A, J WHICHARD, Bditor and Owner. TRUTHIN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. TERMS: 25Conts a Month. med email Vol. 5. ar GREENVILLE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24,1897. No, 704 — ‘ma p d S ceove s comtnoce q+ co,” MIG 'Q SOONG SUL SOQ LO] = NAW GNV ‘SAOU For Everybody. et. ¢¢ Fruit of the Loom “| After his exhibition at a local resort quest of him,the champion dodged out of the door and down the street. Bleaching 6 cts. CALES One Yard Wide. jamped toward the stranger and swung Reed Deciines to Reccenizs the Popu- CHAMPION FITZSIMMONS. ne mn He Knocks Out a Rude Eaglishman and Runs From Corbett. San Francisco, March 22.—Rcbert Fitzsimmons knocked out an English traveller nathed Campbell in she Bald~ Win hotel barroom early this morning. last night, the champicn, Mertin Ju- lian and W, A. Brady, Corbett man- ager, returned to the hotel and spent the night discussing a return match. Along towards morning Campbell 4 rift- ed up to the bar and, addressing the Cornishman, said the Carson affair was not a true fought battle, and that the best man did not win. Fitzsimmons his left with territfic force, knocking the intruder down. Corbett was at the Baldwin early to- day, watching for his conquerer. He wanted aninterview, bet was not ta- vcred. When told that Corbett was in Corbett says if he can’t meet Fits~ simmons he won’t meet anybody. Jim has an offer to manage a big athletic clab in New York at a maguificent sal- ary. Should his show prove a failure he is liable to take the job. But he has made his mind to go back on the stage for awhile. His friends are importun— ing him to go direct to New York and commence an engagement. lists, Washington, March 22 —Speaker LATE NEWs. The past week has been a disastrous one at sea. dreds of iives lost. One of the boats belonging to the lost steamer St. Nazaire has been pick— ed up at sva. On Monday morning at Arling‘on, Ga., a cyclone demolished a school building. Several cf the school children were instantly ki'led and a large num- ber were badly injured. Two Views, The Philadelphia Record tells of a successful advertisement writer of the west who says that when he starts his daily task he thinks first of the time of year, then of the weather, and then he appends “the list of goods which will appeal strongest to the general public under these conditions.” This is. a winning plan for most businesses. if not forall. Some men when they go into print think chiefly of what they want to sell ; others, more shrewd, think chiefly of what the people want to buy. The Way to Cure Hog Chclera. has broken I send you a prescr:ption that 1s said to be very effective in its cure. Very truly, EvuGene Horcome,, D. D. L. Lumberton, N. C,. For Hog Cholera: Take 4 pound arsenic, 4 pound Cape aloes, } pound blue vitriol, 1 ounce black antimony. Grind and and mix well. Directions: Fora large hog, give one I see that hog cholera out in Mecklenburg county. Reed is not disposed to regard the pop- ulists in the house us a separate organ-|! ization. About ten days ago the pop- ulists presented a petition to Speaker Reed, reciting the tact that at the last election they had cast about 2,000,000 votes, elected governors in five states, elected twenty-sev:n members of the present house, and requesting therefore, that they have a representation on the committees on ways and means, judic— lary. appropriatious, banking, coinage, elections and others. Mr. Reed has just replied that he preferred to recog— nize the populists as a part of the dem— ocratic organization and that decision will stand for this congress at least. Four Aunts, Advertising is the pulse of trade. Quit advertising is a good way to quit business. A spring tonic in the form of a liber: al dose of alvertising, is timely just now. No business is ever go large but that it can be made larger by judicious ad- vertising. Ms, Cotien Wil Taik. Mrs. Sallie Cotten, of Falkland, has accepted an inviiation to make an ad. dress betore the Alumna Association of the Greensboro Female College, ear- ly in May, She goes to Washington in April to work for the National School, outlined in her paper betore the Congress ot Mothers.