nner my 9 re Sane + THE LEGISLATURE, ~~ | justices of the peace or éleres ‘of the nee superior and inferior courts power ‘to Condensed Report of Proceedings. | take acknowledgements of dceds and —_ take privy examination of married - TWENTY-THIRD DAY, women, | none Alexander, to'make it a misdemean- SENATE. or for intoxicated persons or others to . interrupt school entertainments or po— The senate met at 4 o’clock, litical meetings Grant, presented a petition of citizens Price, to ebtablish a dispensary at of Wayne county ‘against the~ dispen-| Waxhaw. BAFY> Lusk, regulate division ‘fences by The following bills were introduced: declaring it a misdemeanor to erect any Walker, for benefit of public: schools | fence for the purpose of annoying own= in the State. It provides that all voters shall show tax receipis before they can ers’ or occupants of adjoining prop2rty ; to validate sales of real estate made by |, vote, and by this means increase the | heir to bona fide purchasers from death school funds. of testator. Walker, bill for benefit of aged and Alexander, to repeal section 5 of the feeble. youers. ce . couniy government law and consirue the best and most fashionable Hardison, prohibiting sale or, manu—| the jew to mean that a majority of any products of the most facture of liquor and ‘sale of cigarettes of the present board of county com- in the state. missioners shall have full power to act _ Odom, to elect cotton weighers in}, ul) matters coming before these | a] . aa Anson by the people. ; boards without concurrence of oré mem- J A) gn 5 * te re . Hardison, to regulate hours of labor] pe. who has been appointed by the-res- in factories. ident or presiding judge. Rollins, to regulate whe He of con) "Phe bill passed to allow the commis— In America-~-g oods that bear cealed weapons, by requirmg ‘license. | sinners of Edgecombe county to levy a the I impress nk style and qual- Moye, to define public schools -and special: tax and issue $16,000 in bonds bj to increase their terms. | : ay i Hm ; ; ‘ . ity. Your choiée of our stores al | to pay county debt incurred in putting Hardison, to carry tuto effect, the @1~ | draw spans in bridges across Tar river ful at wholesale prices. | Such ucational provisions of the constitution and bui'ding steel bridge at Tarboro. by providing that the commissioners ‘of Young’s bill tor a colored normal | { he mae a) each councy shall levy sufficient tax on training school provides for a $5,000! VAL W property and polls to maintain the pub=| annual appropriation after the build—|_ } AL LS, lic schoo's in each district four months, ing shall have been contributed by any The bill to. prohibit: the county com- city or town which desires to be the missioners of Bladen county from col-' location of the schvol. am Hh dl il Cary A are not to be found elsewhere lecting the extra tux’ voted for in Holy mw | ) : township was tabled. WORK OF COMMISSIONERS, | v a gh Routine ‘Wdpuiess Transactea—Stock : HOUSE. ae 3 . | L. 5 So le | - ‘Law Election—Sahou! Money Ap- The house met at 3:30 o'clock. | -porwesed, : THE KIN G CLOTHTER. The tollowing bills and resolutions erat ln were introdaced : At the Febsuary meeting of the : r Cox, to allow defendants in actions | Board of County Commisioners orders | br it That must be oe . to plead the statute of limitation; to umounting to $78.00 were i-sucu lor | sold before Spring. make it the duty of superior court paupers, aud $1,097.53 was paiu cut | Currie, requiring county Gxaminers | {or one year. to ind ree school certificates of teachers Henry Hartis was dropped from the who have passed in other counties, pauper list and Lucy Parker and John Hare, toso amend the divorce law | wilson Were added. that either husband or wife can re ‘The ‘chalemsn ‘wad authorized ‘40 marry duiing the other’s lifts time, : make arrangements for‘working’ rison-. Crews, ‘a resvlution ‘instructing sena~ | ¢rs now in'juil ‘on the public ron | torg and representatives in congress: to'|, then feed Be ro toes sectire' the repeal ~of the «civil service the several: sehyol districts: ot! the coun law, declaring the latter unnecessary ty. The aggregute amount was $18;~ (jand contrary to the spirit of our insti- 500, the toy ever made in'the coun titions: bah | if Hs: “Cle apportionment was gece the ar clerks, upon petition of 200 free holders | tur geueral county purposes. 