BC _D.J WHIGHARD, Editor and Owner, TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION, : TERMS: 25 Cents a Month, | / Vol. 5. GREENVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1897. * ait No. 675 A WOMB SHELL NO. 4. Oe ete ~ wall Bleaching, one yard wide. Muntord’s price NUnAMS Munford’s price Per yard cash only. 4971 yards, let you * have all you are able to pay cashiior. ¢. T. Munford ‘The Originator jof the Low Price System. — Cre ir ener Ten uc cre opiate a THE LEGISLATURE, Condensed Report of Proceedings. THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY. ed SENATE. The senate met at 11 0’c'ock. The following bills and] resolutions were introduced : Person, to prevent co-habitation be- tween the white and the negro race. McNeill for relief of street railway employes; aleo to regulate loss on bu'ld- ings by fire. | ~ Hardison, to prohibit the sale of li- quor in two miles of Cole, in Craven county, and in four miles of Stumpton- town in Onslow county. college ; also to give Charlotie further power in collection of taxes, where a person is believed not to have made an honest return; also to give Charlotte the righ; ot acquiring real estate for better regulation of its water system. Shaw, to abolish the circuit criminal court of Robeson county. AFTERNOON SESSION. At the afternoon cession the following bills were disposed of-: To incorporete the Bank of Pitt County. To provide a dispensary for Louis- burg. | To weorporate the Tar River and Carolina railroad. To incorporate the James Baker Lum- ber Company. To authorize Charlotte to issue bonds for water supply. To incorporate the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias of the domain 0: North Carolina. By leave Moye introduced a bill to establish graded schools at Green- ville. HOUSE. The house met at 10 o’clock. Bills and resolutions were introduced as follows : Craven, 10 create a board to control the convicts and roads of Meckien- burg. | Ormby, to require sheriffs in sale of mortgaged land for taxes to give notice of such sale to mortgages. Alexander, to allow Tyrell townships to levy a school tax of 15 cents on the $100. Sutton, of Cumberland, to incorpo— rate “Order of Unity,” secret fraternal benevolent society. Dixon, of Greene, to incorporate the Snow Hill railway. Parker, ot Perquimans, to divorce the Agricultural and Mechanical col- lege frem the agricultural aepartment and put it under control of fourteen directors, Person, of Wilson, to provide cotton and peanut weighers tor Wilson. Clauton, to incorporate the Inde- pendent Order of Farmers and Me- Glhlcs Dixon, of Clev land, to protect freight shippers by 1equiring railways to pay cost price of goods if there i8 great delay, Dancy, to incorporate the auxillary board of health of Edgecombe county. Alexander, io ivcorporate Elizabeth: | Meares, to allow Bladen county to pay election officers; also to entitle widows cf sll contederate soldiers to fourth class pensions. Bryan, of Chatham, to give the gov- ernor the appomtment ot the clerk of the railway commission also to repeal the act making $10,000 appropriation for the geological survey ; also to repeal the act of 1891 making $15,000 appro- priation to the university ; to also pro- tect coal miners. Lusk, to allow judges of supreme and criminal courts to appoint stenographers and regulate their pay. Ferguson, to repeal the act of 1895, requiring railwuys to redeem unused tickets. BETHEL ITEMS, BETHEL, N.C., Feb. 17, 1897, Caey J. Hunter, of Raleigh, was here Monday night. W. F. Harding, of Creenville, spent last Tuesday here on legal business be- tore Justices J. P. Jenkins and D.C Moore. J. A. Dupree, of Greenville, spent day here. Our townsman, S. ‘T. Carson killed two hogs today, weighing respectively 459 and 516 pouads, making a total of 975 pounds. _ Who can beat this ? S. T. and J. R. Carson have com menced work on their brick store. At the home of the brides father, Mr, B. F. Ward at 5 o’clock P.M. today, Mr. H. W. Brown was married to Miss Jennie Ward, D. C. Moore, Esgq., offi. ciating. The attendants were : J. E. Brown, Jr., with Miss Nannie Ward. D. A. Moore with Miss Dora