—Greensboro Record, teaspoontul a day for three days ; then sk p one day. Repeat this until hog is cured —Charlotte Observer. Several vessels and hun— It contained six bodies. |' the Northern Markets and now a word with you about You bead it, T haye it,and as the vrice is low what's to hinder us making a dicker? Noth- ing at all, and if yon will inspect my stock, I am sure to sell you a Spring Suit. Clothing é is cheaper today than it ever was before, and the Styles are pretty. My line of Snits 1s is larger than has ever been shown here,you may be c.rtain I bought them right—and cheap. Of thus buying, you are benefited. THE hy Int LY PEBBLE THE BEACH That’s what tasty people say of my late shape STETSON HAT. It is a dead sure rioger.° I am also very proud (justly so, too,) of my entire line of NOTIONS AND FURNISHING. GOODS None better, you know. Ask your neigh— «A Mrs. Hopkins Boy.” bor about my stutf. If you are not already a customer, we will make you one. gel Last Warning, Thisis the last w eek ot tax collectin .| All who owe taxes and fail to pay this week are hereby notified that I will proceed at once to levy on their land and advertise the same for sale as the law directs. It you want to save costs don’t delay in making settlement. R. W. Kine, Ex-Sheriff and Tax Collector. Good enough for all practical trade purposes—cash. “temale And vet Colonel Ingersoll is wasting time trying to convinve people that there is no pun. ishiment after death. A California town has a ghost that wears bloomers,” Hooker have ovened an art stcdio for making crayon portraits. They do beantifult work, all by hand. Speci— mens can be :een at J. L. Wooten’s drug store. Hatten Perry, colored, who was sen— tencened to be hanged at Washington for committing a crime on a little girl, temporarily escapes the penalty through an appeal to the Supreme Court — It is not believed that court will reverse the decision of the lower court, 4 Mrs. T. E. Hooker and Miss Rosa} FRANK WILSON THE KING CLOTHIER. a Ta A Cut, =f BAGK _. from the Northern Markets and my new goods are coming in every a — > should not fail to see my beautiful line of PERGALES SILK, HAMBURG, LAAN. UTMITIES, ORGANDIES Shoes, Oxtord Ties, and other goods specially for their use. o.. 9. i. oa Oe Sas i — ~‘ . ~~ ¥ poem nts MATTING. Se = we JUST recalyed a big 2 e 0f Das I also have Malaga Granes, Shall we put you down for a eens a ee ee a080 a airs y a respec “(cate sclid tood aad, to ber astonishment} Dates, Figs, Oranges, Apples, copy? If so, or if you want Lywimi }Ay * 4 iP. M, tke pringiples oftfairness. Tae practice she found that ber missing teeth were in Nats, &c. in great abundance. any xpecial it formation, it “Ly Magnolia 10 52 4 , a wus decried and vendere 1 discre dite her mouth, and had been’ all the time. Cheapest place in town. hh 2 cheerfully farnished pee ona | e i { 4 36 lee ene someone ilo Hot have | She had placed them in her mouth at Leading brands of Cigars. Ss dala ‘Ly Tarboro ! ase ' 10 22 i arian Other in order tu setide night and was not aware o! the tact.— Fresh Candy every diy. S. F. B. MORSE, - ; cir differences. oneord § ; Let me grate your Coco ae ike Ae It cannot be-said that pugilism fer Concord Stannard . . eteoaunts General Passenyer and Ticket ae | loe oo) ) ss BE ) oo j "| O'R 12. = er oa nem retour . Ageut, ‘| ZA reas jsers a love of fair play or anything of ; MORRIS M > YE R. WAW ORLEANS. , ~~ > M ~ wart ithe Kind. It requires only the qualicies} When lions and tigers are born Ly Wilson i 1 20 10 soot a bull-dog «to b.come a_pugilist. in captivity, the greatest care has ares ——n - Ar Rocky Mt | 217 —-- 13 18] practice enable pugilists to ward off to be exercised to keep them ArTarboro |! 400) re M iblows, and this is callca’ sciznce. It |for several days in the dark ard O Ou ant { ya Alb oat eal 217 12 | science, it is pusely animal, Wien duels] undisturbed, as otherwise the y Ar Weldon havere fought iatdormer days, the aneu mothers will almost invariably adwnticadivisehciba sapeindblarsihiniadabs. Stidams icin woctsa nt ‘ who gathered there as witnesses, and destroy tkem. Train on Seotiaiid Neck Brauch 2204 4 seconds and suecreons did know ew to ———- COSMOPOLITAN PLLA LANE DE NNN BOP Here is an opportunity to vet this excellent. magazine for little money e ww We will send the Cosmo- politan and the Eastern Re- flector both one year f, $1.75. : a Or We will send the Cog- mopolitan and The Daily Reflector, both, a whole year for $3.50. Na al Nag If you want a good magazine and a good home paper, this