ie what — DAI 0. WHICHARD, Editor and Owner. TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. — TERMS: 25 Cents a Month. . oe . SS Ae Vol. 6. | _ GREENVILLE, N. C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1897. | Me.821 | t ¢ 5 * x . « ~ r ii the delightful salt breeze. batting.’ Score. Philadelphia, 5; New ][a8 pynoo OM UOT AL I have met a great many people} York, 4. trom afl paris of Texas, and a'so from Cincinrati, August d—The Indiars a N t re) . other States. Texas is a great State. | made their last appearance for the sea - vast in aree and wondertul in resources. | sen here and were beaten by the Reds Ne * - °.¢ * * fT] Fine looking men an] women, clever, | ina close and exciting game. Pickering, whole souled aid daring, the very who was released by the Louisvilles, | character of brave 2 anliness, impress played right field for the visitors, x | m°, and I find such congenial to my Score. Cinemnati, 0; Cleveland, 4. I ee Re CER EAR tempetrament ¢ Sa yeye ent and leelings. HOW ‘SBE GLUBS STAND. fy hd This ~ Ve bf * j . " ( . ~ew is undoubtedly the country for won Lost Per Ceu brave, ambitious, determined young Boston 58 (27 682 >| Bosto oie “ Sin mep, Men of character and push can an Baltimore 54. 27 666 succeed here, . : M mS Cincinnati 54. 28 608 Had I the time to spare Tweuld! yoy york 49 32 604 spend a month Ivoting this State over, ! oye, eland 4a 40 © 229 especially the Wace and Dallas sec— Philadelphia 42, 40 432 5 it - t ons, which everybody says 1s the finest . ; D4 J SAYS DSM MIOSSN Chicago 40 38 4o4 And the price of our : a ) i portion of the State. Pittsburg 38 46 452 ° Summer lothing has ‘declined with the ad- There isis much varity in Texas | Louisville 4) = 50 444 as there can be found iu any State in} Brooklyn 3) 48 422) Me ryy * >; the union. The weather here is very, | Washington 3i dv Jb69 Sad00D HHWNODS oo" ery hot and dry, and when you get|¢ si8 94 66 266 svance of summer. Wed St. Le ; out of the breeze it is bot sure enough. a ° - rather sell Summer —y - The Beach Hotel is the most de- 2 : . i ORKS PROPOSITION. ee os a fighful resort I ever saw. Every WATER W Clothes at a loss than cee as ; cope tom f oe a —_a co as amusement that gan be found 18 tk ee A Most Liberal Oft:r to the Tow to keep them over. o o Many men oi vast wealth are in Counc. = = Texas and they are doing great good — Whatever “ou want a with their money. The best school At the meeting of the Town Coun- rs we have probably got OC 7 ane | | eee ‘it for less than cost. A a) o Wilson, our old sheriff. He came to struction compeny to put ‘0 a comp ete | QO ef the lictel to seo me end 1 recognized system ct water Works 1) Girgen vile: loss at this time is al- tim by his walk before he came up Phe Cu proposes fo erect 7 mostas good as a profit where L was. He is tha same old Ki. stand pipe of 125,000 gallons capacity, | Q earlier. Wilson and talked of the old days in place twenty five hydrants in different Pitt county with tears in hiseyes. He parts of the vown, with a pressure of 7 i P » cas + “ ar j . araDp- a we ; A “ a: wants to see tne dear old North State 10 pou.ds to the square incu euare A nal VW ' C) N tceing a stream of water 50 feet high — yO ; ‘4 YL Las 3) | again. feet high from any hydrant, “she ; oye ~ 4 capacity of the pump to be oue million THs KING CLOTHIER. gullorfs a day. The stand pipe will be supplemented by an artesian connection | ===" I was acco: ted in the corridor of the hotel yesterday by a lady who came up to xcrowd where I wes talking. She was very glad to see me, but at first I