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D. J WHICHARD, Editor and Owner,
TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. :
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Vol. 5.
GREENVILLE, N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1897.
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IOO
Ag:
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you.
MOUNEOR
back from the
Northern:
Markets
witharightnew
line of
li
_l
such as
STRIPED DIATE
Faney Nainsook,
Muslins,
Piques,
White Lawns,
Lace Curtains.
SW:Ss,
Val. Lace
Kverlasting
Embroidery,
Kte.
Call and see for
yourseif.
eee 0) Le
We are now
ready with
SPRING
CLOTHING!
Swell business
suits, three-but-
ton sack, colors
brown, green,
erays, In plaids
and over plaids,
and checks.
Our business is
crowing, We
know the secret
ItTs well-mave
Clothing at a
vick = se,ling
profit. That is
low prices for
We are
hustling for bus-
iness and get-
ting it.
SUNDAY MORNING FIRE
QE iqwO STORES BURNED, OTHERS
DAMAGED,
One Stock Eatirely Destroyed, Others
More or Less Injured"Cause of |
Fire Unknown"Firemen
and Citizens Work
Bravely.
Easter Sunday morning was not al-
together as joyous a day to the citizens
of Greenville as had beep anticipated.
The day wag beautitul enough, but the
; | majority of our people moved avout
:| with a fatigued, sleepy appearance, and
those passing along main street during
| the day could not withhold their eyes
; {from the picture ot devastation before
) them.
The cause of all this was a very
serious fire with which they had been
:| battling through the first hours of the
Sabbath.
I was about 2 oTclock Sunday morn-
| ing when the town was aroused by the
| alarm and cries of fire.
People rushed
Oh | out of their homes and as they reached
Qh | main street they encountered a dense
smoke that was nearly stifling, Almost
groping their, way through this they
foun. the smoke issuiag from the tur-
s|niture store of M. Owens, in the Rialto
building. Attempts were made to ga
OP lin the tront of the store and find the
Op | fire, but bota rooms were so full! of
smoke no one could stay inside. It
& | could be seen, however, that fire was |
$e | door and
| draught was thus made the flames went
Op | almost like a flash through the entire
; | length ot the store.
burning towards the rear of the- furni- |
ture room and it was buta few mo-
| ments after the-arrival of the crowd
before flames burst through the rear
windows. As soon
It was seen at a glance that the
pe | Owensstores could not be saved ard
é . p roperty.
aE flames.
2% | order and worked almirably, and but
| tur iis service avd the heroic efforts of
efforts were turned to the adjoining
The firemen were prompt
in responding to the alarm, planted
their engine atv the cistern and soon
hida good stream, playing on the an-
The engine was in good
QP | ot the firemen the cutire block would
QF | have been consumed, aad possibly boti
} sides of the street.
*{ot the noble work ot the firemen «and
| declared that men had never
Everybudy spuke
exerted
OP | themselves more heroically.
The Rialto building consists ot six
stores, the two On the outside being
two story with four single story ones
between them. ~The single story stores
were all covered by one roof, the brick
walls between them extending up to
the root,
tween the two rooms occupied by M,
was a large communicating
These were the two single |
Owens
doorway.
story stores rearestthe south end and
adjoining the two story store occupied by
| Ed. H. Shelburn & Co.
As the flames leaped out both ends
of the Owens store they ignied the
Sheiburn store seveval times and it was
in great peril, but the firemen stood
their ground and saved it. Of course
as a!
About midway the wall be-!
the two Owens stores as it was impos"
wible to get in either room. But when
the flames reached the wall next to the
store occupied by Zeno Muore & Bro.
the firemen did some of the grandest
work ever witnessed. They even im"
pened their lives on the roof and behind
the wall, but kept up the fight there for
more than an hour, and prevented the
fire from passing beyond the wall,
though the roof jeined over it.
The Bernard building just across the
street from the fire and occupied by
W.H. Smith, J. A. Smith and E. M.
Cheek, were also damaged, most of
the front windows being broken by the
heat.
It is impossible to tell what the ag"
gregate ot the losses amount to, bur is
thought to be somewhere between $10,-
(00 and $12,000. M. Owens was the
only merchant sustaining ja total loss,
not a vestige being saved from Ins
stores. He hada stock worth fully
$5,000 or $6,000 with insurance about
$3,000.
The others who custained losses on
stock E. H. Shelburn & Co., J.
R. Corey, D. D, Haskett, J. S. Smith,
M. R. Lang, Zeno Moore & Bro., W.
C. Hues & Co., J. G. Rawls, Herbert
Edmunds, J. L. .Sugg, Harding &
Harding, Blcunt & Fleming, Dr. W.
H. Bagwell, W. H. Smith, E, M.
Cheek and J. A. Smith. Some of
these occurred by the stores being
flcoded with water and~others by mov"
ing out. A correct estimate of the
damage to each cannot be given, but
some were considerable while others
i.
|
| were small.
| The Rialto building was owned by
| Eiliott Bros, ot Baltimore Two of
the stores are a total loss and three
others badly damaged. The building
occupied the site that was burned in
February of last year and was rebuilt
last tall, being completed about the
middle ot October. It was a beautiful
building and every one regrets to see
it in its present wrecked condition.
The cause of the fire is a mystery and
no solution can be given as to iis orl~
ein.