is vour cheaee, Compare the Cospmopolitan with the $4 mavazines them. flector. Send your orders to the Re cat inetieeiteatnt die ethan ins ents alesse essi ocr sent a apse te sais You may never, But should you ever Ga. op baby What Is'It-? pbphbb|Btst The Oldest ~— > It is a picture ot tae celebrated <7 Want Af ob Printin a AREA FOUNTAIN FNS. The outfit ot no business man it|% complete without one. a , The Only Flve-i:silar Daily o The Reflector Book Store - its Class inthe State [has a nice assortment of these Fountain Pens, a way | |also a beautiful line of Pearl Handle Gold Pens, 4 _ WH, BiRVARD | You will be astonished when you see them and 2 ‘Wilmington, N. Cljuarn how very cheap they are. | Daliy Newspajar ip A) North Ca-aisa. wre Rest in use, —— we MO Visiting Card. Luk ——T0 A+. E*ull | ‘ : in Al “ dls i 1 Bie ; 4 if sh ‘ee ‘i ne ‘ ng Oe @ i M \ ve ft Ts 4 ‘ ’ a . rs héeet Poster, © He } j 4 | -ally tor us, 9 —— AND— I ah a nas eee” Sk We want that Sh tet | because we have a fair equiva ent to offer for it. Our goods are the ‘Tight kind at the right price. ocecesterieneamenstititinedl We havejust received a new stock of the Cel- ebratad and Famous for Menand Boys, inall the newest shapes and colors, for Spring and Summer. Our Ox bloods are beauties. Every pair guaranteed. A beautiful line of sty- lisu:, neat, durable and elegant SLIPPERS, tor ladies, fresh from Int yy {DAILY REFLECTOR.| “WIND SHIFTS. Blows Some This Wuy and Scmeé MABKETS, By Teiegraph to SPFIGHT & MORRILL. C:tron Buyers and Commission Merchants. NEW YORK COTTON. sore 7,10 740 7.00 7.01 Aug. 7.14 7.14 7.06 7.06 CHICAGO MEATAND GRAIN. WHEAT— i ; July 712 (713 © The 714 PoRK— July 8.87) 8.875 8.75 8,873 Riss— July 4.70 4,724 4.70 4.70 ~_— ene WEATHER BOLLETIN. with light frost Thursday morning. LENT. al wise. Lent is half gone. A vacant lot—a erowd of idiots. Music teachers usually pay their bills in notes, March got here today—at least the windy part cf it. Sevices will be held in| the Metho— dist church tonight. Extra-Moire Velour and two tone Taffeta, at Lang’s. The fellow who knows all zbout how the factory made SpeCi-| the fight was won is still talking. The latest newest, nobbiest a prettiest styles. Remember we have) nished on short notice. alsoreceivedanew sup- ply of ‘Oloth susta perfect substi-|, tute for Linen, only 10|: All sailors are not pugilists but a good blow will semd them to the ropes. D.essed lumber and mouldings fur J. J, CHERRY Fresh Carr Butter i povad package at &. M. Schultz. Most everything im marke’ quota— r evihinnt onl ; Cannon tions showed a downward tendency to- day. A room ia being added to the rea-- dence of M.-H. Quinerly, in Vorbes— own. It seems strenge how a, plate: of 1¢e cents per yard one yard cream will make a girl’s heart warm wp wide, the cheapest and |1o a young man. best thing made for Embroidery and Drawn Work. JUST IN. WHAT? Beautiful, fancy Indian Baskets , Neat andnice. Just the thing to please the Ladies. 0 Hamper Baskets, Fan- Work, Scrap, Key nd To Baskets. Come to see them. We can please both)' youaad your hake Nearly "every. day |- brings us something new andjust the thing): you want. Come andi ins ect our || Mammoth Stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Groceries, Hard- ware, Crockery, Furni- ture and House Fur- nishing Goods. They): are desirable new and|: heart cheering. Beautiful Hall Racks it received. Remember we oper- ate our store on a deter- mined policy of fair,| square vraed ing and come to see us, or OO, wa Your triends, ae Corbett may now get on a figat with Veyler. He is now in that gentieman’s lass apparently. The high winds will prove a blessing by drying off the land so farmers can get in some work. Afew days of wind and sunshine will show a marked improvement in the condition of streets and roads. Mr. Leon H. Pender received a tel- egram from Tarboro, Tuesday after- noon, announcing the death of his mother, Mrs. M. M. Pender. She had been in poor health for some months. Shirt Waist Silks just received and they are beautiful and cheap. A lovely line of Mouseline de Soir and Chiffon also just in, Call and see them at Mis. J. S. Tunstall & Co’s., opposite Re- FLECTOR office. MMO RON Portraits ! > Mise 'T. B. HOOKER and ‘al a ISS RUSA HOOKER have opened an ART STUDIO and solicit orders for Cray- on Portraits. All work executed by