Vol. 1. ee e [Local Treins ana and Boat $entdule. 3 Each Day. Pissenger «and m a! apa train goin a = north. arr. ves 8:22 A. M. Going soutty Couuting.the minates, nak compton the arriyes 6:37 P. M. bs Byte " vies, ee North Bound Freight, arrives.g:45 A. ount ng A ewe batt and eoun ng M, leaves iu:i3 A. M. oath Sand Freight, arrives 1 251 Pp atoauet 5 oetES arrives from Wash ington: Mondsv,; Wednesday and Friday leaves for Wuehingten beep “Phares day and maturdav,. Weather Bulletin. Fair, warmer, Soda by rain Tavsday idea —_— NEARER HOME. What is Happening Over the Srate. There are fifty prieoners cop - fired in the jail of New Bote ony county. There are 35 practicing physi cians and 26’ preachers in Char- lotte. sities oie e _ Roage Fay eater te Peverty. patie That low prices of which the farmer often complaius, | er which he is in. the .babit of tributing to other causes, are in large.part due to his inability to market his. prodace otherwise than dasing the great rush¢ : rbioh sail, Ag azine to sell, this Ang xe eT which connect his farm with ¢ ra.lrcads are at other times im- passable for loaded © wagons:— Chicago Tribune. a —=— 7 “4 Ouny. 5 eee Only astray sunbeam ¢ Yet it. cheered a wretched ett dened, a stricken heart. . Only a geutle breeze? “Tt fan ned aching: brows, chééred many hearts by its gentile touch... ©: be Only 2 frown*® But it left a wad tg! ‘ oO: void Hd the child's: heart—quiver- |) ' ing lip and tearful eyes. Only, .a smile? But how it} t cheered.the broken heart, pis A eg cast a bald. of | dered hope, and sich around _ sick bed. - Pe See a single wort gave. the droopivg RE et: e, and led to yictorv.—Kiod Words. ae Be eSswh s Merit~ challenges - competition. Beware of the «merchant who wants to do Gm ey a -the Food 5 | Phe smiies that we know, or F Counting the « sunshine, and eeu tog the show It is sil in the work of aay. For to-moriow’s pleasure, will banish . “the Baie 5 The Bowers that have faded will bieom again. » « The su shite is sure to follow the rain, Its wise-o ld nature's way. The-pain from the wo ‘ia we jealously 9 \'The daily duties we bravely did, The aaa nailed down neath..the coffin Anda the sorrowfu, tears thit fai, ‘The secret we hite in our bosom, . devia’ the tears that we weep, And God is overt afl. —Hellen Woodward Pratt. May. Quality. ee ee The newly ap pointed, Jastices conditions, so says. the. Atltoruey General... A‘special to the: Wil mingtou Measenger gays? + Governor Carr asked Attorney General. Phra for an,epinion as to .Wwhethe te thé additional oy ee the peace elected by quality ‘were ~ ‘'ereated acancies which. he had; a. ak 40 All. Tbsate were’ 3,600 Pig Justices to qualify on or,vefore April - Ist. Very few of them bave qualified. The Attorney General says. one nal in_,qualifyio : pot in}. work @ pe Bei of. . nae. fie advinn i that where. those thet ve appo ipteee ye A eir|‘ own napliaenes riled to qualify, it|s° matters not yer Ieng after April 1st, and Let do.s0, the Gov- ernor shéni int £0 fill the of- fice thas vacant. If | pot * nositiolt Et time April “ 1st—then © should. not” ie e {ites aroas it None at reat (Tp gy Gener - pees Poa de mg Se ae ee ie Ss th 16 insi e : ; : bo eas % Cae: ae : # ; 4 et Z LS a ie * a ¢ 3 .* 5 who failed to qualify before April} ‘Lat, may ~ qaahfy .