ad DJ WHICHARD, Edits r and Owner, “ty ‘Vol. 5. OO AACA ROR RON, BOK ACACAOA ACA ACK AOS 0D: Pole Ja) 8/00 (ele @@ ele @iee\ ila 2 2 back fromthe 3 # Northern ~ Markets % witharightnew ic line of — such as STRIPED INITIE. Faney Nainsook, Muslins, Piques, White Lawns, Lace Curtains. SW:88, Val. Laces Everlasting ¥ Embroidery, : Kte. 6 Call and see for yourself. —_ = COS We are now ready with SPRING CLOTHING Swell business suits, three-but- ton sack, colors brown, . green, grays, in plaids and over plaids, and checks. Our business is 3 crowing, We x know the secret : Its well-made § Clothing at a quick = sesling nf That is & low prices for : = af you. We are hustling for bus- iness and get- 4 % | acreage will be somewhat decretised this hx | Year. 3% | Swamp Sunday but for some cause no OP | preacher was present and there was no P) service. spending a few days at their Windsor. ) : tle. WHICHARD ITEMS, WuicHarp, April 5, 1897. Ir R Bullock. of Bethel, was here Friday. Several farmers in this seetion have potacoes and coin up and looking nice— ly, while a good many have just finish- é1 planting corn. Tobacco plants are plentiful but the Quite a large crowd was at Briery LEE Mr. Epitor+ The first’ thing to greet my eyes in Monday’s issue of your paper, was an article which seems to me to be a series of impertinent suggestions, signed “Property Owner.” I admit very sorrowingly the fac, that our engine’ was out of working order on the night of April 2nd, as it has been ou several occasions, but i “Property Owner” acd property-ownel | | would only joi sie company, thereby r Miss Maggie Fleming and JB. Fleming, of House, visited rela.ives ae |here Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Whitley and daughter, of Washington, are visiting Mrs. A. B: Congleton. M. J. Moore and son, W. D. Moore, je | returned from a visit to Washington Saturday. W. A. Rawls left Saturday to spend, QF la week wich his mother in Plymouth. J.J. Taylor and Henry Davis are home in Mrs. J. L. Woolard, of Washington, Spe (Came up Saturcay to visit the family of Swe (9-H. Woolard. Glad to see Berry House and Alex. Qy | Rawls, of Robersonville, Sunday. Mr. > | House has‘just recovered from a severe attack of pneu*onia. We are pained to note the death of 281 Mrs. Jennie Woolard, wite of Mr. M. A. Woelard, whielroecurred Saturday >|morning. She was 33 years of age and had been a consistent member of the Christian church fcr some time. ;| She was a good wite, devoted mother and loved by all who knew her. A husband, fiye children and a large num- ber of relatives mourn her loss. STATE NEWS. Mrs. Lancaster, who recently died at C 2 \the Louise Home, at Washington leita ¢ !legacy ot $500 to Col. Paul B. Means, of Concord, and a diamond ring valued at $5,300 to the Concord Episcopal pe | church. The large saw mill plant of the Par- ® | melee—Eccleson Lumber Company at | Jacksonville, is being torn down and will be moved to Georgia. Durham has declared against “buck ;|et shops” and after May Ist none can get license to operate in that city. ‘his is a move that every town in the State would show wisdom in following. Delegates to Conference, At the Quarterly Contarence of the Methodist church on Monday night the following were appointed to represent this church at the District Conference to be held at Aurora embracing the first Sunday in July, next: Delegates—W. F. Harding, G. E. Harris, A. B. Ellington and J. L. La- Alternates—_T., J. Jarvis, C. T. Mun ford, Wiley Brown and J, A. Ricks. lending more muscles and less lip, the company would not have been in the | Jamentable condition it has been strug- gling through for the past two years. It is quite burdensome for 8 or 10 men to keep up an organization whieli actually requires 35. men. Repeateocly at our regular montuly meetings we have had only @ quorum present, and on several occasions when our or 10 men would take the engine out for practice, the property owners would stand with hands in pockets and give good advice, till the stream ceased to flow and then remind me of certain ani- mals after a sheep killing, sneaking off, Out of a membership of 32, 5 who own real estate in the town, and only 2 of the 5 attend .:eetings. Some of the merchants will not giye their clerks time to attend meetings and drills. Why thisis,I am unable to say. Atourregular monthly meeting Monday evening there were 6 applica- tions 1or membership, one of whom owns propervy. there are How “Property Owner” can have gallenough to s.aud back and say “sick ’em” I can’t understand. 