f\e- telegraph home for money, and deter-, mined to make his way through by the~«jn, in which were several fruit cars. He$hhimselt us comfortable as possible. Heved itselfin his face, and he fainted.not know, but when he again came to»eenot ward them off.ow+; .fiéree and deadly combat among them-&ah*RrByadvanced nor retreated, ~The nightae came on, and again he became uncon-NaoF - about, him he.was on. a cot in a hospital, Mn.ered as second-class mail matter.eee oe ieeehe an apsauthorines ~having discovered his iden"bad wetty from his delirious. talk.; 1 E (1 () R attack of brain fever. iecepere? eeuohwoman he was to marry had hestened{to his bedside. oeHe had not been found until the car}was opened at its destination, when hewas unconscious and raving like aTmaniac. A mark on _ his forehead in-ae dicated that he had probably been_ SURSCRIPTION RATES. :cies Suh seed bitten by a tarantula. At any rate,aloe : . ry Bye ae: vsvad Eaok a oe ge antidotes for the poison were adminis-oPhe week." - Ss oe 10] tered:Delivered in town by carriers without As soon.as he was able to travel hé_ extra cost.| aAvertisng rates are liberal andcan bestarted for home by easy stages, first4ad on apptication to the editor or athaving married. the devoted woman,who had joined him under such pecu-liar circumstances."Baltimore Amert-"""@§We desire a itve correspondent at_ wpyery postoffice inthe eounty, who will | can~gond in brief items of News as it occursoYa each neighborhood. Write plainly SSgad only on one side of the paper. | DonTt Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your= Lite Away.It you want to quit tobacco usingeasily and toreyer, be made wellstrong, magnetic, fall ot new life andvigor, take No-To-Bac, the wonder-worker that makes weak men strong.Many gain ten pounds in ten days.Over 400,000 cured. Buy No-To-Bacrom your own druggist, who willguarantee a cure. Booklet and, samplemailed free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Uo.Chicago or New York.mammaROCHDALE SPROUTS.RocHDALE, N. C., Feb. 9th, 1897Ajverai' Commission on supscrip«rates paid to agents.poem~tvespay, Frsruary 9, 1&97.ia" = reteTARTANTULAS IN HIS CAR.Terrible Experience of a Man on &: Traia,In a Pullman car on the southboundMissouri Pacific limited Sunday nightwere two passengers, who attractedsympathetic attention, The wowanwas strikingly beautiful, while hercompanion might have been either 30or 60 years old. Sharp lines disfiguredhis otherwise attractive features, andthere was a quick, nervous movementof the head and hands that suggestedpalsy.The manTs name is James Payne,and he isa resident of Parksburg, W.Va., where his family is weli-to-do.Two months ago he started for thePacific cost. On the train betweenGreen river and Pocatello his pocketsHe was even uaable toNews is rather scarce in our neigh-borhood this week.Some of the farmers are preparingtheir plant beds and sowing them.C.C. Case is very sick and manyothers are suffering with severe colds,or LaGrippe, or somethi 1g of the kind.Miss Lucy Pippin left for her homenear Washington Saturday morningand lett many of the young folks withvery sad hearts. She is mis:ed by allafter having been up here for nearly sixwere picked. sineHarvey Tyson said he shut hischickens up Sunday night and forgot toturn them out next morning and wentin the day to turn them out and foundthe chickens all dead and Mr. mink inpossession of the poultry house. Mr.Tyson held his hands at che hole whileanother man went in and as he failedto kill the mink he came out in Mr.TysonTs hands but was so slick he couldnot hold him. He got some dogs andbox car route.On the second night of his stay inPocatello a westbound special pulled~cumbed into one and prepared to makehad scarcely concealed himself beforethe door was closed and sealed. Thecar oproved to have been lonaed withbananas. put an end to Mr. minkTs life.He composed himself to sleep. When Faru"he awoke it was to find himself in dark- | emianess with the train flying along with A Househoid Necessity.terrific speed. He had been arousedby something soft and velvety creepingCascarets Candy Cathartic, the mostwonderful medical disvonery of the age,across bis face. He struck a match to | Plesunt ane're Festung to the taste, act. {gently and positively