- uader.. certain | In His tender an, He will safely keep, vie = roe ofon | Al ink At, , elected and the act saidthev were). - + < ; ees pase tecetved says a pinlosopher-. e ‘ORIGINAL “OneERVATION It cabat a western | eyelone. to make people feel een To what geological formation does rock-the er © beloug’ t The hawk is’ ‘more pidus chien’ the dove, for he is a bird of ' prey. ;‘ “Time i is the great “ physician.’»| That is because he. mayes with. a leaden heel... . ©Wioman is the Genitny: ae ee ER = SF ee F ser nant is also: man’ s ret on mie: weak: days: A yoites rived ike a lle football ‘team phe option SR g, ia 4 sti ey are ma site Ot id and color pod by diantonds. If-men ikéow,- 38 ‘much. - about themeelyes as; they usually about their neighbors they: would : hardly dare speak to:. i bebe icky (Ya) segeachsies er i ee ‘Valuable ble Papera, ash 2, ac 4+ Sagar cured aw us ‘Yes and shes 0¢ do} ‘Cissocsad fits 8. Me otalts, at the [Qld Briex Store, | Butter. per Ib- Western Sides eae! ss 4 Corn Cord ‘Meal’ | FS ma F remily nadie kites han +i “00: to 268 patos Hct a ‘ba - a augir ed Salt pone oy ge étis * * ; F 2g sao Sa get show # these seal AS ed really a, EET seven ¢housand doiler fire. eT ted in the Ada Cotton Mills Ales Slits easceat of aston was cve- sumed. - a hagie to the -of Benator peace to, ignore North Carolina and the << perlite tSepuantot nator of the Fi |jreputation of her late, late, but now eae» committee in order to give| happily deceased legislature, bas esr puree, See | Sherman 7 & gentle- Senator Vi present Emer Fhe, hay- man here recei from New York city ad eg non ap an ssid that he expested to tarn;———"> Douglassyiile, . e oe over to Sevator Mor- letter was wailed in New York rill at the of the next|Satarday and the post office peo- session, was asked if he thoaght|ple passed it along to Raleigh Senator Morrill would relinqaish| vitbout s minates’ Lesitation.” _ ——— to = cGy Sene’ie nr order to give it to ermau.| Every boy no matter what his He replied : “I y do not Pan desactarAneee be may be, should Why shoulda het He is as vigor liearn a trade of some kind. Even . ma as Many younger men, if he has no idea of pursuing the om = “a ll ee ewe a The war bas practically closed. ‘between Chine aod Japan. Ne ing ‘at the instance of China. Japan got the betterin this war- TS Mi. W. M. Base bea been nomi ‘pated for Mayor of the city Raleigh. He is well known he and his many friends will be gratified to know that he is to t im charge of the affairs of the | to displace him would/trade as a means of livelihood }city. He will make ¢@ splendi be shameful, after bis masy years |through life, he should learn it cer. ] of sérvice on the committee. I\and make—en—effort to excel in EEE ss should personally resent a move-|that partioplar Jine- It imparts went of that character.” habits of care and indastry that He ae has re — epost — be beneeae throoghont life, irectory i : =. |W e Finance of the is and it not up uently bappens m ere pr . sy in which .|ma may do at the next session of|that reversesin fortune wake it veigle wewspapers Congress that Senator Voorhees’ | very convenient and profitable to place advertisements at $150 &/\diaguosis of that committee is in-|fall back on a e learned in page. It also publishes a weekly |teresting as well asvaluabie. Helearly life—Goldsboro Argus. magazine called Printer’s Tnk in|seys: “Itis a silver committee H. G. JONES, which 25 to 50 cents per line is|"°*’ and it will continue to be a ARCHITEGT AND BUILDER, silver committee regardless of the Greenville, N.C. The Geo. P. Rowell Advertising