GREENVILLE, N. “é G. N [OVEMBER 19, 1896. Attractions: airaaohe for this week New Dress Goods, Storm _Overcoats. Fine Olott Shoes, Hats, WHERE? cas) eee por = CHOCOWINITY, N. C. Nov. 16, "96-| Ms. EpDIror :— Perhaps [ can give the Tobac co Department of the ReF.EcToR a bit of curious lore.. In a recent extensively engaged iu the cul- ture of tobacco. bat fur some un lexplained cause gavo up tLe in- dustry which was never. renewed until recent years- The cause was this, Eastern Carolina was a :|part of the Virginia Colony. and Jall of the tobacco raised in this lgection was required to be ship- ped through the ports of Vir- ginia. The authorities of ihat {Colony picked out ail the bess to- bacco of the tarmers of this sec- tion and shipped it to Eugland as Virginia tobacco returning to the Carolina. farmers onl per-cert. of, the props, ‘while they on the hands of the farmers as 89 much crystallized hard labor at- ‘You can gain more informa i: n on this point from certain pon- derdas volumes in the possession of Mr: Alex Blow, of Greenville. I send this because I know Mr. Olthus Joyner 1s desirous of such quaint and ola facts about the in- dustry he has so successfully made his vocation. , Very truly, Wa. 8S. Bernard. ~ Cangbs a Swan. _— Ex- Representative I. K. With erington, ofS. .. Creek © “how- ship, told as onda. night. | ee he hoe a tl ike > swan. - gone 8 oa ni travel fell by iia ‘wayside. “Mr. “Witheringten says tte fowl has proved a Breet it cusiosity in the ueighborbood. _ ‘Kavthet large lot of pinniond fed Ink, best. writing flaid mandes and WHY THEY STOPPED. edition it was stated that in Cob! onial days Eastern Wareliva was) “a small|j-— Lang leade'in Children, Misses, Ladies Cloaks, {rejected the poor lesf: leaving: it|}} ; terly wasted. | FRANI ba. utNTd I NSHNG (0008, “GREEN VILLE, x C sj , =’ > - tae : ; eee eae c= 7. = * i ; 5.2 eso 8 ss a ee a S28 S% ghia Pes Ce ee : cs : +, x * Eh eae = : |\Autumn Oar ana Pouthand d Age... LOAKS for the Voues. {f LOAKS for the Matured. LOAKS for the Aged. ee on g.. | We have: penton for them all. RAPS for © LAE RAPS for watchw words of thee’ | finter. Se younger SE orgetting the younger) > 4 ate Brie eee Re a ee x & ae Jica-Bachionables 7. Say COtegs ” e: RAPS for Staid. mitigate, il altel in, pleasing their COME AND » barday: : eee alone is not in evidence. all lal el eae Fasnionable people have no difficulty : 7 abundant stock. If one style doesn’t ~“suit, a hundred others stand npes _ “order of their showing. | fancies from our eRe, LANG. The University of Noth Gator: beat the A. & M. College of Virginia in a game of foot ball at Charlotte’-on Sat- Which coliege had te best NewiiThe best hey is Proctor Knott, sold by 8S. M. Schultz. Try a 24 Ib bag. It is about1ime for some. one else to start building. Things begin to look a litt’e OF every week. © 'dall if a new bengal dors not start at : Sal Chrysanthemum Tea, 4 The young ladies~of-the Beis tist. church are preparing fora chrysanthemum tea which they will give Wednesday night in the store next dour to Pender’s. They say it is going to be: ope BoE | Subscription 25 cents per Month. | Entered as second-class mail matter. SUNDAY) The Virgivia caatibaathaxy yield ed the State a revenue of $51,000; during the last fiscal year. The Manufacturers’ Lecord is authority for the statement that} the finest State exhibit of woods _ at the Atlanta Exposition, is that/ presented by North Usrolina. ee