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Write plainlyand only ov one side of the paper.nk tacit e saison matannntSedafierce* FRIpay, SerTemBer 10, 1897.dSan tckege oer ional Aa eSsang sesemmenes~© NORTH CAROLINA DAY.~Friday September seventeenth, willbe an interesting day to the hundredsof North Carolinians, including sever-al camps of Confederate Veter.ns, whowill journey to historicold Win bester,in the beautiful Valley of Virginie.This will be the last day of the annualfair of the Shenandoah Valiey Agri-cultural Society and an interestingfeature of the day will be the laying ofthe corner stone of the monumentwh'ch is to be erected ir StonewallCemetery to the memory of the NorthCarvlira soldie's who either fell inbatt'e or died in hospitals and aieburied there. There are over fourhundred North Carolina coldiers buriedin Stonewall Cemetery, alarger nuw"ber than from any other State. Beesides ccntributing liberatly to providegranite headstones for the greves ofthe gallant Nerth Carolina dead, Mr.Charles Broadway Rouss, the gerereous New York millionaire, has a.~nounced his readin¢ss to pay one heltthe cost cf the proposed monument.whatever that sum may be. Mr.Rouse has also announced his purposeto pay tr.bute to the North Carolinadead by pariieipating in the ceremonies, though he is now totally blind.Rev. James B, Avirett, rector of anEpiscopal church in Louisburg, NorthCaroline, has accepted the inyitationto deliver an address av the corner-stone layTng. Many North Carolim-ans now residing in Baltimore will «s-teem it buth a duty anda sad pleasureto take parcit the ceremonies.The above hanésome noice ¥ thefirst North Carolina Red Letter Dayoutside cf our State borders, sinceGen, Lee sheathed his sword at Aj-pomattox, 18 from the Balumore Sanof September 4th, Without doubt theattendance of Virginians, West Vir-ginians and Marylanders will be larzeand enthusiastic, but the pcint with us,(and it is a point of honor) can we 13justice to our dear old mother NorthCarolina afford to put the few whocertainly will be present to the bleshwhen we shall be obliged to point tothe 497 grassy hillocks as our repre-sentatives on the day the very lughes:and most glorious of ali days in thecalendar of the mother of MecklenburgIndependence.Now let the same pride that putNorth Carolina in the fore front dur-ing the sixties, bring her full repre:- gentation to Winchester on this sacredday. Not only will the fact that it is,to do honor to our brave and nvble_ dead be an incentive to send us, butthe fact thatthe address of the occa-sion will be delivered by one of NorthCarelinas most gifted and honoredgons, tue Rev. James Battle Avirett,than whom there was no truer or more_ self-sacrificing man in the Southern_ Confederacy. There are many whoare not able to aefray their expenses,- but let those who are able, but cannotg0, give all the aid and assistance they |_ gan in order that North Carolina shallohave tall représextatiot."Louisburz{meno ths oBoniae :~Rescued By Girls.emmatheir operations to the down town dis"trict cf late. ~They raided a Jewelrystore in Nicollet avenue Saturaay noon,land Sunday night two of them at-tacked a young man at Fifth street undThird avenue. They doubtlesss wouldhave succeeded in relieving bim of hisvaluables bad it not been for a groupof :earless young women, returningirom church, who rushed to his rescue.and {rightened his assailants away.The victim of the assault was pro~caeding along Fifth street about 9o'clock. the young women followirgsome distance in the rear. As hestepped in the shadow of vhe courthouse at Third avenue, two fellowssprang from a recess+ot the buildingand instructed bim to throw up hishands. Atthe sane time one of themclasped his hands over his mouth toprevent him from crying out, and theother proceeded to go through hispockets.The single exclamationcaped the young man before beinggagged uttracted the attention of theyeu. z women, and witha shrill chorusor screams they rushed to the rescue.They laid violent hands on the robbers~and continued to call so loudly forhelp that the highwaymen, concludingthat discretion was the better part ofvalor, released their bold on the in-tended victim, ond shaking themselveslouse irom the young wemep, made aprecipitite