Ths REFLECTOR wants
word of praise to that expressed by the
citizens tor the heroie work done by the
firemen, But for them there is no tell-
ing what condition the town would be
to add a
in today. ~The citizens rendercd them
all necessarry assistance by keeping
plenty of men av the engine. Itshotid
be suid also that the splendid work
doae by the engine redeeried it from
the disrepute it has lately borne. The
cistern afforded an abundance of water
and was hardly more than one-third
exhausted;
Tongue Bitten Off.
Mr. T. J. Stancill told us Saturcay
that a day or two betore his liorse bit
~of about two inches of a stevrTs tongue.
~The steer has not been able to eat since
except az food was placed in his mouth.
It is thought the steer was licking about
where the horse was eating when the
accideat occurred.
Riverside Nurseries had ripe straw-
the firc could not be checked between! hermes Sunday.
GENTLES
Dimes, Tams,
Sateen ania, ti a ae AO aaah a ete
SPRING.
La +
Our stockTis complete withTall the latest inT
White in
~ FLOTHNG ENSURE. OE,
EI. C.-HOOKER & CO.
T
Pee Wier ery
at entrant ni gang tls te innominate
Vie
A
THIS
After selecting trom the hana-
some line of Imported Fabrics
shown by vs. Our line of
CLOTHING:
for spring and summer is_ the
height of fashion.
We want you all to inspect
this stock of Clothing it will
surely pay you.
py Gan
""e\1Y LINE OF
Dress Goods, Shoes,
YOTIONS
N . I & JT hey)
Gents Furnishings
is superb and your inspestion is invited.
FRANK WILSON
THE KING CLOTHIER.
iM HL OTHING «om
We have it and want you to have it and to do
this we are offering special bargains in
~"Men and Boys"
ChOTETIIN GC
if we canTt fit you in stock we have a beauti
ful line of samples just received and will make
TS, SOG,
and anything you want in the Dry Goods Ime
you a sults
i LP.
at prices that will surprise yen. 2,
_ M. HARDEE; |
The Low Price Merchant!
4 wored fe seeo eond-rlaas ae matters;
ee SURSORIPRION RATES.
i $3.00
y 20
oOne. week. 10
) livered in town by carriers without
Ad certian rates are liberal and can be
; oS ie Shei eation to the editor or at
the office.
eee
desire 9 live aun an at
; eed sastoniee inthe covnty, who will
gend in brief items of NEWS as it pea s
Ig each neig hborhood. Write plainly
3 aad poly on a side of the paper.
"_"t
""enmemea
: * Monpar, Aprit 19, 1897.
The State Income Tax Law a Farce:
eee AP
The Legislature of 1895enacied
a State law taxing incomes. It
requires the gross income for 12
months next perceding the first
day of June of the current year
derived from property not already
: taxed by the State and incomes
. over $1,000 derived from salaries
or fee, vr both, to be listed for
taxation.
80 aneyenly is this law executed
that itis but littie more ~hana
grinning farce on the statute
books. For instance, in Gaston
_ county only three persons return
taxuble incomes. In Iredell
eounty, one of the wealthiest in
the Stale, with two or three Fed-
_ eral officers, andperhaps as mauy
county officers, who have incomes
from salaries and fees exceeding
$1,000, to say nothing of persons
in private capacity earning hand-
gome salaries, not a dollar of
taxable incomes was retured in
1896. In Burke county, wiere
officers of great State institutions
receive comparatively handsome
salaries, to say nothing again of
federal, county, and corporation
officers, not«adoilar of taxable
incomes was returned in 1896. In
Forsyth couaty, think of it, ouly
$1,498 of taxable income were
reported and the preachers per-
haps reported that- Meckienbarg
and Buncombe came up better
with over $63,000; New Hanover
is.a good leagth ahead with
$102,000, while Wake leads with
$116,000. But in more than 50
counties no incomes is repartee
for taxation
There is reprehensible derelic
tion somewhere. We believe that
in many cases men do not know!
that they ure required to report
their incomes. ~The list-takers
also fail often, perhaps, in their
duty to examine diligently into
sucl. matters, or else are not well-
posted themselves. When the
tax-listers fail, the responsibility
falls naturally upon the county
commissioners or State officers.
If we may be allowed a suggestion
~ta.the latter class, an inviting
field for reform is opened up in
this connection. The law skoald
certainly be made more generally
Operative or be repea~ed."Gas-
tonia Gazette.
seems
Then You Said Something.
The question has been asked,
oWho pays the tariff duties?� The
Republican tariff advocates have
trie d to make us believe that the
foreign exporter pays them and
goat ta thave succeeded in mak-
ing some people believe it- ~The
fact is that the people pay the
tariff | taxes, avd the poor people
~he most of them as they do
1 taxes in proportion to their
: to pay. Wealth seems to
iscuvered sowie way C1,
jive Eran. iw ul wl
oBuried ok
us
me,
~There isa regular a going|
lon in the different countries. of
Europe agdiast hasty burials o
thosé supposed to be dead. Scien�
tific men and women of bigh
standing are studying every phase |.
of the eubject of suspended ani-
mation and making the results of
their investigation known to the
people, says Tie St- Lonis Re-
public. It appears from the
expressions of those engaged in
this laudable effort that there is
only one sure and positive test of
death, and thai is decomposition
of the tissues of the flesh. All
other teste, so it is claimed, prove
nothing, and are, therefore, abso-
lutely useless.
Seyen or eig:t years ago Dr.
