8DAILY REPLECTOR)==D. J. WHICHARD. Editor. .enwhineEVERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY).lspom ? an)Ex .rred as secon d-1lass mail matter.Pa ORESSURSCRIPTION RATES.Orc yesr. - - = ° $8.00QGyeeomonth - . °° .« 28One week. ee es ee ADDelivered in town by carriers without@xtra © east.A~lvertisng rates are liberal and can bead on application to the editor or at» he office&noWe desire a live eorresponuert atevery postofiice inthe covaty, who willgend in brief items of NEWs as it Occursfa pach neighborhood, Write plainlygad oniy on one side of the paper.Fripay, JuLy 23, 1897.An explosion occurred in the loadingroom of the ermory of the WinchesterArms Company, at New Haven, Conn,Four women and two men were killedand several others wounded.The Secretary of State has awardeda $914 job of printing"the Supreme, Court Reports"to a firm in Richmond.There is a good deal of compiaint,especially around Raleigh, that a job ofthis kind should Le sent out of theState when there are so many homeprinters needing work.Business ManTs Talk to a Farmer.oNo,� said the hardware main tothe farmer, as he tied up the packageo{ nails in the paper, oas you say, thepeople talk about the low price ofwhat they have to sell, and donTt say aword about the low prices of what theybuy. Take those naiis now. Whatdo you suppose those nails would costyouten years ago? Just about sixcents a pound, aud now you can takethe whole lot at three cents a pound,and extra wrapper thrown in. ~ThatTsnot much, you say. Not so much ona little lot of nails, perhaps, but 10cents isn't much on that kushel ofpotatoes you brought in just now, audthatTs all the difference iu price trouten years ayo, and yet you grumble at~| sion merchants..| Pennsylvania Railroad depot to mark: The Gorman-Wnght Co.A charter has been granted by the,Cireuit Ceurt of Richmond, Va,, tothe Gorman"Wright Company, formedfur the purpose of per hasing, gellingand manufacturing tobacco, owningand stereThe State. : superintendent ofpublic schools says in reply to an}inquiry as to what should consti-tute a school district, that eachpubhe school skould have atleast sixty-five pupils, aud thatthe territory over which the fiveand keeping warehousesrocms, und to act'as general commni:"The capital stock of |the company is to be not less than |twenty thousand dollars nor more than |fifty thousand dollars. :The offiz.rs ot the company ate Mr. |Richard H. Wright, of New York, }president; Mr. P. h. Gorman, |Greenvilie, N, C., view President, anthese two gentlemen, with Mr. Thos.D. Wright, Durham; Mr. Ynes.Gorman, Durham, and Mr, J. N.Gorman, Richmond, airectors."Win-ston Tobacco Journal.. seo""M. |{GarfieldTs Murder Murk Gone.ee GREYThe brass stariniaid in the mosizeflooring of the waiting room at thethe spct where President Gartield fellafier being shot by Giteau has disap- |peared, So has the marble tablet |which ovcupied a place ou the wall aj -"tew feet above the star, and wes inescribed with the date and a bricf his-tory of the famous assassination.Nore of the attaches of the railroadkuow why they were removed. oOr-ders came srom Philadelpdia,� said anemploye of the railroad compary to-day, oto have the star and tablet re-moved. That is ail we know about itdown here.�ern, aan" }ae eee te eenemer seIf the North Carolina exchangesreflect public sentiment in their re-spective localities, and what we hearajso, can be trusted, the sions are veryunfavorable to the adoption of theschc ol law by townships. We will besurprised if thirty of ine ninety-sixcounties go for the special tax. Weshall be surprised it one-third of thetownships shall vote for the tax. Thewhole thing is so confused and thep ospect so unsaiisfactory and theperikis so increaung that sober sided,intelligent white tax payers -will beslow to take told and vote uponthemselves a burdensome and perhapsindefinite tax." Wilmington Messet-ger.Seeeacitetin hints dThe iast annual report of thethe low price, ItTs not the pound of) State Auditor, fur the fiscal yearEverything inthe samenails that hurts me.my s.ore has gore down inway. Your wheat and hay, ana butterand eggs and chickens bring you sub-stantially the same prices that chey didYou farmers forgetthat you have things to buy as well asthings to sell. Want to buy a ploughthisyear? ThatTs a dandy fer $12.Tew years ago I'd have asked $16 forit. That $4 sav.d tor you in one clip.ThereTs a better plauter than the oneIsold you ten years ago for $60"awhole lot better,$10. Remember that binder youbought