Brown, Jehn Carson with Miss Huldah Brown. : sOu. John “ames with Miss Mary Brown. L. L. Vard with Miss Lela Mavctin. Miltou .zighsmith with Miss Maggie Whitfield. John Barnhill with Miss Carrie Dan* iel. After the marriage ceremony the brie . dal party and invited guest went to the | residence ot Mr, H. W. A. Martin, in Bethel, where a reception was held and and all partook of a bounteous supper, The bride and groom were the recipients of quite a large number of handsome and valuable presents. We wish them a long and happy voyage through lite. ‘she German. A very pleasant German was given last nigitt by the Columbian Club com- plimentary to the visiting ladies. It was led by C. S. Forbes with Miss Winnie Skinuer. The following _ partici-. The Itahans furnish- ed the music. pated : Miss Nannie Fleming with J. B. White, Miss Louise Latham with Ed. Flanagan, Miss Betsie Greene with Phil Crawtord, Miss Florence Williams with J. EK Starkey, Miss Henme Shep- pard with Ed. Patrick, Miss Annie Foley with J. W. Wiggins, Miss Lula White with J, L. Fleming, Miss Rosa Hooker with W. J. Corbett, Miss Sal. lie Lipscombe with R. M. Moye, Miss Sallie Rountree with W. W. Moore, Miss Lillian Cherry with Dr. R. L. Carr. ™ * ner _ PER YARD. 4 new line Of casa DMINGS. EMBROLERIES AND WHITE G000S arriving daily. Come and seeus FLOORKRER & CO ARNE EX. C. nen an egg gg eee Ah mata pte Sea: | sland 7 PERCALES FOE Ries W. J. Carson with Miss Alice Car-| nt Its Better_. The Early Bird Catches the Worm. to bea young Junebug than an old bird of Paradise. con, ——egy” ) 2 ¥ So be first to come to our store this week and get some of the many bargains we ave going to offer. Fall in line. Climb into the band wagon before it 1s too lateand enjoy the sweet music of low prices and liberal policy. We have goods which you ought to have, and in order that you may have them, we have simply knocked tie bottom out of prices for this week. ==CLOTHING, = DRY GOOD, NC and Gents Furnishings, and everything else wall go at the lowest prices you ever heard of to make room for new goods which are begin ing to arrive: FRANK WILSON THE KING CLOTHIER.' New Spring Goods <*> ARRIVING DAILY. => es ¥g96. ” A | 5, a3 of 10 cents int stuns te coe ey lconvention, aad you also wart to go in enna PER, —-|28 postage. ‘salso baveade-jsivle ande mort. ‘There is only one Ly Fuure ae ee mm lightful littie guide to Mexi- ood firstclass line frem the South and 7 urerce ee co, which we will send on)... vey : V Fayetteville} 11120, 9 40 a Svuthwest wo Wilmington, and what line Ly Selma 12 27 receipt of 4 cents to cever|: Aw Li ect Mar Wilscn | 1 ablia 35 | cost of mailing. is cae Seaboard Au zine, \ eh sone a —' .! . the fiuest aud fastest trains in the South | * = \ | You Really Ought te and makes the dJewest rates ot any | ; : x ae | Read them Both. ratroad yuanivg trom the Svuth or an ene crened (ounce Southwest. Don’t be toolediinto mak.. “iy Wihni ey P.M. Shall we wat you down for aling your arrangements until you have v Wilmington] 9 25 7 00: - eee La: - Lv Magnolia || 10.82 8 30; copy? 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Munford and son went to SPFIGHT & MORRILL, * Wilson this morning. C»tion Buyers and Commission oe ae ‘ *:| Miss Jessie Harper is visiting at the — Merchants, residence-ot Altred Forbes, sae “se NEW YCRK COTTON vag | . THE COUNTY FAIR, ( Wehave justreceived a| —°r#’c. mcu'sr. row'sr. oxose | Mar, 681 6.94 681 6.87 . ee new, line {of ori 694 7.03 6.94 6.98 | Bntertamment Given, by,the Students c= RON ALLS: of the State Normal School Com- ; : 7 ' CHICAGO MEATAND GRAIN. plimenvary to the Educaticaal em ) i i ! mm i Ni WHEAT— iar iecacercreauaaa Ot GOODS | 4 : z Legisiature. \ \ . May 753 76} 752 794 ae PORK— . o : 3 j HANDKERGHIEES |atsy "sor 05 00 00 |usissnono, N--Feb 17461897 | 4 ake room for Spring arrivals, This is Bins Epitor RErLector :—On last fri-} | dey evening, February 12th, a large oo . 4-5 May 412} 412 410 410 [on oie ania your opportunity. It includes enthusiastic crowd asscmbled in the = |briliiantly lighted auditorium of the VAT ENGINE | AGES WEATHER{BULLETIN. 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