Tanner (an investigator and ex-
perimenter of highest rank, al-
though known to people tn general
only as oTanner, the faster�)
attempted to inaugurate a crusade
in this country similar to that
which is now on in Europe. He
first made the matter a serious
study, during the first four months
of the year, 1879, and found that
during those seventeen weeks
there were not less than twenty-
five cases in the United States of
suspended animation. Tauner
argued that the stoppage of heart
pulsations and of the breath were
of themselves no indication that
actual deatn had taken place. He
dec'ared that it was impossible to
tell when persons were so consti-
tuted asto be liable to fall into a
trance aud remain in that state tor
weeks or even mouths. One of the
most remarkable stories related
by the doctor was this :
oT haye a case in my mind
where the body of a young man
was buried in a vault. After three
years had elapsed it became
necessary to remove the remains
in orderto make sOme repairs.
The body was found perfectly
fresh and natural and not in the
least decomposed. The physician
who was called pronounced it &
strange case and proceeded to
investigate. He laid the body
Out properly and made 2 slight
incision with his scalpel. To the
doctorTs surprise and to tke horror
of those who had gathered around
the suppused corpse"the body
thoroughly resuscitated-
than thirty years after his strange
experience.�
Hoodoced His Lawyer.
rising to make a speech before a
him and calling him aside forcad
something into his pocket. The
lawyer, thinking probably that it
wasa roll of bills, smiled and |©
wont on with his speech, making |
Such a powerful plea that his
chent was acquitted easily. Then
the tawyer gleefully felt in his
pocket for the roli of bank notes,
but when he pulled out a hind
foot his wrath broke forth and the
only thing that saved his client
was fear of being finea for con-
tempt of court.
The negro was like most of his
race, superstitious, and had hoo-
dooed his attorney."Fay atteville
Observer.
eee
A Fraud.
The State Superintendent of
Public Instruction says that a
fraud is being perpetrated on the
publis schools by persons who
$350 for $16 Ho says in one
\ uw aiuto iii
eon fally $2,000. Was tins used.
Y hh {
which had been dead and buried)
for over threa years"instantly | c
arose to a sitting posture and aC
within a very few moments was}:
% ¥ */ 380
The young man lived for more}:
A few days ago a certain prom-|%
inept lawyer of this county was | sg
magistrate in behalf of a negio eS
client when the the latter stopped | %
are selling charts worth abont |~
"ng Foto
Se eR
e f
a king of cotton
the South, thati
growers, the 1 le
score and settlements of laborers
such as were seldom known even
in the ante-bellum days. Jnst
now the distinction of being
oGeorgiaTs cotton king� isT ac-
corded to Hon. James M.- Smith,
of Ozlethorpe, who one day this
weok sold 2,000 bales in one lot to
a Macon buyer. All tiis was
raised on a single plantation, and
from the sale Mr. Smith pocketed
$70,000. Itis further stated that
Mr. Smith grows similarly large
crops of grain and hay, and that
cotton is his surrlus money crop,
after producing all the provision
crops he needs. With that tact
in mind, one can grasp some idea
ot the scale on which Col. Smith
farms: All this may read strangely
to the people of this section, who
supposed that ail such glories
had passed away with the
war, yet Mr. Smith is only one
amovge manv cotton kings. In
Georgia, Luntsina and A'abama
there are some planters whose
operations are conducted upon
even & larger scale than ir the
instance cited. If we mistake not,
the eastern section of this State
can produce on or two, or possibly
three tatches tor Mr. Smith. The
days of big farming operations
inthe South have by no meaus
passed away."Charlotte Obser-
yer.
. ssp
Crime of Republican Gre32d,
seen
During the argument upon the
constitutionality of the act repeal-
ing the charter of the Morganton
Asylum in Raleigh before Judge
Adams, Mr. R O. Burton, one of
tue most eminent lawyers in
North Carolina, after an exhaus-
tive presentation of the law, paid
a beautiful tribute to Democracy,
and speaking of the crime of Re-
publican greed which led them to
the attempt to depriye the help-
lessly afflicted insane of the
treatment and care which for years
they have received, said.
oThere was a time in the history
of the world when he who laid
his hand upon the ark of the
eovenant, fell dead; and now
shovld the hand be withered
which imposes thus upon God's
affil:cted.�
MARA As WAG
PRACTICAL
I AD SHE
Offers his services to the ¢
q© citizens of Greenville and the ¢
a6 public generally.
ROOFING, GUTTERING,
Spouting and Stove Work,
a specialty.
4
no charges made. ~Tobacco QF
OQ Flues made in season. Shap ¢
a) iniear of 5 and 10 cent store.
|
Fg ececteteeseOnseteatete
|
MANDAN
Portraits !
Oo
RS. T. E. HOOKER and
ISS RUSA HOOKER
have opened an
GES SEURIO
~and solicit orders for Cray-
on Portraits.
All work executed by hand.
Portraits made life 81z0
and will not fade.
Specimens of work on ex-.
hi Basion at J. L. WootenTs
Drug Store, where orders
can also be left. Prices of
~vork furnished on applica-
tron.
t a
i & oa Sat Bw aed nent y
To be called� a eikkon king: in}
anter must haye at].
his command. fertile acres by the| ~
©
RESOURCES.