Agency, of New York, gets ont « charged for readiug notices, 20d | views of the additions which the about $100 a page for display ad | Republicans “3 maketoit. Mr. Yertisements It has been trying McPherson, emocrat, is the hard to get up State departments |O™'Y member of the committee as at present organized who _ will for this latter publication and 4&/19¢ be a member of the next Con- recent issue of it attempted to| gress, and be is the only Demo ridicule the papers of those States | cratic member who is opposed to would pot advertise ia it. silver. ‘he other five Democratic | st Of the North Carviina papers it}/=*™ member will. with Senator Jones, aorum Of!desired. Pian and specifications . lof Nevada, coustitate a _ Said “they prefer howe advertise @ vacan:j\carefally made at short notice. All the com ‘et Ah : ments, which pay better.” Weloy shonld be the ap-|work guaranteed first-class in rather think this is a compliment ela ahont be = yt ee Re-levery respect. Prices made very to the North Carolina Preas.|pubii — ee : if the ot ver Repub |low. hrs same agency that charges in getting one of their own number vn the such high rates fur advertising ia dountnstiee the silver majority will SEE HERE! its publications has the cheek to|be just that much mvre pro-/yoxu can buy «4 pers ab abvatsurshind pine wit) of cowaes|BiCYELE. QF COLUMBIA MAKE = Contracts taken for modern e brick and wooden buildings. @ housee changed to any plan pers at about one-third price wita ae the asc : 25 cent. commission, in-|department. whe ; nasiehty wealik “top of of, in er into trouble tbroogh poe at almost any price. Th “ibis to sending matter.” Wessel ite Olen d ke os misconduct |The Superb Columbia in 4 styles glad the papers of this State take ta Carlisle has issued an order > No. et rdat $80 each * Dat Mite stock in Rowell. a, the te 2 ie a oecensinenaisee Spe | sig * sooner they cut entirely aloof from) ' advertasing agences, or refuse to) BEA + x " give them space at less than Spoons to bm 1 : Sea Fs se" for me TE =i i, hep wee. Mini * 3 forthe Na, 4.4 Hari a none It ie a> how thin. tools sas it long its trams sao netiee ienes: -Otheut tte led . Sake serena a Ge FENDER & Co. tthe etree bas been’ Columbia Agency, Green ille.N.0. OLD BRICK STORE 4SM= ARMERS AND MEKUHANTS BUY ing their year’s supplies will tind their interest toget our prices before pe: elsewhere Our«tock is comp n allits branches. PORK SIDES&SHOMLDERS. FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR, RICE, TEA, &c. always at LowEsT MARKET IP RIOEs. TOBACEO SNUFF & CIGARS we buy direct from Manufacturers, ena bling youto buy at one profit. A cum plete stock of FURNITURE always onhand and sold at pricre tosnit the times. (ur goods areal! bought an: sold for CASH therefore, having no ri«« to run,we sell at a close margin. Respectfully, 8. M. SCHULTz, freenville. N.O Professional Cards. R. D. L. JAMES, Otc DENTIST, GREENVILLE, N. ©. J. L. FL? MING FLEMING TTORNEYB-AT-LAW, GKEENVILLE, M. C. s@ Practice in all the Courts. J. H. BLOUNT. Brous), & ..'C. LATHAM MARRY SKINNE [ ATRAM & SKINNER, AtTrTrorneys-4T-Law, GREENVILLE. N. C. we THOS. J. JARVIS. ALFK. L. 6.0 JARVIs & BLOW, ATTORKNEYS-AT-LAW, GREEN VILLE, N.C ew Practice i. vilthe Courts. John E. Woodard, F.C. Harding, Wilson, N.C. Greenville, N.C OODAKD & HARDING, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Greenville, N. C- Special attention 5 n to collections and ootaheunent of claims. Barbers. i = AMES A. SMITH, TONSORIAL ARTIST. GREENVILLE, N.C. ASHIONABLE BARI BR. ies a - LOOAL DIRECTORY. Sureoeiik Mee ieee 4 FOR COUNTRY. cusTOMERS. Seema 13 eet eas : . oo PRP CPT Toy YA Mrs. Mary A. “Livermore is a wom- apg Si of Busi oe COUNTY OFFICERS. | yn revered alikeim ber family .audj: ness. sf ‘There is an éstablis neighborbeod,: -yet. ber: greatness Chicago that’’employs” “nearly. 