‘THE DAILY REFLECTOR. | i ) : <. : , NX Ve ! 0. J WHICHARD, Editor and‘Owner. TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. TERMS 3825 Cents @ Month, outa - eS | Vol. 7. GREENVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1897. No. 238 eee ee catenin aaa eet Ot ay tetas * Napitnwnint a C. 7 __|Three in Quick Succession.|Holiday Rhymes That hoid workday reason® GREENVILLE HAS TdIS NUMBER OF FIRE 7 WINER ALARMS THURSDAY EVENING. . Little Damage at First Alarm but the Last One ” — .. | aBig Fire---John Flanagan Buggy Co.’s | aie Factory Destroyed---Total Loss | 7 , About $10,000. PEAS EF SMES STON FIA IAG for CLOTHING To fit them all y AAA AA AIA KOA A IVA A A yp is for LE ANS, OOOID OO | The thin and the t 7 | The thin and the tail Thursday. at least the latter part of|John Flanagan Bugsy Co’s factory, a 1 1urs uy, at | o fen] . . J 4 a : , . sn |) ep . . } + if 2 ray ‘ : the day, was full of excitement in/place where frame buildings were very a WORRY AIK ADA AAOK AOROAON AKAD HOA | DE ee | RO, SARAAAM AAA AMAA AB AMA Greenville, there being three fire alarms! thick, most of them old and dry, and ae Sy . . | seat VRPO 1 c thik mos ¢ ” , OVERCOATS within a space of five hours. ithere was plenty of fuel for a big fire to til 1S for O WNW s YY | ; ff 4 * . , a tween Alfeed n : dee The first alatm was given between 4/feed upon. Sty lish and oood. 4 . } : e . ‘ and 5 o’clock, when flames were seen; Both fire companies snd hundreds of ' 5 | rer 1s, F » o AWAY ASA AR bursting from a kitchen to a div elhnge Cuz ns were promptly on the scene and AAAAA vey AN Cais) = hovse on Dickinson avenue, belonaing excellen: work was done. Hope Fire is for 1 Eis 4= ; bey ae | s . i | Fe to Mr, W. LT. Godwin., This building; Co, had a line of hose from the cistern ( . | ie a or quiet man or dud =r : , y fa) Jrag r_|¢, = . . v Ly ” . : 4 oun ~ : 4 Ne) was only a few feet from the Presby =\to the building in quick order and svon . PF QUA. A teria churci, ard also near to severalia fine stream was pouring on the raging WR WAU ROR AN 1K rv ren = . . se thi of ay . Be \@\@) BAAS AAMAAAM AR AA SAAR cf other residences, and people saw that} mass of flames in the wood room of the . nn lq ° : Q : Ff it fire got a good hold there it would bejfactory. There was so much shavings IS for HATS ! ‘ q rn Wy « ‘ . ° 7 : ° | : enous. The Rough and Ready Firejand inflammavle material in this room A \Wiens | { ; é alin tis At prices al. fair, Co. were first on the scene and with that the fight was a stubborn one, but i . . \ VARA ROROR VAC VR VAIN ANS BNI as” die Ate ' a good bucset brigade soon had the/the firemen were getting the better of KA KAAA NAKA RAK ANAK AAA NAAR i x x ae | ys . fir subdued. lupe Fire Co. was also the flames and tor awhil> it looked like . we : | | | neans Frank Wilso on hand but owing to the long distance| they would be successful in subduing means Ean HSOn the eng ne had to be carried to find tin fire. They put out one side of the who has thing's to wear water the fire was practically out before | puilding and had just gone around to POORAWIK AA AOA AK a stream Was turned on attack the AOA AA AAA NR a streams Was tured Ol. rattack the flames on the other side . i ran = . ; tae . . + | . . ° ; Yv NX ° | Line kitchen was burned and the when a section of hose burst. It re- 3 IS for Na! bv SUIts, end of the heuse adioining tt Was) quired som inute ‘emove. this . . I A 2 i some minutes to remove this \| } 47 k —— | i | Always shown In stoe i coasiderab y damaged, isection and couple azain, and in this ‘ - s 8 . . ; . 