1 know the engine should be kept in thorough condition, but when the property own-| ers will not take enough interest to join us and share our burden, how can they | expect us hen—property owner's 10 mani- | test the interest suggested ? Now as to the preposterous idea ot offering to pay the company for '5 or 2 hours per month tor drill practice, or for the time consumed in work at fires, why | am satisfied there is not a non- property owner in the fire company who is s> impecunious as to ever have thought of such a thing. They would teel much better complimented if the property owners would share their burdens, instead of leaving the faithtul tew to bear it all, On one occasion af- ver drill practice the wee only 7 men lett to pull the engine back to its re- posicory and on another occasion after an alarm ot fire (the night Smith & Hookeis stables caught) there were only 7 aes v puil the engine and hose reel buck. Give us men of industry |and I am sure we will “increase the efficiency of our fire service.” Freeman. aia, semen a. Master Jack Goodwin, of Philadel- phia, who keeps up with Greenville n2ws by roading the RerLecTor, sends us word that his pet canary bird, “Dick,” ia dead. We are sorry tha! “Dick” has cease 1 to warble, and send | this to Jack to console him in his loss GENTLE SPRING. pa Piel . iN 9 i tae ¢ 2 t, il Our stock is POPPIN wie all the latest in’ Dimi, Lamas, , White Gos, tis CHK... KER & Co. SEL Laas ieee: By eis ‘ rey. $C eee ce ET Rea Oa And Hits the Nau on the Head. , PURPA GentsFurnishings RANK WILSO. The King Clothier, nnannennnn Nanni et —Come in veal look at: the Jargest line of — “SPR Le . fp [have ever re All makes, colors bee te. A. perfect fit guaranteca. SHG ——MY LINE Of" Goods, Shoes, NOTIONS, is superb and your inspegtion is invited, FRANK WILSON eee ee Aa And ready to show the people a beautiful ——line of—— SPRING GOODS Bs XK Sa a o Everything new, neat and stylish. CJ OO A On Dress Gus, Soe, avd Gents’ ‘Shirts I am 1n the lead. _— Fo In iact all my stock will please you and the low prices will make you wonder how such _|goods can be sold so cheap. | You have only to call in to be convineed, " H. M. HARDEE, The Low Price ‘Man. re — a a R.A. TYSON, Vices Pres’t. 2 yy ys. » DDE | ae learned, of his wife's whereabouts. | ate, and the present is the firat \: North Carolina - ee ane Pa! The other day he walked in‘o the| time for, many years that there’ THT 2 eRe : triotism in. peece times. It 18/Qgwald home. There was'a scene|have been two Republicans. Mr. Ge EMBALMERS. never deficient in war. times. dtl og. both sorrow. and gladness, | Hanna is Bak goa Sg a : ought to celebrate throughout its Fiplanations followed and Zsiva- a) fer) Se ike nat D an i G 0 0 D S ain | borders, in every year, the 20th | ovitz took things philosophically | for the regular term vhat he has We haye just received & new of May. No other State with) |. iis wifeand daughter money | decided not to rent a residence in hearse and the nicest ling of Cof- - 3 gaya his wife an & y fins and Cosxets, in word, metal- Wash'ngton. There will be the reat day in itsannals|” .) : we : : ocahgnd and then left hem without malice} et end of a fight over the just arrived. Comeand|tic and cloth ever brought to would fail to colebrate it every : with Me Green ille, ; ith patriotic demonstrations opine eg nares we "| Hegislature this fali, with Biice| gee US. cent us Lee kf Year wite p North would Oswald, but the Gaughter will pay| ing John R. McLean as the can- We ai > prepared & Jo embalm- and One ae The pits 1d her fatber a visit to his home in| didates for the a on ye lng In al its forw.. . make it known around the worl’ | 5 iabama.—Joliet. Ill, Dispatch.; Democratic side, and Hanna for : Personal a‘vention gi . : ae : . ‘ . ea ‘ Handy o given to con: i > and yt would be famous: above all mae the Republicans. As all of oe (ATS, HKY AN} | WR ducting funerals and bodies en- "Conde days: What is Plymouth 3 S Y Sa Ga weeeuiyes towers the trested to our care will. receiye j Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your f : © ver : ee Rock ae Buoker Hilk ar onan : Lite Away. Ohio voter need not go barefooted er i. ) i 0 at Eo hee or any other day to the Mecklen- next. winter.