3 Plush Capes worth $3 and $6 Tincd uniaius, White. a vied that the county commiesioners are imo Upon petition an election was order - at your own price. long, ‘worth %5 cis for 5” ets. properly managing county affairs, toled ina portion cf Swift Creck township| ¢ Cloth Capes worth $2 for $1.50 yards long, worth $1 for 72 cts. appoint two others. not inanded ia the stock law territory 6 Cloth Capes worth $2.50 for 5-4 Table Oil Cloth, sold every- Ensley, to promote marriage in the| ot that township to decide whetner the $1.75. where for 25 cts, you can huvye it state, declaring all unmarried men | new territory shall be included in the DRESS GOODS. for 15 cents. aged 24 bachelors, who shall be taxed! stock law. Not a great big lot, but biz valuese Linen Collars, latest -tvlel3 otg $10 for the first year of bachelor-hood; Lands of'G. W: Venters, in Chicod 8 Drees Patterns, fancy mohair, Cuffs to match 20 ets. and the tax be doubled each succeeding towuship, were reduced in valuation worth $4.50 now $3.45. Gents Wool Underwear, $2. 50 year, the tax to go to the school fund, | trom $2,250 to $1,905, on account of| 4 patterns of brown and blue, grade for $2, 82 grade for $1.66, Cox, to give the govenor and not the | timbers thereon having been sold. green ard black, worth $8 now $6 Drawers to match 82. legislature the appointment ‘of state] Jesse Haddock, of Chicod township, Remnants-i in wool Dress Goods, , Bovs Suite, aleve, i Ani librarian ; to imyos © ne On| was released from payment vf taxes on reat mi arene levgths at your at Ba suits for §3.. $2 defeated candidates tor office who _ 60 acres valued at $350 and was re. Dailiés Ploeddtincd Vout’ d0'ote Big lot df Chéap’Puiite’ af your to file statement of election expenses 4 quired to hst taxes four 1894 on land own price. to fine cotton weighers $5 who make} valued at $400. Pants to match 25 cts. errors in weighing cotton. Lands of John F. Parker, Falkland : Ensley, to give justices of the peace township, were reduced in valuations (‘ome and H B Ci] | RI { jurisdiction in cases where persons are | from $1,000 to $7000. ea at é a : | charged with carrying concealed weap-| John Moore, J: L. Moore, Isaac see a @ e A i @ Ons. Randolph, Geo. Mayo and w. J. Ty- : , - Roberts, to require licens2 tor sale )son were released from poll tax tor Op. 3 es by of any concealed weapon. 1896. : an | | 5 Abernathy, to appropriate $100,000) — Mary'E. James, Winfield ‘White-} pasa =, . from public funds forcommon szhools, | }yrst, Nagey L. Brown, R. H. Garris, a 4 Gs e | to be divided pro rata among counties | Jesse Haddock, Jolin H. Smith and R. 2 sg hye Q su us to equalize the school terms of| L, Warren listed taxes for 1896. i me, a the respective counties. 5. S. Rasberry was elected Standard ui Bega ee 0 , Curne, to make the salary of the Keeper. B © state librarian $800 yearly. J.C. Savage & Cn. were granted lds : C) \e ‘Loung, to establish a school for the | Jiquor licenses tet six’ months, , cy ‘i training of colored teachers. M. Patz was granted peddlers licenses eee . : Ni oF ewo9 ‘f Que etn i: following basis ; To each, district oon eta | Sutton, to publish 1,000. copies of | taining aoe lene ec vary ha or py pacing 0th 4 8G Ms aber gs wt ERE aay sek phe ye Bh aye, $105, and ia all districts containing | “Lipa rye =e | nd A '» Pehore than that number the amount °) (hike increased $1.30 per head for e each ‘ child in excess of 80, ¢ ™’ eran BigP DA Dee lL Set aM Ps am PET a OEE 8G 238 SE ame ae ( ‘We ‘desire a five correspondent at - {a each neighborhood, aii oniy on one side of the paper. ae SS . SURSCRIPTION RATES. year. Ce $3.00 be. month, .- 6 te Dne week. - = «+ . AO ‘bxtra cost. a a veerdang rates are liberal and can be aad on apptication to the editor or at the office oa me Fa tN a oh avery postoftice inthe county, who will eend in brief items of NEWé as it. occurs Write plainly Liveral Commission on subscrip iow sates paid to agents. - enone WepnesparY, Freruary 2, 1897. : eer ‘ Biuffed the Conductor. ar en ‘They were two comediuns and they were stuck in Wilkesbarre, with Scran- ton ever so many miles away. «Well, what are we going to do now?”’ said one. , “Biest if I know,” said his com- nion. “But I do know that the walking is awful bad, and jumping coal trains nv sort ot work tor two eminent comedians. ‘Count the house,” said Hanley. They emptied their pockets, and found that by squeezing .a cent or two they could buy one ticket to Scranton, they then conceived a plan for traveling at the rate of two ona ticket. When the conductor came through the car two bands, firmly clasping one pasteboard, were held up to him. | «There’s only one ticket here,’’ said the conductor grufily. “Tcai’s mine,” suid one of them. “That’s mine,” said his companion, with equal emphasis. ‘See here,” said the conductor, “you can’t both ot you ride. on one ticket. I'll have to put cne of you off.” . “Make it me—that’s easy money, ‘eried both comedians in a chorus. “Put