naneneneeaenemene A man who wanted to learn what profession he would have his son enter‘pat him in a room/PFesent these with a Bible, an apple, and a dol lar bill. If be found him when he returned readi=g the Bitle, he would make a clergyman of him ; if eating the apple, a farmer; and _if interested in thé dollar bill, ‘a banker. When he returned he found the boy sitting on the Bi ble, with the dollar bill in his pocket and the apple almost de voured. He made a politician of him. North Carolina has many things that commend it to the hounie- seeker, the manufactarer, the far- mer, the merchant and the capi- talist To the home-seoker, ‘a residence in a delightfal climate; to the farmer, cheap lands aad a diversity of productions; to the business man, channels of com merce and trade in aimo:t every locality; to the capitalist, sate and conservative investments and the ofa risein valaes in the near future. To all good cit- izens a hearty welcome, just laws, an economical administration of the various branches of govern ment, and kind and considerate treatment— Henderson Gold Leaf eration Aboat three feet of the top of ‘s residence last Sunday morvirg and fell to the 0 examination Mr. that iwo of hix we'll get there Ly aod by I j | What’s 18¢ in growlin® "bout the * ; day or a ? We'll ail get howe if the heart je beatin’ right! So, never miud the bliszard—there is _ stil a brighter sky. ‘Aad we'll strike 4 warmer climate, and we'll get there by and by !—At- lanta Constitution, Fn Speaking of the newly-organ- ized “Nersh Carol.na Prison As sociation,” ; ‘objects to thé ‘use Of the term “onfortunates” to describe con- 'victed criminals, and ,oes on to very practical thoughts : In the first place convicts are not unfortunates; they sre crim- inals. A man who commits crime rvea to suffer. * * * What shall’ we say of this new orgau- ‘zation in the name of “trae re- ligion set to music,” in behalf of eut and out criminals? Do the promoters of it really think that con victs ought to baye eiderdown quiits, ‘electric conveniences, and meals ..to order? Would they have the conyict enjoy peniten- tiary Tifet * * * What is a penal ‘institution t What is a beuitentiary, anyway? It is a place of punishment not a re formatory. Tlie convict, the law- breaker, ‘has forfeited his civil rights. The penitentiary is not to reform hiaw, bat to punish. It will do to sit down and think on these things-—Charlotte O6- fn Patronize the man that adver- tises. You do not visit your. neighbor unless asked t., and do not attend a wedding “wr party withont an. inyitatiou;theu why storekeeper without an invitation? Bay of the live, go ahead’ busi- you to come in and see him, but what is popular in his fine goods.—Ex. Choice supply of fresh Grocer _jies, Fruits and Canned Goods, s the Biblical Recorder} 7 ness man who not only invites| | 1895, Nov. 24th—Sunday before Adyent, Snow Hill, §. Barnabas. © Nov.z8&th—'l hursday, Farmville, Em- manuel, Dec. lst—I1st Sunday in Advent, noir county, Holy Inuocents. Dec. Srd—Tuesday, E. P., Kinston, 8S. Mary’s. Dec. Gth—Friday, E. P., Sehool House £~- Dec-8th—2nad Sunday in Advent, ¥. P. Pitt county, S. John’s. © Dec. 8th—2nd Sunday in Advent, EP., Pitt county] 3. Michzel’s. Le- Dawson’s Dec. 10th—Tuesday. E. P., Gre en- ville, 8. Paul’s. Dec. 13th—Friday, Vanceboro, 8S. i‘aul’s. Dec. 15th—3rd Sunday in Advent, M. P., Beaufort county, Zion church. Dec. 15th—3rd Sunday in Advent, Eg. P., Washingtoa, 8. Peters. Dec. 17th—Tueaday, Chocowinity, Beaufort county, Trinity Chapel. Dec, 19th—Thursday. E. P., ilton, S. Marti.