0 vay var ee eee BA a" SEAROR UY ao ARS liow this fire originated 1s not) time the flames gained such headway AAMAAARADAA ANAC JURA Ah fh known The building had been un= lthat the factory could not be save. is for dress Goods For the Ladies Veet ler { . nearly t as) rie . rey > OC Cuplea ert hie rly { week. Mr ine tiremen then set at Work to ‘ . | i y(t t ae wives At pant 28. | . | Godwin Canhor yel give ad Coirec. es ‘prevent the fire trom spreading, play- eT a BT timate of his loss, but possbly 3100 in che stream first on the burning] will cover it, le lad sou. insarance ibuildings to deaden the heat as much | ‘i . ; THE SECOND FIRE. haa possible, and then on adjoining ee ‘Lhe town had adout settled down ‘buildings. In this was Hotel Macon, from this excitement, whea theze was| Mrs. Hoeli’s building and O. Hooser’s Oh % . f, CO _ 4] ° cy ‘ another alarm avout 8 o’elock. This, building were save’, and at the same | ad Y Ls mas Ol Min & ! (ime fire Was seen on the roo! of the time the hook and ladder and bucket house of Ceorge Dadley, coicred, | brigade saved the livery stables on the known as the old Nelson house on |o-ber side of the fire. It was splendid Tho steads, e@xiin We are not reform . ; — trend of our rern- ers. li is not our | Front sireet. The firemen were} Wore for all these buildings were i Jaradvertisiag self-imposed mis— | peomptly on hand aun and stoppeg|imuminent dang BAILY REFLECTOR D a ;. WHICHARD, Editor. == an FER’ AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY). os Beered as second-class mail matter. i — S''RSCRIPTTON RATES.® ies yey, -¢- 2e = $3.06 : a 3 month, - . ° 25 week. - - = ae Del iivered in town by carriers withoa axtre cost. Advertisng rates are liberal and ean be fed on application to the editor ,or at fee offer EEE ~We desire + itive correspondent at @rey postoffee in the county, who will @ in brief items of NEWS as it occurs 3 ach neighborhood, Write plainly Don y on one side of the papers “ — Frioay. Decemper 17, 189¢., rn _ Safftage Restriction in Louisiana. — Tae rms nenae-nnae trounce conan escent seen stanton . emer cecewennnin te oe seciga Sera dr annette anne The Northern papers are be- ginning to take up the subject of the coming Louisiana constitu- tional convention, particularly the suffrage amendment, and are @scussing 18 quite freely. While; Ecuisiana proposes to be guided By the wishes of its own people in this matter rather than those of Illinois or Minnesota, it de- gires to havea settlement of the problem that will be permanent aod satisfactory ~one that will Be fair and just and in the inter- est of good government, and that}. will not be subject to further amendment, change, or modifica- fion. The best way tc accom- giish this result is, of course, to frame a just suffrage qualifica- tion aimedat ignorance and cor- guption, and that will undo as far ae possible the mistake of Con- gress in extending the suffrage f® a race as yet unfitted for 1t, and the mistake of our last con- stitutional convertion in extend- ime it to unnaturalized citizens. * The attempt to let in the mass of the illiterate white voters by yarious subterfuges is unwise, 1f it is not dangerous. We are get- * fing rid of the illiterates on the ground thst they are unsafe woters, at the mercy 0f GCemagog- wes and unable to be reached by fhe usual influences of the press, pamphiets, and