].oans and Discounts $41,761.19
Over Drafts 133,275
Premium on Stock 1,000.00
Due from Banks 38,567.54
Furniture and Fixtures 1,500.00
Current Expenses 285,52
Cash Items 2,652.12
Cash on hand 95°875. 38
Total $112,974.50
GinienLe
Atjthe Close cf Business March 9th, 1897.
C. ae
MASILIMIES: 5 2°
Capital stock paid in $23,000.00
Surptus and Profits 2,332.06
Deposits subject to Check 85,691.14
Due to Banks "S3y, 36
Cashiers Checks ortstanding 863.34 "
Time Certificates of Deposit 355.00
Total $112,974.50
We study carefully the separate needs of our patrons, aid shall be glad to have
your account, promising every accommodation consistent with good banking. ¢;
o!
Wehave alarge� =
STOCK OF
IAN
|
GOODS
just arrived. Comeand
OATS, WAY AND FLOUR
SPECIALTY,
| �,� GORD & SON
- UNDERTAKERS,
FUNERAL DIRECTORS. AND.
_EMBALMERS.
stamina) ssintiainias *
We haye just received # new
hearse and the nicest line of Cof-
fins snd Ossrets, in weed, metal-
lic and cloth ever brought to
Green\ ille,
We ae propared «. Jo embalms
ing in al its form..
Personai acvention given to con-
ducting funerals and bodies en-
trusted to our care will receiye
every mark of respect. ,
Oar prices are lower than ever,
We do not want monupoly but
invite con. petition.
We can be found at any and all
times in the John Flanagan
Buggy CoTs building.
Primarv. See
j | SP A SPECIALTY iss
cured in 151035 days, Youcan be treated at
home forsame price under same guaran:
ty. Ifyou profer tocome here we will con:
tractio pay railroad fareand hotel! bills.andg
1 we fail to cure. If you have taken mere
odide poten, and still have aches and
As ains, Mucous Patches in mouth, Sore Throat,
imples, Supper Colored b Bpotae Ulcers on
any part of the body, Hair or Eyebrows fallin
out, it is this Secondary BLOOD POISON
we ranteo to cure. Wer solicit the most obsti-
pt earns ned sparenge the world fora
ot cure. 8 disease has a
baffled the skill of the most eminent wheel
cians. 00,000 capital behind our uncondie
tional guaranty. Absolute proofss nt pened on
application. Address COOK REME CO..
802 Masonic Tempie. CHICAGO. 1 TLE
nocha:
cury, io
ESPAsiASHAD L875.
o\SAM. id, SCHULTZ
PORK SIDES &SHO OLDER
JARMERS ANI) MEKUHAN'TS BL }
ing their yearTs supplies will ting
their inverest toget our prices befere pu .
hasing elsewhere. Ourstock is complet.
n allits branches. *
A
aLwars AT LOWEST MARKET PRICES |
Tobacco, pr f&c,
we buy diroc! from Wanufactu.. 3 en
ling you to buy at one proilt, A eoul-
cle stock of »
FURNITURE |
aways 0 andand void soldat pri ault
ge
sold for CASH
LODD poison
BOB GREENE & CO.
CITORS WANTED te .
SOL Dr. Talmages ~The
Earth Girdled.�T or bis famous tour
around the world, a thrilling story of
savage and barbarous lands. Four mil-
lion TalmageTs books sold, and ~*The
Earth Girdled� is his latest and grand--
est. Demand enoromous, Everybody
wants this famous book, only $3.50, Big
book, big commissions. ~a gold mine tor
workers, Credit given, freight paid,
ontfit free. Drop all trash and sell the
king of books and make $300 a month.
Address for outtit and terri ory, The
Lominion COMDBLY; Star Buildiug. Chi-
cago.
ciel
ee erent eater ery
AMES A. SMITH,
TONSORIAL ARTIST,
GREENVILLE. N.C,
Patronage solicited. (leaning, Dyeing
FLOUR,COFFEE SUGAR)
and Pressing Gents Clothes a speeialty
: 4 ERBERT EDMUNDS,
| FASHIONABLE BARES, �
Special attention given to cleaning
~Gentlemens Clothing
OTEL NICHOLSON,
. J. A, Burexss, Mer.
Washington, N. C,
This Hotel has been thoroughly reuy
vated, several new rooms added, elec,
trie bells to every room. attentive ser,
vants. Fish und Oysters seryed daily�
Patronage of traveling puulic solicited�
GREENVILLE ,
Lule Academy,
The next session of the school will
open on
MNDAY SEPT. 7, 185+
|
and contiuue for 10 months.
The terms are as follows.
neat will be:as: hergtoto
satire, having nc tak 1
aie wi Tan be ~alain N,
Primary English per mo. $209
Intermediate ~o* ~ ~ $2 50
Higher sas t tec ang $3 00
Languages (each) ~' ** $100 |
The work and diselpline of the mono ts
Lay yg he
Rhee a eatin of el your Gs
hl
iby
; i ; rayT
ae M4 Ik pot SDALE.
hy Hey Fake
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4,
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ING Ye WELOON bh R|
AND BRANCHES.
aN} FLORENCE Raa. ROAD
~ ~Cauensea ones
Z
ns
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated 8 bp
Noy. ith [2 =
~ 1896, - SS
: A, M. Ye. A. M
Leave Weldon | 12 55) 9 24 .