on kidneys, liversee what had disturber cod 3} ~ | ;SCC th bed him. To his} jing bowels, cleansirg the entire systemhorror he saw several large tarantulas. | dispel colds, cure headache, fever, ha"Payne did not dare to strike anoher bitual constipation and __ biliousness.Please buy and try a box of C. C. C,today; 10, 25, 5 cents. Sold andguaranteed to cure by all druggists.match, and he knew ne was in immi--nent peril of his life. ~To leap from thedoor of the car, even if he could haveforced it open, meant certain death.While these thoughts darted throughhis mind, a cold, hairy substance dash"Tongue Twisters.Six thick thistle sticks,Flesh cf freshly fried flying fish.The sea ceaseth, but it sufficeth us.Give Grimes JimTs great gilt giglife it was broad daylight, and the train | whip.was still speeding like the wind. He} ~wo totally tared, tried to trot totried the door, to find it tastened, and |~l'edbury.that he was doomed to suffer hours} Strict, strong Stephen Stringer, snar-longer, the prospect of an attack at any | ed six sickly silky snakes.instant from the hideous creatures} She stood at the door of Mrs. SmithTswhose character he knew so well. fish sauce shup, welcoming him in.~The straggling rays that penetrated| Swan swam over the sea; swim, swarsthe cracks of the door enabled him to| swim; swan swam back again ; wellsee dimly the objects about him, and| swum swan.he recognized his visitors of the night} A haldock,a haddock, a black-spottedbetore and saw that their numbers had | haddock, the black spot on the blackbeen trebled. He lovked about for a} back of a black-spotted haddock.loose board, and found a small one, but} Susan shinethy shoes and socks;he knew if he was attacked the taran-|s cks aud shoes shines Susan. Shetulas would leap at him, and he could | ce seth shining shoes und socks, torHow long he lay unconscious he doesShiuc- nied andT BuLKS suvca Susan."_ His apprehension was increased when | Chattervox.he saw that they had engaged in a. | W uen bilious or cestive, eat a Vasca-ogelves. For hours he sat there facing ret, candy cxvhartic, cure constipa-these dreadful creatures, which neither |"°�"�. , :Just try w 10c, box of Cascarets, thefinest liver and bowel regulator everONG ec cle ee Ee ee�\~When he knew what was going onWhen bilipus or costive, eat,a Cas-__ An Portland./Hip had been there a month |carer, candy cathartic, cure guaranteed110¢, 25e.BN iy a;a phed to his people. and the young)» | daegraphed to his people. and the | you! at my samesplace ready to serye|AM STIL- you withPras, Cums, cigarand Oysters. ~Thavenice MalageGrapes, Oranges, Apples,_ Nuts, Figs, &-Leading brands of Cigars.Frésh Vandy every day-~Let me grate your Cocoanuts.MORRIS MEYER.pannel Jistonaile om7% * ~1 |~ond7""O""_UNDERTAKERS,=ace @ SeeWe haye just received # newhearse and the nicest line of Cuffins and Caggets, in wood, metal-lic and cloth ever brought toGreen\ illo,We ais prepared to Jo embalm-ing in ali lis iora..Personal atiention given to conducting fuaerals and bodies en-trusted to our.care will receiyeevery mark of respect.Oar prices are lower than ever.We do not want monopoly butinvite competition._ We can be found at any and alltimes. in the Jvhn FlanaganBuggy Co's building.BOB GREENE & CO.We have opened up on our farmone mile east of Greenville a""-first"clazs-""~"And are, prepared ta furnishtown and community with the"THE BEST JERSEY"MILK, GREAM AND BUTTERat your door every morning atreasonable prices. Give 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 Brawn PropsR. M. Kennedy, MTgTr.Cotton ana Peanut,Below are Norfolk prices of cottorund peanuts for yesterday, as furnishydby Cobb Bros. & Commission Mer.chants of Norfok -COTTON. *Good Middling 7 8-16Middly 1g 6 15-16Low Middling 6 9-16Good Ordinary 5h| Tone"quiet.PEANUTS.Prime 2Extra Prime at�"�ancy 23Spanish 60 to 75Tone"dquiet.Greenville Market.Corrected by S, M, Schultz.Butter, per lb 1h 10 25Western Sides 44.$94Sugar cured Hams 10 to 120Corn 40 to 65Corn Meal 50. to 65Flour, Family 5.50 to 6.36Lard 6} to leOats 35 to 4coed 4 to0 ots 0Salt per Sack : etoChickens | ~10,te 24Bggs per dos a "boBeeswax. per | *mreod, [Jairnay oF TWENTY. FS.0202073200 660666:lot |= ED25¢50¢ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEEDLLicked e dich adn ideale oie ee ee da deta ait iain nadiamaPEC pee oeSULATE. 