papers. there are good citizens among @hem cannot te disputed, but in @ community where a majority of the voters cannot read and write, where we are in danger of being swamped by this mass of ignor- ace, we cannot atficrd to play with it. Ifany number of whita voters deserving of the ballot are disfranchised because of their Fynorance, it is unfortunate, but fhey niust be sacrificed in thé Interest of good government. Moreover, they have the oppor- funity—and 1f they are good citi- ents will utilize it—to restore the Ballot to themselves—New Or- Jeans Times-Democrat. aca eeetiecreninemensomnnr > siomerns- J The Klondike Craze. The Klondike craze has proved to be the salvation of Seattle, which wi rather dull~before the golden boom Began. One hardware firm there takes in over 31,000 cash everv day, and a leading grocer bas employed forty extra clerks. All of the hotels and lodging houses sre crowded, The business at the tclegraph office is six times greater ihan it was. A few books well chosen and woll read are better than a whole library, and a few friends well known and weil beloved bring greater happiness than a large ciicle of acquaintances. EEE The Reflector Book Store has just received a nice lot of new stationery— | Isdgers, day books,receipt books, record books, paper, correspondence cards With envelopes, tabiets api rubber te, etc. That]. The John Flanagan Buggy Cos last the greater part of rheir tools, stock, material, and 27 buggies. Their loss will approximate $5,000 upon which they had only $890 insurance. The factory buildings beionged to R. Greene and W. H. Cox, and their loss is prob- ably $2,000 with $800 insurance. F. J. Johnson places his loss at $1,000 with no ineurance. His. s‘ore was occupied by Humphrey & Co., colored men, but they got their stock out. | Mrs Hoell’s loss is about $400 with no insurance. The lawyers oceupying the main Hoell building moved out, the turniture was removed from Hotel Macon, O. Hooker and the occupants of the mar- ket house moved their stock, all sustain- jung some loss. NOTES, Two ot the nozziemen, Ed, Flana- ganand Ed. Greene, were overcome by the heat about the time the fire was They held their position in the hottest of the fire fot got under control. two hours and did some breve work, John Cheek was also overcome by the heat but all of them were soon all right. Ail the firemen deserve commendation for their good work. Mrs. Hoell requests Tne Rercec- TOR to return her since.e thanks to tne firemen and ell others who assisted in saying her house. Mrs. Emily Harris, who lives near The boys to many ot the firemen. tully appreciated her thoughtfulness. People living several miles in the country who saw the light of the fire came to town. A gentleman living at Winterville, tells THe Rervecror that he heard our fire engine at work, The fire demonstrated the tact tnat more hose is needed fur our fire de- partment. Chiet Griuin says some rods belong» ing with the engine were lest and he would like for the finder to return them Te John Flanagan Buggy Co., uaving saved their undertaking stock, will carry this part of .their business right At present they can be found in one ot the stores of the Rialto building, on without intervuption. JUST FUR FUN. Vinancial news note—Stock-ings will go up pretty soon. Even a poor ball player can catch a cold this kind of westher. Two “dont’s” for Neckties and cigars for your husbands. fair shoppers— Customerom‘‘Here, waiters, bring me milk.” Waiter—*Condensed 7’ Customer.