~ Wa E DAI Z u.J WHICHARD, Editor and Owner. TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. TERMS: 25Centsa Month _ ec pn apg is * = Vol. 6. GREENVILLE, N.C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1897. No, 832 ron amamest ne goo qsn the warehouse floors and 1t sold at sat- jO isfactory ' prices. ‘There were more JUST FOR FUN. ~ a , Se === on" au P) wr ee pople present than have been out at any sale since the new season opened.| — The Greenville market goes steadily said. Iv was the bearded woman who forward and maintains its rank as the | Was talking. from the , North where I have purchased a best in Eastern North Carolina. The Coal Dealer—“You ain’t so warm.” ‘The Ice Man—*I don’t see We Lead, Others Attempt to Fol- | that you cut any ice.” low. gt : or ~e There are clocks and clocks, but itags Catbote-atartes piayit.oal Fall and AY inter Goods Anidonned the mighty first base when a man wants correct tims he pre— “My face is my fortune, sir,” she; arge stock of Md 4 t fers to consult a regulator, Just so He’s Se obis tellows out there are warehouses and warehouses,|) 10. aad to think about These will soon be coming 10, and [ want all but the farmer who wants best treat- ment and best prices for his tobacco takes itto the old reliable Eastern} ‘The difference between a good and 3 : Warchonse. You would not continue |bad Congressman is thatoneisaetwte-|the. way, ‘To remove these I will for the next to see from 50 to t00 per cent. more | an and the other a mis—staiesman. | oF piles of tobacco on our floor than can be | She once was called 3 chaperone, few days have a special found elsewhere if the farmers were] yenna with an anxious brow; not convinced that the Eastern Ware-! But times have changed and she is house is the, best place to sell. Did you known - : notice our break today? So much) Ag an adept promoter now. tobaceo on our floor that evan the; |. aaa ge | annex was full. People do not raise icra MARS YOU AY TEN rae Ls tobacco for fun or to give away, but for a sa lira ee evan what they get out ot it, hence they ing about herselt f ynicus— ing i “18; know she isn’t gi se : lbring it to the Eastern Warehouse Yes; because then I know she , where Old Man Gus and Olthus Joy- ripping some other woman up the H 4 : a Ha rer mage it bring the best prices every ba tg time. ‘To be convinced of this bring |‘*My baby's a peach,” said the’ happy If you want bargains that are bargains don’t, The time he cidn’t put out Fits Spring and Summer Goods still on hand out o! ‘C#UMUOATNOYVSI us your tobacco. young dad, Kvans, Joyner & Co. As he pratiled about his first heir. mi SS this chan ce. . And th cynic remarked: “I should | yt ‘The immense quantity of job, work | think you’d be glad vA -\rain out “by the RerLector presses Of the fact that it isn’tapair.” : | pee : wy t “\) daring the last few weeks shows that ~ : ‘eo M | | RD | palit on a peopls know where {o get good print-| You won’t have many more weeks | Seat Be , | . 1 | : C1 ‘ " » wy Maer e % IR. A. A. TYSON, ViewePres, | {SREORGANIZED JUNE sth ey OF THE ining es Oa aes | | Tia constitutional limitations ‘ot our ——— == He wer figures, thus ssoficie a con-|federal power; that they urge upon -gveRy AFTERNOON (exert ‘SLNDAT), stant decrease in the price of real cot-| their ~epresen‘ative in congress to The Bank. of Greenvi lle =< == =|ton. By operating a gambling en-|eract guch legislation as will prevent 9 GREENVILLE, N. C. ‘bmored as 5 second-class mail matter. terprise known as the “New York |any person, firm, or ‘worporation, ‘or : futures board,” in which fictitious|their agents from transmitting from At the Close of Business July 23rd, 1897. = Pore ? anon RATES. cotton is offered for sale in the market} one State (o another propositions for RESOURCES. LIABILITIES, fy at prices sufficiently reduced below} the sale or purchase of futures from | Loans and Discounts . $50,273.62 Capital stock