hand. Portraits made hfe size * and will not fade. e ; Spesmnens of ge On @x- hibition at. J- L. Wooten’s, 12 Store, ‘where a can algo be left... Pric work furmshéd oh ap ar tion. aa ¥ g OPEN’G. HIGH’ST. LOW’ST. CLOSE Fair tonight and Thursday, colder, Borrowed, Given Away and ‘Other That. Fs ee Norfolk. ing for Kinston. day evening from ‘toldsboro. R. W. King went to Raleigh today urer. tor a trip to the Virginia tobacco mar-. kets. A. A. Tyson, cf Black Mountain, formerly a citizen of Pitt, is un a’ visit to his ol home, E. V. Cox passed through this morn- ing for Raleigh to aitend a meeting of the Trustees of the A. & M. College. at Pat Gornvan and rem hia off this morning. They sent hmup to Goose Nest after feathers. We have heard some people say that when they opened rows to plant peta—|- toes they found the ground full’ of peta- to bugs. , The Wilmingtom ‘Star has’ entered ts aixticth volume. The paper during ed Dr. Geo. W. head, next season. His presence means that the Atlantic wili be well maraged. A. FA Critcher is canvassing the eust- ern counties selling they Bemis ‘Tolaeco Transphanter. Tnisis oe of the bes, things a tobacco farmem ever invested in. Mrs. M.D. Higgs’ new millinery: goods will be m this wesk. Wait der: her spring opening and yew willsee cae of the handsomest displays ever shown. here. ez) hip, brought the Reriseror a twin. og that ia different from avy we ever iss saw. gether om one side and end. Spring:sees to have knocked winter out, but hke Corbett winter muy be jumping up again, first hin you knowy and trying to strike another blow oz two after being declared licked. «A Bargain For: You. At the barn of New Jersey exper ment station was tounds a pile of te- bacco stems which were used ass bed— ding and absorbent. ‘They cost $6.a ton, while their ma nurtial value as com- pared with other manares, is reported by Rural New Yorker to be $10. Mixed with straw, they makea good bedding. There isa bar,ain fomyou! It pays: to know what these waste products con- tain. The man whe finds out first reaps the aavartage of a lew price. Your choice of eight different Columbia sad dies. Every requirement =e is satisfied, Cobambia saddles fit everyone. Pegi of the World. ee $(QO to aii alike The new adjustable Columbia handle-bar is stronger and more |, perfect than ever. E. PENDER, ta GREENVI C. 8. Forbes left this morning for | Rev. E. D. Brown left Tuesday even- Rev. N. M. Watson 1eturned Tues~ tu settle taxes with the State ‘Treas— W. T. Lipscomb teft this morning its entire existence kas been under tlre} | management of Mr. W. H. Sermard. Blaeknall willl have ' I. A. Nichols, of Beaver Dam town | They are thoroughly joined to») i Bi ee Be Comfortable : Catalogue ree by calling. = o- hoe ee ee as Sees ee Wish to call the Ladies’ shai on. to: the ‘H.egant ae of Ne nba AA ae BARA : 6 i oh Saki : AAT A ) 39.9 BR ROR RS A RS A as { OO IO) yf if rae uaived' eohiisting of India Linens, Victoria Lawns, Persian ‘awns, Dimities, Plaids, Is nglish Nainsooks, Tarletans, “Qwiss Muslin, Organdies, Baptiste Linen Lawns ‘and Imperial Cloths’ The tobseco boys got tired looking! % ie 00006 WEIR sashes | uw in cadlens varieties. All the popular brands of Sheet and Shirting on hand at low prices, A ’ V.Y.9 BAAKAAAAAAAAAA OOO OOO 4c othing and Shoes.§ , CO ‘We mike a specialty of the above and can suit: charge of the Atlantio-Hotel, at More-/' § you in fit, finish and price. RICKS ek ‘TARrT . bc aaaiaeaeil ee ene nc ecm Aeok over this thet of THINGS: amd see if you would not like to have some of them : Premier Brand of Extra California Pears Cherries, Plums, Apricots, and Peacees, Mince: Meat, Apple: Butter, Preserves, Sweet Mixed Pickles, Sour Pickles, early June Peas, Clives, Cellery Sauce, Royal Baking: Powder, Cream Baking Powder, which is as good as Royal for less money, and a@ thousand. other good things. Phone No. 70. Ed.H.Shelburndé&Co. ce eeeetnennre tt iy eae ene = - > : A a a ae + Cx 6; cae f = — > W) ; ——— jee mee o~_ a Oo — Co x pe bane cme ces cs Os = ee — - 0 = 5S = pa 8, Ol== C) b> = \ i © cy i. > - b | Ue — . mn ene = tin B Fos a ec a Saat "REATIONS For Sp ring-Summer Attire We have! ashes: ie are receiving every day laige lines of exquisite novelties in Dress Goods, Notions, La sand Embroideries. fe. believe. that an in- | spection will convince their S SORE __ os Biro Al he lity. ,