saline cae “ VOY ge 4101 4.1 ps nue D. J. WHICHARD, Editor and Owner. TRUTH IN PREFERENCE 70 FICTION. TERMS,: 25 =o a Vol. 3. GREENVILLE, N. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1896. - as - GE 3 Zitz % “2 JL 4eE WP ee 2 or ’ oO. ‘ } ; ve ‘ EARLY SPRING. “ARRIVALS IN ey a eaceane one a ‘ @e a@re@ leva. AA aC) on BP + pe oe rf \. 4 a0 » ac) . AC) le) 7 wh ae Oey Wy) ANY 206 egogeg a ur 18) GOW ITY TC and Just in and they lovely. Nothing has ever been here to touch it. THE LADIES ELH Displayed on middle ~» front counnter. « Ea ae to ohahd la afte SAUh jae iI Ad vy pitt tn mn sia ‘reat | reductions on other goods to make room for spring Boots i are | i we ' hs ‘ |NEXT DQOR BANK, din ‘MAL ae! cA Val ‘ — mone! bs | Bed ae eae eeioide ¥ of nario} COMMISSIONER’S MEETING. Gherxvit ee Feb. 3 and 4, 1896. The Board of Commissioners for Pitt county met these dates, present -C. Dawson, chairman, Leonidas Fleming, | Jesse L Smith, S M Jones and T E | Keel. The following orders for paupers were issued: Martha Nelson 200, H D Smith 2 00, Nancy Moore 2 50, Susan Briley 2 50, Lucinda Smith 1 50, Henry Har- ris 250, Kenneth Henderson 3 00, Eliza Edwards 1 50, Carlos Gortiam 2 00, J H Bibb 2 00, Henry Dail 2 00, Sam and Ann Cherry 400, Fannie Tucker 200, Alice. Corbett 3.00, Easter Vines 150, Winifred Taylor 6.00, Winnie Chapman 1 50, Polly Adams 1 50, Mrs J. -W > Crisp 2 50, Jas Long 7 00, Edwin Haddock 1 50, Matilda Thomas 2 00, Chas Joyner and wife 3 00, Genl Harris 12 00, Hannah Dupree 1 50, Lucinda Peel 2 00, Cul- len Thigpen 5 00, Sarah A Bright 1 50 | Sallie Due 200, J O Proctor 250 Alex Venters 150, William Boyd 150, Jason Parker 2 00, Elizabeth Garris 1 00. Orders for general county purposes were issued as follows: - WR Parker 13 50, D D Haskett 10 30, John Flanagan B Co 10 25, W M Hight 1 55, R Green 1 10, John S Boss 1 05, J W Smith 15173, W T Hart 7 40, J W Perkins 7 95, J L Elks 22 04, J W Smith 1 80, Harriett Robbins 2 57, W H Cox 105, R W King 450, J L Little 607 85, Dr B Chears 1 95, J R Overton 115, R L Nichols I 45, H T King 1472, § T Hooker 1 05, R W King 1 45, W a1 Tripp 2327, David Braxton 4 00, Johu Nobles 1 60,E A Moye 7 25,H B Turner 100, J H Cobb 2 45, R W King 8800, R W King 10 40, J D Bullock 4 30, R. W King 130 00, B D Beach 19 60, EC Spier 552, R W King 29 50, B § Sheppard 33 50, A L Harrington 1513, Council Dawson 4 00, C J O’Hagan 57 80, E A Moye 111 16, RW King 57 40, J D Cox 1 50, C M Bernard $6 90, A L Har- rington .05, Wyatt Jones .95 4 V Me- Lawhorn 1 90, J A Lang 7 47, WH Ross 3 75, L B Mewbern 2.95, D C Smith 5 40, Town of Greenville 2 65, W B Moore 2 87, R L Nichols 1 59, Woodie McLawhorn 3 30, H B Turne: .65, Luke Hemby 215, N R Corey 1 07, Jesse Branch 205, R L Joyner 1 75, John Flannagan .60, A.‘ D. Hill 119, J J Perkins, 5 87, Richard Wil- liams .974, Wiley Pierce 1 25, D C Barrow 105, J B Bulloak = .96 B F Tyson & Co 13787, J A Ling 22.95, R M Starkey 64 55, Greenville Lumber Co 107 29, A B Garris 1 39, Jarvis & Blow 75 00, F W Brown 9 25, F W Brown 26 75, W M King 23 36, $!M Jones 8:30, T E Keel 3.70, L Peming 5 25, Jesse L Smith 280, C Dawsou 5 80, J A Lang 1 99. B. F. Smith with whom the Board | contracted on October 7th,18995 to build vault inthe court: house and~ to furnish thabaine with ‘metalli¢ (futmiture, hav- ing completed the same and, upon in- spection by ‘the Board it appearins that the work had been done according to nirape the Board ithereftpon issned to im four ‘county orders each for the sum Ua! in iv this date = en re iAVdi.e, two, three and-four youre, from date. ()) For Swift. Crdeke dod \ Odhbetithea Stock baw) AF Pittmam, 12.00, J W McLawhorn 8 00, WH Sumrell 15 00, W C Burney 14 00, RR Jackson 10- 00,0 Dalwoit 4 duphiia Man Por @ aad Ma Ale WNIBe ii 14 D.C , Moore sand others fori pwhlinyad:| iW Bethel! township was granted, The amouit of $5 was deducted from the taxes of E. D. Braxton, the tol | same being listed and paid by W H White in 1895. The sum of $2 was refunded H. C. Turnage for poll tax he being a resident . of Edgecombe county. Redmond Wooten was released from the payment of taxes on sixty acres of land in Pactolus township the same be- ing listed and paid by Peter Spell. The followiug persons were exempt from the payment of poll tax for the year 1895. Chicod township—James Sutton Louis H Worthington. Farmville township.—Alfred Moore. Belvoir township.—Bynum Teel. Chicod township.