trem me ten years ago for$159? Musthe worn out, eh? TTllsell you a 50 per cent. better one todayand knock off the $89. You tarmersdonTt know when you're weil off"Superior (Neb.) Journel. ;enema ameCautions to inexpert physicians andexperimenters not to use the X raysffitil they shall have become thorough-ly posted concerning the mysteriousnew light have thus far failed to prevent a number of serjous injurtes.Unskilled operators have in one casecauted the amputation of an unfortu-nate, putieniTs foot, as the result otburns, and even internal damage seemsto have been occasioned in another in.siauce reported from Paris, Suchresults are due to criminal recklessness,The nature ot the Roentgen rays 18still involved in much mystery, and theagency itselt is far less understood than: electricity.. No one should fool withhis peculiar power, which has showu: nei v dangerous it can be, until he ghallhave mastered all the ayailable infor-|~mation concerning it... Vhiledelphin:amet. ba asicten years ago.~ higaTake it along for.rane, *; natei «i i ag i 1 iee tye mi aeFSi! an fy Sa autath : Me f ie el ty;encing Noyember 30th, 1896,gives some irteresting statisticsas to the population and proper-ty of this State. It shows thataccording tc the last census,there were 1,055,382 whites and561,068 blacks in thig State- notquite twice as many whites asblacks"and yet 171,915 whitemen were Jisted for poll tax andonly 45,697 colored men werelisted for poll tax.This report also shows that thetax paid on property for thepublic schools by the two raceswas as follows: $492,820.65 paidby the whites and only $14,728.88paid by the blacks."PittsburgRecord.saan aeYear by year the taxes levied byour Legislatures are increased. Newschemes are developed by which theburdens of the people are made heav-wt. Asthe prices of products godown, the price of government goes up:The people complain, but taxes gohigher and higher. The last Legisla-ture was the worst in the history ofthe such things. The people got theworst, dose when they elected thatcrowd ever taken by a civilized com-munnity. Will they be hoodooedagain ?" Lexington Dispatch."The Washington Post says thatthat there is'a negro working atDublio, Ga., who says he is oneof forty children by one mother.He says his mother was marriedfour times, and gave birth totwenty-seven boys and thirteen~gine in NorthT oCarolina, hast isPh m f ce iy "Ys1 iy Me~Manage to keep cool withoutimuch effort."Wilmiogtonschool committeemen have juris"diction must be bounded by theold townsaip line.In tie new gold diggings inAlaska there are niuve months of~winter and three mouths pretty~latein the fall. With the mer-cury at 68 degrees below zero, asit is in the winter, miners canSiar.A Georgia coronerTs jury brought inthe following verdict recently :) oThedeceased came to his death from arailroad in the hands of a receiversand tre same is mantlaughter ia thefirst degree.�ema mare eatery Taam samsThe Southern railway is puttingdown new heavy steel rails on~the Western orth Qarclina di-vision.Cottcn ang Peanut,Below are Norfolk prices of cotterand peanuts for yesterday, as furnishedby Cobb Bros. & Commission Mer-chanis of Norioik +COTTON,Good Middling 8}MiddlingLow Middling 72Good Ordinary (6 15-16Tone"nirm.PEANUT ¢Prime 7Extra Prime 24�"�ancy 24SpanishT 60 to 7HTone"quie?.Notice of Sale.By virtue of an order of the Supe-rior Court, made on the 7th day ofsuly, 1897, 1 will sell to the highestbidder, tor cash, at the Court Housedoor, in the town of Greenviile, Pittcounty, N.C.. on the 28th day of July,1897, the following described bondsand notes and evidences of debt belong.ing to the estate of A. M. Clark, de-ceased, to-wit:Note due January Ist, 1891, from J.&. Staton, for $200, secured by mort-gage upo. the lite estate of J A Statonu. on certain realty and certain person-a! property.Note due January 1st, 1864, from M' Dickinson and Jas M Clark for $25.~wodnotes due January Ist, 1871-2,from ES Green for $255} each.Note aue May 25th, 1871, from JobnA. Adams for $11.20.Notedue August 10th, 1857, from Ab-~OATS, HRY AND FLOURner Boyd for $110.ner Boyd and J. 8. Clark for $231.96subject to certain credits.Note dce February 8rd,Abner Boyd for $45.