could net think who she was, not ex— with the river, affording an ‘nexhausta- ble supply in case of fire The company thy pecting to tind her here. “She was Mis. Myatt, formerly Miss iidattie Fowle, also proposes to pub in two public ti ; | dauguter of Gov. Fowle. It was a drinking fountains and also to farnish pleasant meeting indeed, for one Nort h | individuals with all the water desired tacilities in the south are in ‘Texas, cil, Thursday vight, Mr. LL. 1. Moore | . . . s itted : posit f n con I had the pleasure of seeing K. A. submitted a preposiiicn Tron Ay} ‘Way} UL OFLU Iti Re JOOS qyowmMews INO IOJ W ONUHIVATE 00 > jo 4SnUl Carolinian is always glad to shake the tor domestic purposes. | , hand of another Tar Heel. | This complete water works system [’ 1 1 never torget the great State of Pitt | would be tuenished to the town for an and the samples of bright tobucco | annual rental of $2,000, and water q: : \ i would be furnished individuals at a rate brought along with me. These sam- not to exceed 50 certs pr thousand ples have excited the admiration of all ® who nave seen them. Ihave talked Pits) Every Day 1s a Bar- county and her tobacco more than any| ‘This would be a gooa thing tor the thing else. I was indebted to R. L. town, Such a system of water io Smith, A. H. Critchey, G. M. Tucker would save the town mcre than twice ° and John Allen for the samples I have, ae much Of Naat Ae rates, £0 say $7 1h da At mM and they have been handled by moe nothing of other savings, as the rent ker people than any other part of their would cost. As compared with towns ; ' which issue bonds and put in water crop will be. I pave seen ncthing in m7 travels works of taem _ the cost of opera~ yet that can down the Old North iien and interest is more thse double | Store State and Pitt county. what this syevom would cost Greenmille. e } lA. Bude The Council appointed a special ae ‘| meeting for the next Thursday night , to take the proposition under considera» A nice lot of > NM pue TTey wer NOW UL Base Ball. St. Louis, August 5—The Browns tion. won the opening game from the Pitts— The Reviector believes that CLOT H 1 NG SHOES Greenville will rot get a more favora- i e 2 burgs today. Lucid was given poor sipport, eise tha score would not have 7. ‘ed | plete system of water works. re: od preter repro LAWNS AND DIMITIES ble opportunity than this tor @ com to kill for striking a man with a beer Excuision to Hichmond. : glass in Cincinuati yesterday. Score.| An excursion will be run from Kan- ino sh h at St. Louis, 8; Pittsburg, 7. ston to Richmoad on the 17th. ‘This Are being 5 oved out of the way Boston, August 5—The hitting of | will be the Jast excursion of the season the Baltimores and the bunching ot|in this section, ‘I'he round trip tare : of their hits won the game today. ‘The | from (Greenviile is only $2.25. Tickeis visitors made more rans of Nicholé|ean. be bad at tae etore of J. A,| LO make room for fall goods. Spoos) 19} open ‘CeO © | f So = than any other club has done this year.) Andrews. See announcement. 