—Greene Wilson. The following persons were allowed license to retail liqaor : Greenville township—W L Cobb, E M Cheek. Pactolus township—Little and Sat- terthwaite. Beaver Dam township—J H Cobb. The tollowing persons were allowed § pe to list their taxes for 1895: Greenville township—C M Jones, S 2 2¢ inarnnte-niratnattticite es ae eh mn ht tnt tn A mn nti else ti 9 % & Unpleasant, but a" Sometimes. Necessary. al Necessity makes every. business. man. mar as ptives somistrct. gna ahat isn't . ya er pleasan am in sucha now... few more Suits of Clothes than I want nd have 8 make a wonderful reduction for the next three weeks. Alldepartments receiving the benefits. Don’t delay, but come now. ‘le at ia ym a W Erwin, James A Sutton, Mack Jenkins, Thad Hyman... . Swift Creek towuship—J R Smith, Junins Quinerly, Dave Moore, Bryant Smith, J R Smith, Walter Harris,John Mewborn, Adam Moore, W D Joyner. Chicod township—Mrs F C Saun- ders, Mrs L C Worthington. Belvoir township—N W_ Stancill, John § Smith, ag’t for Alex Hardy, John S Smith agt for Mrs Margarett Hardy. Bethel township—W J Manning. Pactolus township—W R Shade. The committe appointed to examine the books and accounts of the several officers made their report which was filed. board notify the parties who are indebt- ed to the county for the hire of convicts to appear here the first Monday in March and show cause why they should not pay the amount due by them. It was ordered that the Register of Deeds have the premises around the Court House cleaned and fenced. Bad Behavior, It is useless to say thatthe audience in the Opera House, Friday night, was very much annoyed by the misbehavior of a tew boys. In the most sacred and impressive parts of the programme they showed an utter want of appreciation and restraint.) ‘Suea conduct was any- thing but creditable to the boys. Fun Ahead. Professors, Laflia and, Duly are in town preparing for an entertainment in the Oper: House fessional pugilists, ball ‘punching, sing- ing and dancing by reputable artists, club swinging, ete. Prof. Laflin will they can make bint throw up. the sponge, Remember the date, Wednes- day night, 12th. Tickets on sale at Wooten’s Drug Store. rte ee ant ee oem — eee Splendid Sermone—Magniscent Songs Worshippers at the Baptist eharch Sunday énjoyed two delightful, sermons by Reva. T, Betts. » His topic for the morning digcoyrge, was, from the words songs by Mr, Betts ua sistery Mrs., M. eg Thomas. Phey Bie IN Coc he Bi our people have seemof Mrs. ; | Thamaa.the morg i fii " | become wit pot er voice is simp! ‘ Sme Br 4 t ’ by CIQDowi et r a grat, being widstAlly AWeet and me id co CR aera: dious. Mr. Betts also has a very 1ich nea ih voice and sings beautifully. Tt was ordered that the Clerk of the | FRANK WILSON, THE KING CLOTHIER. stu ' 4 P, §.---Lhave areal. nuine ‘somethingh nice’ to show you.’ Gan’t il ge ang see. 1. EDR, aaa ou what it i is, b tart thing out, o\ line 0f— N ew Goods. ask ® You to ott them. Shoes, Cloth ress R. & G. Corse tn Wednesday night, NONE ABE, Quite an) elaborate programme COO. RNG will be given, consisting in bouts eS shh da wich gloves between*hocal and — pro- meet hea y weights who claim that; if Fig ‘ | ‘ Khe ' ‘ > |, it! ib) a) “Ye Shall Never Perish,” and at night); “Grieving, the ‘Holy... Spirit!” At the )@ night setvice thd von tegation tlio Lad | Sy the pleasure of; hearing) several sweet | repel they, devel ot | aa of orawilon w dw wes Or Ih w) any A YP i ESC Ua tic he ty EC dd owmbas eerie waved vie futei odd doldy oi da x I fest eC, { ‘st notihw asw tO i, ual ts YS Awl LAM orion) vi Lips ul CTtt an is Berboud Ob ot U1L6608 wlidalf of E10) oy &CO,8 waihion yt » aceaed edt ol ball algooq 1) si! deulepned Jloow roouniloodie Are’ receiving daily a handsome ip various “atyles. ad especially ng, La ae dies pecialties. ois It is to your interest see our Hole | Roods' and leatn our prices. — & TAPT. 1S a ee "y Riemets « Al, vorvnes BMY Kaiser nee Cs ton! wee : “i { De AR. LB Ape yon birystloat fail toiball om—ediegil) iG av sve Janeane “a mort aw vlan wld glet Ws Iye|, tow! prigeas : Fata ind Movie Speightiat! Fp together bie office cross thy ot nd t al rin Mr. Chas. Oobb Ch S) {buy aiid boty, NEORAT uth nape y Your wants at low- [oes er pont ch Na fet fn herb thormarketliaffdrds:) Qe . vention. (EXCEPT SUNDAY.) | me ~~ SUBSCRIPTION RATES. a 2 | One month, - -. <- «- -%# - One week... - . 