdayhere and left this morning.Mrs. ~Anui¢e Evans and little son leftWednesday evening tor Goldsboro.Mrs. D. Abram, of Rocky Mount,who has been visiting ler daughter,Mrs 8S. M. Schultz, returned home to-day.While purposing. to retire Wednes-day night, J. L. Wooten accidentallyLf £ ~ ~ ;Lhis weather makes a body shiver-/turned over some boiling water on hisrigat foot, burning it badly.Charlie Skinner left this morning forgh to serve as a page in tae Sen-He is a bright,.smart boy, andthan he will make.Mayor Ola Forbes lost one of hisTheWashington and died geon after reach-ing that town.Bl DiyWe have opened up on our farmone mile east of Greenville a""first"clacs ""AIRY OF }HENTY (KS.And~are prepared to furnishtown and community with the"THE BEST JERSEY"MILK, GREAM AND BUTTER,at your door every morning atGive us onetrial and you will be our custom-er. For prices apply to the pro-prietors or manager. Orders ieftwith either will have prompt at-tention.Jas. & Wiley Brown, Props,Ted and there will be some dead dogsaround there soon.R. M. Kennedy, MTg'r.aneseon1safe ape(~ome to see us and weT will: make: you stillohappier by sellingoyou"bargains ofWinter Goods which must go.=: aeTSTOCKHOLDEKS .| Representing a Capital of More Than a Halt DW, Hardee Higgs Bros,ees Dollars, Greenville, N. C.«| Exchange Bank, Baltimore: Md. | We respectfully solicit the accountsil iM } ue Neck Bank, Scotland of rim individuals and the. generuh4 Wee ., Ve e ere : 7 ~i ee : + DU * : ~apeahe kek ee aTroan ga; ~Seotland\Nechy Nik» Checks ahd Account: Books furhissLR) Ri Paotolus) WN, ¢. | ed:pp Mpplieation. |UE See . ry 8 Via ia Lice utah a aie : !~ 4 visa 2 GWoo 8 A aTrimmingTs,Notions, HatsShoes, Underwear, andClothing are thick withbargain chances that thethat prudent canTt affordtoignore. Come this weekac . i F Ri atc hie eros oswa NA~f .. Wa OE OY OY OK ? & %. OM OR)ok Or ON ae ME DE ~a , Wi ite Me Y MW GO;@, CCC US whe FENSKE )VY FOIE SO as EN e,BAAAWA SA IAA NA' EAIRAISA AN AAAA AOfOWO@@@elraiee AOHAS AO'INNSWAAAKA KAOoMANAG }y@ele\olaiakee)ola elnea. M ceeRICKS & TAFTThe Ladies Palace Royal,To the Sports.~We are now headquarters for, all kinds otSwe ORPIENG ae GOOD Seand dety all competitors as to priceand high grade goods.U2 17.26. + boaded : Shellsaie 26 cents per bOX. zaPARA ARAL EDRiasegssDAA.HARDWARE, Tinware, STOVESin abundance and low in price.Special Inducements GUNS |offered onFine Staple and FAncy RBIACERIES :od " S| | wih ~,ThereTs no need t"you want"FRESH PAMILY GROCERIESI have a complete line to. select from and ia"vite your inspection. Everything fresh andnew.and bought to-sell low. Come and see4. WANGGS, Pres, 1, Ss" HIGGS, Cashier. MajoHENY HARDING AssTt Cashier,_ GREENVILLN: G.