—“No; the udder kind.” s0mMe No, Maude, dear, we never heard thait whiskey was good for the voice, but jit certainly dees stiengthen the breath. Hobson —“He’s 9 «eccentric I don’t like to walk by him on the street.” Jobe aon—“Why?’ Hobson—“Afraid of being arrested for passing the queer.’”’ “When a woman finds an old feath- er,’ says the Manayunk Philosopher, “ber economic soal prempts her to buy $10 worth of other trimmings to build a hat around it,” Nell—*Miss Kostique recommended Mr, Strait as good portrait painter for me.” Belle—*Fhe spitefull thing !” “Why, isn’t he really good-” “OQ! yes; | but he’s a strict follower of realism.” “They say,” remarked the extremely strong one, “that he just married you for spite.” **Well,” replied. the thin one, “if he had marned you tor that he of it,” TW SESH the scene of the fire, served hot coffee would have gotten about 200 pounds Dr. T. B. Kingsbury, editor of the Wilmington Messenger, has Tuesday entitled “The Bicycle.” wheelman some nights ago and knocked about eight feet, and gays if it had not been for the have been hurt, for, hearing the bell, and trying to get oct of the way, hegot in it. He therefore endorses a suggestion of Rey, from bicycles, which would place upon their riders the 1espensi- bility for accidents. Some one else has suggested that as a means oi keeping from being run over at night pedestrians should carry carry lanterns, which leads Dr. Kingsbury to observe that some men of fiercer temperament ard more pugnacious than he would}, add that they should also revolvers. As a tribute to the bicycle and its rider by ons of their victims, this editorial of our accomplished brother is a stuay in black and white. ee Good Farming The old days, when half a bale of cotton was fairby a good crop, are being rapidly pushed to the rear. As an evidence of this we give below some figures on a ¢rop raised near Wilson on the farm of Dr. W. P. Mercer. 11,000 pounds of lint cotton was gathered from a ten acre tield. This is an average ot nearly three bales to the acree The same party picked trom 102 acres 126 ba’es on one farm and on apother 79 bales trum 60 acres.—Wiison Advance. ecuntiaasnesl Sma THE GREAT HUXLEY What Huxley, the Great English Scientist, Cousidered the Best Start in Life The great English scientist Huxley, said the best star. in life is a sound stomach. Weak stomachs fail io digest tood properly because they like the proper quantity of digestive acids (lae- tic and hydrochelic) and peptogenic products, the most sensivle remedy in all cases of indigestion, is to take after each meal one or two of Stuart’s Dys- peptic Tablets because they supply ina pleasant, harmless rorm all the elements that weak stomachs lack. The regular use ot Stuart’s Dyspepsia T: blets will cure every fur™ of stomach trouble except cancer - f the stomach. The increase flesh, insure pure blood strong nerves, a bright eye and clear complexion, because all these result only irom wholesome fvod well di- gested. Nearly all druggists sell Stuarts Dys- pepsia ‘Tablets at 50 cents full sized package. Send for Free book on Stomach Troubles to Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich Wehave a large STOCK OF | GOODS ONS. YAN FLOUR A SUN a feeling editorial in his paper of He was run over by a colcred}, speaks now as one having author- ity and not as the scribes. He wheelman’s bel) he wou'd not Dr. Hoge that bells be zemoved A. & COX