4 ‘ ‘ p E. ne Bestons had the unusual experince | ue These summer goods will not be carried over _ =a of having eighteen left on bases and : had V. | us ‘ ‘ * eee po twice retired with the bases full:} ) de deport wpa yeaterday ot and you can oet bargains on them. : 4 4 ot ate Doyl 7 Kell eget Baa a J. Lee returning trom Wilson when it A a] ae a a i pe ne ‘iter pis we Pee should have been from New York, A uislele | ee -\\\ paltimote outplayed the Bestons at ‘here he had been assisting H AM. ae | | ) | a eee point. Score, Boston, 4; Bal-|™ pti am tent! : : | | ' B @ Hardee in purchasing fall goods. j | | Be ue Ce a timore, 9, r Re we | DAILY r RGRLEC 108 ae eae dian caine Bg ites, ie nme Minami Set a ee _ Dd. J. WHICHARD. Ed:.0 2 ecient ornnctrrntne Enwied as second- lace mail Wa! % he @ a ss | SURACKIPTION RATE. ~—@1c =yesr. Ore moni, @ne wees. Delivered in towa by ¢ t a - - mee i 16! quijers without - ry = * _ - a Oe ort ag rabes ara MWherals anc eco be gd on appiienti-n to ‘the ediior or at) he office = Ee : We ces e! ih opr ponders at} Indie cou. y. Who W ili vost of ice F every! Lu OCCUTE | sD ys sf WEWS : end in brief ifcms of Sh Ne fn each Deis Hee hand, Write olainly ide of the pape aad only on ope i " * im sie ata aie sll OS A AOS, eR nen mtn WAS. si sein inlepmnsamncne strani emarnaueerse NGTO’W FRUTLR, ed mdern:,) (Fiom Our Reger 0 yeaya ™ WasuineTon, August Gth, 1€97. The republi, ne are far fiom feein: the confidence they express oF Carey: iL Ohio this yeer, Infact, ti ey feel 80 doubtful of the result that yu addition power of the adiministre - » Boss He-na to repud!'= to the whole tion being used to bel} cariy the State, nearly every ean ‘of petionai prominence in ¢ount'y bas been uated (o make spee* es in Onio during the campaign, and 2s they know that to decline will be \ incur ihe ill will of the adminis. “at oF most «f them will comply wih or ‘request. Mr. \lecKinley, it is’ said Washington, is going to 8) far torget he in his dignity as to m: xe to take the stum;, for bim. It is fully recognized that be a dejeat for Mr. minisiraticn. Wedderburn & Co,, on the charg: 6} Stacie fraudulent Practices, now gting en} Private letters trom lucky parties in beture the Uo S. Pavenv Office, lel the Klondike distriet, continue t-» be Patent Office bas fully proven & num-~|pecived, and these give the best idea ber of its charzes ot frand agains — Wederburn & Co, any one of whit would furnish ample ground tor their; Dawson. disbarment from pracice befo.e tha ’ _tnost efficient pravt reuders i fs ase i } i j ith om sper oh c& for Hanne, and Czar Reed bas promised a de“eat tov Hama will McKinley, which would be very humiliating in his own State during the first yew of his ad- * ‘ nit asl Every honest man has a person interest in the proceed.ng against Joby ers iii + emit: bok some oe ee were suiloughed ioe au indefiniie perio: . and Lire of the in the office » all demoviaté-_were tt neferred to, ‘the case, (There are mere ways of Lilling a deg than “hangirg Ww h en mathemiut! Meumeby: {o- McKinicy’s extension : pig VT ps Pes @ OC a? upon ‘ot the elval serve rules 1b doesn’t serene! worth the clowifiva: ‘too | at the’ He has ( ivil : i be iveee (to have it worshipers 3 The Wealth uf the Kloadike. ct pete meaner gtlt -are’ wor" h thousinds,. and even hun- "dreds of thousands ot dollars, None! ‘of us four partners would sell hie glare in claims here for less than halt! a million dollars, for we know it is in. ‘the ground. There are theusands of | acres in our neighborhood not yet ; prose -eated, which give every indication | :of making as good showirg as what we: R. L. DAVIS, Pres’t. RR A. TYSON, Vic.eP res. J L. LITTLE, Cash’er’ REORGANIZED JUNE 15th, 1806. Ss TATEMENT OF THD The Bank of Greenville, GREENVILLE, N. C. Atthe Close cf Business July 23rd, 189”. have discoyercd.—®an Francisco Dis- | RESOURCES. | LIABILITIES. patch to New York dun. ; Loans and Discounts $50, 272.62 3 Capital stock paid in 23,010.00 Over Drafts 1,580,183 Surpius and Profits 503.19 rrmmneranm Premium on Stock 1,000.00 Deposits subject to Check 48,289.50 Don's Tobacco Spit aad Smoxe Your | Due from Banks - 2,630.55} Due to Banks 198.25 e Furniture and Fixtures 1,505.00 ; Cashiers Checks ortstanding ‘153.12 Lite Away. Cashitems — . 