paid in $23,000.00 ene ee : ork : ite j State to the citi of another «| Over Drafts 1,580,183 Surpws and Profits 503.19: Sine month, - +. - > 25 spot cotton prices to invite investment, | one otate to the ciizens Of a 9] Premium on Stock 1,000.00 Deposits subject to Check 48,289.50" One week, - = + = + +l0land wherein the said investments are|that all express, telegraph, telephone og from pare 2,630.55 oak to ee : 795.23 : : , s . : urniture and Fixtures 1,505.00 ashiers Checks ortstanding 153. Delivered in town by carriers without virtually confiscated by arbitrary oF other companies cr persons im an} (ey ng | are In Tim e Certificates of Devcan: ep : extra cost. ‘changes in said quotations whereby the | interstate capacity shouid be prevented | Cash in Vault 14,528.54 5 er rates are liberal and can be | country 1s drained of enormous sums of| trom promoting future gambling be- inci 7 see Total : $72,796.04 he Oecd the ocho ee mney andthe cotton market fluctu-| tween the States ; that the transmis— : ages : the o sion of money, message, or any com-| We study carefully the separate needs of our patrons, and shall be glad to have ,|at.d for gambling purposes to the your account, promising every accommodation consistent with good banki A in whe eapenncieth at {great detriment of legitimate trade, | munication regarding the sale of}. a BOON DRE KINA. ate oe toffice inthe county, who will/thus producing the decline in the] purchase of fatures be excluded from aoe riet items of NEWS as it occurs price of cotton as observed in our|the United States mails, to the end Wehave alarge > ar rhood. Write plainly a eee sony prong of the cape. markets since the organization of the that this publie evil be suppressed and ___. | New York cotton exchange and its/the people be freed from the ruinous STOCK OF : = . futures board” and condition now thrust upon them by the ve Frivay; Aveust 20, 1897. epee : eG —O—— | Whereas, the price of labor neces- concentrated manipulation of specula- —UNDERTA KER sme sary to raise and market a given|tors and gamblers in trade. : | wipe: , : RESOLUTIONS quantity of cot.on in comparison with} We respectfully recommend to the; \ fil. | | FAINERAL HIRE GT ARS AN “4 the price of labor necessa1y to manu-—| producing classes that they earnestly Mi} | Adopted by the Cotton Growers | facture and mark2t the same quantity memorialize Congress through their : EMB ALMERS. Convention Held at Galveston, | ot cotton, is of the ratin of two to three, | respective State legislatures to enact : oo : Texas, Aug. 2nd, 1897. and under legitimate conditions of | such laws as will proven the people GO ODS | Rae ust remived a ge a) a ae trade, and estimated most favorable to|from this great and growing evil : heardeand ite nicest line of th Beacu Hore, manufacturers, raw cotton should sell{known as commercial gambling in fins and Cranes, in ec od, 2 imei. Galveston, Texas, -~ {for not less tdan 50 per cent, of the | futures. " 1¢ and cloth ever brought to: August 3rd, 1897, ) manufactured article, yet the sitaatioa A True Copy. : just arrived. Come and | Greenville. To Hon, J. F. Walters, chairman|js such that the pr.ce of cotton has J. F. WALTERS, Seeus. We are propiscd - ‘o embalm- ing in ali its forms. ot the cotton growers association :/heen su depressed by speculation and | Chm’n of Conventicn. We, your committee on resolutions,} market gambling until manufactured} I, A. Sua, Secretary. F Personal atéention given to con: beg leave to make the tollowing report :| goods sell from 400 to 1400 per cent svvctiniimiahaiivciinies (ATS HRY ANN HOUR ea Pe shape pode: eu :; re will receiye We find, atter a careful @xamina- me _ the eyes that ee Our Own. Klondike. : every mark of respeci. / tion’ of all the facts before us, that|such goods, and a vast wealth that : Ou ' — r ‘ option dealing in future cotton is|should be distributed among its pro . 