banking. just arrived. Comeand GDB ot fot = (25¢ 50¢ DRUGGISTS f toc cure any reaae of salastins wion, Casearets are the hical Laxa- ABSOLUTELY GUARANTERD tive. never grip or gripe. bul cause ¢aBy Haluralresu: t., Same ple and bock!et free. Ad. STERLING RE MEDY (i), Culcage, Ron ena oen DY €O., Chicago, Montreal, Can., or New bape ote COO SOE S FP OSPS SS OOSSSOSOSE POS SOSD wists R. Re FLEMING, Pres, 3 , Vice*Pres Te e rest Cas ee CAPITAL: Minimum $10,000; Maximum $100,000. Organized June 1st,' 1897. The Bank of Pitt County, GREENVILLE, N. C. Ts Bank wants your triendship anda shar, if not all, of your businesss, and wll grant every favor consistent with safe ana sound We invite correspondence ot a pers sonal interview to that end. te R. L. DAVIS, Pres’t. R. A. TYSON, Vic-ePrés. J -L. LITTLE, Caste? REORGANIZED JUNE 15th, 1896. ; STATEMENT ‘OF THE The Bank of Greenville, GREENVILLE, N. C. Atthe Close cf Business Oct, 5th, 1897. ‘RESOURCES. LIABILITIES, loans and Discounts $56,792.% 583 Capital stock paid in $23,000.00 Premium on Stock 1,000.003 Surplus and Profits 1,462.09 Due from Banks 20, 865. "303 Deposits subject to Check *:C 67,507.03 Furniture and Fixtures 1,507. 25% Due to Banks 607.98 Cash Items icon @ 8,619.05! Cashiers Checks ortstanding 241.66 Cash in Vault 95,189.49 $ Bills Payable. 17,500.00 a ————— § Time Certificates of Deposit 3,605.00 Total $113,923.67 ; —_————— Cotal $113,922 €% We study carefully the separate needs of our patrons, aad shall be glad to have your account, promising every accommodation consistent with good Sanking. CH} Sean ee et A EETABLISHED r0%e SAM. M. SGAULTZ rORK SIDES& SHOULDER VA‘ SANT MEKCHANTS BUY - ine vir year’s supplies will find their 11... rest toget our prices befere pu chasing elsewhere. Ourstock is coraplete| v allits brancues. FLOUR, COFFEE,SUGAR ALWAYS AT LOWES? mar 4 Tobacc, Snuft &c. we buy diroc) from Mar.tacbuc. 9 eh lim voi a) Ce prot, & @oul cle stock of FURNITURE always on band and soldat prices te suit the times. Urr goods are all borg! and sold for CArH, ‘herefore, having no 118k to run we sel: at a close m: irgin. —") Barbers. ec4 q omen enn () ceememes UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIREGTORS: AND. EMBALMERS. — macnn} memes nan We have iust received a tew hearse and the nicest line of Cof= fins and Ceskets, in weed, metal- lic and cloth ever brought te Greenville. . We are prepared t° Jo >mbalm- ing in ali its forms. Personal atiention given to con~ ducting funerals and bodies en- trusted to our care will recelve every mark of respect. ~~ A B.PEN DER, : FASHIONAP™® BARBER, Can be found below Five Points. next door to Reflector office, —, Our prices are JOwer than ever, Ve do not want monopoly but lunvite con petition. We can be found at any and all times in the John Flanagan Buggy Co’s building. BOB GREENE!& Co. CREENVILLE Male Academy. The next session ef th: school wit open on MONDAY SEPT. 4& 1897 land écontinue for 10 months. | The terms are as follows ! Primary Bnglish per mo. $2 0C Intermediate ** ‘ $2 5C Higher Me $3 Languages (each) ** ‘ $1 00- The work and diselpline of the sehou wil be as heretofore. We ask a continuance of your * liberal patronage, WwW B.RAGSDALE,. AMES A, SMITH, ~ TONSORIAL ARTIST, GREENVILLE, N. C. Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeing and Pressiag Gents Clothes a specialty \HE Special attention given to cleaning Gautmans Cloth’: M ERBERT EDMUNDS, _ FASHIONABLE BARBER, ALL ABOUT _ A handsomely illustrated book of — 200 pages a tive of Texas anc the resources that great “tate will be mailed rs any address on receipt of eight cents to cover post- age. D. J. PRICE, G, P.