Ar. Rocyk Mt} 1 00/10 9)
Lv Tartoro | 12 12 :
Ly Rocky Mt | 1 00/10 5 45]
Ly Wilson =| 2 08/11 6 20}
fivSelma =| 23
Ly FayTtteville| 4 86) 1.7
Ar. Florence | 7:
a ey raat tna im meee | ae | meee | eee
$3
oR
AQ.
. P. M, A.M
Ly Wilson 2 08 0
Lv Goldsboro 3 10 5
Liv Magnolia 416 0
Ar Wilmington| 5 45 9 45
ae P. M. A.M
TRAINS GOING NOTKH
peeT S 5,
Nov. 1 S Pt
is Pe}
1896. zi AA
(P.M.
Ly Fivrerce 7 4
Vv Fayetteville | 9 4 ~
v Selma
Ar Wilscn 20/11 38
i x o \ .
vjA. M. P.M.
Ly Wilmington| 9 25 7 00
L.v Magnolia | i0 52 8 80
Ly Goldsbore | lz 01 9 36
ar Wilsen 1 00 1@ 27
Ly Tarboro " 248; 0
7-3 ne
ZzA| ie
, ?. M. P.M,
iv Wilson 1 20 1 10 32
Ar Rocky Mt 2 17) __.| 11 15
|
Ar Tarboro 400! i uM
Lv Tarborc T
Ly Rocky Mi | 2 17 aa
Ar Weldon ;
rain on Scotia .i Neck Branch Roa
eaves Weidlon 3.5 p. m., Halifax 4,10
p. m., arrives Seotland Neck at 4. 55 p
»., Greenville 6.57 p, m., Kinston 7. 45
2m. Returning, leaves Kinsten 7.2:
a m., Greenville 8.22 a. m. Arriving
Hali x at 11:00 4. m., We'don 11,20 aru
except Sunday.
I'rains on Washnigton Branch leave
Washington 8.00 a, m., and 3.00 p.. m,
arrives Parmele 8.50 a. m., and 4.40 p.
i., Tarboro 9.45 4. m., returningleaves
Tarboro 3.30 p. m., Parmele 10,20 a. m
and 8.20 p. im,, arrives Washington
11,50 a, m., and 7.10 p. m. Daily ex-
ept Sunday. Connects with trains on
Scotland Neck Branch.
Train leaves varporu, N U, via Albe-
marle & Kaleigh RK... daily except Sun-
day, at 4 50 De m., Sunday 800 P. M:
_ altive Ply mouta J 00 P. M., 5.25 p. m.
Returning .2aves Plymouth daily exeept
Sundsy, 6,00 a. m., Sunday 9.30 a n.,
arrive Larbero 10. 25 a.m and ll. 45
Train on Midland N. G, branch lewves
Gold8boro daily, except Sunday, 6.05 a
m. arriving Smithtield 7°30 a, m. Be-
turning leaves Swithtiel 8.00 a. m,, ur-
rives ut Goldsbors 9,30 a, m.
Trains on Latta branch, Florence R
&., leave Lusta 6.40 pm, aurive Dunbar
7.50 pom, Clio 8.05 p om. Returning
Jeave Cliot6.10 am, Dunbar 6.30 a mm,
arriye Latta 7.60 a m, daily except Sun-
Vv.
Train onCtinton Branch leayes War-
awfcr Clinten caily, except Suuday,
1 0 a,m.anud 8.50 p, m' Returning
aves Clinton #t7.00 a. m: ana3,00 L ~a. !
4
Train No. 78 makes close connection
at Weldon forall points daily, all rail via
kichmone. alse at Rovky Mount with
Norfolk and CatolinagR R for Nonolk |
¢.ne all points Nerth via Norfolk.
SOHN F. DIVINE,
General supt.
Praffiie Manage Le
*| Maneger,
7. M. EMERSON,
J. R.KENLY, Gen
THE MORNING STAR
The Oldest:
Laity Newspaper in
North Carolina.
The Only £ive-Dollar.D ul)
= ite lass inthe State
Phe :
WE, GEE ABD
Wileatncton Ci
[by leaps and by bounds.
x
tou ~leet iduadel requiresT
you to make an immediate pro~
visions for your family. " ,
By insuring today, -your estite
ae is increased in value at once.
"Twas EVER Tavs.
A few days since an insurance agent
accepted an ifivitation to inspect a new
d beautiful house built by a friend.
After taking a peep at the whole estab-
lishment trom top to bottom, ingquired"
~+House insured ?�
oYes.�
oWhat do you insure it for?�
~Bec wse it_MiGHT burn.�
*~Not SURE of it, are you ?�
oNo,�
oTs your life insured ?�?
*'No,T
oDie, won't you ?�
Ves: �
*-Sure »?
Ves,�
oTheo why not insure your life as
well as your house ?�?
oWell, really, T never thought ot the
matter just in that light before, and will
give it early attention.T? " ~Travelers
Record.
Best time to insure : Now,
Best Compary tv insure in: the Me-
tual DBenetit Life iosurance Co., of
Newark, N J. Represented by J.%.
Sugg, Greenville. N.C,
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d
ee .
A Realiy Gocd Newspaper.
ED oan
It is impossible to estimate the
| value of a really good newspaper |
|to the community.
Year after
year the size and scope of the,
| paper is enlarged with the gruw-
ing demand of its constiments.
As there is no royal road to Jearn-
ing so there is nO reyal road to
success In newspaper making.