‘s. Dec, 22nd—4th Sunday in Advent, Gatesville, 5. Mary’s. Dec. z5th—Christmas Day, county, 8S. Peter’s. Dec. 26th—Thursday, Fest. 3, Ste- phen, E. P.. Murfresboro, 8. Barnabas. Dec. 23th—Spnday after Christmas, M. P . toxe-bel. 8S. Mark’s. ‘Dec. 2%th—S mday after Christn as, FE. P., Woodvilie, Bertie county, Grace Church. Dec. 3ist—Tue uay. Thomas. 1806, . Jan. Ist--Wednesday, Fest. of the Cirealation. E. P., Plymoath, Grace harch. Jan. 8rd—- Friday, church of the atyent. “M. P.—Morning Prayer. E. P.— Evening Prayer. Hvly Commumtion at all Morning Services: The Children Catechized when practicadle. The Vestries will please be prepared tv mcet the Bishop. teriugs to b Missions, Ham- Gates Windsor, 5. W illia meto n, LY 0. EL. JOYNER. Tops.—Green.... ...-...+1 to ° Bright............- 4to oe Red.=...,.. é ..3to4 Luae—Common. <= es 7“ to 6 ns ae Se” See 19 té1s CUTTERS — Common... ....6to li Good..... ,...12$ to 20 “ Fine.... deswra «00 8T Cotton and Peanut, Below are Norfolk prices of cotton | and peanuts for yesterday, as furnished by Cobb Bros: &: Gonmission Mer- } chants of Norfek : COTTON. Good Middling 8 7-16 Middling. : 83 Low Middling 7 L.i-stt God Ordinar 7 Tone y PEANUTS. Prime . 24 a Prime 3 Spanish $1 be Tone—easy. Greenville Market. Corrected by S. M, aia Putter, per lb 6 to 25 Western Sides 6to7 Sugar cured Hams 12 to 13} Corn 4) to Gv Corn Meal 50 to 64 Flour, Family 4.00 to 4-50 Lard 54 to 10 Oats 4U to 50 com ies ‘to Salt per Sack 85 to 1 75 Ch ns ii 123 to 20 Eggs per 12¢ to 15 Boemes: per . ys 20 — Ne sme se Seatac: setenv nas J. L Starkey & Co. '—AGENTS FCk THE— CITY ELEGTRIG LAUNDRY, WILMINGTON. N. C. This Laundry does the finest work - be South, and prices. are. low... for Diocesan | make shipments eyery ‘nesday. | Bring vour work to our store on Monday an t will be forwarded promptly. Prices furnished on application: . intrude apon the privacy of ui) . educates and keeps you posted on| Pr el’ D. 8. Smith's. a —. Condensed Schedule. ~*~ ‘TRAINS GOING SOUTH, Dated. Hotel MRS. DELLA GAY, Proprietress Convenient to depot and te the'to- bacco warehouses. Best and highest reenville. Splendid mineral water. location areund FRATES GO Ss Boome large andcomfortable. Table Dated Znla 7a ri tied with 1 the best the market af Oct. 6th Salis sts ards. 1895. ZAIlA AS erms reasonable. e A. M.|P.M I N Ly Floretce 8 15) 7: J. F. K G, Ly Fayetteville} 10 55 Tr : MLE NERY, SALE AND FEED Ar Wilk n. 1 20 : a | < = STABLES. = | ZA MR ee ' 4het ree’ On Fifth Street near Five Abu se Witestnaaeet 2 35 Points. Lv polia | 10 56). Ly Goldsboro | 12 06; ~ Passengers carried to any ges ee aoe Fiore at reasonable rates Good |). abd wnt pr, Ga, orses. Comfortable Vehicted: E nS Bs = : $3 1s = : 3A oa Barbers. = Pp. M. P. MIP. M,| gAMES | M Ly Wilsen AL 37 11 87| 10 32 J m interes ARTIST, ‘Ar Rocky Mt 335 12.07) 11 16)° GREENVILLE, N. 0. Ar Tar 4 “@ Patronage solicited. v Tareore BERT EDMUNDS, Ly Rocky Mt | 2 33 12 07 a FASHIONABLE BARESBE. ~ Ar Weldon 12: 55 |SEUnder Opera House, Crain on Scotian Neck Branecp Road) Gentlemens U Halifax 4.00 sad Neck at 4.55 p ba Benes 7.85 ' nstoa 7.20 Arriyine sees Fialitax at 11:00 a. ™., Weldon 11.20 am | Lt paves: Weldon ae P. mM.» . : & @., ee nv L .