1,278.15 } Time Certificates of Deposit. 55.00 a Cash in Vault 14,528.54 ; en steabasdasenimsacer Cota! $72,796.04 If you want to quit tobacco using Total $72,796.04 easily and forever, be made well strong, wagnetic, tull of new life and vigor, take No~To-Bac, the wonder- worker that makes weak mea strong, Many gain ten pounds in ten days. Over 400,000 cured, Buy No-To-Ba | rom your own druggist, who will guaranteea cure. isookiet and sample mailed free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York. : Farming Lands Waated ——s | The following persons, residing | in otber States, wish to buy farming lands in North Carolina, says the Agrircuitural Bulletin for Juty: A. N Daywitt, Frankfort Ind., (any kind); L. P. Clansen, Hamilton, Ohio, (land suitable for cattle raising); D. A. Deam, Springfield, Vermont, (any kind); John W. Hughes, 1203 Adams street, Toledo, (stock and general farming); F. J. Humphrey, Mans. field, Ohio, (fruit growing); L. A. Whies, Circleville, Ohio, (¢rain aud grass growing), Dr. S. E. Campbel!, 1309 Broadwav, Bay City, Mich, (for general far wing, in a healthy locality.) otrong oa Melons So far the 5,300,000 people of Texas have eujoyed only three watermelons per capita, but there are nine more per capita coming. Just to think, gravid old water- melons, weighing tn the aggre- gate only 809,000,000 pounds, Whv they could be packed in 30,000 cars and would make only tiof the extraordinary rich sess of places Vielaims in all the territery around Most ot them are written | (iio personal friends, and beg the re office, and lawyers who have atiendd ' gipients to come to Yukon and help the hearings are unanimously cf the opinion that the firm will b. disbarre:! The neturc it clear that they are relying upen the skili and shrewdness of their lawyer: rather than Charges of ircud against them, ia Gk t upon disproving scant hope of wrigghng | ul bad scrape. It they their paper, wil bo shut cut of the me's. are disbar this i: 1 tak pure and simple. on that subject will be a He says British naiuralists wh bave for six years beea studying th to gllow ihe seals on our islands, to meet our nacn- eOM par raliets at Washingt n anc Salisbury agreed, Ho cays furihe towards a settlement of the questior Prof, Elliott’s assertions have attraci. f true they deserve still more. Meau his Smithonian job. -) Giyil service rules, forbidding the Ais - vat Sovoorrnss i in the sae é of their def.nse bas made ihe thei? 160 miles above Dawson d. the National Recorcer the plainest and most emphatic lav guage that tLe conference to be bet that Am bassador Hay begved Lord Salisunry biological notes, in order to lide ex- Secretary Foster’s humuliatin: failure to get the question reopened and tha. ‘thai the socalled conferen @ will Laye no avthority to do anything whatever _ wide aitention, and if what he says is “while Prof, Elliott will probally lose Mr. McKinley's amendment to the missal of persons from the classified service except fer causc and upon “written charges, has not prevented a ! Govern. ting @ rough them to get out the gold. eo, of Sacramento, bas received a letter trem F. W. Ryan, who mined nerthern California fov Nelson 18 Javited a number of with him in ’ LO several years. jon Ryan in working )clains Ryan owns 04 Klondike creek ana to take ' ' . itteen workmen dlonz, if oe tind that to journey. eA number willing make the Nelson