Newspapers grow by imehes no
They
ure creatures of hard aud inces-
sant toil and honest, painstaking
endeavor. A man goes to them
not only for the news but for
history 8nd law and theology. His
paper tells him where to make his
purchase. Crooks fied thet the
wan who resas the pewspaper 18
ocnto their litle game� and thev |
seek the fellow who is not a
subscriber whea they want to sell
an exceptionally fiae gold brick
ora batch of green goods. But
/hewspaper must have a reputation
just the same as an individual and
this cannot be chtained by se:f-
recommendations and vouchers.
It must go through the crucible
~|of public inspection before it can
hope for complete public couti-
dence. The paper which starts
Out Wilh au ax in one hand and a
ORT een ET te 9 Oia,
ANDY CATHARTIC
¢q i j AN
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eit GURENTEED pevtss cxeremsnsin twas eee
of constipation. rets are the Ideal Laxa-
fe and booklet free. Ad, mea Chieu Monreal ag rheeten San 7
2 ees ean ill ea
~you want to go with your friends ?
Site Eg See
grindstove In the: other never |
reaches ~he goal, ~The new: pap: F
which begins its life in this world| by Cobb Bros. &"-Cormiasion Mer-4
by stating that it intends tooplant | Chants of, N OE on ,
| flowers over the graves of its Good Middling " ,
Coptemporaries� invariably goes| idling - it
to Hae onesie GcodTs acre eed geal 8 aN
unwept, unbonored and unsure] Tone"tinn
The newspuper that tries to rise | PEANUTS.
on the ashes of its rivals is gev"| Prime _ m
erally picked up by the dit cart | Extra Prime at
itself, and everybody is glad when Psaae Ae Pe a.
the rubbish is carted away."Mexe Pouw"quiet, ,
icoof'wo Republics, 2 ee - -
Sena rama Greeny ille Market.
; Corrected by 5. M. Schultz.
Bntter, per lb 15 to 2h
A Story of Forrest. Western Sides 15} 8.6
It is related of him that on the oc | Sugar cured Hams 10 to lag
casion of his first voyage to Europe | 20" 40 tos
h f ll ith b f 1 o Corn Meal 45 WO ah
6 fell in with a number of clergy- | Poy, Family 423 t0 6.75
men who were going abpoad for a| Lard by to 10
vacation rest. The clergymen were Oats 36 to 40
greatly impressed with Forrest's pea ; ~ er
) ability and his remarkable intelli- Salt per Sack 75 to 1 BA
gence. Buta storm arose and the Chickens 10 to 25
great actor could restrain himself | Eggs per doz 7 to 10
no longer. He went up and down | ees wax.per 20
the deck, stamping and swearing
and damning the sea and all those
who were sv foolish as to intrust
themseives to its care. Finally one
of the ministers undertook to rebuke
Forrest for bis profanity. ~~Well,�T
said Forrest, ~~your Master took a
Bea Voyage once, according to tradi-
tion, and when he became tired of
the boat he got out and walked, avd
] wish I could imitate his example
and do so now.�T ALE er this the min-
isters let the tra yedian alone, con- .
cluding that heT Wes past praying
for.--"-Syracuse Post.
Frank Acknowledgment,
Contesting Meir "You haven't
told me, Mr. Quill, how much your
retainer will be.
Lawyer"Oh, I never take a re-
tainer in a will case. I feel equally
interested with the heirs, as a gen-
eral thing." ~Harlem Life.
Baptists, See Here !
Lhe Southern Baptist Convention
meets this year in Wilmington, N. C., |
~ Below are Norfolk prices of cotto "
| and peanuts for ~asints:
Cotton anc Peanut, ig ee
18 furnishes
/ Nickel Stee!
ONLY IN 1897
olumbia Bi
STANDARD OF THE WORLD
They are the strongest bicycles in the World"
the Standard by which all others are judged.
$100 to ail alike.
| Hertfords, next best, $75, $60, $50, $45,
Handsomest Catalogue ever issued,
free if you call,
FOR SALE BY
|S. E PENDER & CO..
GREENVILLE, N. C:
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Crna FROST TOoFEU
Calilraia ot
Both are suchi
jective points: for ii Winter
trip thatitTs perhaps hard for
you to decide where ta go.
Let us Help You to
a Decision.
A trip via New Orleans and
the Soathern Pacitic to either ,
Mexico or the Pacitic Coast is
one you will never forget.
ItTs a Transition from
Frost to Flowers.
And the service is go loxuri-
ous that people who have
tested oSunset Limite�; call.
it incomparable.
Ifyouare Thinking of } .-
Going, Write Us.
We have a. book entitled
ue ~hrough Scoryland to Sun-
s%t Seas,� a handsome volume
of 205 pages, fully illustrated,
whieh we will send 9n receipt
of 10 cents in stamns te cover
postage. We also buvea de-
lightful little guide to Mexi-
co, which we will send on
receipt of 4 cents to cover
cost of mailing.
~You Really Ought to
'Read them Both.
Shall we put yon down for a
copy! If so, or if you want
any special ivformation, it
will be cheerfully furnished
by addressing,
S. F.B. MORSE,
General Passenger and Ticket
Agevt,
NulW ORLEANS.