™m., “3 tetural a: 6 sen ville ‘laily except Suandav. BS ere Washnigton trauch | 7.00 a, m-, arrives P. — er “rebur' nit aren? i 240 Pp -ota.. Tarboro 9:50; leaves ‘Tarboro 4.50 p. ™ . Lot ene op Sete anday =i ate oaeae ee DLY. NE oe aw.) B Bupiosies 7,367 7,85, Peli “Special attention given to Gieahint ~ i Socotra jor the Ten: Per, ‘Genie: ou: on Bega e 50 - cnties ' 3, it ‘all be re- ‘ae containing a finger and several| Ee enter, wi-h credit, SAM. Ms — AND MERCHANTS BUY their year’s supplies will find thelr te interest to get our prices befere chusing elsewhere. Ouretock iscomp ote o allits branches. .. FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAK RICK, TEA, &c. always ut Lowgst ¥Y ABREET PRIVEs TOBACEO SNUFF & CIGARS slete stock of -FURNITURE. siyaysanband and sold st orices tusa Our prety » r CASH therefore, in to’tun, We bell at a close margin. = = 3. M. epee eeiat NC Tee ee Ce! OF “ a The next session of this School will begin on. MONDAY, SEPT. 2108, and centinue for ten mon The course entbrates usually taught in an Academy. ‘Terms, both reasonable. busiriess, by taking» the © course alone... pursue a higher course,. this guarantees thorough Preparation to Carolins .or the State University. moderate ability taking a course with present standard. © Neither time por work will be spared to make 53, aa aoe wish. * culare. THOS. 5S sa oak ee mo <2 < = _| [se Practice i all the Coarts " : 1 pers & FLEMING! ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, | je Practice | in'all the outs. PORK SIDES & SHOULDERS a we buy direet from Manufacturers, ena |g 7) | bling you te Pex Abene prolit. A vel vOut eaten De tne branched for tuition and beard Boys weil fitted and Ge ee ir ate academ Where they wish . te scliool. any College in ned __. [as will: be aided Ju smaking strasge-| ee ments to continue in the higher schools. | |: "Dhe discipline will be “kept ‘at ‘ite atiention ‘nor this scnool: ade | or. ad. = * acy S se ARVIS %& BLOW, ATTORNEYS-AT-LA. GRERNVILLE, N.C GKEEN VILLE, NO. ee <- e: ime Sah L. C. LATHAM. HARRY SKINNER | - ATHAM & SKINNER, ‘ Arrorweys-aT-Law meaieadl VILLE. N. Co John E. Woodard. F.o Harding Wilson, N, C. Greenville, 8 ee JOODARD & HARDING, ee ATTORNEYS AT-LAWs Ep, Pe Greenville, N. Special attention given to cotleetlone and settlement of clatom. oar Cheap Excursion Rates — a SS a ATL: : | A, GA. ae . Sept. 15th, to Dec. 31st., 1895, The Atlantic (Coast Line Through Pullman Palace bpuite Sleepiog cams beewers: wow, Yerk and — Atlanta Ga. via n0 Petersburg, | Wel : 4 ville, lorence, TY EMERSON, B. H. Me Moen Fe ort. nWilmingeor ae NC asia crac” | ilm ans refers tc 1108e-who have recently: lett eae |itg wall “or the. truthfulness of» ‘this Any venta ee with character ‘and 7 i = areives 833 A. M. Gates ‘ rriyes 6:37 P. M. arrives 9:50 4 North Bound F M. leaves 10:10 A. South Bound M.. leaves 2:15 P. Steamer Myers arrives from Wash ngton Mondsy, Wednesday and Friday eaves for Washingtou ‘Puosda y, Thurs and Saturdav. arrives 2:00 P. te Choice ,:! 3} bk «i ise) Grocer ies, Fivite rid Caenucd Geis, 8 D. 8. Smith's. . Linvite you to inspect my beaatiful —NEW STOCK OF— CLOTHING, DRY GOODS, SHOES, Gents Furnishing Goods I will be mighty giad to wait on you and show to you my stock. You will be surprised to hear my Low Prices that I reduced since I bought my Low Tariff goods. 