says he will leave ’ the tortunes of Prof. Henry W. Elio, oo (he Sacre vente to share Smith:onien Iustiiere, who) clus to! ls fiend, Here is an extract fron know as much about the sealing the letter : ques.ion as any man living, charges in “LT came into Dawson City last night, 2d of June, to get about a dozen I am growly vo find imei apd some tools. ¢| surprised at not being able a suflicient number of men willing to ‘work for wages, altuough f am offering them $16 a day tor ten hours’ wor. Everybody seems to have plenty 0 cold dust, and to want to take up claims of their own, ‘They are joytal C over the gooa news that comes to town every day from all directions. We located claima on Klondike creck, sixty miles from here, three weeks ago, After sinkiug a shalt about four feet, we tound dirt tua: paid from 30 cents to $2.00 a pun. At increased in vaiue rapidly uniil now we wre at ved rock. ‘The last five teet averaged irom $60 to $250 a pan, and close to bed rock we had pans go as -bigh as $1,200, in which were a Ict of nuggets worth trom $3 to $U5 apicse, “These figures will seem ptrange 0 you down in Calitornia, bat I trust you will believe me, tor this is, withont doulst, the richest ground ever dis. covered by men on earth. Here you can see is (f men who a. few months ago were broke, and now they } 1. d ~- Fred Nel-j about 2,000 train loads. Our | 30,000,000 cantaloupes will make up the deiicit, however. | SS | CR When biliou or costive, eat a Uas caret, candy caihartic, cure constipa- We study carefully the separate needs of our patrons, aud shall be glad to have your account, promising every avcommodation eonsisient with good banking, uC. Wehave alarge ~ STOCK OF MK GOODS just arrived. Comeand MS 9A ND FR bl | ‘ 4 ¢ acon y hooey UNDERTAK RS ERAL C10 EMBAUMERS. seni cagita Wehave wt roveived & aew hearse and tke nicest line of Cof— ons and Caggets, in weed, metal- lic and cloth ever brought to Greenville. We ar2 pregn.ou ¢ log id ei 16s fords. 10 embalm- Personal atventiou given to co ducting fuverals and bodies e n trusted to our care will revelye every mark Of respec;, Our prices are jower than ever. Ve do not want monupoly but suvite COmpetition. We can be found ai any and alk times in the Joho Flanagan Bugey Co’s building. BOB GREENE &CO., Just try a ive Lu or cascarets, tbe finest liver and bowel tegu ator ever made Valuable Property tor wl. AViNG BEEN APPOINTED and quaiitied as Receiver of the Green- ville J.um>er Company, for the purpose of settling the affairs of said Company, I herebv offer for sale the real estate in, and adjoining the town of Greenville | belonging to said Company. This prop- erty will be sold on reasonable terms in lots to suit purchasers. For further information see or ad- LOVIT HINES, Receiver Kinsion, N. C, 110n. Cotten ang Peanat, | Below are Norfolk prices of} cottor | and peanuts for yesterday, as furnisheé by Cobb Bros. & Commission Men | chanis of Norfolk ¢ COTTON, Good Middiing 8} Middlipeg iy Low Middling 72 | Good Ordinwy 6 15-16 fone—tirm. PEANUT®< Prime ’ Extra Prime 2t m™ancy "28 sounish 60 to 75 -Tone—quiet. Select Female School. The next session of this school will begin on MONDAY, 6th OF SEPTEMBER, ‘Lhe terms are as follows: Primary Eng.isb, per month +e 00 | Intermediate. **- * $2 2 50 Higher me $3 00 fanguages (each) ** $1 00 Music including useof nstrument $3 00 No deduction for 108s time except in jease of sickness of as Aven as one weeks duration. The instruction is hhemaugh in a'l its branches. ‘he moral tone and intel- discipline is mild but positively firm, For