10}. Beliveréd in town by carriers without extra cost. ~ Advertisng rates are liberal and can be had on oe to the editor or atJ the office. —SS avery postofiice in the.county, who, will send in brief items of NEWs as it Oocu in each neighborhood. Write plainly || and only on one side of the‘paper, Liberal Commie a tion rates paid to agents. y esas die Monpay, Fesrvary 1071, 1896. Nee — Col. William R. Morrison brands as fabrications thore stories sent out_ from Chicago, as to what he intended to-do to central the financial opinious: of the ~ linois delegation to ‘the: National Const He said: “1 have read the dispatches from Chicago, and I will say in reply that ‘I have sent no messages t0 the Democracy of Thinois » by. any: one, whomsoever, This. answerséill the assertions, and ig.as .good as a whole column of denial.” a a bi bobtroverry: that has been wink ing between the News & Observer's Darham correspondent. and Marshal O. J, Carroll terminated in a personal difficulty between Matshal Gartoll and ‘Mr. Josephus Daniels. * They mot on the streets of Raleigh, Friday, and after Cr aes some Words the “Marubal- caught Mr. 8 by the throat ard ‘threw hinv}: "No blows were passed. ‘The pial was fined $10 for making the ‘the at W @ ite soy that the con- troveany ok sugh a tut, J 7 —nrem Ex-Congressman Henaricks, ot N, Y,, who was ini Washington last week, said when asked.what he thought of the cafidition of tite Democratic party: “Oh, Democracy is all right ; that is to say, its cardinal principles are correct and The root of the tree is live nid healthy, but some excres- sure to endure. cences have developed in the, top that need lopping off. I have no doubt that the party will get back i in the old con- servative channels in. the course, of time.” a 4 ; : = é rs _ © Publicly the Republicans all pretend , to. believe that. Mr. -Harrison’s- letter}... - entirely removes him from the contest fo: the Reepattiean Presidential nomi- oe This is especially true of the the upporters of other candidates, who are rather over doing the thing i in their anxiety to, con fie t ~ If Tshould lose you, sweetheart, We desire a live eortespondent at} “EF I SHOULD LOSE YOU.” ond gloomy way, With its flowers drooped and dead, I wauld feel one sweet emotion, That would quicken love anew—> It would be that God’s own blessing Made me happy once with you! If I should lose you, sweetheart; _ And the songs-you sang to: me_ Were but the faintest echo From the land of memory, They would cling; and be my music _As in days when loving grew—~* 1 ‘would listen, and in dreaming, ~ ‘Once mere sweetheart, be with you. And the. touch of tender lips Be denied me in the tuture ~~ As the weury waiting slips, I would kiss the rose you gave me, Gave me crowned with sparkling dew, pana its fragrance would, forever, Bring sweet thoughts to me of you. 8 de, Se Te Do Our Own Manufacturing. soreness reenter a urging the Farmers’ Alliance to raise the necessary money to enable the shoe factory at Cary, cently started by that organiza- Hon tO commence operations, the Progressive Farmer says that 23, 41Q8-pairs of shoes have been shipped into North Carolina from Boston during the past mouth. Thisisa good illustra- tion of how the woney is dtained out of this State. We ship our untanned feather to the North rand buy back the finished prod- act'at an adyance of several hun~ ‘dred*per cent. and the worst of it 18 that this 1s only one of the many ways in which moneyis drain- ted frem North Carolina. When the day comes that we manufac- ture the balk of our own leather etc. ‘When we apin and weave most of the prodnct of our cotton) fields, when we stop shipping the rough lumber from our mag- nificent forests, and when we mine avd manufacture our own iron we Ir “i will bealong way toward that day of prosperity which is surely | YOU coming-to this.most..fayored com- | couwealh. —Nashville Argonaut. HAD “Use of Tyyewntors. ome LOAD et ~ OF A typewriter—the.m WOUbD mean—is sold in N or lu five minutes. . a SELL . writing there are vr) and told every ers in New Q} man you met that you had a load ot : re nome _| wood to sell, and every man you met} fi -réqnites Lod typewtle vi to properly trans- 0 the city & act their business.; But the larg- est number of typewriters under one roof in the world is in a cer- tain New York office, a bnilding |. ‘where there are 402 machines, which are required to do the work of the different tenants of the building. “Hundreds ot ma- chines are sent abroad heh ear. One peg ae ari : typebars, @ ad the fra ej tifally inlaid with -peati—_N York Letter to Rochester Post Express. f , A Cut in Coffee. For some weeks a war has been in progress between some of the big coffee houses of the country, notably Arbuckle’s on the ore hand and the Union and Levering companies cf New: York on the we" Each a: made cuts ple that theie rian'i all.’ “Buy!pr vil te out of eave it th the letter “abeofutely. meaningless, and tat it leaves Mr. Harrison. juét where he was before it was written, Weeks my ty ihe. ni : mi Jia to A ‘Haibal Mk cn Sore delegation, but might be ing upon the convention if there 4 anything like a. deadlock) in my interest ot party, harmony, Mr, " o's lef ein i ig part vd ‘th ut’ statement, and says nothing 4, , Inebort, Mr... Hartison’s letter K ag to mean, merely that he de. the! oy Py the general scteniile, |e m the chances would be against his — soelaggghiamay be J 1 Orle and it will inte eet eet hispaleaned te Saenlige ‘this terri: i rjtory to make a. bew vut of two cents per pound. presi Landma rk. | re ‘Rew persons are aware of the . nt to which the banana me pgp oularised ial in the U eke % Co. Sar here imported 16,720,127 bunches /nanas in 1896, Of which ouuitier 928,236 bunches came to Balti-} more, »637, to Boston ’ 618 to Moulins 5,088, 119 to 9 io New k iledelpt ane Sy y was ree The Batt delp hia su ot wales || everybody at once. -|gerous,” and a good newspaper. would 3 st 2 on your : fis to teke id’ Milwe to her worser half as he got home from his office in the city last Thursda ae: *What have you for dinner?” queried the husband “Well T know he is fond of fish sol bought quite a string of small river, tish, and several |! _|larger ones from the dam.” “[m not mueh at doing - honors when we have a minister at the table,” said George, “but I guess We can get through with © ‘it all right.” Half an our later they were | | seated at the table, anda blessing:| 1 had been asked by the minister. A little nervously the head of the| family begun dishing out the veg- etabiles, and: turning to the guest said: ' “Will you haye some of the lit- ‘| tie tiver fish, or would you prefer some of the dam big fish? The warning kick under the ta- ble from his wife was unneces- sar a kiew he had blundered and cold heads of perspiration started out or his forehead. “I mean”—trying to repair the error—“will you have some of the dam river fish or some of the big fish, Worse and more of it! daughter slyly pulled his coat. tail to bring him to his senses. “That is would you like some of the river fish or seme of the other dam fish ?” The deep carnation spreading over the good lady’s face didn’t mend matters, a bit, aud with a grasp he plunged in once more: “Ahem! whieh of the dam fish do you want anyway?” | The Fayetteville Observer is now be- ing issued daily. It isa four column sheet and is very newsy. We hope it may meet with abundaat success. would in turn tell every man he met] fj that Phin had a load of. wood to. sell}.J and ¢ every man you met would in ‘turd | tell’every man he met that you had a load of wood to sell, it would, in course of time, become pretty well circulated that you had a load. of. wood to sell ; but why not cut it shor t-—not the wood, but the method—and place a good ad in a good newspaper and tell “Delays are dau- start in where the last man left off and keep on telling everypoay tnat you had aload of wood to sell; or anything else. Try the columns of the RerLec- TOR. : a The Charlotte OBSERVER, | North Carolina's _ POREMOST NEWSPAPER DAILY’ | 2s AND WEEKLY. independent and: toarloes ; bigger and more attractive than ever,, it will be. an "Tinea able , Visitor to the home, the otfice ; the club or the work room. THE DAILY OBSERVER. All of the news of the world. Cow- plete Daily rej from the State and National Capitols, $8 « vear. iia WEEKLY OBSERVER. nol ik erfect fe tai Sp All ‘the -the+ His| i a Acrice ian We. H. Ct "Bi. aProp, Winingon, ¥.0 Jer an } GREENVILLE, N.C @@ Practice in allthe Courts — = Swift Galloway, B. F. Tyson, Snow Hill, N. C. Greenyille, N.C. ALLOWAY & TYSON, A\.| | APYORNRY-AT-LAW, Greenyille, N.C. tactice in.all the Conrts. J. H.BLOUNT.. _—s Js Ls FLEMING LOUNT & FLEMING! ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, GKEENVILLE, N. C Cae Practice in all the Courts, HARRY SKINNER “¥. W. WHEDBEE. Nie NNER & WHEDBFE. Suceessors to Latham & Skinnner. ATTORN BKYSsA' poi sAW GREES VILLE. N. 0. John E. weeds. F.o. Harding, Wilson, N.C. Greenville, N. JOODARD & HARDING, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Greenville,. ae han bye. Gey’l Manager, ee oS SPA RKBY, " 1h a —~AGENT FORK TH.