1 will give the bencfit to you just to build me up a trade ie Geestotiin. N.C. Be sure to come to see me for these rhe Ballore Clothing Store M. FREDLANDER, Prop. JOEL PATRICK, COTTON -;- BUYER, GRIFTON, N. C. vest in the largest, eidest and «!rongest . PROPER NOUNS. Tense, Potential Mood. Jesse Spe ght went to Parmele today. L. | Moore went to Norfolk to-day. ¢ Mrs B. D. Evans went to Tarboro this morni: g. J.H. Biount left this morning for Baitimore. l.. BH. Pender preshetyiesesse. Mon- day evening. W. B.. Brown and tuniiy went to Norfolk today. 4 Col. Harry Skis ner sturned esiie Monday evening. John Gay, a little son of Mrs. Dell” Gay, is quite sick. E. W Smith, of Rocky Mount, speat to-day wn the Greenville market. Frank Wilson spent iast night io Kinsten and retarned this morning. A. Ward and “Mayor BD. C. Moore, ef bethel, were here Mon: ay evening. Sherif R. W. King left this morn- ing for Pamlico county to take a p.is— oner. N. BR. Bowman, ot Lynchburg Va., one of the largest tobacco wrapper buyers known to the trade, spent to- day on the Greenville market. a We are General Commission Merchants —and headquarters for— LIFE, : FIRE : AND : ACCIDENT INSURANCE f you wish to place your Insurance in the hands of the best Old Line Compa- nies call tosee us. If you wish to in- company in the world, let us place you in the Grand Old MUTUAL LIFE OF NEW YORK Where there is unity there is strength next to hardware store, Very traly. Will be in ———— day and Azden Bridey of WHITE & SPEIGHT,|* WEES ER pres. Sung in the Key of G‘”—Join the Chor of Readers. Charlotte is building a crematory. | From this day on our Children, Boys, Youths and Mens Ciocth ing will be sold 15 per ct. leas than New York cost at Lang's. There was a race out at the track this afternoon between borses belonging to | Dr. Warren and W.H. Harrington. Those who buy Groceriesof me once are Sure to come again. The reason is I keep nice, fresh goods. D. 8. Smairu. Mr. Schults, what new goods have you? Oarrs. New Ycrk and Monantain Roll Batter, Buckwheat prepared P. R. Molasses, Oat Fiakes, Dried Apples, Caiifornia Prunes und Raisins cleaned Cur- rents, etc- The Best Day Yet. This has been one of the hveli-~ est davs on the Greenville tobac- co market we eyer saw. There was more tobacco here and it ay- eraged up better in quality than apy one day's offerings” the mar- ket hus previously had. The fine weather has given the farmers a good opportunity to handle their tobacco end they are giving the It made no difference which house bad first or last sale today— each warehouse crowded every foot of space it could command and ther there was load after load that ceuld not get ou the sale at eith- er house. Thonsands of pounds bad to be stored in the prize houses tor another day. This week is gving to show the largest sales record te markot ever bad. So mach for having a good mar- ket and lett::¢ the world know it. The market grows better all the time. Our office is iocsted on Main street, UNTHIDN GREENVILLE, N. C. warehousemen all they can do. | ghts torn an thin Pave to tay *| this winter for tue comfort of yourself and family tarn your toquaiye toward - store ot . When your to the many, that vow Ries weoes _Furnish-_ ing Goods, : Shirts, styles and kinds, epee. Rugs Foot Mats, Mattinys, Flooring and Table Oil Cloths, Lace Cur- tains, Curtuin Poles and Fixtures, a Valises, Hand Ba 3, and a stock — of FURNITURE that will sur- © prise and delight you both .as to qualit Yi and price, Baby Car- riages, y Groceries, Flour, San sagging ” Su os ee Molasses, coe a cs, Peanut Sacks and Twine. We buy