me off it you dare.” “Well, you’ve got to get off at the next station,” said the eunductor vigor- eusly—‘‘one of you, at least,” The next station passed, and the next, but no conductor appeared to trouble the two men with but a single ticket. When Scranton was reached the couple sought out the conductor and tola nim ifhe would accompany them to the hotel they would make good the missing tare. That's ail right,” he said. “You got one on me that time. You see, we are under orders whenever there is a possibility of a suit to take the safe side.” —New York World. ones semen mi Prosperous Georgia farmers. “entree The Irwinton (Ga.) Bulletin con- tains an editorial on the evidences of present prosperity among the farmers. The Bulletin says: “While everybody has been crying ot bard times for the past few years, yet the people are really enjoying better times than they have ever been. ‘They are less in aebt, have a plenty to live on and have better opportunities and advantages than they have ever had, and the necessities of life-are cheaper than they have ever been.” The Atbany Herald quotes a farmer ‘from Warwick, Ga., as saying: “I ‘ever since. betore Christmas. Plenty don’t know a white farmer within ten miles of Warwick who will have to purchase any meat this year. We have been, having regular begkilling times ea a ae __ of farmers up my way have killed their fifty and sixty hogs, and some of them pounds to sell now,'but the trouble is it will not bring anything. This country is getting on @ good footing indecd when the farmers hav&plenty of hog ind hominy. “Tt means less ‘debt and “clear profit for the farmers.” . | |the harbor which: permitted several Delivered in town. by carriers without, ‘|advantage, it is thought, if planted in impracticable, Paper artillery on the North Carolina Oysters, Anwaroiis, Mp., January, 29—The northwest wind today drove the ice to the eastward and in consexuence of the movement a channel was opened in oyster vessels.to enter. Two boats loaded with North Csrolina oysters stopped, one ef which discharged its cargo at 40 cents a bushel. The other proceeded to Baltimore in Ftow. It is the first time this season a North Car- olina boat has’ stopped at Annapolis, and the dissimilarity of the North Car olina oyster with those caught in Ma-yland waters was remarked. They are quite salty and could be used to our waters, being very prolific. A packer purchased 1,300 bushels, The experiment of planting North Caro!ina oysters in Maryland will be tried— Baltimore Sun, 30th. paperanian Paper Artillery to he Used by the Germansin Their Next war, eel To add to the number of astonishing things that ure made of paper, Krupp, the great German manutacturer of cannons, has lately completed a number of paper field—pieces for the use of the German infantry. Their calibre is five eentimetres, or a little less than two inches, and the pieces are so light that a soldier can easily carry one. But the resistance is greater than that of a field—piece of steel of the same calibre, It is not expected that these paper guna will replace those of steel. ‘They are intended for use in situations where the movement of field artillery would be field of battle seems a most extraordi- nary thing, but st is hardly more so than paper wheels for carriages on 1ailways appeared when they were first introduced; or, for that matter, than paper water pails were. a NS Author of Love Tales. Dus.in, Jan. 27—Mrs. Hungertord, the novelist, is dead. Mrs. Hunger- ford’s literary nom de dlume, “The Duchess,” first became widely known to the readers of light hterature through her novels, “Molly Bawn’ and “Phy - lis.” Pretty tales of tho joys and trials of lovers, told in a light, chatty way, found favor on two continents, and fur many years the novels of “The Duchess” have sold in many | editions.—Raleigh Press— Visitor. —s 4 This Is Interesting. .Mr. J. P. Williams, of Union county, was shot in the. wrist by his young brother in 1860. For some time he has had a pecuhar feeling in his wrist, and not long since he detected two dark spots under the skin. Yesterday he showed his arm to Dr, Wilder. He said the spots were two shots, and proved it a few minutes after by cutting them out, They bad worked their way entirely through the wrist.