WHICHARD, Editor and Owner. TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION: hi shia Vol. 5. oe ‘COLUMBIA BLACKS ony faa tee. ( wet i ‘ ‘ . o am ae, aes | Hes a oe “ ‘ ne . a GREENVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1897. 7 PPREERAALAAALAAL, AAPL WAALAL Teale a ete Pl line of PANG SLIPPER) IN OX BLOOD TANS, PATENT LEATHER, First complete line to be shown. nd ai en Come and see them. For Ladies, Misses and Children. ford: chapter 117, laws of 1895, relative to sales by trustees and mortgagees. wills, R. Smith, of ‘Wa ayne county, on the pension roll in grade. one. Bridgersyille, Wilson county. laws of 1895, adding an cause of divorce. of Onslow coynty, on the pension roll in grade two. o’clock, Speaker Hileman in the’ chair. Smith, ex sheriff of Dare county. THE LEGISLATURE. * TT Condensed. Reportjof Proceedings. THIRTEENTH DAY- SENATE. The Senate was called to order at 11 o’clock by the Lieutenant-Governor.. Prayer by ex-Rev. T. W. Babb, who has been here since the opening ot. the session lobbying tor Pritchard. — BILLS INTRODUCED. Justice, to repeal chapter 277, laws of 1895, relative to divorce, and to amend - Walker, in relation to the probate of Maxwell, to place the naine of Jones Sharp to incorporate the town of Smathers, to amend chapter 277, additional Hardison, to place Lott W. Tippett, Early, to incorporate Bertie County Couterence Association. HOUSE. T’he House was called to order at lL BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. Daniels, for the relief cf R. W. Hauser, to place the name of Louis Grady, of Kinston, Lenvir county, a private soldier in Company I, from the regimert uf N. C. Cavalry in the late war between the States, on the pension roll, Conley, to incorporate the Commer- cial Bank of Marion, Duffy, to amend section 2124 of The Code, relating to appeals trom assign: ments of widow’s years’ support. Allen, tc pay J. A. MacRae money due by Raudolph county for teaching district sehool No. 27. Young, to compensate clerks for tub ulating election returns. Wemyss, tc designate the duties and fix the compensation of the boards of county commissioners. Harris of Halifax, to repeal section 2, chapter 159, Public Laws of 1895) relative to election expenses. Elliott, to incorpurate the Burial So- ciety, No. 1; of Edenton, N. C. Sutton of New Hanover, to alluw active firemen, belonging to regular or- ganized fire companies of the city of Wilmington, the amount of their city poll-tax. Person of Wayue, to prevent sending committees to the penal and charitable and educational institutions of — the State. McKenzie, to pay special venire. in capital cases (amending section 1739 of The Code, ) Babbitt, to repeal so much of chapter 173 entitled “An act to proteet the cut- ters and sellers ot mill logs in the coun. ties ot Hyde, Pamlico and Onslow, as relates to the county of Pamlico. Person, to incoporate the tqwn of Bridgersville, Wilson county. Bring Back That Mule. over the loss ot a valuable mule. He bought the animal Thursday for the large sum of 20 cents. The animal, was put in the stable and not long after was tound down in the stall. It cost him 15 cents more to get that mule back on his feet. A generous supply of corn revived the animal and for awhile it, looked like Jim would be going out this morning to ferd up again the muls showed up missing. A liber- morning, vome cause, and this negrc, Stephens, appeared. against young Lee in the latter out and shot him with No. 1 shot, Jim Starkey is greatly distressed. ready to run a crop this year, but upon. EDITORIAL NOLES. Congressman Harry Skinner came home from Ralsigh, Thursday evening, where he had been spending much time at work for Pritchard while the people had a right toexpect him, and are paying him, to. be in Washington. It is no more honorable for a Congress- man to thus leave the duties the people pay.him to pertorm than: it is for a farm hand or other laborer to slip off from hisemployer when he ought to be at work. The Reriector believes a Congressman’s salary ought to be dock- ed for willful lost time. Homucide in Edgecombe. ee [Special to REFLECTOR.] Tarsoro, N. C., Jan. 22 —Last night at Knighite, a small station en the Nortolk & Carolina railroad about 8 miles from here, a white man named Lee shot and kilied a negro named Stephens. 3 It seems that Lee’s sou had, in the strtick his (Lee’s) mother for trial. So young wee’s father went to Stephens’ house last night, called the kil'ing him almost instantly. Both the Lees are-iu jail here. OTHER LOCALS, eal We learn that Mr. *Ed, Zoeller, Tarboro, died Thursday. of box of Cascarets, the vowel segulator ever Just try a 10x. finest. liver i... mude,. Do you rev.vu Greenyille will ever Our elts. have anoilis « pera house ¢ wi is Missing vw euo wd usel A. Bia cwuu is fixing a display of his stcre showiug how wall pape the paper a,jeurs When put up. Wander i! sivps will be taken this year tv geta tobacco or cotton factury in Greenville, The town needs both. A number of small enter prises might be established in Greenville and they would be 2 wonderful help to the town. The Greenville Telephone Co., is preparing to extend iis line to Snow Hill and give us commuuicaiion with that town. The tobacco warehouses have had fair breaks this week, here 1s. still wuch tobacco in the county and it comes in every day. The well on Evans steeet near the Pheerix builuing is being worked on again. It seems hard to get good water there or much of it. Remember if you want a set of Har- ness or your Harness repaired that I can be found next to Haskett’s Hard- ware store. J. R. Cory. Drummers continue to arrive in large nambers, much to the delight of our We all love to sve the li is an evidence of bus- hotel keepers. boys around. iness, Munford has just received his first stock of spring slippers in ox blood, tans, pa.ent leather and Columbia black. They are beauties and will de- light the ladies. Jas. B. White has launched out on his own hook und has opened .a_ first~ clacs grocery store on Evans street, next aT: White's, where he says he will keep everything n’ce for the inner man, Kyerybody knows clever Jim White) cesstull, al, Lao be paid for then return of he aforesaid mule, We are giving away Overcoats Wool Suits (Underwear “A Mrs. Hopkins Boy.” FRANK WILSON Fam TN ee of every de- scription, Hats, Shirts, Notions, Fur- nishing, and a full line of Fine Dress SHOES. Come see me. Get our prices. They are the lowest. e are not selling below cost. Can't afford i We will save you money. Don’t miss __— ____this chance. THE KING CLOTHIER. ard ———@ We find after taking our inventory that we uaver We some rare bargains to offer you. can save you money in Dress Goods, Snoes, Hats, Notions, (‘ome and see us and we will save you mony and his cleverness will bring him good | trade. ‘We'predict that he will be suc- |: ‘See’ his advertisement in thie | issue. x “Just tell them that yousaw”