—Washington Dis- oe \ | Prices ate sOwer. than ever, It you want to quit tobacco using We do not want monupoly but burg Decleration? Celebrate, Invi I invite Con petition. patch to Chicago Record. | isily and torever, be made well lebrate! and show the other | sly ; iia — bes that you indeed, glory in| strong, magnetic, full of new life and ' Baptists, See Here ! | é We can be found at any and all the 20th of May, and are at heart | Vigor, take No-To-Bac, thé wonder-} [he Southern Baptist Convention | f (BR ‘ spate PRA alt ha Flanagan dof the patriots who gath- | Worser that makes weak men strong, | meets this year in Wilmington, N. C., .uU. | : g- sce Many gain ten pounds. in ten days-| May 8th. Now, you want to go to this OB GREENE &CO. ered at the littie Charlotte-town that hal day.—Wilmington Over 400,000 cured. Buy No-To-Ba | Convention, and you also want to go in on epoc _ g : style and c mfort. There is only one * rom your own druggist, who will) ooo4 firstelass line from the South and , , essenger. g 3 ‘ ° guarantee a cure. Booklet and sample} Syuthwest to Wilmington, and that fine’ | » mT Fm ox: | ILLIAM BRITT, —v niailed free, Ad. Sterling Remedy Co,| is the Seaboard Air Line, which runs} (ar aif ‘ “> Bible Again’: Railroad Passes. | Chicago or New York. the finest and faste.: trains in the South a susicaikcchanibaemgenar 4 ——is now running’a and makes the lowest rates ot any i A SPECIALTY case. 4 ‘ ny ; * ondary ory wr ae ete anata OO TERE ERPS TERE ‘ , 1 | . ie : bere of C ee NNT railroad running from the South o1 ag2ty BLOOD PCISON permancat 3 Several mewbers of COMMON), ¢ uth Carolina Woman Shoots a| Southwest. Don’t he footed into mak-- BM home forsame prise uncer wee eee . ‘ . = ‘ ® I arank- Counui!, during a dull half hour Black Man, ing your arrangements until you have | QiMaMMp (¥-Itvou prefer to come here we will con . f Thursday a teraoon’s session of — consu'ed one of the Seaboard Air Line nocharge,if wo fal to cure, if souhave taken mers and éag fara & Woda Sie shortest re) ursday a't cury, lodide potash, and still have aehes ang |NOtice. Buys Wood by the car load. a ey acents, who always esteem it a pleasure | pains’ M > ; : : sti side “ip : r colored who! 4s : : ay p. ains, Mucous Patches in mouth, Sore Throat Your patronage solicited. the chamber, were complaining | Lewis Biove : ou q | serve you. B. A.Newland, Generel "gay parsot neiesy, a Spots, Uleers on ; wine among themselyes over the|pears the sobriquet of “Blin @ body, Hair or Eentows fallin ; ‘ ' : ’ qs F . we rantee to : . mm r scarcity of railroad passes. “There | Tiger,” aud is a worthless trifling | pall house, Atlanta, Ga., will be glad| mate cases and challenge the maria ree SO i CITORS WANTED | for Bac Agent Passenger Department, 6 Kim. | 2% it Is this Secondary B POISO se wecannotcure. This disease has always Dr, Talmages “The ee er as Jeanie: erst : a is nd reason why the railroad/loafer at Korshaw, was dange'-|0 write 9:9 call on you, or you can padled'the skill of ie most eminent physi Earth Girdled.” or bis twmous tour 1 ; f f » iv c ie P apts - . . compavies should be so stingy {ously shot at that place last Wed-|#pply to any ot the representatives of ficnal guarant : Absolute proots sn sealed on around the woild,a thrilling story of EMEDY © GO, : ce the Seaboard Air Lite m any town or| pplication. Address COO O., |Savage and barbarvous lands. Four mil- witn us,” said one, “we don’t ask | nesday by Mrs. Almetta Koy. The city. This ‘13 the ‘official route. Do mt nee —— lion Talmage’s books sold, and ‘The tiem for much.’ William 4H.! particulars of the shooting, a8 we you want to go with your friends ? Bee ated’ es fate ape sae eee a iy . S| owe 3 ryt b. ; mer Garrett, a member from the Tenth were given them are as follow , lane Gabe es cana cea 2F =, wants this famous hook, only $3.50, Big Ward,chipped in with the remaix:|Mr. §. L. Gardoer, Mrs. Key's; og AAKAAA SAA 1K AWA 1K <9 } \ ioe big apininitslone: a gold mine tor | aes . . ae ate 1 aa ! % ie { Se workers. Credit given, freight paid “Well, goutlemen, there isnt any father, is an invalid at. her home : / el UREE. onttit free. Drop all trash and sell the use complaining. The railroad|The negro had brought whiskey | % = — “FS = nor king of books and make $300 a month. ip ae Ab wiht & .G.. edntrare to Mrs Kev’s| 38 ee ‘Address for outtit and terri ory, The compauies have a perfect right