& T. A. L. & G, N, RB. R,. Palestine, Texas, East Texas lands are attracting considerable attention. Mention this paper. E Xx A 8 } a ee am is oa Knowledge Box a atlantic: ©. 5 Tne hes @ cee —_— In Greenland pctatoes never Schedule in Fffeet Nov. 29th, 189% | pet larger than marbles. Departures from Wilmington- Te SEE THAT? qyeqaqag DAILY No 48—Passenver—Due Veg. to write with both hands. a Bes ey 3 7 : ann 0.35 a. m. Dolla 19.52 am. Warsaw 11.10 a ¢ Seen en Cae dali toes y) am, Goldshoro 11-48 am,wil] About’ 200,000 couples are | WCE all NUTT ae ae son 12.43 p m, Rocky ‘fount| Married every year in England. 1.49 p m. Tarboro 2.50 p m, cae p a Retempore) 2m Bank of Franco ie four! © Phone No. 10. RIOR What Is It ? abRa aR Norfotk'6.05 p m, Washing. times as large as the Bank of ton 11.39 pm, Raltimore 12.53 | Eogtand, | | | | . | @m, Philadelphia 3°45 a m, ‘ ae . New York 6.53 am, Boston| _Prassian blue paint is made lh GREENVILLE SUP p LY HH ——==> It is a picture ot tae celebrated <2" sarap PARKER FOUNTAIN PFA ie ween DAILY No 40—Passenger Duc Mag] of horses. 7.15 p m. nolia 8.55 p m. Warsaw 9,10 i \ . q . pm, Goldsboro 10.10 p m,| Worty-four muscles are called | DIRECTORY. Wilson 11.06 p m. Tarboro]. . . 6.45 am. Rocky Mount 11.57|!Lto play inthe proauction of the pm, Weldon 1.44a m, Nor-|human voice. folk 10.50 a m, Petersburg CHURCHES. 8.24 m, Richmond 4.20a m,| The ants of South Awerica Washington i4lam, Balti.) have been known to construct & — 9,0) 3 * £, Ll had T38 a ma, Neg eet ta | nel \: a Best in use, The outfit ot no business man is ‘ » Ne 02 p| tunnel three miJes in length. BAPTIs51—Services every Sunday, 1 t ith : t m. Koaton 9.00 p m. , moring and evening, Prayer meeting comp.ete without one. SOUTHBOUND, The pecan nut crop in Texeg Thursday evening. Rev. A. W. Setzer, . DAILY No 55—Passengor Due Lake this y is Pastor. Sunday school 9:30 A. M. é g a GL taHIs year is mo.e than three] i *swr. unday school ¥: . 40 p zo. Waccamaw 5.09 p m, Chad- ° ©, D. Rountree, Superintendent. beurn 5.40 pm Marion 6 43 p million bushels and thetrees are CATHOLIC—No regular services, The Reflector Book Store m, Florence 7,95 p m, Sum- not yet bare. . “EPISCOPAL—Services fourth Sun- te: 8.42 p m, Columbia 10.05 er af, Oe. : . 1, Denmark 6,30 a m, August day, morning and evening. Lay ser- vices second Sunday morning. Rev.A. to 8.20 a m, Macon 11.30 a m, RLOOD POISON Greaves, Rector Sunday schoo! 9 30 a Atlanta 12.15 p.m, Charles- ° jon Osa) wa. Savannah 2.4) A.M. W.B, Brown, Superintendant.|has ‘a nice asso‘ ment ot thc3e Fountain Peng METHODIST—Services every Sun- also a beautiful !:::e of Pearl Handle Gold Pens am. Jacksonville §.20 a m, St. Augustine 10.30 am,Tam pa 6.45 pm, A SPECIALTY: Primaty, Second-|day, morning and evening. Prayer You will be asto:::shed when you see them SHRIVALS AT WILMINGTON—|ary or Tertiary Sypillis permanently meeting Wednesday evening. Rey. sarnhowver chea theva you e the and FROM THE NORTH. cured in 1 to 35 days. You can be N. M. Ww atson, Pastor. Sunday school VY : p V re. 7 _| treated at home for the same price un-| 9:30 A. M, AB, Ellington, Superin- p kn no 49.—Passenger—Boston; der same guaranty If you prefer to{ ‘endent. 