further particulars see or addreas, MRS, ALFRED FORBES, , @reenyille, N, . July, 21, 1897, LUMBER. Wi HAvE ESTABLISHED A OAR tesa at. Has rouge, Quen with | nager. for oe Lune, apeth “ot Dressed can left wit MINES ae Lum BER co. rgd N. 0 lectual influences are unsurpassed, The ‘be alwayson aca Sued cal egtad mi? (Sig. ESTAGLNS SAM, M. SCHULTE PORK , SIDES & SHONLDER Pane hei ANI? MEKUHANTS BUY | ing their year’s suy plies will tind their interest togetour prices befere pua chasing elsewhere. Ourstock iscomple e u allits branches. PLOUR COFFEE, SUGAR ow ALWAYS AT LOWEST MABKET PRICE Tcbacco, Snuff, &c, we buy diroc) from Manufactu... >» en ine you , pny at one projt, A eo'd - ote FURNITURE aster o to run we sella am RM SCHU W. M. Bond. B°*” &[FLEMING, J.L, Flemin g¢ ATORNEYS-AT-LAW, Greenville, N. C. Practice io all the courts, nu“ — sarbders AMES A. SMITH, TOUNSORIAL ARTIST, GREENVILLE. N. C, Patronuge solicited. Cleaning, Dyeing and Vressiag Gents Clothes a specialiy ERBERT EDMUNDS, FASHIONABLE BAREER, % H Special attention given to cleanirg Gentlemens Clothing, CREENWIiLLE — ] The nex: session of the s.hool will open on! . MONDAY Sa@PYV 6, leer and coutinue for 10 months. The terms are as follows. Primary English per mo. a2 WO Intermediate **& ‘ “ 2 BU Higher ee &: 00 Languages (each) ‘t ¢] 1M) The work and disclpline of ae gehonnl ‘will be a4 heretofore, We ask a continuance of your past liberal pittonage. HL RAGSDALE.@ » oe i % RTS eae te coerce | an bé treated at teens wi wate | con tri cure [9 ] ; xD of ailrosd ills, and | BLOOD § oo ‘i z » ft and hotel Make f we fail to’ have still ; THE MORNING STAR (ai) Newspaper in BEE mcrae or penienneennnmannnneninn WLMINGTUN & WELDUN R. AND BRANCBES. | | wor AND FLORENCE &aiL ROAD ibe rliood ef Died in tha Fia nes. 9 Residents ot Hleaftes, ia the neigh. Malvern Hill, broughys | Besieiwe menedule % | infor snatlon to the corrt house yesier- | aha day Goneerning a frighiful iclocaust:, TRAINS GOING , oI , May 27th, oz ° Iga __ 1897, AA | yn a ia lA. M. P.M. Ly Fivrernce 8 45 7 40 Lv Fayetteville) 11 10; 9 40 Lv Selma 12 37, A> Wilsen 1 20.14 35 RENT! GR ener | nea oF ee - & C A. M. _ (PM. Ly Wilmington) 9 0 7 00' Ly Magnolia il 50 i 8 30' Ly Goldsboro 1 00 9 36) ar Wilsen 1 00 10 27 | Ly Tarboro ! 1 42 Ra) 45 : | . 6'a | = ZQ' Ss | . P. M.. . M, } Ly Wilson 1 4% 10 33. Ar Rocky Mt 2 33 __ | ll 16 Ar [urboro 400 re M | Lv Tarborc . Lv Rocky Mu 217 . Ar Weldon a“ ee eT .: rrait on Scctiaui Neck Branch Zoa eaves Weldon 4,10 p.m., Halifax 4,28’ p. m., arrives Scotland Neck at 5.10 p: m., Greenville 6,57 p, m., Kinston 7.66 2m. Returning, leaves Kinston 7.60 ». M., Greenville 8.52 a. m. Arriving! Walit «x at 11:20 a. m.,"We'don 11,40 am daily except Sunday. Trains on Washnigten Branch env Washington 8.20 a, m., and 1.00 p. arrives Parmele 9.10 a. m., and 3 "40 p p m., Tarbore 9.45 a. m. , returningleaves Tarboro 3.80 p. m., Parmele 10.2.8. m, and 6.20 p. m,, arrives Washington 11.40 a. m.,and 7.20 p.m. Daily ex- ept Sunday. Connects wiib trains on Scotland Neck Branch. Train leaves varooru, M OC, via Albo- marle & Raleigh R. R. daaly except sun- day, a 550 p. m., Sunday 405 P. M;|. arrive Plymouth 7.40 P. M., 6.00}, m. Returning leaves Plymouth daily except Sundey, 7.50 a, m., Sunday 9.00 a m., arrive farboro 10.15 am and 11. 