300 Saperior Court Cler ore? A. ee does not always appeal to a certain sherid, Rift! Y | small bay who belonged tom tamily| in oltre watt ort Register of Deeds, W. M. King. residing in the vicinity. He was jdoes_ not, carry a dollar's worth, of. ; Treagarer, J. L. Littlew: one day found by his sister swinging’ stock." suid 'ipistkaktor® Heading: 2 atl. ? on the gate. When she rep nded ee Cofoner, Dr. c. OPH. Laughing- him for doing what he was. orbidden| the Exposition eity.. ‘Not ee aca ouse. the irreverent. youth > remarked: ae | it sent out no less than 500,000 circu: |, Surveyor, | don’t cae for you,’ “as ma, ss pa, | lars. to prospective customers. It is Commissionerg—C. Dawsen, chm’n,} nor the ox, nor the ass, or ‘bnything merely . purchasing agency for per- ee Se Leonidas Fleming, T. K. Keel, Jesse L. that’s anybody’ a" Obj: Willy!” eons living outside of the city who | Tar ‘ = Smith and 8S. M. Jones. exclaimed the shoclsed little girl, need articles and do not find it con: Ly boro | 4 Sup’t. Health, Dr.W, H- Bagwelk T] ‘‘do you know who wrote those ‘venient to buy them 4p. person, The) cy Rocky Mt. : | 4. ot ox . ecneern will buy anything for any-| Ly Wilson - Sup’t. County Home, J. -"‘W* Bovieh.-} words “you use so? ‘Don't care,” body, uccording to a ‘well-arranged | Lv Selma, ee wee Ye Pod . ” ” wr - 4, ‘ M % tT in ; ’ TN ee ae pee ae 5 wees * jp io 4 pe : & ye i ; ae P pe . a Leet 2 # oe i i i P , - : a “teat y . He preety re 4 $y ¢. 9 sepa cd : tia F anes ~~ , ie 4 2 Tint a al a 4 ie a eo + APA Y ; % 44 sees 3 : qi hy 8 i ll ‘Mrs: Livermore, I Siok Board Edncation—J. R. Conglelon,| V5 the reply.’ “Mrs: svstem, Allthe customer has to do}Lv Fay'treyiif 3 ee chm’n, F. Ward gud R. C. ‘papaon. s’pose.”’—Boston Home Journal. af to send a description of the,artiele Ar. Florence PY bo} too Sup’t. Pub. Ins, w. HL. Ragsdaie. The Human Vette. : ‘wanted and the amount | he is, willi ng |. Sh *, _ to pay for it, and it is gotten by an ea te | * Mrs. Milward Adams, of Chicago, agent of ‘the detablishtent wand [ml B totes ‘TOWN: OFFICERS. is lecturing on the possibilities 6f shipped to him at oneé. ' cc —— “gx Mayor, J. L. Fleming. the human voice. She divides the| ‘Suppose, for instance, a man in Ly Wied : Clerk, G. E. Harris. voice into six tones, from the toneja remote town wants an overcoat Of |v Gobistero a es of power and command down to that/ blue cloth, with a velvet collar, for | Lv Magnolia Treasurér, J, 5. Saith, ~ of ‘contentment, peace “and happi-| which he will pay $10. He sends his ‘Ar w mings Bi Police—W. B. James. chief, T. R.| ness.” According to’ Mrs: Adams, }preast and waist. measurement: and Sabie ext ae Moore, asst; J, I). Diniel, n ¥ er the difference between the American] the money to the firm; and in twenty) — TRAINS GOING ‘NOTR i ae Councilmet—J. S.' Smith.” B: ‘c.