8 P pe NOFA y aires neh eke, AnH OYOE gambling of the most vicious nature ;|ducers is annually ccnfiscated by the jek coe oe HO’ 0 i ae? LI LUI HA : pee iriae monupoly but: : , withdrawing at least $2 per bale from uubridled greed of speculators; and Alaska in the search for gold an sini : a » ' : deaienailation during the deal, which in] Whereas, ‘he history of cotton pre- mee | Hlined as ae tee or rene : aad ave Klondikes of our own at , the J nearly every case ends by forwarding| duction -hows that the world’s demand ule Pe londikes of our own a | ( CORR i SW Buggy Co’s building. y aoors, ® ® 6 the option put up by the yictim in the | has increased at greater ratio than the south with a constant tendency to ¢e-| world’s supply, and as measured by the . ’ press our principal money crop, by this|surplus ou band at the end of each} lotte that two hands in six weeks’ time ‘means forcing a sale at a price less} cotton season, the surplus has grown | had washed out 09 3-4 pounds of gold. shan the co:t of production ; robbing|less for more than twenty years,| which had an assay value of $14,200. Authentic information reaches Char- BOB) GREENE & CO.: Ce ee ln - W. M. Bond. J. L. Fleming, Jur. ry # ALC, bu« Of cascarets, the Box? & FLEMING, finest liver and bowel 1egu ator ever our farmers of their just earnings, pre- proving the falsity of the cry of over! ‘This rich find was made in McDowell maue . ATORNEYS-AT-LAW ¥ venting them from paying fur the| production as proclaimed by specula- county. Greenville, N. C. Fe supplies to produce a crop at a loss:|tors and revealing facts that under) pi. method of extracting the gold is | | H i Practies in all the courts. pe ee eon te me ety Proper oT would .. ne by sluice washing, ant the findines dilld i p I Operly (ar ale. = —,. chants : forcing our women and Chil-| prices sieady and improve during that h ; . . ee | : age ave proved of exceptional richness. ) 1 dren to labor in the fields ; throwing time: and veP P ‘ AVING BEEN APPOINTED and Sarbders. ee | = One of rhe owners of the gold was qualified as Receiver of the Green- Jaboring men out ot employment und} Whereas, these other conditions ville Lum er Company, for the purpose | <== === a here this week and had the goid assay- | of gettin s . ; ae 4 g the affairs of said Company, B. PE thereby causing them to join the|make it necessary that legislation be ed at the United States assay office in|I hereby offer for sale the real estate in A. NDER, army of t-amps; adding largely to o ‘ived’ : reli , ; . shee ; MO | y p g largely to our] contrived’ and enacted to relieve cotton this cit , and it was found that the gold sas be boar Shri oe & nie feore FASHIONABLE BARBER, Can be found below Five Points, eriminal classes ; spreading by a ten- producers trom these oppressive unjust : mount sated | erty will be sold on rea wag werth «bout the a it 8 y 8 sonable terms 10| 1 ox+ door t Reflector office, dency to gamble in “futures” |and ruinous conditions ; therefore ve bove, He did not want his name | /0ts to suit purchasers. contagion in the morals of our agri=| it ADuVe- e aid For further information see or ad- . kno‘vn and was rather reticent concern- | dress cultural class, from which draw: , . . 24. SN, a Be SPATE S Reesetvony tank a ree: We peep ing the find and its production. But »'LOVIT HINES, pai Sina ARTIST large majority of men to fill everv| of the cotton growing States, inviting ‘te nertulnly of remarkanla richness . . ‘ ¢ i ] 1] \ i "1¢ Sq 3 avocation in life, We fiad there can] the co-operation of the citizens of all 4 Receiver, Kinsion. N.C, GREENVILLE, N, C and is proving a bonanzs for the owr- be no real prosperity unless the ag-| other States of the Uniox, to insist — Patronage solicited. Cleaning, D: e’ ag gricultural classes are prosperons. We upon and secure legislation in every Spreesbarioty Tene, ™ ene pribeiag Gents Olaghess, specuity find a condition surrounding the cotton | possible torm