45 Trainon Midland N. C. branch leaves Gold3bero daily, except Sunday, 6.05 a mM. arriving Smithfield 7°30 a. in. Re. turning leaves Smithfield 8.00 a. m,, ar- ; rives at Geldsbers 9.30 a. m. Trains on Latta branch, Florence-R &., leave Latta 6.40 p m, atrive Dunbar 7.50 p m, Clio &05 p m. Returning Jeave Clict#é.10 a m, Dunbar 6,30 a m, ve Latta 7.50 am, daily exeept Sun- Ve Train onClinton Branch leayes War— saw for Clinton caily, except Suuday, 0 00 a. m. and 8.50 p, m* Returnirg teaves Cinton at7.00@. m. and3,00 1 m, Train No. 78 makes close connection at Weldon forall points daily, all rail via Rishmone. alse at Ravky Mount with N orfolk and Carolina R for Noniolk £,2¢ 411 points North via Norfolk, : JOHN F. DIVINE, —r General Supt. T, M. EMERSON. Tritfie Manaze:, J. R.KENLY. Gen) Moneger, j ie @ tdesi sorth Carolina. The Onl" ilve-Dollar Daily tte Class inthe Stage on | ost them lives in the flames. ine was at work in a fie ld out of sight { . i started Lomewards. ‘tearing the | hands, sgon uncovered the cbarre | 4 ysince extinct. consumed, and his whole family, con-- |, sisting ot a wife and two staall children, How the fire originated or how it | happend that the three victiias were unable to eseape from the fla tes is nct and probably never will be Roberts hus not a very large farm, but, | kuown. | of tne house, and therefore ktie Ww | nothing of the horrible cilanaity that | had befallen bim aod bis until some | time atter the fire fiend had conclude d | its deadly werk. | When he Roberts, who iias the respece of ail | finished his daily toil, | whe know him, shouldered his hee and | He was horrified | when he turned a corner to see, 1a | cteud of his bome, a mass vf charred | wood, and with quick pace and frantic | harried to the spot, aud | timbers away with mavner he his | bodies of bis loved ones. He moned assistance as quickly as possible, but naught could be done for the suin— mother and glilaren, as life was long The only way that Roberts can account for the borrible accident is:that his wife and children were asleep when the cabia ignited from the fire, which had been built for the preparation ot supper, Richmond Dispatch, | cape mete A Lady Shct While in Bed With Fever. Miss Maggie Brown lives near Da- |vidson. She bas been siek in bed with fever for several weeks, and is in a very weak condition. Several days ago.a serivus ard terrible accident occurred, which may cause her death. Mrs. Brown, her mother, went tc change the quilt on the ved.” Jn 4ome was or other the quilt caught on a gun which was.sitting in the corner by the bed. ‘Lhe fell, atruck ona chair and the load was gun the hammer dischargediin the girl’s arm, hand and dead, She had her hand up to her face at the time the gua went off. Her arm was shattered, one eye was put out and her fingers a arly shot off “er condition is very critical, — Charlotte Observer. — In the summer tiie temperatare of a cave neat Decorse, ia., is far below § freezing, and from its walle icicles depend like stalac- tites. In the winter the tempera- ‘ure of the cave is like that of summer. — a Tn St. Petersburg no person is allowedto ridea bicyclein the public streats until after he has passed an examination on the wheel before one of the cycling associations and obtained a permit from the proper sahil authority. ——Seeeee Got the Wrong Leg A Georgia drummer had a custome whose name was Legg. The latter fuiled in bussness and. the drummer who happened to be on hand at the time, telegraphed his firm ; , “Leyg has broke.” The firm placed the wrong cons.ruc- tion on the telezram and replied : “Surry. Svea physician, and keep sober,” Greenville Market. Corrected by 8. M. Schultz. ; * Bicter, per lb 15 to 26 Western Sides ‘Bt 106 Sugar cured Hams 10 to 124 Gorn 40 to 50 Corn Meal . 