—’ yor atlO#R HT ELEBIRG: am manok S04 ‘WILMINGIOR al, vont wt fi et * My at LA pauseeeee semana’ sale nedndeetenes _| [COveRES THE’ i ay BLOOD. [ecenapaaite cams | iso, with a cargo of hemp, bound for this port, For the first few days out we had sudh delightful weather that those of the crew who wére’ super- | stitious declared that something re- markable would happen before we | reached port. | ‘The officers, of course, paid no attention to them until we ran into‘ heavy northeast wisds and seas that |ran mountains high. ‘Then we be- | gan to think that perhaps they were | right, and. we felt that the remarka- ble thing had happened after one of | the ‘seamen was washed from the top ‘of the deckhouse / by « huge comber.that broke overus and was carried the entire length of the ship, 210 feet and 3 inches, without being | m seriously. hurt. ‘That, in. itself. was remarkable, but it was nothing as compared to An occurrence, on Deo. 8, when we ran upon what the lookont ought ‘was an unmarked island, bet what we found to be only a school of whales, “T’ve seen whales before, but I never saw such a sight as I saw that day. ‘“‘The weather had calmed down, and the sea had become smooth again, and when I took my observa- tion just before going to dinner, at noon, I found that we were in lati- tude 34 degrees 41 minutes and lon- gitude 47 degrees 34 minutes. “Thad just seated myself. at the dinner table with the other officers when the ship received a blow that shook her from stem to stern, and threw us from our chairs. Then the ship ceased to move forward and we were filled with consternation. ‘**Derelict!? some one shouted, and we all ran on deck, not knowing what had happened taus. We found -|the crew all forward, some busy ‘with the lookout and others looking over the bow into the water. ‘The vessel was covered with blood from the fore rigging to the! bridge, and the jookout appeared a: though he had been bathed in it. ‘Tran to his, assistance, and as I did-so another gr at. fountain ‘of plood eame over the ‘bows. Tt was from a whale that we had struck. The whale was spouting gallons of blood, and as I looked at him, I saw that we had hit him broadside on and had cut a great gash in his side, the blood from which had discolored the water for hundreds of feet around. - ‘‘He was the largest whale that I ever saw, for he exposed fully 90 feet of his length. How much longer he was I had no meang of knowing, bow and disappedred’ we forged ahead again andright into the midst of a school of whales that was sx compact that one might have step. pod upon their backs and walked from one to another without wet- ting his feet. “Tt was a most romarkable sight, and one that is rarcly seen. “Just as we rcached the whales they all spouted and went out of sight. The water that they threw into the air with their immense fiukes cape upon the-deck and ipin- gled With the blood of thelr poor, ‘unfortunate mate, who undoubtedly | was asleep when we struck him, “They arose all around us, and in anger thrashed the water until it ‘was dovered with red’ foam. Some of them followed -us for a long dis. | tance, but none charged on.our ship, as we thopght that they might do, “You can appreciate. the force of thé ship's éompact with the whale! when I tell you that we were foroed backward, although running eight knots an hour when we struck. “The blood’, that covered the Bdge m and | every tithe forward of it 0 days in. removing, and at even geen we did not > “Th Paar’ et wiodertal experi- ence, and one that ¥ do not care to pen ou again, although there - |Avan 10..danger. WO sooted with it.” star ei wn . inclosed,”’ read the poet sardonio- ‘ally from the printed slip whioh ao- companied his rejected manusoript. “Great Scott! Who wants to, dite thoir return? I’m sure fe igen for, as he went under our starboard | pct dreetitdred : * -pIsMGREEABLE ABLE MAN'S WiLL, © fle Managed co to Bot» Sting Suto Each One While Judge cgay antes pat ing a vacation up in the ‘country, he occasion to look at some records, and his attention was directed toa whimsical will. He arranged for a copy of it as a literary curiosity. “Imagine the satisfaction with which Mr. Darling -prooeeded to li- bel all bis relatives‘and imsert a sting into each bequest, well know- ' |ing that before their anger began to rise he would be where even a ca- pias in a suit damages could never ‘reach ; bese pip aausl ra go, as he t toa reporter a The uedoty Clauses of the documents are as follows: “T, William Darling, in Grantness, in the township of --—, county and district of ——, western Canada, es- quire, being in gound: ‘health af body, and my mind just as usual, which my friends who flatter me say is no great shakes at the best of times, do make this my last will and testa- ment as follows, revoking, of course, all former wills: | “IT leave the property of Grant- ness, and all other landed property I may die possessed of, to my sisters Ellen —— gnd, Betsey Darling, the former because she is married to a minister whom.