May 8th. Now, you want to go to this
convention, and you also want to go in
style and ¢ mfort. There is only� ene
ood firstelass line from the South and
Svuthwest to Wilmington, and that tine
is the Seaboard Air Line, which uns
the finest and fastest trains in the South
and makes the lowest rates ot any
railroad running from the South or
Southwest. DonTt he tooled into mat-
ing your arrangements until you have
consulted one of the Seaboard Air Line
acents, who always esteem it a pleasure
to serve you. b. A.Newland, General
Agent Passenger Department, 6 Kim-
ball txcuse, Atlanta, Ga., will be glad
o Write you or call on you, or you can
upply toiny or the representatives of
the Seaboard Air Lins im any town or
city. This 35 the ouizial route. Do
See SEE THAT?
uasyess © What
~ er Itis a picture ot
AR f | H | t (lJ NTA
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74 i i iy
Best in use. The outfit ot no: business man it
complete without one. op
tor Book Store |.
i) nent oft these Fountain:
Ta
Is It? bhbbait|
tae celebrated Sa
Handle Gold
Sat
But should you ever?
Want Job Printing "
"=w Come to see us, 9
Adithine roi Ga?
Visitinse Card :
aa.
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Péns, 7 fi
! Pens, doe
er ~eaten ys
You may never,
y= pe: ""
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F'ull Sheet Poste
(The Daily Reflector, . _
aaaT Cae
wi Sle Fi
Gives the hofiie ews:
every afternoon ag, ths.
small price. of +25 cents'd
month. Are
seriber ?
ought to be.
The Eastern Reflector}««
is only. $1. a
containsT the n
week, and gives informa. ~ :
tion to 'the farmgee bo. *.
specially: those, ¢
_Jobaceo, that
+ it, o
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you a
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best thing made _ for
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(DAILY RE
(\ JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING
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"""aye
Creates many a new business,
Enlarges many an old business,
Preserves many a large business.
Revives many a dull business,
Rescues many a lost business,
"y 4 : Saves many a failing business.
if HAY IH Hi S cures sucress to any business
ons a To oadvertise judiciously,� use tne
Sa ee
columns of t. REWLEOTOR.
We want that;money
because we have a fair
equivalent to offer for
it. Our goods are the
right kind atthe right
price.
Feeping Constentiy at it Brings Soccess
ewe nininninemttcsaninmnaaten ti: Satin itn
TRAIN AND BOAT SCHEDULES,
We havejust received
a new stock of the Cel-
ebrated and Famous
I
for Menand Boys, in all
the newest shapes and
colors, for Spring and
Summer. Our Ox bloods
Passenger and mal train going
Nerth. arrives $:52 A. M. Going South,
arrives 6:57 P. M.
Steamer ~lar River arrives from Wash-
ington Monday, Wednesday and Friday
leaves for Washington Tuesday, Thure-
If day and Saturday
7 MABREES,
Cael
By Teiegraph to
SpFIGHT & MORRILL.
C:tton Buyers and Commission
Merchants.
are beauties. Every NEW YORK COTTON.
pair guaranteed. OPENTG. HIGHTST. LOWTST. CLOSE
a June 6.98 7.04 7.98 7.00
A beautifulline of sty-| au. 7.05 7.08 702 7.07
lisn, neat, durable
and elegant
SLIPPERS, [iy 7
tor ladies, fresh from |ror«"
the factory made speci-| July 8.00 8.575
allytor us, The latest, | Rss"
newest, nobbiest and |July 4.72} 4.85
prettiest styles. o
Recemrts."9,000.
CHICAGO MEATAND GRAIN.
W HEAT"
WEATHER BOLLETIN.
Decided fall in temperature in cen-
tral and west portions of North Caro-
lina tonight, temperatare will fall to
near freezing ~Tuesday.
Remember we have
also received anew sup-
ply of
Cannon
Cloth
Just a perfect substi-
tute for Linen, only 10
cents per yard one yard oSilver Dollar� Fountain Pen, Park
wide, the cheapest And |er make, at Reflestor Book Store.
10,000 Ocean N.C. Cut Herrngs
just received and for sale by J. J,
Cherry,
Sane «ST PYM ee eee
Buy the Standaid Sewing Machine
$20 at S. M. Schultz.
Masons meet tonight. There will be
work in the first degree.
and
ork.
Embroide
Drawn
JUST IN, WHAT?
Beautiful, fancy
Indian
Baskets D Buried Saturday Even ng.
Neatandnice. J ustthe| The body of W.T. Haydn was im
2 thing to please the | sich condition that it could not be held
Ladies. uatil Sunday monning for burial, as was
Hamper Baskets, Fan-|announced on Saturday. After his
Cy Work, Scrap, Key | children arrived on Saturday evening
and Toy Baskets. Come | train it was decided best that the inter-
Acent WantTED"We want a
good reliable agent in Greenville to
represent the Wilmington Steam Laan.
For terms address
Harvrer & PENNINGTON
Wilmington, N. C-
dry.
to see them. ment take place at once. He was.
buried in the Ediscopal church yand,
We 2 ata oth services conducted at the grave by
youand y Pp : Rey. A. Greayes. ~The pall bearers
were J. B, Cherry, C: T. Munford, J.
R. Moye, W. L. Brown, J. L. Little
and W. B. Wilson.
Nearly every day
brings us something
new and just, the thing
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Ollen Warrei: is in Washington:
~visiting relatives.
The conaition of J. H. Blount con-
tinues about the same.
Misa Anise Jones .returned this
morning from Kinston.
Misses Julia and Ray Heilbroner
returned to Tarboro this moiming.