—Charlotte Obser- ver. LAT EATS: SEARED Faise Earthquake Predictions. Predictions of: a sensational char. acter in regard to the weather may do little harm. The self constituted prophet outside the regular meteor- ological bureau is, however, always a fraud. But the man who foresees an earthquake may do a great deal of. mischief. The bulletin of the American Geographical society prints this: Professor Falb of Vienna inflicted grievous injury upon Athens in 1894 by predicting that the city would suffer severely from the earthquake on May 5.” Nearly every one who could ‘0 so fled from the city, and there was indeed great sufiering, caused, however, entirely. by Falb, for there was no earthquake: Globus (volume 70, No. 1) says that another of his mischievous prophecies threw Valparaiso, Chile, into a sad state of terror in March, 1896, He predicted one of his ‘‘vritical days”’ for March 29, and for several days all the trains were crowded with fugitives bound for the mountains.’ The number of fugitives was about 7,000... was no earthquake nor trouble of any sort exceptthatcaus- ed by this ns ee For sale by J: L.Woo ten. | witmington Messenger Incorporated. a Re RE 3 ‘The publishers of the Wilmington Messenger have takeri out incorporation papers, whieh have been filed with che}- Secretary of State. Tlie incorpérators are Jas. W. Jackson, Benj. Bell, Jos. Y.Chadbourn, Jr.,Geo. C. Jackson and] _ Nathaniel Jacobi and the company i to be known as fhe Jackson, Bell Co. The amount of capital :tock is $12,500, composed of shsres of $100 each, which may be increased to $50,000, The company is incorporatee for a term of thirty years. : —— Cotton and Peanut, Below are Norfolk prices of cotton and peanuts for yesterday, as furnished by Cobb Bros. & Commission Mer chants of Norfok - OOTTON. Good Middling 7k Middling 7 64 Low Middling . 64 Good Ordinary 5 13-16 Tone—steady. ee PEANUTS. | . Prime | . 2: Extra Prime 2} |: “ancy.” vs | 28 Bpanish 60 to 75 Tone—quiet. Greenville Market. : Corrected by S. M. Schultz. Bntter, per 1b 15 to 26 Western Sides 4 tod Sugay cured Hams 10 to 121) orn 40 to 65 Corn Meal 50 so bd Flour, Family 5,50 to 6.2 Lard 64 to 1 Oats 35 to 42 Sugar 4 to Coffee 13 to 29 Salt per Sack 76 tol 5. Chickens LU to 24 Figgs per (loz 2 Beeswax. per ou Ly i a 8) IA? DEFEATED iDE For Three Years He Suffered — Could Hardly Breathe at Night—One Nostril Closed for Ten Years. Mr. A.M. Ramsey, of De Leon, Texas, was a suffercr from Catarrh in its worst form. Truly, his description of his sufferings seem little short of mar- velous. Instead of seeking his couch, glad for the night’s coming, he went to it with terror, realizing that another long, weary, wakeful night and a struggle to breathe was before him. : , DE LEON, TEXAS. Messrs. i dpe Bros,, Savannah, Ga., GENTS: I have used nearly four bottles of P..P. P. .Uwas afflicted from the crown of m head to the soles of my feet. Your P, P. P. has cured is difficulty of breathing, smother- ing, palpitation of the heart, and has relieved me of all pain. One nostril was closed for poche Fb but now I can breathe through it readily. i I have not slept on either side for two years; in fact, I dreaded to see night come. Now sleep soundly in any position all night. Iam 50 years old, but expect soon to be able to take hold of the plow handles. I feel glad that | was lucky enough to get P. P. P., and I heartily recommend it to my friends and the public generally. Yours se date by . M. RAMSEY. THE STATE OF TEXAS, ; ine County of Comanche, He Before the undersigned authority, on this day, personally appeared A. M. Ramsey, who, after being duly sworn, says on oath that the foregoing statement made by him relative to the virtue of P, P. P. medicine, is true. ve A. M. RAMSEY. Sworn to and subscribed before m* this, August qth, 1891. 2 “J. M. LAMBERT, N. P., Comanche County, Texas. CATARRH CURED BYP. P. P. (Lippman’s Great Remedy) where all. other remedies failed. Woman's weakness, whether nervous or otherwise, can be cured and the system built up by P, P. P.. A healthy woman is a beautiful woman.: Pimples, blotches, eczema and all disfigurements of the skin are removed and cured by P. P. P. P. P. P. will restore your appetite, build up your system and regulate you | in wig: way. P. P. P. removes that heavy, down-in-the-mouth feeling. For blotches and pimples on the face, take P. P. P. % for a ya pede organic regulation, ta vB. P., Lipp- man’s Great. Remedy, and get well at once. : Sold by all draggtets, Lippmen's Bleck, Savanseh, Ga ia % .| their incerest to get‘our prices befere pu. a ‘ ° 7 | é é i, pt ae + ple and booklet free. Ad. STERLING REMED J. W. HIGGS, Pres, J, S. HIGGS, Cas’ ’ STOCKHOLDE:: 3.’ Representingsa Capital of More Than a Halt _ Mion Dollars, Wm. T. Dixon, President National Exchange Bank, Baltimore, Md. Noah Biggs, Scotland Neck, N. C: R. R. Fleming, Pactolus, N, C. sil oie x wend ALL a « Chicago, Montreal, Cas., or New York, "gi. hier J D. W. Hardee Higgs Breve. Greenville, N. C. (oie esta SRLS We respectfully solicit the accounts The Scotland Neck Bank, Scotland of firms, individuals and the general Neck, N. C. : gublie. — Checks.and Account Books furnish ed on application. ls Accounts Received. i — The Bank of Greenville, 3 GREENVILLE, N. C. @>a2302 22D mber 17th, 1896. Statement of Condition Dece ~ * RESOURCES. ].oans and Discounts $40,476.36 Due from Banks 88, 263. 