| and English voice lies mainly in the;minutes after his order is received Date Pearce, L. H. Peder, W. J. vowel, 4.4 different register used, the Eng-|the coat is bought and packed up, ‘Fat. coe A. Wilks, Dempey ulin. _|lish woman using the. upper tonesjand at the freight or express office. perry _— : sand rising cadence, baer OP na. No charge is ads to the customer, | a CHURCHES. ~~ musical in effect, while the Amer-/as the firm has an arrangement | Ly Florerce | ican voice drops from the center tone} with numerous retail mercantile es-||Lv Fay ctteville cept tour Norbias : every Sundav (¢x-| down, exhausting ‘the vocal chords|tablishments by which it gets a eer-. Ly Setma i, a tough yulorgt Mgnt. a te Prayer and producing * strident effect. tain discount off from the market}4? Wilsn ~ Billings, » pastor. Sunday >chool as 9:3 prices, and in this way makes heavy A.M. C. DsRownuwee, Sapte To the Pole by Balloon. profits. I have been told’ that the Catholic ° eo. se grit services. In the meeting ing of the Swedish |discourt. ranges all the way from 5 “5 Pruner eet eanthred eis ie Sun-| Academy of Sciences at Stockholm |to 15. per cent., so it is easy to ig i ay morning an I ev on February 18 the aeronaut, Andre, how remuneratiye the ‘business is. |, .° ~~ ( sy Lv Wilmington nw a Sy Ae clan yead a paper about his proposition|Absolute honesty characterizes ‘all Ly, Magnolia to reach the north pole by aerial | its dealings, and. consequently, very | Lv Goldsboro morning aud on Prayer Suodey navigation. He argued’ that’ the|few articles are returned by eustom: | 4T Wilson Wednesday night. Rey G ee Smith, conditions for a balloonist are most|e¢rs aS unsatisfactory.”—-Washing- pastor. “ Suigday *chol at 9750-3" BEA: favorable from every standpoint. |ton Star. B. Killington, Supt. The present highly developed tech-| | __ syrstory ©. ©. nenry Vv 18% : 7 Presbyterian. Services every, thitd| nique of aerial navigation would en- : — 29, Sunday”. moruing and pi,ht.. Prayer| able a balloon rising at Spitzbergen t oi seat —_ ort r~ Wilaon meeting }wésday night Rev. R. W.|in the early summer to take advyan- Own p po: eT cece Mt Hines, pastor. Sunday School at 9:30)... of the warm aerial current tion on King’*Henry Vill. It read ; A. M. B. D. kvaus, Sup’t ORE | 5 rial current! 4. féllows: ‘King Henry 8.was the ‘Tarho blowing northward ati this season, Ar ‘Tarboro greatest widower that ever. lived.|1,y Tarboro Lopes. |. 7 pasar eer bm trip across the: vet He was born at Annie Domingo, .in| Ly Rocky Mt Fike U fe bees ic regions in about! i4 year 1066. - ‘He had 510 wives be-/ Ar weldon_ Covenant Lodge "W6.17. I. ‘0.0, F,| thirty days. He extimates . tha ea» sides children. The first was. be- “Train on Seotland Neck Braven Romy meets every Tuesday aaa Dr. Ww. H tire expense of his voyage at about ‘ Weldon 8.40 p, ma. Halifax 4° — ek cal a oe thirty-five, Phomnagpe folere: _— headed and s wotind a oo nt pega palace faite seotland N Neck at sat pr 96 tA. F. & A. PO Ps: Che “Si wae Bs ower w.. Greenville 6 a7 gb. Gabi. | ae - Mone meets ay Ycuied gt nday nights “To ‘Suddenz ave succeeded tothe throne by his great- p.m. Returning, ? aéaves Kin sa : w. : M. King, w. M ° sal grandmother. © the benutiful + ‘Mary 4: 10.5 Greenvil'e ‘8 92 a. ™. pene _ He—Dear Clara, wilt et be my Queen of Scotts, ‘sometimes: ealled | Halifax at 11:00 poten m., Weidon 11.20 am — i wife? Lady of the Lake“or the Liy of the) laily except Suis | ‘ “SheHarry, I bave tried every ed Minstrel. "Exchange. saetc [| ‘Trainsen achulgton Branch leave brin a toa ro- oceania W ashinets (Ay te By "Trivers arme!e« rh of, es ea i yor a ap 3,40 are 960; returning Oi, BA) d} ie ee eg Felting Sages, 2s by. Electricity. 