J. Hugh Parbam and wife left this
morning to visit relatives in Raleigh.
Zeno Moore, wife and litile son,
have gone to Whitakets to visit rela--
tives.
J. J. Perkins and J. W. Perkins
returned from Washington City Sunaay
evening.
Miss Ida Rogers, Postmaster at
Whichard, and Mrs. -W. W. Tho mas,
spent today here.
Leonard Haydn
Eloise, of Washington
Saturday evening to attend the funeral
and sister, Miss
City, arrived
of their father and r eturned this morn-
Ing.
|
Kadness of S:rinetime,
Wi~h gloomy tace and hat askewT
with hair unkempt, unpoished shoesT
with slouching gait and actions queer,
his necktie fastened ~neath his ear,
he shuffles sulkily along, and looks as
if thereTs something wrong. Weuldst
know what mcans that battered hat,
that rusty, ragged old cravat, that
shambling gait, that tangled hair,
that sullen aspect of despair? Ap-
proach and whisper in his ear :"
oErascus. whatTs to pay, my dear?�
Aud hear old TRastus, grumbling
say, oMy wile is cleaning house to-
day.�
Freak,
who has peculiarities.
a step without moving. When quite
young she contracted the habit of eating
which grew upon her until now every-
thing she eats goes to her stomach, and
every time she drinks she swallows. It
is noticed that the longer she lives the
glder she grows and that ber form is
much larger than when a chald. Ever
since her childhood she has shown a
disposition to speak, until now is im~
possibte for her to speak without saying
something. She wears a No. 4 shoe
ani when she puls it on she always
puts her foot in it"Indiana Truth.
Som» of Mr. MceKinleyTs friends}
are giving it out, that he dianTt deadbeat
the Gevernment when uc took the
Dolphia and went on that cruise. He
paid the expenses of himself and party,
whiie the Government furnished the
vessell and the crew, and the fuel, ete,
That is precisely what Mr. Ceveiand
used to do when he went on has duck-
hunting expeditions, but the esteemed
republicans, including Bro. Dana, of
the N. ¥. Sun, larraped him for it. The
fact is that Cleveland did not have, and
McKinley has not the right to take a
Government vessels tor their own pleas.
use. The fact that one set the precedent
does not justify the other in following it,
This isa small matter, but it would be
well to observe the proprieties even in
small matters." Wilmington Star.
you want. neeten xr ns ner ,
Come and inspect our |
Mammoth Stock ofbry | :
Goods, Notions, Aree 7 .
oo 4a Sockere: paral. Nine of the oldest and largest Fire Insurance
ture and House Fur-| Companiesin the world ar* represented in
You can secure protection
nishing Goods. They| Greenville.
are desirable new and
heart cheering.
Bomuitu " Racks
justreceived. i Harttord,
Remember we oper-|Teutonia,
ate our store on a deter- : al
mined policy. otf fair, aronian PROMPT Green,
square dealing | and Ma atine, Delaware,
maa £0 See a a German-American, CERTAIN Georgia Home.
Li a
uae Me he
ee
we Cerin. a
in them by seeing H. A. WHITE
oIN TIME.�
Take your choice from the following companies:
i : Marine,
Your business will have prompt attention.
See me before it istoo late. "
H. A. WHITE, Office on main St
)
St. Paul Fire and
|
There is ayoung lady in this city
She has a habit f
of walking on her feet and never takes |
Yy
4
A on Nemes,
The dailyincoming of new things creates 4 con-
- stant newness and novelty in every part of
this store. Every department is ready
for you to begin your buying.
Our stock is overflowing with all the staplesand
novelties intended for spring and summer
wear, and you see the marvelous genius of the
Frenchmen 1n the soft, lustrous colors and ex-
quisite tabrics, andthe combination of reds and
purples and violets. We invite you to visit us
this week and.be shown what ofashion� says
you must wear,
Clothing, Hats and Shoes.
Perfect fit guaranteed. Foreign and Domestic.
RICKS & TAFT,
Emporium of Spring Fabrics.
enna Seat ain mma
|
Closed for a few days to
adjust my loss by fire
aturday night.
LANGTS CASH HOUSE.
J.W. HIGGS, Pres, 4, S. HIGGS, Cashier Maj. HENRY HA@DING, AssTt Cashier,
THE GREENVILLE BANK
GREENVILL, N.C.
D. W. Hardee Higgs
Greenville, N.C. .
enero un ceca:
STOCKHOLDERS.
Representing a Capital of More Than a Walt
Million Doltars,
Wm. T. Dixon, President National
Exchange Bank, Baltimore, Md.
The Scotland Neck Bank, Scotland
Neek, N. C.
Noah Biggs, Scotland Neck, N. C.
R. R. Fleming, Pactolus, N, C.
BY vas
We respectfully solicit the accounts
of firms, individuals and the generat
public,
Checks and Account Books furnish
ed on application.
Look over this list of
GOOD THINGS
and see if you would not like to have some
of them :
Premier Brand of Extra California Pears
Cherries, Plums, Apricots, and Peaches, "
Mince Meat, Apple Butter, Preserves,
Sweet Mixed Pickles, Sour Pickles, early
June Peas, Olives, Celery Sauce, Royal
Baking Powder, Cream Baking Powder,
whichis as food as Royal for less money, and 2
thousand other good things. Phone No. 70.
Fi) j
Ed.H.Shelburn&Co.
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