30 Furniture and Fixtures 1,500.00 Current Expenses 1,764.75 Premium on Stock 1,000.09 CashItems — _ 7,792.60 Cash — 20,923.58 Total $111,700.69 Rs L. DAVIS, Pres’t. | R. A. TYSON, Vice-Pres’t. J. L. LITTLE. Cash’r, REORGANIZED JUNE, 15th, 1896. LIABILITIES. Capital paid in $23,000.0@ Undivided Profits 3,045.54 Deposits 81,787.58 Due Banks 1,131,87 Time Certificates * 1,255.08 Cashiers Checks 1,480.58 ‘Total $111,700.5 ‘* Correspondence Invited. POISON SELES )A SPECIALTY coats. ry Ory’ ary BLOOD FOISON permianenti; ured in 15t036 days, You can betreatod aj home forsame price under same guaran- ty. Ifyou prefer tocome here we willcon. Rocharge, if we fail to cure. If you have taken mer« cury, lodide Sree and atill have aches and pains, Mucous Patches in mouth, Sore Throat, imples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers on ‘any part of the bod spinor yebrows fallin out, it is this Secondary BLOOD POISO we | camber tocure, We solicit the most obsti- pate cases and challenge the world for a Batiea cannotcure. This disease has always mn ed the skill of the most eminent physi- 8 $500,000 capital behind our uncoadh Bona arg & Absolute Proots sent sealed on pplication. Address COOK REMEDY OO. 807 c Temple. CHICAGO, ILL, ESTABLISHH VD 1875. SAM, MW. SCHULTZ PORK SLIDES &SHONLDER JARMERS ANI) MEKUHANTS BUY ing their year’s supplies will tind chasing elsewhere. Ourstock is coplete uallits branches. FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR ee masts (Yn te ‘ * ALWAYS AT LOWEST MARKET PRICES Tobacco, sr~ft &c, we buy diroc} from Manufactur.. 3 en | Notice. tract to pay railroad fareand hotel bills,and |: We hereby give notice that a petition will be presented to the Legislature co change the charter f the ‘own of Greenville. : Al.FRED FORBES, J.G. MOYE, J. L.IITLLE, R. A. TYSON. comm A GENTS WANTED—For War io “4(Cuba,, by Senator Quesada, Cuban represehtative at Washington. EKn- dorse f by Cuban patiio.s. In tremen- dous demand.’ A bonanza for agents. Only $1.50," big book, big commissions, Everybody wants the only endorsed, re- liable book. Outtitsfree. Credit given Freight paid. Dropall trash, aud make $300 a month wits War in Cuba. Ad- dress today, THE NATIONAL BOOK CONCERN, 352-336 Dearborn St., Chicagu. sarbers. ewe ‘SC AMES A, SMITH, TONSORIAL ARTIST. - GREENVILLE: N. 0, Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeing and Pressing Gents Clothes a specialty HH RBERT EDMUNDS, FASHIONABLE BAREEK. “ Special attention given to cleaning Gentlemens Clothing. OTKL NICHOLSON, J. A, Bureuss, Mer. Washington, N. C, This Hotel has been thoroughly reno vated, several new rooms added, elec tric bells to every room. Attentive ser* vants. Fish and Oysters seryed daily- Patronage of traveling puvlic solicited+ ————eee CREENVILLE 3 The next session of the school will open ong " UES wore MNDAY SEPT. 1, 1890"; bling you to buy at one proilt., A eoa-- lete stock of : ¥ “Sy at tantra old for CASH, to many Wye ol cite ae bea -" @M SCHULTZ: Greenvill we, FURNITURE and centinne for 10 months. The terms are as follows. English mo. "Maj, HENRY HARDING, Ass't Cashie! THE GREENVILLE BANK -GREENVILL,IN. C. mn *: : ee aces Siders vigil tarde ak gue et ge | AND BRANCHES. = , Cae EOS TEES. hi id attention neither to the 4 ™ Band isk 4h Tedtone. ~ — beloved voice nor to the tiny hands - In St, Nicholas, Gertrude P. Gre-| pulling so desperately upon the ble has a story ef frontier life called | Tes. pee é RRAINS GOING SOUTH. “Danny and the me Whether it was the sight of an old} | ; a - —— , : ; y om Ae A ee and hated foe, or whether the wise, an A | ee oe a was the 7-yéar-old son of an army - _ fe ee plunge inté the very arms “of Weta ed eee ee ek ee enemy. But for the first time the Do you ae ae AND FLORENCR &ail, BOAD, Ucauenseu penedule . — o 4 rr kind heart of the animal realized Dated bP . Noy. J5th ie ee captain, and the Major was a favor- the full extent of a peril of which lg. IZ A a ak. ite horse. One day he was riding | the child was as yct only half aware, oy la. MIM. A, M| 2m, in company with his friend, a) it would be hard to say. But little Leave Weldon {11 55| 9 44 Scotch corporal, when the horses of Dan found himself going faster than Ar, Rocyk Mt 4 1 00/10 39) | the post were stampede®, and the| he had thought possible—and faster _ : —=-)""~ |-"| corporal was thrown