to to Mr Gs * ney 8% Te en TZ AN ~ | Dominion Company, Star Buildiug, Chi- discontinue passes altogether if|orders. She told the negro Tucs | Qe |, aa : oe SU TREE aie |eieo. : they see fit.” “Come off,” in a|day to stay away from her prem—/ 36 PRACTICAL sam go FoR ete i. aipeiseiieniieiiaipmeanaiiith cm general chorus. “That’s right,”/ises. He replied, rather imperti- | 3 7" Benet ee er | 4erbp - continued Mr. Garratt, “for the;nently, that as long as Mr.) ge lit AN) stil RN Rea iit oer ees mn |: ~arners. Bible gives them authority to do|Gardner told him to come he|& 2p | pie ca Seer | | x | g | WORKER » ARN ected Ne ‘EAMES A. SMITH so.” The others laughed at the; would come. She warned him of| # a , ok iota reo Sits 1: SNSGRI AL ARTIST idea, bul Mr. Garrett said: “Wait|the consequences if he brought) nm be EL ee A eae ~ GREKNVILLE, N. 6. Il I cot hold of a Bible and I’ll| whiskey there again. Wednesday | 9 UTS NR Servives fo bie ag [ag ‘Recomnae 4| | Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeing tl get bok citizens of Greenville and the 6 Cea Ne ¥ scaei [and Pressing Gents Clothes a specialt a figure it out for you.” He bor- the negro returned. Mrs. Key | a public generally. 3 as RRS a” Te af . - rowed a ‘Testament from the clerk | ordered him not to come in, but ac ROOFING, GUTTERING, we, AE ‘a : aa | - ~~ qnd for several minutes ke busied|he walked right into the room| $6 Spouting and Stove Work, 3g ea | Vasant ee , ff RBERT EDMUNDS, : himself consulting it asd jotting where Mr. Gardner was. Mrs. 3gC a specialty. ‘a ote Sea eae a aes FASHIONABLE BARE EK, K a ‘etnt tallownd ait Sastshicton ‘dikranised. cs oe SS pecial attention given to cleaning down notes on & piece of pay, er- ey go er p ‘ er ha eh ai vel oc Dol ‘ Be ae ites a Gentlemens Clothing ‘ harg ade. ohacco He finally walked aren to the him epi. fired wt bim.: Af, the aC Flues made in season. Shop malcontents, ani throving down| instant she fired the negro turned ts cous’ of 5 Gia 10 gant een. | the bit of paper, said: “There’s|and the ball penetrated his body | x OTEL NICHOLSON, their authority.” ~Seribbied on|jast below the shoulder blade. |, Nes JOO), mt ) Sy J. A, BorGEss, Mer. the raper were the following | The wound 1s pronounced danger- mage . SAN. Mi. SCHULTZ Washington, N.C, quotations: “‘ihou shalt not!ous by the physicians, and may 3 eect Oateakte dedi” This Hotel has.becu thoroughly reno * pass,” Numbers xxvil:18. “Suffer result fatally.—Lancaster, S. C, HAND CRAYON PORK: SIDES & SHOMTDER, "ated: several new rooms added, elec, ! tri not a wan to pass,’ Judges, 11:28, Ledger. ntagaa Spe Paige Maes. iit ese Portraits ! ESPAsBinn AMV 1875. eet emeat. vants. Fish and Oysters seryed daily’ Patronage of traveling puulic: solicited” Wwe - #Phe wicked shall uo more pars,” a Nahum, 1:15. “None siall ever! When pilious or cosrve, eat a Cas- . ‘ 4 pass,” Isaiab, xxxiv:10. 5 This caret, candy cathartic, care guaranteed generation shall not pass,” Mark, 10c, 25¢ i JARMERS ANID MERCHANTS BUY ’ zmng0. “Though they rot y> eC RS. 'f. E. HOOKER and’ ’ ! ing their year’s supplies will find ) their interest to get our prices befere pn > > ebasing els ‘anlete = 3 ane , mae eee | CRERRVIELE . Academy, can they not pass,” Jeremiah,v:-> | . ‘ ISS RUSA. HOOKER. | {sw people are aware of the have opened an ART SEUOEO. “So he paid bis fare and wen. Jonab, 1:3-—Pahiladelphia Recoid. fac nab the moon changes on Sola uv irvat day ef April und tue first 'FLOUR,GOFFEE, SUGAR) eames memeed ©) * a LTTE rae thas : | Li : : en Sen 3 ae i tae shite en Pi vila : ALWAYS AT LOWEST MARKET PRIOES| The next session of the.s)ool will * A Household Necessity. bub lw ae eee ve KR] ~ Jogen ons: ay beds Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most} years. ry) vs " os baie for-Oray—t y “Tobacco, sr- ff &c, | : wonderful medical disconery, of the age, erey. raetats _ 18° All work executed by hand. ‘&}-we buy diroe; trom ‘Manta tu. 3 en ene Aee He 18H ! pleasant and refteshing to the taste, act} Just try a 1vc. box ot cascarets, the | Portraits made hfe size (| tins vouto buy at one proil:. A eoa- ‘akan ( ‘ss li . P am ia a hoe, 7 6.6 stock of es and continue for 10 months. yo gently and positively go Kidneys, Ve | Ginest. liver und bowel, :egu atoh ‘, and will. 108 ty agegemlen | iat ) The terms are as follows. nd bowels, cleansing the entire system | made. . | iD | Specignens