t> prevent the existing] = i = _ | bbobeser Gc kohe ee producer today not one ot prosperity, injury to our cotton trade produced by Cotte) aue Peanat, aod ‘a RBER U EDMUNDS. | a but many of them cramped with debts, speculation and gambling in our mar- evloy are Pa orfolk prices of Recrui é bal AS : ONABLE sigh orm with orig, onable [ha a Ses Contains hae cece sion enjoy the fruits of their lavor and edu-| We commend as just and necessary | chants of Norfolk ~cate their families, largely, we think,|tue suppression of cotton “futures,” COTTON. ke Fe od trom the dealing of option gamblers | and to that end we ask the co operation Good Middliug 8} 5s as ee #saliing our products below the cost ot | of all people in securing such state and Middiing ro 4 4 i procucti¢n. For this reason we ask | federal legislation as shall come within yn Gee el 6 i. \, pmte ‘AAA your adoption of the following resolu- | the legitimate domain of Federal and : ous arm , ¢ ' a ‘ tions : state legistion. We urge legislation to PEANUTes oe Whereas, the cotton industry of the | Suppress the operation of any system abe ; , south is a most importait agriculural | of dealing in what is correctly’ known me ie a Phe nex: gir 90 the soe vil product of the United States, and in|?s futuces; that it may be made unlaw- | S»anish #0 10.7% mee an volume nore than 65 per cent of the|ful for any firm, corporation or the alow dma’ a world’s product of cotton, and the con- | agents of any such to dealin the sale " ss . ee MONDAY 34Pi. 6 isn _ dition of this great industry, being wow | F purchase ot cotton “futures.” Select E emale School. ae | and continue for 19 months. | wn , : depressed b7 speculators who control} 1t should be made unlawful for aay] wn. next session of this school will , Pe re ibe ‘The terms are as follows. and reduce the price, in thar own in..| bank or banking institution, telegraph, begin on terest, by the following methods, telephone, express or other corporation _.MONDAY, 6th OF seere MBER. \ AM. Mi. SCHULTE Primary Paglish per me, aon) among others: By offering for sale} person, theit officers or agents, to iets tics aie an bolic: Intermediate '* * a2 50 ficticious cotten called “futures,” at | ‘ake receive or transmit aay message | primary Eug.ish, per mouth $2 00 Hishor aeith a @ i prices uniformly less than the current money, bid or deposit tor investment Intermediate . $2 50 PORK SIDES & SHON LDER ger f 10 spot cotton market, which, sales ‘of|i! cotton futures» an our respective pean (each) “ SL 00 VARMERS ANI? MEKUHANT'S. BU; penguates (niga MLR fictitious cotton or contracts to deliver States, or to be transmitted by others Music including useof nstrument $3 00 ing their year’s supplies will tind The work and sliselpline of the < has their interest to get our prices befere pu. | Will be as heretofore. cotton at a future time at lower prices: from, suek States 5 that it be made] No deduction for 108s time except in chusingalnwhare. Ourntect tec ava than the actual spot cotton prices, and unlawful for any person, firm, or cur- Se hp Helge ah gy of as much as one/n allits branches. rae : We ask wu dnowéluances of voir pass? in which speculators jo not intend, poration to publish or print or circu-| ‘The instruction is thorough in a'l its aed dress: dep | , and are not compelled to deliver actual late by any wethod the prices bid or branches. ‘Nhe moral tone and intel-, PLOUR,COFFES SUGAX : ov H. RAGSUALS, a ] ‘ cotton but uniformly pay or receive the} any of the propositions of sale or pur- pie he mee vat watery hie e monetary difference in th chase of fu'ures in the States so legis- | For further particulars see or.add ——o- - ay 3 a futures and spot cotcon at th seatty lating, bs a Re FORBES, i @ expira. : Greenyille, N, C taLware AT sare telessites PRIOR tion of the contract of delivery,| We urge that jes and other neces} July, 21, 1897, ya | : — ‘These contracts bemg cheaper, induce |8tY measures for the reliet of the| | , oe - Tebacco, Snuff &e, oe lemme anda aphaleen sted ponent? MRM OS II Fee ee: wg ore co 0 fh ah : 0 buy at cre prot, A eour- sul | Ried PRIN Te | ioe TOMER 0 tp seo of ‘Spot cotton sales, to withdraw from | Porated in their platforms and made e market, thus fostering a condition | into laws for the. common good Be from, the cotton’ market it further . 