disappearance,The girls then gathered around theyoung man, who had been ratherroughly treated, and offered to renderhim any more assistance necessary, tuthe declined the kind offer with manythanks when he bad recovered hisbe-eath sufficiently to speak.Although his watch had been jerkedfrom his pocket the chain h.ld fast,time tohich-and the highwaymen had noget his money."Minneapolis Tribrne.oe ee esHe Vindicated His Honor.Old Joe Foster,figure around Conshohocken, was 8v-lected a few Gays ago to makea col-lection tor the burial cf a colored friendIt took much perseverance on the partot Joe to raise the amoun~, but hefinally succeeded, and the funeral be»care an as3ured fact.fhe gossips, however, cou'd notallow the occasion to pass unheeded,who. is a familiar~and just as the old preacher was in themidst of his discourse, Joe overheardthe following dialogue betweendusky darmsels; oI wondah whatMistah Fostah am a-gwine toh to dowi~de money dat am left ovah.� oIbut you know Mistahtwodunno what,Fostah.�JoeTs blood boiled,ling he had interrupted th. preacherand was calling for the funeral director. ~oMistah Undertakah,�claimed, ohow mucham youah_ bill ?�T~-Kighty-tour dollarsTT was the reply.oDen please gib mea receipt in full,�said Joe, as he counted out the money.After the transaction had been com -pleted, amid much wonderment, Joe~approached the two women wh» hadcaused all the trouble. ~Miss IsabellaJohnsirg,� he said, loud enough foreverybody to hear, oheah am yo dol-lah back ; anT Mi:s Georgiana Jeffersonheah an, yoT dollah. DatTs de twodollahs what was lett ovah, anT dis amde way Mistah Fostah disposes ob desuhplus.� ~Then the services wereallowed to proceed."F hiladelphia Re-view,and in a twinkhe ex""Killed By a Fall.Isaac W. Aveiy; at one timeeditor of the Atlanta Constitution,former minister to Mexico andcommissioner of the South Amer-jean republics for the CottonStates and International Exposi-tion, of 1895, fell from the porch~of bis residence in Kirkwood,T asubarb of this city, last night and |3 | died today from the effects of theie fall�Highwavmen appear to be {confining |Atlanta, Ga., Septeraber 8.--Col-«Across the Continent Awheel.Two lads irom tho UnionTs smallestState ars the latest arrivals awheel inSan Francisco, according to the Chron-icle. They have been three monthson the way, and they have had threenew coats ot skin on their noses andthree new pairs of shoes on their feet,In fact, nature is about to furnish an- )other new nose covering, if one mayjudge by the signs.They are veritable oraggedyT�? men,with even theie sweaters ia tag-lockers,Their clothing hangs on them bythreads, and thin soles aud uppers longsince parte¢ company. When theyleft Rhode Island they were spick and |Tspan in new uniforms, but they bavecome 4,000 milee, have visited all. thelarge cities on or near their line of,travel, and know the country as fewknow it, Is it not worth a few ragsand tatters ?Their names are Walter J. Burchelland Thomas Massey, and they hailtrom \he good old town of Pawtucket,whieh is tour miles beyond Providence.Burchell is 19 and Massey 18.One cf them bad never been west ofNew York, and the otner bed neverbeen out of the limited confines ofRhode Island. They bave a vividapprehension now of what ++ America�means. | ,Burchell intends to spend the winterin ~Trinity college, having started outin the world to seek his fortune.Massey will go with him, but intendstu return to Rhode Island some time "awheel, if he can get anyone to ac-company bim.The riders took their ime and haeno designs on the record, ~Their fastest time was 103 miles in one day inNew York State, where the roads aremacadamized dreams. ~They were de-tuined at Utica thee days by heavyraing, and in the moist State of Towathey had to carry their bikes overbluck loam roads, where the wheelsEast of Omaha theyWest of that point~They only carriedThe can-would not turu.siopyed at hote's.they camped out.torty pounds of baggage.teens on their backs were cheerlulcompanions in tae thirsty desert,Once they were chased by wolves, andin Nevada a party of tramps relievedBurchell of bis cap, revolver andmoney while he slept.Lhe boys slid trum the summit ofthe Sierra with sage biush drags be-bind them. Now tuey are going tobuot for gold in CalizorniaTs hills.