ork on 6%-.'1 SAF URN TS rimary |} nglish per-mo. $2 00 apa colds, cure headache, fever, ha eS hibits Wookes goo URINE: eet _ Phitual’ constipation and biliousness. ue mg B Drag Bto ore Di aways on h ys ysl + ~ Please buy and trya boxot C. ©. C When bilious or costive, eat a Cam | % Oar als he discipline of the school today ; 10, 25, 50 cents, Sold and] carct, candy cathartic, cure constipa-| f «tt arantéed to cure by all druggists. ° | tion. : WEL RAQSDAL a = —— — Si ans i ica ai ts SA oa RI pe NL 5 ee a8 Gs os erm oth al ortup | — ., Pm, - arrives armele 8.50 a. mi., deave Cliot6.10 a m, *: J. R. KENL LY. Ge. ' i aie Ly Tarhoro : Ly Rocky Mt 1 00/10 5 45 Ly Wilson 2 O8)11 6 20 Ly Selma 2 53 Lv Fay’tteville} 4 36) 1 V7 ‘Ar. Florence 7 25 oR LAR |. ; P. M. A. M Ly Wilson 2 08 Uv Ly Goldsboro | 3 10 5 Lv Magnolia 4 16 0 Ar Wilmingtoo| 5 45 9 45 eae. M. ‘A.M TRAINS GOING NOTRE. Hated Sim a Nov.1, [oe] 3 ga 1996 RA A Za A. M.|P. M. oe dv Fivurerce 8 40| 7 4 ee Ly apyemaville 11 10) 9 40 ar Wilscn 1 20/11 35 oe | A. M. P.M. Ly Wilmington). 9. 25 7 00 (.v Magnolia | 10 52! ® 30 uy Goldaboro | 12 01 9 36 ar Wilsen 1 00 1@ 27 Ly Tarboro 248 . 2a 4a, o'x = 2 ~ - >, M. PM, » Ly Wilson 1 20 10 32 ‘Ar Rocky Mt | 217 _ 4 4) 16 Ar Tarboro | 400] rr a - Ly Tarborc a By — Ly Rocky Mu} 2 17 is Ar Weldon - Tratn on Scotla..d Neck scaicp Au eaves Weldon 3.55 p, m., -tuliiax 4.10 arrives Scotland N eck ab 4.55 p Wi Greenville 6.57 p, M., Kinston 7.45 ).m. Returning, leaves Kinsioa 7.2. a.m., Greenville 8.22 a. iw. arriving Hali:.x at 11:00 a. m., We.ioa 11.20 am ~ e#xcept Sunday. Trains on Washnigton ranch leave Washington 8.00 a, ., and £00 p.m, aud 4.40 p, m@., Tarboro 9.45 a. m., returning ieaves Tarboro 3.30 p. m., Parmeie 10.20 a. m, and 6.20 p. nf, arrives Washingtov 11,60 a, m.,and 7.10 p. wm. Daily ex- ept Sunday. Connects with ‘rains on Seotland Neck Branch. Train leaves Aarporv, .» . via aide dawtle & Raleigh R.R. daviy none Sun- » day, ot 450 p. mu, pandas 3WU . oM; arnive Plymouth 9.00 P. 1., 4.25 p. i. Returning i2aves Ply moui' adwily except Sunday, 6.00 a. m., Sunday %30 a n., arrive farboro 10.25 a.) and Li. an ‘train on Midland N, <). vreuch leaves Goldsboro daily, exce + gir Sunday, 6.05 a m..atviving Smithdel a WM. Re turning leaves Smithtieli ; GU @. My» ar- rives at Goldsbors 4.30 u. m. Trains on Latta braneh, Florence Ri &., leave Latta 6.40 p m, aarive Dunbar, 7.50 pm, Clio 8.05 p w. Recurning’ Duaubar 6.30 a m, ae Latta 7.50 a m, daily except Sun- av. Train onClinton Rraaeh lexves War- awfor Clinton caily, except Sulay, 10 a,m.and 8.50 p, m: Returning aves Clinton at 7.00 #. ma. aud3,u0 }, in. Train Ne. 78 makes ciose conneetion at Weldon ferall points daily, ail rail “ Kichmone, alse M Rudy Sete ein Mount with Norfolk and @arolinak & for Noarwlk ¢ te all points North via Norfolk. -JO0iN KF. DIVINE, General. sur. T. M. EMERSON °- itie Manage-. ; ‘por.ver, dente 1” eb be STAR i day ly ri seeDoliar Dal the Siete | / s Nowadays, with steam radiators, : ~ | to graard~the ftisles from drafts, a ~ | fererice, though in all likelihood, in | that- era of severe dutifulness, a | less rather than a greater one than + “Ye pacramental bread was frozen ‘}wrote Judge Sewall in his diary | Little wonder, poor things!" ... QLD TIME CUSTOMS, hat Keeping: ‘Warm In’ Unheated at ‘ TY Sinai \ bs, One of! Them. , double doors and ‘s¢reens minister is still not surprised to find his congregation smaller than usual upon a Sunday of intense cold or times, too, the weather made a dif- today. Yet, what hardships our an- cestors had to endure in winter in their bare, bleak, bitter cold old meeting houses! hard and rattled sadly in ye plates,”’ after a Sunday in the church at Newbury, with the thermometer near zero, And it was not uncom- mon, not only in the days of the grand old justice, but many years later, for women to faint from sim- ply cold or to become so chilled as to be unable to rige or move when it came to hymn time 'and to have to be carried out of church and thawed at the nearest neighbor's. We have only to imagine how a girlof today would feel if after get- ting her feet thoroughly wet and half frozen she wrapped herself in a heavy cloak—omitting, however, her warm flannels and her close fit- ting outside jacket—and, retiring to an unheated barn, sat up straight] on a hard board for three hours, with drafts from every crack and