3 | purchaser, destroys logiti.| Resolved, that natio pee & § elec tlaalintegeyovemetnd Fe ge 61 ket demands and competi. | Necessary in the ‘more complete sup~ | aia BROS. LUMBER CO, . d leaves the cotton product at i Pression of market gambling, and wel Kinst a, ¥. | to We oe ‘BSTABLISHED: A Lumber Yard at Greenyille with W. R. PARK R as gn ‘Orders Le W4NGION & WELDON AND BRANCHES. ANI) FLORENCE fail RUAD Coauensea penedule TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated a bm May 27, é a 1897, yA a) * a A. M. A. M Leave Weldon | 11 50 Ar. Rocyk Mt | 12 52 Lv Tarhoro 12 12 - Ly Rocky | 12 52 5 45 Lv Wilson 2 05 6 20 Liv Selma 2 50 Ly Fay’ttevi.e| 415) ¥/ Ar. Florence 6 55 oa O28 ZO P. M, A.M Lv Wilson 2 08 0 Lv Goldsboro 3 10 5 Lv Mag%olia 4 16 ¢ Ar Wilmington! ‘5 45 9 45 P. M. A.M: TRAINS GOING NOTRH. Dated Orn & ‘ May 27th, | Ga | % oa 1897, ZA! Z AQ A. M./P.M. Ly Fivrer.ce 8 45] 7 40 Lv Fayetteville} 11 10| 9 40 V Selma 12 37 Ar Wilscn 1 20/11 35 $e{ |; (7 A. M. ary M. Cy Wilmiggton| 9 00 7 00 Ly Magnolia | i1 50 8 30 Ly Goldsboro 1 00 9 36 Ar Wilsen 1 00 10 27 Ly Tarboro ; 142 ; 2 Wien re] se): Os : ZA ea PM) | ip. w. Livy Wilson 1 42 10 32 Ar Rocky Mt | ‘2 33 11 15 Ar Tarboro a 400 a M Lv Tarborc 12 Lv Rocky Mi | 2 17 * Ar Weldon Semen, Train on Scotiand N eck Branch oa eaves Weldon 4,10 Dp. m., Halifax 4,98 P. m., arrives Scotland Neck at 5.10 ®., Greenville 6,57 p. m., 2m. Returning, a. m., Greenville Aali: x at 11:20 a. m., We'don 11,40 am daily except Sunday. I'rains on Washaigton Branch leav Washington 8,20 a. m., and 1.00 p.m arrives Parmele 9.10 a. m., and 3.40 p m., Tarboro 9.45 Tarbero 3.30 p. m., Pai mele 10,20 a. m, <7 + ahd 6.20 p. m,., a vives Washington i 11,40 a. m., and 7.20 Pp. Ww, : ept Suaday. Conneeis wiih trains on Scotland Neck Branch, Kinston 7.55 leaves Kinston 7,60 8.62 a.m. Arriving a. a, returningleayes Daily ex- A Sin to Get Drunk. It is a sin to get drunk. Itisa sin against self, against the family, against the State and. the nation, It is & sin against God. “No drunkara shall inherit the kifigdom ot Jo.” The Wora of God says so. It is a sin to get drunk, but, more, it is a sin not to say so. We fail if we do not take advantage of every Opportunity to say so. Thousands of our fellow men are asking this question every day. It is # vital one, and its answer wil! have much to do toward making those who ask it better or worse. There ougat not, therefore, to be any un er- tain sovnd in our replies, Every man who indulges in intoxicating liqu_rs is fully persuaded ia his own mind that its effect on him as an individual 18 evil, and only evil. He 1s not tully per- suaded that ie is injur'ng his family or his neighbor, He can not, however, quiet his conscience as to bis God, and so after each indulgence that deprives bim cf his renses, the question torces Is it a sin to get drunk? What a day of thanksgiving there would be in itary hearts if the unsw-r would bea strong, clear “Yes !” — Presbyterian Banner. Se itselt upon him. As one Man’Sees Things. We never knew a loafer who did not Lave a lot of rights coming to him. A part of every man’s training tor old aye should be a cultivation of the game of solitaire. A woman doesn’t really know | what criticism is until she gets married and goes to visit her husband’s kin, Why don’t turnips and beets ever disagree with people? No one likes 4 turrips snd beets, anyway, eating peanuts, the man who bought them always eats the fastest. ? Another Atchison girl with cut-glass tastes has become