and injured. —and faster—till the tawny, sun- ivTerroro 419 12 Danny started to ride for assistance, burned plain, and the pitiless, smil-. Nid Ea teeeoestoioie — |—"|——— | and this was his experience: Ing sky, and the nearer, greener Ly Rocky-Mt | 1 00/10 5 45) Away to the north a cloud of dust! foliage of the willows and even the | wae i 6 20! marked. the recent passage of the} outlines of the dreaded savages - Fay'tteville 4 361-1 U7 herd. On every other side swept the| themselves became as so many parts Ar. Florence | 7 25| 3 4 tableland, empty and placid and| of 4 rushing, Se oon ii smiling. And beyond, to the south,| and a Is sireggth was absor 1 Sm stood the fort and home. Danny| in the effort to retain his seat upon | os took heart, settled himself in the| the bounding horse. 1ZQ : : y " io ons ——.|—_—- | saddle and put the Major into a And so, like some vision from wl P.M. ares smart canter, holding the reins firm-| their own weird legends, straight is ) : Vv Wilson 2 08 ly and trying to recall the corporal’s! down upon the astonished Indians . o. « ie corey ' eH He instructions while he rode, thinking! swept the great bronze beast with Here IS an Opportunity to get this excellent Ar Witt: ngton| 5 43 9 45 with an ever recurring pang of hig; its golden haired burden. Down : ; ' , P. M. A.M| friend’s condition, happy that the! upon them and through them and|maoaqzine for little money. distance to the necessary succor was|aWay till by the time they had re- : . | TRAINS GOING NOTHE. diminishing so rapidly and totally, covered from their amazement there os os ; forgetful of the anxiety which had! oA shine pete laie between them . Dated 90 ca _. | agitated the veteran before the ac-| &n¢ their flying prey. And that W ill Nov. 1, ° Se % 3 | cident that had separated them. | distance, hard as they might ride, e W ] Sen the Cosmo- | 1896 ZA| Zz as Suddenly, at the end of some 15) was not casily to be overcome, _ : : J | name “ MIP M — minutes of tranquil riding, as the: ; Aiter ee wild rush the Ma- . a nie ed gre Major galloped along the edge of| jor settled into a steadier pace—a ] t d th K t R Lv Fay ettevilid 11 10} 9 40 the timber which fringed the bluff, smooth, even run, 80 easy to sit that O 1 an an e as ern. e- Liv Selma 12 387) there was a loud crackling and ‘he lad relaxed his clutch upon the : Ar Wilscn 1 20;11 35 crashing in the bushes, enda gayly | animal’s mane and turned his eyes Fon —e . 5 means © decorated war pony scrambled | to the horizon, where gathering fl b th . fe is] pin through them, his rider grunting in| #Warms of savages showed like clus. ector 0 one year or 2 fa . surly surprise, while at the samc! tc:s of ants agcinst the slope of the ’ icine — _ —-|—-— | moment, from the thicket beyond, lhillside. In his track, with shrill, Ly Wiluington Ay, ‘ Poms three other half naked mounted fig-| singing cries, like hounds upon a 1. 75 ‘ Lv Magnolia | 10 52 3 sp ures appeared and lined up in the| trail, came his pursuers. And far to Ly Goldeboro’ | 12 01 9 36 path which led to safety. . the south there was a puff of white . “ bhi ci 1 Ay: 10 27 The child's heart stopped beating.|Smoke from the walls of the fort, rihanshin ia ncaciches sine -V Tardoro an aa His frontier training told him that} and a moment later the first heavy, . re 3 | all that had gone beforo, even tho|¢choing boom of the alarm gun| — | , | Ss $= tragedy which had darkened the| thundered across the plains. fo ° _ a ed nO Ll ee een ele ye r We will send.the Cos- ~ : ; ger. in e€ number of trees growing in |. \ : § gad ~, M. P. M/P. M,| @ paroxysm of terror he tried t ; ic hi rs : | Ly Wilson | 120 11.351 10 39 paroxyst of terror he trie ostop| the public highways of the city of . a Ar Rocky Mt | 217 1211 16 Major—tried with all his small} London is found to be 14,700; These mopolitan an e \ aily strength to turn him aside toward ure on tho ‘public highways alone | « \ rr dele 400 the qnen -vlain, to check his mad ond notin the maple ‘Re ec t \ Lv Kocky Mu || 2 17 12 31 fl tor, bo h a W hole Ar Weldon 1 0] ofAmerican Silver and we ry , : i hk Hf - ye eee @: \ eo 4 , 5 ry ‘ aby Train on Seotin’. Neck Branch Roa eaves Weldon 3.55 p. m., Halifax 4.10 p. m., arrives Scotland Neck at 4.55 p »., Greenville 6,57 p. m., Kinston 7.45 >» m. Returning, leaves Kinston 7.9 a. m., Greenville 8.22 a.m. Arriving Hali x at 11:00 a. m., We'don 11.20 am -except Sunday. frains on Washnigton Branch lenve Washington 8.00 a, m., und 3.00 p.m arvives Parmele 8.50 a. m., and 4.40 p. m., Tarboro 9.45 a. m., returningleaves Tarboro 3,30 p.m., Parmele 10.20 a. m. and 6.20 p. m,, arrives Washington 11.60 a. m., and 7.10 p. m. Daily ex- ept Sunday. Connects with trains on Scotland Neck Branch. Train leaves aarporu, N C, via Albe- marle & Raleigh KR, K. daily except sun- day, at 450 p. m., Sunday 200 P, M: arrive Plymouth 9,00 P. M., 5.25 p. m. Returning saves Plymouth daily except Sunday, 6.00 a. m., Sunday 2.30 a ., arrive Tarboro 10.26 a.m and 11. 