knothole playing freely about her. We should expect consumption or pneumonia 2s the natural result, and they were the natural result, and carried many of our shivering ancestresses to an untimely grave. Yet, with all that they had to en- dure, women sometimes voluntarily increased their misery at the de- mand of fashion—at least, the win- ter brides did go. It was long the custom for bride¢on first attending church after marriage to wear nc outside garment, whether merely to let the folks see their: new gowns |’ or as a relic of traditional ceremony akin to.unveiling is not known, but in the depths of January or Decem- ber they would come to meeting, with a heroism worthy of a better cause, in all the unconcealed finery of a glossy silk or satin, with not so | much as ascarf across the shoulders for warmth. A characteristic story of. the re. venge of a Puritan suitor upon a fair maid who had marri2d his rival, relates that—he being the sexton of the church and she a December bride—he purposely managed so! that a bitter wind should blow upon her from a deftly unstopped chink winter storm. Doubtless in the old | — + th wedge comer tat oe ray. “Tye would “bring ‘down the saudy | and | hussy’s pride," he declared. Though. whether he intended to do so ludi- crously through influenza and a red nose or tragically by means of lung fever and an early death, the story does not relate. But in cither case she survived the ordeal. ‘There were often among the tougher and more rigid members of the church a few who believed all this hardship to be a good thing} and who opposed even the popular | - little foot stoves as a luxury, while when stoves were introduced which attempted to heat the whole church they fought them with disgust and bitterness. One old woman, Aunt Judy Jones, made a point of sitting near the new stove for several successive Sun- days, throwing off ‘or fiincing open one layer of wraps after another and finally lying back in a state of con- spicuous exhaustion, gasping faintly and fanning herself with an im- mense turkey feather fan. But the. stove continued to glow and the congregation to becomfortable, and} before the season ended it was quiet: i ly observed that Aunt Judy did not seem to feel the heat more than oth- er people and had even been known to goup und warm her feet at the unwelcome redhot thing itself be- fore settling down in her pew for the sermou,—Youth’s Companion. a, A Drait tor One Cent in Settlement, een meme H. ©. Martin bas on exhibition | at his store quite a curiosity. It is a United States Postoffice Department draft onthe postinas- ter at New York for the handsome sum of ove cent. lt is made payable toColonel Leland Martin, jate postmaster at Briar Creek, N. C.,-where be Leld the pcsi ion of postmaster for thirty-three years» Upon hia retirement from the postoffice some time since he! asked fcr afull statemen’ of his account with the Department, cove:ing the entire period, and it was fouvd that one ceut was due him. The draft in executed with alldue tc:mality and sigued by the Ihird Assistant Pos:waster General, countersigned the Auditur of tue Postottice Depart- ment, as though it were for a large amount, all of which gces to show bow accurately the records of “he Postotlice Department have been hept during the past thirty- thres eventful years. —Lenoir Wie. se arrived the sunday atter . Visitor. oi ser TR. It is a picture ot we P ene nse, “The outfit “complete without one..,, SEE THAT? | rs * PARKER Is It? bbb tae celebrated <— ot no - pusiness: man iit. ‘@ Beow are Nota riees of. cotton | peanuts for , a8 furnished | by Cobb Bros. Ye Commission.” Mer- | .< ants of Norfolk + gt aoe © Good Middling ” TY Middlin 7 Low Middling 6 Good Ordinary 6 1-1 Tone—firm. sale : ANUTS. ~ ‘ Prime — 2 frre Prins 2 With ‘us L set You o. ne 2 | spanish 60 to. i a Decision. ; ‘oor es “ ae ae ‘= A trip via New Ore Greenville Market. the Scathern Pacific tu 9: Corrected by S. M. Schultz. No waiting for Columbia and Hartford bicycles. No delay and consequent annoyance. All models and patterns now ready for immediate delivery, 1897 STANDARD OF THE WORLD are made exclusively of 5 per cent Nickel S Tubing, the entire product of which we cont $100 to all alike Hartford Bicycles are at prices within -each of everyone, $75, $60, $50, $45. Catalogue free if you call. FOR SALE BY S. E PENDER & CO. GREENVILLE, N. C: ‘Bicycles: - Mexico or the Pacitie (mx one you will never forg-. ee ih he a fe 45 It? : estern Sides - dt tu 6 saan cured Hlams ‘ to 124. t 8 a Transition from orn () to af Corn ea rasa) Frost to Flowers, .. Jour. Family 425 ro 6:74 ‘ Lard , 34 to i0 And the Re} Vite ? “0 ona pees 85 to . ous ner peg, : ] ‘Sugar 4 to tested. Ju: + cain ' Fea Comte 17 to 20 it incomparard:, bp Sack 76 tol ee ckens 10 to 2 Eggs per doz 7 to 10 Ifyou are Thinking of ees WAX. Der 20 Going, Write Us. © We have a_ book ied “Through Sveryland to San—— s%t Saas,” a handsome volume of 205 pages, fully illustrated, - which we will send on receipt — of 10 centsin stamrs te Cover — postage. We also have ad lightfal little guide to} co, which we will send on receipt of 4 cents to ever cost of mailing. : You Really Ought to ReadthemBoth. _ Shall we put you dae for a copy! Ifso, or if you want — any ‘special i:formation, it — will be cheerfully eae hy vddressing, : S. F.B. MORSE, General Passen ur r inf Tieket Ageut, teel rol, NW C RLMANS. ' .% You may never, ? But should you ever y@emcce-- ——ag Come iM pay Ma We aD Nase Naat Nel aed Pte Nee ethene from & iWisiting Cura Bical, oy Woes welled cla Mada doced ener a Rede lt Protea to see us, <—oo—" di lie ie a E"ull Sn -et ©. |The at Gives the home news every afternoon at the small price of 25 cents a month. Are you asub- seriber? If not you ought to be. Reflector. is-only $1 a syrar, « Te contains: the’ Tews Were _ Week, aiid gives informa: tion tu -the ‘fariners,; ds-. - Bpesiallyy those iti + tobaceo, “that ji / th * VOICE CULTURE. tional |DAILY REFLEC JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING ——|Try on These Names and ee How They Sound, i, > a S. H. Abbot, of Kinston, spent today here. ST cmeeamnmmmnaanll | Creates many a new business. Enlarges many an old business, Preserves many a large business, Revives many a dull business, Rescues many a lost business, f : Saves many a failing business. PAUL TUL Szcures suceess to any business J. G. Rawls returned to Wilson Fashionable Designs. _ Dr. Jos. Dixon, ef Ayden, was here puday. Sprin Noweltite. Cena DRESS. SO005 Qo or Rev. B, R. Hall left this morning To “advertise judiciousty,” use tne | for Goldsboro. 5 ié a. ; Spee Say = cslumps of ti.’ REVLECTOR. ° Rev. J. J. Harper left Monday even- : re want that,money se hor Kino , a ecause we have a fair} ;,,,; + Dri ; : . equiva'ent to offer for Keeping Constantly at it in alniiaa Dr. J. Morrill, of Falkland, speat} Sy ] jx and Wool Dress Goods today fn town. it. Our goods are the a right kind atthe right Mrs. E. M. Cheek and children left IN LATEST EFFECTS. TRAIN AND BOAT SCHEDULES. day and Saturday : ey : y , Haurahan, of Grifton, spent today in seen town. price. ——— this morning for Raleigh. er 4 i ; . : Passenger and mall train going H. L. Coward, who has been sick a eee cal. Nerth. de = A. M; .Going South.) with fever for seis months, is able to be Ge ; «| arrives 6:57 P. M. ; Steamer ‘far River arrives from Wash- | out. i ebrated and Famous ington Monday, Wednesday and Friday \ ‘ leaves for Washington Tuesday, Thure-| J.T. Worthington and Mrs. S. M. U me The variety of In beautiful pat- our Spring and terns for cos- pee ery WEATHER BOLLETIN. Mrs. T. E. Hooker has gone to : a ee , —in Farmville to spend a few days witb tumes, waists, &c Summer offer- forMenand Boys.ImAll) ug scion, doen |" Theseatremark} ing wae ney ‘e colors | for eae and night, clearing and tar by Wednesday Rev. F. B. Tickror, who has been Cyne tee them Come en thioen a a afternoon, warmer tenight, colder | spending a few days here, lett on the : : Summer. Our Ox bloods se oa nee : Wednesday. morning train, are beauties. Every pair guaranteed. A beautiful line of sty- lisn, neat, durable and elegant: SLIPPERS, tor ladies, fresh from _ the factory made speci- ally tor us, The latest newest, nobbiest an prettiest styles. Remember we have -also received anew sup- ply of = Cannon ; 7 cy Cioth Just a perfect substi- tute for Linen, only 10 centsper yardoneyard wide, the cheapest and best thing made for Embroidery and Drawn Work. JUST IN. WHAT? Beautiful, fancy Indian Baskets, Neatandnice. Justthe thing to please the Ladies. - {| Hamper Baskets, Fan- Work, Scrap, Key and Toy Baskets. Come to see them. ; We can please both you and your purse. Nearly ~ every day brings us something new and just the; thing you want. Come and inspect 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 #6 our store on a deter- ined policy or fair, | and THESE COME IN SHOWERS. Feil And You Get a New Spriakucg Hyery Evening, Hay, Hulls ani Meal at 5. M. S shultz. «Silver Dollar” Fountain Pen, Fars- er make, at Reflector Book Store. 