(God help him) she married to nobody, nor is shé likely to be, for she is an old maid and not market ripe. And also I leave to them and their heirs my share of the stock and implements on the farm, provided that the inclosure around my brother’s grave be re- served. And if either should dic without issue then the other shall inherit the whole. “T Jeave my brother Andrew my big silver son of old James, as the representative of the family. I would have left it to old James, himself, but he would melt it down to make temperance medals, and that would be a sacrilege, However, ‘leave him my big horn snuffbox. He can only make temperance horn spoons of that. “*T leave my sister Jessie my Bible. -and when she knows as muca of the (spirit of it as she does of the letter, |ahe will be another guise Christian than she is. ‘‘T leave my late brother’ 8 watch to my brother Jerry, exhorting him at the same time to give np Whig- that do most easily beset him. “T leave my brother Andrew my big silver snuffbox, as I am informed he is rather a decent Christian, with a jolly face. “T leave Parson—— the snuffbox ly got from the militia, as a small token of my gratitude for the serv- ices he has done the family in tak- ing asister that no man of taste would have taken, ‘‘T leave John Carson a silver tea. pot, to. the end that he may drink tea therefrom to comfort him under the affliction of a slatternly wife, “T give my silver cup, with a sdv- ereign in it, to my sister Jane, be- cause sho is an old maid and pious; also my granna’s snuffbox, as it looks decent to sea) an old woman taking snuff. ’-Philadelphia Press. On the Use of Languages. : Every one knows the anecdote in which the rustic, thought ‘‘felicity”’ ‘was caethpe elo Aig, mean- ‘ing probably th that fornishes lard, which, is wOwn, in some rural |’ districts as flair, in others as flick— the latter “word i&! well known. in. Dorsetshire, | But: this story; iy>gur- passed jn, simplicity hy ithe fojlow- a willage i at Kent ‘by ‘di oria, and when da dereaoda’ went went: to condole with (her | sho’ railed against the! doctors, and said she couldn't think how they could go to ‘Church and say that prayer, and then go and practice on the people as they did. In answer to the ques- tion what prayer she meant, she said, ‘‘Why, they pray to be deliv- ered from false doctoring, heresy and schiem, and then they go about and do false doctoring and kill the children,’’—Notes and Queries. Enough. Among 4.lot.of.fresh.air.fund children sent to re seaside one siigitber wry aid not bin Bd oli dren’s genie ut was feani Seat down on the rocks surveying the océan. “Wouldn't you like to come and play some games with the other little girls?” she was asked. ‘Oh, no, sir,’’ said the waif, ‘I'd rather artnet said the waif enthusiastically, \'and it’s the lonly, thee: iin may arte (i sn! rit jcohn f ’ A ell RTP EE i Ph a eee dec cesfe tet bw ieee ay a fi a ln tel |aeed encwah of anytiined’! ‘I .» we ra imi ( PUTT vol fel veld ¥ haefnehttt Tacs deal ad actea tet cae ag a henpecks, the latter because she is | gery, radicalism and all other sins | eae nat oR 4 ae AkOnio! 99 yey 3 Fs al eit nie HQ tee il Ire ined xi a : GIVES YOU THE NEWS FRESH vin AFTERNOON (EXCEPTSUNDAY) AND WORKS FOR THE BEST —INTERESTS OF- GREENVILLE FIRST, PITT COUNTY SECOND, OUR POCKET BOOK THIRD. ame SUBSCRIPTION 25 Centsa MONTH, —PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AT - : One Dollar Per Year. 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On School 5 ter and: ‘Note ableis lates, Lead ad and Slate ee » Paperss; Pencils, Pens aud Peu- ‘Holders, we 4 0 Bre Feabis 4 ae s take th ins Fall line Popu Noy Li hae beat antl | ia. the elebrated Diamond o ‘al colors, and brake oan ucilage, Ne best sled’ boned suis on hand, We are a sole agent for the uotain rae Vache equala | dle oa e-every.-busi . 4 ne one ; 3 SETS, rg tegrated nds, &o. Dou't roe Pore hen sey suterst Ga i . ‘ witty bute bil ip “OT OPO i Pigg a ty 4 ie ret a } j : , itil i/ { hal i i tt ’ “Creates many 4 new business, JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING el Enlarges many an old business, Preserves many a large business: Revives many a dull business, Rescues many a lost business, _ Baves manya failing business... earner? guecess to any business. ‘a “ ae: i +9 C To ‘advertise judi iciousiy,”’ use the oluwmre of the REFLECTOR. ad inven enn a TRAIN AND BOAT SCHEDULES. ii , ea pound at J. §. Smith & Co's. Telegraph wires got all right Sate urday evening. | Fresh Grits just arrived at D. S., Smith’s. Several sidewalks show damage by the heavy Palys last: week. TA Nice line of Cigars at J. L. Btarkey’s, the place for a delightful smoke. The “Southern Leader” is the pride of Greenville, at D. S. Smith’s. If you want to see a river apreading itself go down and look at the Tar. The water is within Fix inches of the top of the dam. Two general dates this month of in- terest to everybody are St. V alentine’s day and Washington’s birthday—1 4th and 22nd. Have you tried Golden , Seal? If not you have missed a good smoke Jesse W. Brown. Cod Fish, Irish Potatoes, Prepared Buckwheat, Oat Flakes, Cheese, Mac: eatoni, P.. R. Molasses, at 5. M. Schultz. News.