¢.Note due November 9th, 1857, frommAbner Boyd, for $13.50.Note due March Ist. 1857, from AbnerBovd, for $112.31.Note due November 4th, 1858,Abner Boyd. for $141.13.Note due January Ist. 1854, fromAbner Boyd tor $95.99,Note due January Ist,Avner Boyd for $50,78.Note due May 6th, 1858, from AbnerBoyd, for $222.65, subject to certaincredits,Note due February 25th, 1858, fromAbrer Boyd, for $45.Note due March 6th,Abner Boyd, for 89.70,Note due December 81st, 1857, fromAbner Boyd, tor $36.Note due April 2nd, 1856 from AbnerBoyd, or 1084.43.One hui dred atid twenty six sharesof stock in the Port Roya! RailroadCompany, issued May 7,h, 1870. |Lot of Contederate States of Amer.ca honds, issued between the years18 O and 18¢6.Lot of State of North Carolina Cou-pons, issued 1860 and J8b5.This July 7th, 1897W. R. WHICHARD.Executor of A. M, Clark, deceased.13858, from~rom1852, from1855, iromSelect Female School.The next session of this school willbegin onMONDAY, 6th OF SEPTE MBER,"The terms are as follows:Primary Eng:ish, per month $2 00Intermedinte o $2 50Higher $B asec 33 00fan uages (each) ~ $1 00Music including use of instrument $3 00No deduction for :oss time except incase of sickness of as much as one| weeks duration.The instruction is thorough in aT) its |�branches, The moral Seni aed, and Thelectual influences ared' scipline is mild but polite fre agFor further pag see or saree,ED F 8,; icici N,CJuly, 2171897, Ohi iNote due January Ist, 1856, from 4 b.- |||R..L. DAVIS, PresTt. -R. A. TYSON, Vic-ePres. J L. LITTLE, CashTerREORGANIZED JUNE 15th, 1896.: STATEMENT OF THE" The Bank of Greenville,GREENVILLE, N.C. -At the Close cf Business May 14th,%1897.'RESOURCES. LIABILITIES,Loans and Discounts $42,153.81 5 Capital stock paid in $23,000.00Over Dratts «oes 99$ Surprus and Profits 3,042.54Due from Banks .772.46 5 Deposits subject to Check 58,812.65Furniture and Fixtures : 505.4, " Cashiers Checks ortstanding 148.10Current Expenses 1,312.04 Due to Banks 508.15Cash Items + "939.56 ; Time Certificates of Deposit 55.00Premium on Stock 1,000. 0} ae _"""Cash on hand 23,088.18 Cotal 885,566.34Total $85,566.34We study carefully the separate needs of oar patrons, aid shall be glad to haveyour account, promising every accommodation consistent with good banking,A]ee. sgWehavealargeSTOCK OFNKGOOLS .just arrived. Comeandsee us.""O """UNDERTA KERHINERAL DIRECTORS AADEMBALMERS.""OAR AR AWe have..u:t reveived & newhearse and tre nicest line of Cof-fins and Cesgets, in weed, metal-lic and cloth ever brought toGreen\ills.We ate prepaced t- {0 embalm-ing in ai its forms.Personal attention given to coducting funerals and bodies en-trusted to our care will receiyeevery mark of respect.Our prices are lower than ever._ We do not want monopoly butinvite con petition.We can be found at any and alltimes in the Joho FlanaganBuggy CoTs building.BOB GREENE &CO.oo- GLI|. IJust try a LUG Lou of cascarets, tbetinest liver and bowel regu ator everW. M. Bond,a OND & FLEMING,J.L, Fleming |mudeValuable Property for dle.AVING BEEN APPOINTED and| ""qualified as Receiver of the Green-ville Lumer Company, for the purposeof settling the affairs of said Company,I herebv offer for sale the real estate inand adjoining the town of Greenvillebelonging to said Company. This prop-erty will "be sold on reasonable terms inlots to suit purchasers.F or further information see or ad-~ LOVIT HINES,Receiver Kinsion, N.C. | 7H -BBERT EDMUNDS,FASHIONABLE BAREER,ATTORNEYS8-AT-LAW,Greenville, N. C.Practice iu all the courts.sarbers.AMES A. SMITH,TONSORIAL ARTIST.GREENVILLE: N. C.,Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeingand Pressing Gents Clothes a specialtySpeeial attention givenT to cleaningsGentiemens Clothing,fi.oyGREENVILLEale Academy,The next seseion of the schoolopen on*/2ne&WillMONDAY SEPT. 6, 1897and continue for 10 months.a,Th@erms are us follows.ESTABLISHAD 147g. |Primary Knglish per mo. $2 00SAM, M. SCHULTZ iwc eie We YHigher ve bs es $3 00PORK SIDES GSHOTLDER Languaces (each) * 81 00: ny _| The work and diselpline of the schoo)HARMERS ANS MEKUHAN'TS BUY! V1) 40 as heretofore.A ing their yearTs stuy,plies will tind ;theirinterest to got our prices befere puschasing elsewhere. Ourstock is cocapletn allits branches.We ask a continuance of your pastliberal patromge,} W H RAGSDALE.#FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGARo- adALWAYS AT LOWEST MARKET PRICE.Tcbacco, Snuff, &e,we buy diroc) from Manufactun.. 9 en | dain snme price undersacemuarant yc iflins youto buy as one prot. A eo | gees ena ea pre ro we will contracteve stock of an fail tocure ae rate: a far rps erALT Y caryak tbe treat subndiee- FURNITURE & eeeeon anda pnt 3 ae = rane S 0 curd, We een 31the times. Our boughtand case nnot eu: a| Sold for CAS ~having no risk� bailed+ POR eae HR Greve WO 3EE