10,000 Ocean N. C. Cut Herrings jist received and for eale by J. J, Cherry, The Odd Fellows met to-night with work in the First Degree. A full at- te idance is desired. Visiting brethren cordially invited. Agent Wantrp.—We want a guod reliable agent in Greenville to represent the Wilmington Steam Laun- dry, For terms address Harrer & PENNISGTON, Wilmington, N. C. The Fireman’s Side. ‘Today “Fireman” replies to the ar- ticle of “Property Owner” in Monday’s issue relative to improving the efficiency ot our fire company. He puts the company’s side of the question very strongly and. shows conclusively that what the company most needs is the active co-operation of the property owners themselves. Monday night the Reri~Rctor at- tended the monthly meeting of the company to ascertain ‘what intcrest was manifested, nacurally thinking after what had been said during the last few days on the subject that many property owners would be present to apply tor membership. However, while there were six additions to the company, only one of them was a property owner and he but a small one, Out of the old mem- bership barely enough were present to constitute a business quorum. This is about as could be expected when the members see that the very people whose property the organization 18 intended to protect show no interest whatever in the company. To put the matter plainly, if the peo- ple who have property in danger take no interest at all in providing pro. tection, they have no right to» expect those with notbing at stake to do so, heart cheering. and should not criticise the voluntary . Beautiful Hall Racks: work that the latter do, The firemen yy just received. | desire and expect no pay for their ser-. oe “| cig vices, their interest in the welfare of eet ember we oper- the town alone prompting their action, and it does look like bordering on ire gratitude for the property owners to show such disregard for the company. Every able bodied man in town should bed member of the compavy and: the ency until the property owners take an interest in it, company will not reach proper effici- i Sheriff W. H. Harrington went to Raleigh tofiay ty take John Keel to the penitentiary. Clothing, Hats and Shoes. A. §, Sheppard, of Baltimore as) rived Monday evening to visit l’s brother, Henry Sheppard. Rice Gwynn, another one of our clever boys, took his departure this morning. He goes to Reidsville to spend the time until the opening of the next season, when he will be back on on the Greenville market. Most of the boys were at the train to see him off. One Day’s Forecast. The weather indications for thc next 24 hours certainly ought to suit all the grumblers. Itis going to be cloudy and clear, rainy and fair, warmer and colder. If any other changes are de— sired send in your application to Billie Burch before he goes up to ride she Odd Fellows goat tonight. He won't know his own head tomorrow and can’t be thinking about weather then, except imagining that he had been through a cyclone. On Sunday an awful wreck occurred en the Southern railroad at Hasrisburg 13 miles north of Charlotte. The wreck was caused by a Collision between No. 36, the northbound fast mail, and No. 11, the southbound local passenger, Three men were killed and six others injured, some ot them so terribly that there is no hope of their recovery. There were 96 passengers on the fast wail but none of them were hurt. The Charlotte Observer, with its usual en- terprise, got out a tull sized edition Monday morning giving tull particulars of the wreck. siillans Your best judgment requires you to make an immediate pro- Perfect fit guaranteed. Foreign and Domestic. RICKS & TAFT, Emporium of Spring Fabrics. eee ene aelememaeetntmtice etna hatin te vite mse Aas ei At ee “MEASTER OPENING Sl) 3 ’ Se Every Day is Opening Day as he is receiving some- thing New Daily. All the latest noveltes. Be sure to-go to J.W. HIGGS, Pres, J, S. HIGGS, Cashier Maj. HENRY HARDING, Ass’t Cashier, THE GREENVILLE BANK GREENVILL, N.C. ALP es Pee lea, D. W. Hardee Higgs -Brovos Greenville, N. C. Wm. T. 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