—The best Flour is Procrtor Knott sold by S. M. Schultz. Try a 24 Ib bag. , Hominy, small Hominy and fresh table groceries at J. S. Smith & Co's. Nicest Canned Peaches for table use 15 centsa can. Other canned goods erry] cheap, ‘ Chih ¥ bis BS Obi Harding & McGowan have received their car load of Buggies which are the }iotithe thins whieh I say?” ‘and: the prettiest ever exhibited here. Prices are low down. ' Agent Cherry had to move 700 sacks of fertilizers and some other goods out Of one of his warehouses Sunday night because of high water, ‘This country is borrowing money, says the Atlanta Constitution, to carry on peace and Spain is borrowing money to carry on War. Spain, it suggests, has much the, better excuse, 3 «can teal en eee emeciae ee ities ina in alt Senin eS wtp te ae sce al ea SS fae cng ina heninecet eg Pe ES ee TE sa i a st RE APOE x 2% Ce acca pein armas Nata 6048 TIVE Find Sun "li io a at glial Pi A pO A 4 ” ‘. * SF G2navoS LE 2 ¢Ot ge ad oe. = a LH Blount: Went to Tarboro to- \day. haya et LA. Cobb, of Grifton, spent to-day R. R. Fleming, of Pactolus, was in town to-day. W. C. Dancy is here on a visit to his mother. Capt.G, J. Studdert went to Tar- boro to-day: et B20. ‘Hainilton yeturned from Nor. folk Saturday evening. Rev. J. T. Betts left this morning |. for Bethel, and will go to Salisbury | Tuesday. A. R. Dupree, pestal clerk, between ‘Plymoith and Parmele, is liere on a on Europe inthe Opera House the night before. They Go Forward, The Greenville Lumber Co. are tak- capacity of their plant.“ A new dry kiln will be built at once. Constant |, improverti@nt isthe’ reyt of thig| company. » Sein * Take pres 10 Cents. The ladies who are managing the masquerade party to-morrow night re. quest us to say that an admission fee of 10 cents will be charged.-spectators to cover the expenses. Those holding invitations will be admitted free by pre- senting them at the doer. Build the Fence. shrubbery. .T his is should not be neglected. Don’t let the grazing ground for cattle. All in the Opera House. This is ;to be any interesting ny jor the lovérs Of pleasite among! bs. Tuesday mght the masquerade party | will be the occasion of attraction, Wednesday night Laflin will entertai the sports with fun and merriment. Friday night that splendid dramma, “Lhe Deacon” will -be. presented, olf you keep this week itis your own Rae aa rs A Gooa Sermon. At the’ Methodist church Sunday night Rev. N, H. D. Wilson gave his congregation the best sermon he has Ruta‘ Fs AA Riyst na “Why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do parable ‘of the wise and ‘foolish bid. pally to ¢hurch members, were all character ‘builders, and that in they professed, Rane Ma Ne $i 1 t ih slos ing. steps to etill foreery inereage the |‘ resting place of our dead become a |; ers. He addressed thé, sermon, ‘princi- ijoont saying they | | sian See CT, T. WHITE sis 6. A, mph’ old oust ) the day of judgieat tome would be disappointed and be turned away for having builded differently from what It You wait ¢ gph best af get Fags from, oii . fy doa ad Ri ee by the O. D. 8. $8. Co. made ‘her first trip up the river today, thgings ay fiver dervice. It is a handsome boat. - freight. The new steamer is 10 feet, ce longer than the Myers, is. of lighter |, draft and. was constructed especially for 4, looks ‘as’ proud of his new steamer as sites ress 7 gaat |PRCES OF HE a. STORES Rt to 80 lights’ 80¢ ea per month. 10 te 12 Tights 702 - res 12 aud up 6c Not iess than abt lights put in stores. a) 4s be “t it us a valuable medicine to all who suf- fer from indigestion, W1.LIAM ELLIS, Mayor City of New Bern. ral at Wooten’ 1 Drug, Sab The New York Ledger AMERICA’S GREATEST STOBY PAPER, ‘always publishes the best and most in- teresting short stories, serial stories and special articles that can be procured, re- gardless of expense. “The latest fashion notes and ‘patterns ‘ca" be. tound every week on the Women’s World Page. ‘There is al ways something in the New York Ledyer tiat will interest every memter of the fawily, 20 Pages—Price, Capt. W. A. Parvin is in cotamand and: | a boy in a new | pair of boots, : : | $3 ia _ The new “steamer Tar River, poll mmodate Table Boar ers at. reasonable rates.. ‘ Blank tees for bnsiness.mev- if y table will be supplie “7 erty -best. the. market. : vinis For. further infor. “ mation see me at illin-. im ery, Toots | Bepe il, 5” Tam located in the Per-. ei kin’s house on 4th bled 1 eae ‘bear main, street... A conve- & | = AHORA C &/ “| When your thoughts turn pau ‘AM bie nip, TO AC. .: j\to the many, many things '\ that you will have to buy ® | this winter for the comfort * | of yourself and family turn your footsteps aie the Where you will find displayed the largest and best assorted line of the tellowing goods: v.