engaged to a uncup young man. What a fool trick it 1s for a country dog to follow his master’s wagon to town on a hot day when he might have remained at home in the shade. = Desper..tion has already Jed to crime, and crime to sudden death, up in the Alaskan wilderness, One poor fellow, having exhausted his supply ot pro- visions, stole a side of bacon and was It is noticeable when two men are: DIRECTORY. - CHURC AES. BAPTIST—Services every Sunday, moring and evening, Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Rev A. W. Setzer, Pastor. Sunday school 9:30 A. M. C, D. Rountree, Superintendent, CATHOLIC—No regular services. EPISCOPAL—Services fourth Sun- day, morning and evening. Lay ser- vices second Sunday morning. Rev. A. Greaves, Rector Sunday schoo! 9 30 A.M. W. B. Brown, Superinter.dant. METHODIST—Services every Sun- day, morning and evening. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Rey. N. M. Watson, Pastor. Sunday school 9:30 A. M. A. B. Ellington, Superin- iendent, PRESBYTERIAN—Services _ third Sunday, morning and evening. Rey. J. B. Morton Pastor. Sunday school 9:30 A.M. E. B. Ficklen Superinten- dent . ‘LODGES4 A. F. & A. \..—Greenvillé Lodge No. 284 meets first and third Monday even- ing. J. M. Reuss W. M. L. I. Moore, Sec. I. 0.0. F.—Covenent Lodge No. 17 Meets every Tuesday evening. J. Y. Johnson N.G. L. H. Pender, Sec. K. ot P.—Lar River Lodge No. 93, ineets every Friday evening. H. W. Whedbee, C. C. A. B. Ellington K. of R. and 8. R. A.—Zeb vance Coaucil 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. Jobr Flanagan, D. Henry Sheppard, R. A.L of H, Pitt Councit 236 meets every Thursday night. J. B. Cherry Cy W. B. Wilson. See. COLLEGES. NN aN Ny! The University. (Seine nar 47 TEACHERS, 413 STUDENTS, (Summer School 158), total 549, Board $3.00 a month, three Brief Courses, three Full Courses, Law and Medical Schools and School of Pharmacy, Graduate Courses open to Women. Summer School for ‘Teachers. Schol- arships and Loans for the Needy. Address, PRESIDENT ALDERMAN. Chavel Hill, N.C. North Carolina College ot Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Will open Sept. 9th, 1897. : Thorough academic, scientific and tech- | 330 nica] courses. Lxperienced Special- ists in every department. Expenses per session, including board. When bilious or ccomne, cute Cas | catet, candy cathartic, cure’ guaranteed : 10c, 25e)” A ae fibre f THALS “PY “2213 301 400g puv fd (aa INVEYNS ATILN TOSS PRACTICAL & TIN AND SCEET TRON ‘WORKER. 09 AGAKAA PAI 143 J9aou *aa13 2882 LU8 9189 0} 2, Liz 10 d esnty jnq*ed 8}dIBIST_) “UOTJUdESUOD JO “oz¥org9 © public generally. x ROOFING, GUTTERING ‘wesw £8 Spouting ard Stove Work, is a specialty Gee : 54 mee o Satisfaction guaranteed or OF i539 no charges made. ‘Tobacco “3 @ ce * 4 sia > Flues made in season, Shop nae = on Dickinson Avenue. 3 23 ay pe ; SEK Op ee fe : ee Rede SAS AAU a A AA WW SEE T Wik ay} ae a : 4 . Aa si bhihhhy What Is It? ghbbbbh It is a picture ot tae celebrated <=™ PARKER FONTAN FS Best in use The outfit of no business man is nN complete without one. : The Reflector Book Store has a nice assortment ot these Fountain Pens also a beautiful line of Pearl Handle Gold Pens, You will be astonished when you see them and varn how very cheap they aro. HAT? "RG Dy ee aay il * q pas) | a ait * You may never, But should you ever}4@=—<<=.. Want Job Printing ——==—Come to see us. ~ "1r, B. E. Parham, $23.50. should be considered a weakness. Fresh ioday—Gov. Carr Batter in 1 S. M. Scuuitz. Be Good to Yourself. Think deliberately of the house you Genuine Feber and Simplex lead live in=-your body. Make up your penciis at Refiector Book Store. mind firay not to abuse it. Weer noth. Do not Ib packages. ins that distorts or pains if, . d will stds wind ovcrie. dat with = vietunls or drink or ; county and will probably wind u ? tal, Romy P y Piwork. Give yourself reguar aad by the end of the