18 a Train on Midland N, C, branch leaves Gold3boro daily, exeept Sunday, 6.05 a m. arriving Smithtield 7°30 a, m. Re. turning leaves Smithfield 8.00 a. m,, ur- rives at Goldsbors 9.30 a. m. Trains on Latta branch, Florence R &., leave Lista 6.40 pm, aurive Dunbar 7.50 \p m, Clio 8.05 p m. Returning Jeave Cliot6.10 am, Dunbar 6.30 4 m, ve Latta 7.50 a m, daily except Sun- v. Train onClinton BranchJeayes War- saw for Clinton caily, except Suuday, 11 0a. m. and 8.50 p, m’ Returnirg eaves Clinton at7.00 4. m. aud3,00 1 m. Train No. 78 makes close connection lustrated & Y As REVIEW OF REVIEWS, ~~ that have been written in every “If only one magazine can be taken, we would suggest the _any other magazine.” —Board of Library Commissioners _of New Hampshire, 1896, a magazine is, in its contributed and departmental We features, what its readers, who include the most noted 3 . names of the English-speaking world, are pléased to call 3 “absolutely up to date," ‘thoroughly abreastof the times,” “ invaluable," and “indispensable."” It is~profusely illustrated with timely portraits, views, and cartoons. Its original’articles are of immediate interest, by the best authorities on their respect- | ive subjects, The Editor’s ‘Progress of the World” gives a | ‘ciear, rightly proportioned view of the history of. the human y race during the current month. Month’ present the important parts of the best magazine avuv.es and most important books are carefully reviewed. chronological records, and other departments complete the certainty that the reader of the Review 4 as covering more ground than ee The ‘‘ Leading Articles of the part of the world, The newest Indexes, year for $3.50. PAN POPP | If you'want a good magazine and a yond’ home paper, this is vour chzace.C omp jthe Cospmopolitan with the $4 mayaz'neg jand .t is the equal of any of them. Send your orders to the Reflector. Aer tetas ernst trae ten nants When you nee! JOB PRINTI Dil’: ig’ ey, rs) Reflector . Ofvic.;, ‘ at Weldon forall points dafly, all rail via or Reviews will miss nothing of great ied soaks WE HAVE AMPLE FACILITIES a] pr rigebey patti as i significance that is said or written or done in Stamps for | FOR RinDA * ane DO Bde s ne all points North via Norfolk. "throughout the world, er COMMEROTA I AND , JOUN F. DIVINE; * ee x TOBACCO WAREHOUSE WORK General Supt. rd =95 ho i T. M. EMERSON, rattie Manager. , J. R. KENLY, Gen’) Maneger, | THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO., 13 Astor Place, New York. THE MORNIN G STAR The Oidest Daily Newspaper in Korth Carolina. Nt Tbe Only Five-Dollar Daily o. ts Class inthe State. _ Favors Limited a Free Oolaare | Single Copy, 25c.¢ Trial (five months), $1.00: Year, $2.50. j ot) Roe on t : | “(| " um n Lie, : TT a) Rt | “4! wy “6 Phat . ” jeans What Is 1t ? 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When they enter into EF our possession » they are again converted into the ‘ we can buy for the benefitofour many friends and customers. Do not hesitate or be led away, but come back to your friends, | who will take care of your in- terest and work the harder to a make of you a tr ‘ieee er and better ” friend of stright | forwar d, 8 alk hiandman: We are the fiiend.ofthe rich have hate 4 re- anganonnmannnnonenmannannsamnnns enh " C x ie, OP ®) ‘s rye Te 5S ocrth, arrives 8:22 A. M; Going South, | ae | trrives 6:57 P. M, ‘Revives many a dull business, Rescues nany a lost business, Saves many a failing business." Secures success to ‘any ‘business ‘ pn Ae 3 = gant, peer ae 3 To “advertise j ly,’’ ‘use tne aie 4 ¢ ums of tiene + pes oe 3 oe pie sips te saat i " iin Sones | TRAtie AND BOAT SCHEDULES. i ees es Passeliger and matif !train going Steanier ‘far River arrives from Wash- ington Monday, Wednesday and Friday lenves for Washington Tuesday, Thure ¥ | lay and Saturday. MAREETS, :. By, Tetegraph.) NeW YORK COTTON. OPEN’G. HIGH’ST. LOW’ST. CLOSE, Mar. 7.01 7.05 © 701 7.05 May “7.15 "718 97.16 7,18 CHICAGO MEATAND GRAIN, | ©) WHeatT— 8 May 743 734 744 74 Ss | PORK— a May. 7.70 — 7.70 7.39 7.09 > Rins— Oe May 3.924 3.924 387 8874 6) . 