¥.9.8.9.@. AAA RAAARAL oe rT 2 \ i * 4 rege ose egy ee, f # a. ne tent 3 - i 4 7 fh oo 2 . 7 dee £ . i 4 BOGO 1 : : 4 Sat * 3 + 4 3 54 re Z peg ) ? P. 4 a i ip \ ; ): i } TE eS i - _ _|few days furlough. rs Kee Ne ae) 9 in \e ae alee ee Passenger “and mail train going | HOTELS. . ‘4 ) ‘north, arrives 8:22 A. M. Going South, | Miss Carrie Loféin, of Kinston, who 2) urrives 6:47 P. M. was visiting Miss Aylmer Sugg, lett 20 and up bUC eacn per moatn. North B ound Freight, arrives 9:50 A Sunday afternoon. Less'than 20, stere rates. 3 * M, leaves!0: 10 A. M. ome CRE ‘eet Find Us i RESIDENCES. 2 of many and varied kinds. South Bound Freight, arrives | thiof thé month is here aguin D3 M., jearen® 16 P.O. and we have 10 objection te éxchang. 1 light $1.00 via ie ee Syke > Dress PB int san +p Myers -arnves from | Wash ing DaiL¥ REFLECTOR | - subscription Slight 80e . “ 6s pe | > Goods and agtor Wednesday «ind Friday | a ‘ ck op Tr’mmi’ gs + Gaven for Spa rb Tuesday, ‘Thurs receipts for silver quarters."They make|4light 7c Ob Notions ay and saturday. the printer most glad who come in and Bto9lights65c% “* ps Gentlemen 7 : — | pay without waiting to be called on. All lights will be pat in free of | | Ds Furnish- WEATHER BULLETIN. cost before. plant is put. into op~ | Ow \ ing Good ) “After Game. eration. After plant is. startedup| ge iL am ‘opening a full line 2s ost Siete, , Fair tonight, Tuesday fair and warm-} A crowd went over to Brush ‘Island lights will cost $2.00 for each his Heavy and Haney ‘ae og Neckti © teye , ' ie lamp, cord, wire, labor, te. Of P F. es, er. | this afternoon to hunt ra bits and foxes,} For other information call on B ? our-in= —_ | a” |) SH is ant . | Muss. CLARK Brus. & Co. Se : ats an — Saturday night Rev. J. T. Betts gave) | Morsit-Clitk &C ae) Caps t The cool snap caught us this Morr*) his lecture on Palestine, im the Baptist seta nih we ht ” / ; 4 os , neatest * . me. s . entiemen :— oO ce a cy Be) x 1 ing. sie on illustrations ver even Have used *'S, L .€. 99 for indigeats ton aid Meocoag FOO SIITIIII IIIT! oe ax } viyles La a wf more beautiful than’those at his lecture | obtained relief after otter remedies had | hair lal Best Vermont Butter 30 cenis a | failed and I unhesitatingly reccommend on dies, Boys, P. H. Pelletier President. Greens . UMBER.CO. Always in the market ‘for LOGS and pay Cash at market prices Can also fill orders fur Rough & Dressed Lum ber promptly. Lovit Hines, Give us your orders. 5 cents. Burch. We hear that a portion of the ceme- a tery fence is down and cattle: lave been | ae going in the enclosure and injuring the | a matter that |e sée the beaut title Re oe Laces and felt) snp : nas ' ~\ ' a 46, Paes A Gey) 4 goiter yh" ih. bine For sale in this town by W. Fe doods, early Spring Dress Goo mbroideries. ° LANG'S CASH HOUSE. ‘Now located in our new store, re phow ine Lasly i ww Cee Sec. & 'I'reas "g. 0. HAMILTON, Jn., Manager. next, door to on our Novelties in White Goods, Silks, and Childrens Fine and Heavg | Shoes and Boots in endless styles and kinds, Carpets, Rugs Foot Mats, Matting, Flosring and Table Oil Cloths, Lace Cur- tains, Curtain Poles and Fixtures, Valises, Hand Bags, and a stock of FURNITURE that will sur- \* iy, Rae a Note % ¢ t ; \ 2, 3 ie, me a ad A io \ + tet TT LLL LL LAR ee (d/o er | d wes an Store. ‘Everybody says we have) the ‘prettiest store in town. It. is:‘worth a visit) wig ae aitiens “a 'beta''at tos othe utiful dis ris of Novelties in JAD Pe alily a a price, Baby Car- riages, Heavy Groceries, F lour, Meat, Lard, Sugar, Molasses, Salt, ‘Bagging and Ties, Peanut Sacks ‘and Twine. i We buy Ov wink! COT AA) PEANUTS. ane pay the night narket prices for them. : sor ates emo for - \Men and) Boys can't be beat. Padan Bros. SHOES for yusicile pa VAve L , not surpass ssed Le Harriss’ Wire Buckle Suspenders are od, ir wees rated TR. _Loyt—Sothe evenings ago fum-| ~~ annoy ~qanae fg > Y Leia tad asld satan 6 iene returnable before J. A. Lang, J.) ,, 4, FOR SALE. ee ! sai all 18 or’ ae ae f and note pinned thereto for $138, Eggs from Pure Bred White Wyan- Axes, tial : TWh Lt al aah Jag’ ik ‘awl ‘Sap will bo rewarded by returning to F, G, ALLEN Wannen & Sox, |and 5 jush veoatved. ero Roar all “brands of Hicht Grade ! , Riverside Nurseries, Fortlizen for Cotton sod oa. J. B, CHERRY & Co.