2 lenves “arbors 4.50 p: m., Parmele 6.1") lo. m,, arrives A aushingtou 7.35 p. Mais “ctpreés are!now felled-toa considat | Daily «xeept Sunday. Connects with — \able extent ‘by electricity. ° A> plat: | trains on Seotl nd Neck. Branch. . ; {nati ‘Wire heated: white: hot ‘bythe Trap leayer farbot ‘ss 5 ‘ apg eee SF das, at ** Pg. : carie © fe Op. Sh arrive “3.00 6m ) ‘20 a . 520 ra m. | Returning teaves Plymouth daily except the |Sundey, 5.80 a. m., fpr 9.39 4 ™. mtiarrive farberu 10.25 a. Mm one 11.25 | R. he oar, HJ. KENT Y, Gn? Min ger 7, M. EMERSON, Ts fe Macnee 4 ~ : Voli ivetao's 3. ‘ate A bf. moon impasse for cm ‘to avoid aed LA. : ov og 2 gd anc t; but ; Hedreate Pax 6 cable 6 Bi not answer you st once: k | ae oP iiacade rst-Clase Wo rk. “| time. T tadabet S01 sito = “is only é. a: +i SOO 2 (ss ee ere ON? YOUR ATTENTION a ERY 8 60 —this season. Our Stock of — |. S-H.O.E-5, —AND. Ladies & Childrens ~ SLIPPERS! i Aa een oo a seat oe come and see for et ee papell, : : J.B. CHERRY & Co. The Place to Sell your ELOBACCO THE Silks at 333 per yard at Lang's. Mr. J. T. vano had some ae- paragus Satar day. . Large congregations at the churches yesterday, Don't torget to hand your subscription tolthe carrier. The river is atil) rising and is as macdy as we ever saw it. The wet weather still koe pe} farmers delayed in their work. Cotton. Seed Meal at the Old Brick Store. Today is Easter Monday and in many towne 188 general holi- day. Easter Sunday was not a pretty day, but a few new bonnets ven- tured out. Laces in all styles and qualities at Lang’s. The town a are al ing « well placed on o the sidewalk near 8. E. Penaer’s sture. Noruine sur «He Best —For “Best in the World” Flour, best Cheese, go to J. 8. Smith & Co. fervices in the Baptist church’ parente, to-night at 8 o’eiock. “As though God did beseech you by us, we pray you, in Ubrist’s be ye recon to God.”——2 Cor. 520. { her sister, Mrs. W- B. Burgess. spent today in town. Mr. J. W. PRED TA left this morning. Mr ‘Frank Wooten left to-day for Jones county. Mr. J. H. Blount is attending court at Tarboro. Mr. J. W. Wiggins has retarn- ed‘to Rocky Mount. Miss Bettie Johnston is visiting relatives in Greene county. Mr. B. B. Cramp, agent of the Richmond Zimes, is in town. y night. Miss Laura Garris is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. CO. Edwards. We regret to learn that the condition of Mr. W.S. Rawls is very serious. Mrs. W. H. White is visiting her father, Mr. Sylivant, is Greene courty- Mr. T. F. Whitley, of Parmele and Miss Dora James, ot Grindool will be married Wednesday. Mr. D. B. Evans returned from Newberne Saturday, where he has been attending the N- C. Presbytery. Miss Ellie Smith, who has been spending a few days with her returned to to..achool wal Tarboro to-day. Miss Rosa Arthur, of Vance- boro, returned home yesterday, after spending several weeks with arrived in town Saturda Mr. 0. L. Whichard, of Nor- folk, has been spending a fow days with his ripen HE 24 _ ee ee > Meee W. Re W Surprised? Of course you are, one Mr. J.N. Gormen,of Richmond] =: z . a ee Petty? Tt 3 SPRING SALLET. : LENT AFTERMATH. ” A ee Be SS A EW Ais 3 = / Youmans IS CALLED 10 THE ELEGANT A Few Fresh Sprigs Plucked by Ee- The Season is Over but People Con- er rere ross —LINE OF — fiector Reporters. Te ae Lent is over. O ! Piatis aka ei a o" Ce. prin ce ‘C..T. MUNFORD, Ae t Door.to Bank.