3 2 WEATHER BULLETIN. Fair tonight und Th ursday, FAXANFANCIES, Don’t Put any ifsin This Month, , d Another supply of ledgers and day ;| books at Reflector Book Store. | The collision ; “yaori0somE FOLKS. : > * fa aie ee Wag Eas A gee We - Pee Meda % == ‘ie eupy r Pey Weather. - ee let : ¥ ing, ‘ F) @ 3 this morning. M. H. Quidnerly bas ‘arrived ‘trom Kinston and wall open his business here at once. J. White and son, Harry, lett this ‘morripg fora visit to retatives Per— quimans and Chowan counties. For new garden seels, cuil as J. S. Tanstall’s. Fresh Prunes, White: Evapuiiitéd | Apples and Apricots at J. S. ‘Tuustal.’s Frank wants to know it the fellow who sticks to one girl is a court plaster. The Kinston Free Press has advanced iis subscription price trom $1 to $1 29 a year. It is well worth the latter figure. Found Dead, David Hilliard, of Weldon, was found dead in a room of the Mansion Louse | @ at Norfolk, afew moruings ago. He was a son ot the late ex-Judge Hilliard, and afew years ago lived near Falk— land, in this county. Run Against a Tree. While the Academy boys were at play during the noon recess today, Alf. Fovbes, one of the pupils, accident- ally run at full speed agains: a tree. ‘stunned him tor a while andone side of his fuce Was considerably bruised. Credit, To Whom it 1s Due. in making up: preceedings of the Legislature as tiey apper in the Re- yLECTOR we have been condensimg reports as fownd in the Raleigh News For sale 0” rent one six rvom houses and Observer, Charlotte Observer and and lot. J.J. CHERRY. Wilmington Messenger, but for a week Fresh Carr Butter 1 pound pack ges | Past we have depended almost entirely at S. M. Schultz. Apples cheap, 2¢ ceats a peck at S. M. Schultz. Arbuckles Coffee, 20 cents a pound. om the reports iv the Messenger. These: papers having to pay big prices tor their service credit is deemed due them f for the use we make of thes reports. - W. C. Hines & Co. Plenty of fresh Oysters at W. C. Hines & Co, Tough, Some of the beauties of news gather: ing were exemplified when the Re- FLECTOR reporter tramped out to the depot to meet the train such a night as last night and came back without find- ing an item. $8.00 For $5:'75, We will send the Tut Dany Re- FLECTOR, the Cosmopolitan Magazine and Leslies’s Illustrated Weekly a whole year for $5.75. Did you ever hear of a better offer? The regular ;| price of the three publications is. $8.00 Better get them while you can—this offer may be withdrawn. Notice, Ntice is hereby giver that The Bank ot Greenville will make application to the General Assembly for a Charter. R. L. DAVIS, Pres’t. at my same place ready to serye you with ah ee pe ge ; ruts, { I Rj and Oysters. I have nice Malaga Capen Prngee - CERMANIA HALL. ARMSTRONG’S SLL. NE Thupstay Eve, Feb, 4th, 97 Benefit Orphan Asylum Areission : 25 and 30 cents. Doors open 7. Commence 8, sci Dil UNDERTAKERS, a, ——0—— ‘We haye just received @ new hearse and the nicest line of Oof.- lic and cloth ever brought to. Greénvill F We are pre jing ‘in all its. Poreieal ald 4) ducting fuag tro 2 to our ‘dant ever y mark of reupeek, i ie oY ete iit reodiye | e competition. We cntt be fonud: at J. A. Higgs went north this. morn-|, \ Levit Hines came over from Kinstow | ‘at your door #6very morning at reasonable prices. fins and Caskets, in wood, metal-}, Our prices are lower than ¢ver.| | ‘We do not want “ae aie but |]]- ar Md % es y and ant : ots Hb i # ae te ean seme etal price is no object. Th eLadies Palace Koya and everything tos uit their taste. a specialty of goud’ goods for the ladies. Come and see me. RICKS & TAFT. iyi Elmwood Dairy, We have opened up on our farm one mile exst of Greenviile a ——first—clacs ane oF TweaTy Fans And are prepared to furnish town and community with the —THE BEST JERSEY — MILK, CREAM AND BIER Give us one trial and you will be our custom— er. For prices apply to the pro- prietors or manager. Orders ieft } with either will have prompt at- | tention. Jas. & Wiley Brown. Pras; ‘ALINM ‘a Sawyer ‘nocd Avd 41 oyvm | R. M. Kennedy, M’g’r. [14 ‘out oes em0p ‘]I8 0} popnezxe uolszAUL Cp ACT pus yseiy SaryyAraaq -w023 yoosos 04 ‘eolid Ul UM |BIpI00 YW 'AUO.LS ANHOOND AWAN ‘——— SHB} ge HRN) uy 0 JO OUT] [OJ V CAVT PUB S,O4IT AK “J, “G 07 9X0M O10;g AS10001 & poALT J Granulated Sugar o 5-pound Bucke 3-pound Can elega Dried Apples only not not deal in shoddy Arbuckles Coffee onl; 20ctsa ‘atid ly 5 cts a pound. Heinz’s Baked Beans only 15 cts a can. 8 of Paosnrven only ant Apples only 5 cts a pound. 40 cts. O cts a can. These goods are all strictly first-classag we do goods, grocery business, others try to tollow, Ed.H, Shelburn&Co. We lead jn the rt iy soo ONS sid and . Little eu , At cost to close out present stiodk Seas a chance, will never odeur again. % |The La@les could Hot'do better than to call at | our store and see the pretty line of Dress Goods, Shoes — AND ce CAPES, NOTIONS We make The 3 tiny,