45 to 60 4.25 to th Flour, Family - Lard ‘day, morning and evening. i tendent. ‘meets Every inn oaennenincon anne semana “etme enteritis it Sam pede eh DIRECTORY. g CHURC JE». BAPTIST—Services every Sunday, /moring and evening, Prayer meeting Thursday evesing. Rev A.W. Setzer, | Pastor. Sunday sehool 9:30 A, M.: %, D. Rouwniree, Su perintendent # CATHOLIC—No regular services. EPISCOPAL—Services fourth Sun- Lay ser- vices second Sunday morning. Rev. A. Grenves, Rector Sanday schoo! 9 30 A. M. Ww. Lb. Brown, Superipter dant. METHODIST—Services every Sun- day, morning and evening. Prayer | meeting Wedn say eveving. ey. N. M. Watson, Pastor. Sunday school 9:33 A. M. A. B. Ellingvon, Superin- PRESBYTERIAN—Sarvices ‘Suaday, morning and evening. J. 8. Morton, Pastor. Sunday school 9:30 A.M. E. B. Ficklen Superinten- dent LODGES. Semen REE A. F. & A. Greenville Lodge No | 984 mneet3 first and third Moaday even- ing, WM.King' W. M, L, 1. Moore, Sec. I. 0.0. F.—Covenent Lodge No. 17 Meets every Tuesday evening. Dp. W. |Hardee NG. L. H. Pender, See. third Rev. | K. ot P.—Lar River Lodge ate 93, Whedbee, C. C . Krank Wilson. Me. of R. and 3, R. A.—zeb vance Council No. 1696 meets every Thursday evening. W. b Wilson, R, M.R. Lang, Sec. K. of H.—Insurance Lodge No. 1169 meets every Friday evening. Johr Flanagan, D. Henry Sheppard, R. A.L ot H, Pitt Counci! 256 every ‘Thursday night. J. b. C. W. B. Wil-on. See. meets « herly COLLEGES. “we Oe Me! The University. 47 TEACHERS, 413 STUDENTS, (Sumamer School 15s), total 549. Board $8.00 a moh, three Brief Courses, chree Full Courses, Law and Medical Schools and School of Pharmacy. Graduate Courses Open to Women. Summer Senocl for ‘eachers. Schol- arshaps and Loans for the Needy. Address, PRESIDENT ALDERMAN. Chapel Hill, N.C. ee ANE North Carolina College ot Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Will open Sept. 9th, 1897, Thorough academic, scientific and tech- nical courses, Lxperienced Spreial- ists in every departineut. Expenses per session, including beard, ‘For County Students $ 93 00 Wor ali other Students 123 00 Apmy for Catalogue ta ALEX ANDER.Q HOLLADAY, LLD. Raleigh, N. C. Pr esivent TRINITY COLLEGE. Next Sessioa Opens September &. ‘Three full courses of study. Large number of electives. ‘I'wo full chairs in English. Women admitted to all classes One Hundred and one Thousand Do!lars added to the endowment during the present year. Only male literary college in North Carolina that is iocated ina éity- The bes; business course offered in the state. Send for album and entalogue. Addre:& JNO. C, KILGO, Durham, N.C. eet tig it nd PEACE WPA PT for Young Ladies INSTI ITUTE Raleigh, N.C. Excellent buildings and beautiful grounds in a Healthful Loeation with splendid climate. Stands at the very front in Female Education. ‘Thorough in its Courses. High in its Standard. Unsurpassedin Its INTELLECTUAL AND sOCIAL INFLUENCES. ywenty-vae officers and teachers. Very reasonable ptiers, Berd. tor cat- wind to Jas. ewes M. A. The State erhkad and Industrial School, GREENSBORO, N. C. Offers the young wonven of the Siate thorough prof ssiunal, literary, classi- eal, sientitic aad industrial education Annual expenses $20 to $130. Faculty of 25 members. More than 4 0 rgular stu ents. Practice school of 126 pupils q| for teachers, Morethan 1,209 matricu- | lates re p prea! every county In - ce in- Sugar 4to 5 sta eeu labuameabes te i ult. per Sack: 6.t0.1 £0] rd. Chickens ‘Wi | tare all Te se Dentwesioet | alt Bhlosee tae © Regpiaent OH: oes Duel "hi e Friday evening. 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