~They are off tor Trinity awheel.eTThe Pork-Fed Philosopher.No mun who lives on meat was everknown to lick his wife or ask for adivorce. Adam got intoa row, rightoff, because he had no hog meat, butteror-black bass. Napoleon lost Water-ico because the allied forces had baconfor breaktast the morning of the figh*.The French had vegetable soup. TheSouth had to give in at Appomattoxbecause 1t was out of meat. No warcan be successtully waged without hogmeai.Americans are the most frisky peo-ple om earth because they eat the mosthog meat.Ingalls would have gone back to theSenate had he not lived on oatmeal,buked apples and blind robbins.A vegetable diet woman is as coldand clammy and unloyable as a turnip.If you wish to put roses in the cheeksot your girls, vitality in their verymotion and brains in their heads, feed-| them meat.If you want your buy to get a joband hold if, go to the front and amountto something, give him bacon grease,ham fat or tallow three times a day:The world is full of cranks who irealways getting up some new fad abou; |hay soup or corn todder tom, ee Ftdoredo |(Kan. ) Republican.oThe boss fired me today, right inthe presence ot all the employees.� oItR. A. TYSON, ViceePres.STATEMENT (OF, THER. L. DAVIS, PresTt.i L. LITTLE, CashTerREORGANIZED JUNE sth, 1896.The Bank of Gree ville,GREENVILLE, N. C.At the Close ef Business July 23rd, 1897.RESOURCES. LIABILITIES, 'Loans and Discounts $50, 273.623 Capital stock paid in $23,000.00Over Drafts 1,580,183 Surptus and Profits 503.19Premium on Stock 1 000. 00} Deposits subject to Check 48,289.50:Due from Banks 2.630.595 Due to Banks "798.23:,Furniture and Fixtures 1,505.60, Cashiers Checks ortstanding ~153.12Cash Items 1.27 8.15? Time Certificates of Deposit 55.00Cash in Vault ie 528.54 nn menened Total $72,796.04Total $72,796.04' We study carefully the separate needs of our patrons, and shall be glad to have:your account, promising every accommodation consistent with good banking. the,Wehave alarge~STOCK OFHGOODSjust arrived. Comeandsee us.OATS HAY AND FLOK�,� GALI| OB 8S-Jtibe iz} NAfinest. live: and bows) regu ator evermaueLux of cascarets, the :eon ente () emceeUNDERTAKERFUNERAL DIREGTORS ANDEMBALMERS."_"U0"_"We have ,ust reveived &8 newhearse and the nicest line of Cof--fins and Casgets, in weed, metal-.lic and cloth ever brought to(treenvill.We aie proptsed ic 10 embalin-ing in ail ita fori.~Personal atwention given to conducting, fuaerals and bodies en:treated to our care will receiyeevery mark of respesi.Our prices are lower than ever.Ne do not waut monupoly but:«avite competition._ We can be found at any and alltimes in the Joho FlanaganBuggy CoTs building.BOB CREENE &CO."pumener ir)W. M. Bond.Box? & FLEMING,J. L. Fleming...ATORNEYS-AT-LAW,§Greenville, N. C.Practice in al] the courts.Valuahle Property for a8,} AVING BEEN APPOINTED and |qualitied as Receiver of the Green-ville Lum er 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.4 For further information see or fad- |ressLOVIT HINES,Receiver Kinsion, N. C,ESTABLISHED 187¢-SAM. M. SCHULTZPORK SIDES &SBOULDERVARMERS ANI) MEKUHAN'S BUYing their yearTs supplies will tindtheir interest toget our prices befere puichasing elsewhere, Ourstock is cocapletu allits branches.ey co SUGARALWAYS AT LOWEST, MARKET PRIOR,oTobacco. Snuff &c,we buy - diroc) from PEE ay enwrghne! Po to oia at ore profit. A eou-TAUB EE:must have made you feel awfully em-/the times.barrassed.�. oWell, it did make me: feel out of axaee sma, .ee el ASarbders.cent ee aaaB. PENDER,FASHIONABLE BARBER,Can be found below Five Points.next door to Retiector office,""lf|AMES A, SMITH,TONSORIAL ARTIST,GREENVILLE, N. ©.Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeingand Pressing Gents Clothes a specialtyrSpecial attention given to cleantn:Gentlemens Clothing.GREENVILLE~ale Academy,wilCRBERT EDMUNDS,FASHIONABLE BAREEK. *The next session of the schoolopen onTMONDAY SEPT. 6, 1897anl continue for 10 month:The terms are as follows.Primary English per mo. $2 00Intermediate ~o* ~ o $2 50Higher 5 a $3 00Languages (each) ** *T $1 00The work and disclpline of the sehoo!will be as heretofore.We ask a continuance of youliberal patronage.WpastHRA SDALE,ee Ewe tau 0yall ail haveTin mouth oaeLCAken merpotest