1fo care any caseof constipation. Cascarets are the Ideal LawJo ee ». never crip or eripe. bul caus tural results, °ple and booklet free. Ad. STERLING REMEDY CO.. Chicaro, Montres!, tan, whee tere� / $17COPCOPS SESS SSOESEEESOOU0CSOOCCOCOOSSSCOSOSSOSSSESODSe iPhomigrigh dept y ~ outa eaeareDRUGGISTSoe ~egetJ, W. HIGGS, Pres,gas TOCKHOLDEKS .TMillion Dollars,Exehange Bank, Baltimore, Md.The Scotland Neck Bank, SeotlandNeck, N. C.Noah Biggs, Scotland Neek, N. C°R. R. Fleming, Pactolus, N, C.oe be et kik eB i ss OL. a eee Rs *J, $. HIGGS, Cashier Maj. HENRY HARDING, AssTt ¢| GREENVILL, N.C.Representing a Capital :of More Than a HaltWm. T. Dixon, President NationalD. W. Hardee uiggsGreenville, N. C.We respectfully solicit the accountsof firms, individuals and the generatnublic..Checks and Account Books furnished on application.br UdesR. L. DAVIS, PresTt.The Bank OeeeR. A. TYSON, Vice-PresTt. J. L. LITTLE. CashTr,REORGANIZED JUNE: 15th, 1896.f Greenville,GREENVILLE, WN. C.@O232002032�,�Statement of Condition December 17th, 1896.PBLOOD POISON: a A SPECIALTY cai s:22°tlary BLOOD POISON permanent!cured in 15t035 days. Youcan be trentedsahome forsame price under same guaran-: ty. Ifyou prefer to come here we willcon. tract to pay railroad fareand hotel bills,andnocharge, if we fail to cure. If you havetaken mer-cury, iodide potash, and still have aches andins, Mucous Patches in mouth, Sore Throat,imples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers onany part of the body, Hair or Eyebrows fallinout, it is this Secondary BLOOD POISO}we Beprepene tocure. We solicit the most obsti-hate Casés and challenge the world forawecannotcure. This disease has alwaysfied the skill of the most eminent physi-cians. $500,000 capital behind our uncondietional guaranty. Absolute proefs sent sealed onpplication. Address COOK EMEDY CO.Masonic Tempie. OHICAGO, ELI.ESTABLISH HD 1875.SAM. M. SCHULTZPORK SIDES & SHOULDERYARMERS ANI* MEKUHANTS BLYi ing their yearTs supplies will tindtheir interest togert our prices befere purchasing elsewhere. Ourstock iscorapleten allits branches.FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGARO~ALWAYS AIMLOWEST MARKET PRICESTobacco, sr-ftf&c.we buy diroc) from : Manufactu. . 4 en-bling you to buy at oue profit. A eo.u-lee stock ofFURNITUREriceT to suitlwayson hand and sold atee"1 Only $1.50,RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.J.oans.and Discounts $10,456.36 Capital paid in $23,000.00Due from Banks 38,263.30 Undivided Profits 3,045.54Furniture and Fixtures 1,500.00$ Deposits 81,787.59Current Expenses 1,764.755 Due Banks 1,131.87Premium on Stock 1,000.00 ; Time Cenanetes 1,255.06Cash Items 7,792.60 § Cashiers Checks 1,480.59Cash 20,923.58 a meeepai eee Total $111,700.5Total $111,700.59Accounts Received. Correspondence Invited.ne ce nape conse = a nese meNotice.We hereby give notice that a petitionwill be presented to the Legislature cochange the chatter of the ~own of(treenville.ALFRED FORBES,J.G. MOYE,J. L. LITTLE,it. A. TYSON.AGENTS WANTED"For War inCuba,, by Senator Quesada, Cubanrepresentative at Washington. Kn-dorse ' by Cuban patrio.s. In tremen-dous demind. A bvouanza for agents.Big book, big commissions,Everybody wants the only endorsed, re-(liable book. Outfitsfree, Credit givenFreight paid. Drop all trash, aud make$300 a month wit: War in Cnba. Ad-dress today, THE NATIONAL BOOKCONCERN, 352-356 Dearborn St,Chicagu.'|| sarbders.|he""aeons iniaien rd|/ {AMES A. SMITH, ©f TONSORIAL ARTIST,GREENVILLE; Ne O,Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeiand Preesiig Gents Clothes a atbealyadSemenid oRBERT EDMUNDS,FASHIONABLE BARERKR, oSpecial attention given to cleaninéGentlemens Clothing,r YOTEL NICHOLSON,J. A, Burexss, Mer.Washington, N. C,This Hotel has been thoroughly. renovated, several new rooms added, electric bells to every room. Attentive se.�vants. Fish and Oysters seryed daily:Patronage of traveling puvlic solicited=}The next segsion, of the'sdhoo! willopen on madMNDAY SEPT. 7, 189and continee for 10 monthsrms.are as follows,papas Bhaiich ber mo,7 names as, 48 be oerher ° ee : 'Languages each) 8s 8The work an linig omred pline of the sehodlW H. RAGSDALB,4 :