month. sleep. body Ladies warting nice stutivnpery ¢an warmly clad. Do not take cold; guard Gnd it at Reflectcr Book Store. Very | yourself against it. If you teel the first sywptoms, give yourself heroic ae treatment. Get into a glow of heat by Mr, S. P. Erwin, of Beaver Dawn | sors, ‘This is the onl” body that township, lost a tobucco barn by fire you will have in this world. Study on Thursday afternoon. Tobacco curing is almost o7er in abundant Keep your latest styles. deeply and diligently the structure of For SALE—Fine Devon Milch Cow, | it, the laws that govern it, the pains Apply to R. B. Smith or Henry Shep- and penalty that will surely follow a violation of every taw of life and pard, Greenville. health.__Ex We would like to see enough fac- tories in Greenviile to take all the loafers off the street. STATE NEWS, omgton games The rayetteville Observer reports the arrest of a negro man for an assault and attempted rape upon a deat colored girl. How can you endure flabby linen in th's hot weather? If you want to look neat have good laundry. Bring your bundle for Wednesday morning ship- ment. C. B. WHICHARD, Agt. Wiimington Steam Laundry, An unknown white man was found dead between Litt'etoa and Custon on the Raleigh and Gaston railroad Thurs— day mornin. Supposed to have been killed by a train.—Welcon News. GENTS bier pl fost _ bbe where to sell twelve valusbls, Inds : i pensable household aiticles. Send 26| Public tchoo! Opens Seprember 6th. cents in “ for compiete sample} ‘)'Le Greenville Public School known ovtfit and full particulars to ©. W-/as Whit» District No. 66, will be Peters, 23 5. Tryon Street, Charlottes | jyened co atonday Sept. 6th, 1897. ! . Competeut teachers have been em~ Lise -| ployed which will place this school on ELON COLLEGE an equal tvoting with any private echool taught in the county. J. Wurrs, Chairman. D. D, HasKetTT, Secretary of Committee, NORTH CAROLINA. Situated on Southern Railway, in Piedmont section; very best water; healthiest locality, property of Chris- RICKS & TAFT. — Our Mr. Taft is back from the NORTHERN MARKETS ard our New Goods are arriving daily. We- stili have a few lots of : SUMMERGOODS to close out and we have put the knife clean through them. Come. R. R. FLEMING, Pres, be @ OOK dan HENRY HARDING, Gs, CHERRY, § Vice Pres. Ass’t Cashier CAPITAL’: Minimum $10,000; Maximum $100,000. Organized June 1st,1897. The Bank of Pitt County, GREENVILLE, N. C. PP el Need ae Ne eM MN, Deer Bank wants yourtriendship anda share _ ifnotall, of your business, and will grant every favor consistent with safe and sound banking. We invite correspondence or a per- sonal interview to that end. E, B. HIGGS, Ca it 1s not necessary to go to KLONDIKE to stirke a gold- mine. Goto Lang’s Cash House and invest in the great bargains 0. Summer Goods, such as Fans Parasols, Slippers, Shirt Waists, Lawns and Organdies which must go before the Fall stock comes inand you will be satisfied you strucka gold mine without taking suct a long trip. Lang’s Cash House? Lang Sells Cheap. OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR. Timea ar ears under present principals. 224 students attended last year. A High Grade College Preparatory School, with special departsments of Book-Keeping, Short-Hand, and Telegraphy- ‘he Largest and Best Equipped Fitting School in the South. Location healthful and beautiful. “Terms to suig the times.’ For beautiful new catalogue address, Profs. J. A. & M. H. HOLT, Oak Ridge, N. C WD FLIES OW HEATS AT OUR MARKET We have placed a large Refriger- ator in our market to keep all our meats cool and free from flies. When you want fresh a School For Girls And Boys. On Mondas, Sept. 6th, I will open my schdol for girls and small boys in the new schoo: building on Mr- W. B. Wilson’s lot, in South Greenville. Terms, ete., made known on applica- tion, MISS MYRTLE WILSON. WAG LOE SE. 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