45 °.M. 1,03 pin. New York 9.00 pm, | come here we will contract to pav rail= | om pw ar _ : _ — —" — Philadelphia 12.05 am, Balti- | read fare and hotel bills, and no charge gPRESBY PERT AN Services mind more 2,50 am, Washington |if we failto cure. If you nave taken 1B af ston, Pastor, Sunda oan 4.30 am, Richmond 9.05 am,| mercury, iodide potash, and still have {1,7 “Orton, as y Petersburg 9,50 am, Nor-|aches and pains, Mucous Patches in aah M. E. B. Ficklen Superinten- You may never, / a Weldou 11.50 am, Tarboro| mouth, Sore Throat, Pimples Copper 12.12 >m, Rocky Mount. 1.00{ Colored Spots, Ulcers on any part of LODGES4 But should you everig= = pm, Wilson 2:14 pm, Golds-|the body, Hair or Eyebrows falling “ . boro 3.10 pm, Warsaw 4.02,| out, it is this Syphilitic Blood Poison pm. Maguolia 4.16 pm, that we euarantee to enre. We solicit fi e . DAILY No. 41.—Vassenger--Leave | the most obstinate cases aud challenge} A, F, & A. M.—Greenville Lodge No ant O r §.30 A.M, Boston 12,00 night, New| the world for a case we cannot cur2.} 281 meets first and third Monday even- hat ey : York 9.30 am, Phifadelphia This disease has always bafiled the skill ivg. J. M, Reuss W.iM. L.£I. Moore, 4 12.09 pm, Baltimore 2.25 pm, | Of the most eminent physicians, 3500-1 See, Washington 3.46 pm, Rich-|°00 cap‘tal behind our uncouditional mond 7.30 pm, Petersburg] $Uaranty. Absolute proofs sent sealed] I. 0.0. F,—Covenent Lodge No. 17 8.12pm. Norfolk 2.20 pm,|0" @pplication. Addreas COOK JkEM-| Meets every Tuesday evening. J. V. Weldon 9.43 pm Tartora EDY Cvw., 480 Masonic Temples Chica: | Johnson N.G. L. H. Pender, Sec. ~~ Come to see Us, << ky | 5.45 lll, - Roldaboro 7-01 am Warsaw meets every Friday evening. H. W. na 7.53 am. Magnolia &.05 am a ae Whedbee, C. C. A. B. Ellington K. of LOAD AREAL ~ R. and §, DATILy No. 61—Passenger----Leave e . a 7 xcept. New Fern 9.20 am. Jackson- in | e R. A.—Zeb vance Conucil No. 1696 | eg unday yille 10.42 am. This train ‘ g , meets every Thursday evening, W.b. 40 P.M. arrives at Walnué street. Wilson, R, M.R. Lang, Sec. 5 ay THE SOUTH. K.of H.—Insurance Lodge No. ue A No. 54—Passenger—Teave t d d meets every Friday evening. Johr 12,15 P. M. Tampa 8,00 am. Sonford 1.50 an ar Flanagan, D. Henry Sheppard, R m, Jacksonville 6 35 ; TOY oavanna 12.50 night, Chagon only is possible, whether as a test of ex-|EJA.L ‘of H, Pitt Council 236 _meets ton 6.20 am.Columbia 5.50] cellence ii journatism, or for the meus- evary Mhursday nivht. Je B4 Cherry am, Atlanta 8.20 am, Macon; ¥rement ol quan, timevaiues Q W. B. Wilson. See. eda am, Augusta 3.05 pm, | and ‘ venmark 4.55 pm, Sumpter | a f 45 am, F lorence 8.55 an. The _ — Anything from a oe ; Marion 9.35 am, Chadbourn i Cctton and Peanut, | ae am, Lake Waccamaw Below are Norfolk prices of cotta. .06 am. Ze Reahe 4 and peanuts for yesterday, as furnished a = . Train on Scctiend Neck Branch Road | & i lelphia by Cobb Bros. & Commission"yMe~| Wy : eaves Weldon 3.55 p. m., Halifax 4,30 alt chants of Norfolk - 1 1isitin = Card p. m., arrives Scotland Neck at 5.29 p m., Greenville 6,57 p, m., Kinston 7.55 Bee ord ee p.m. Returning, leaves Kinston 7.50 . . —_——TO —— a. m., Greenville 8.52 a. m, Arriving |. . ay . Setting vt Hali® x at 11:18 a. m., We'don 11,33 am | after a career os nearly twenty years of = of e * + } dyer , r ig Nerifie i Middling is ]-1k daily except Sunday. uuinterrupted growth is justified in Low MNS 5) ’ Se ‘laiming that the standard first estab- | Good Ordinary J ~T | { frafhson Washnigton Branch lenve | ots - oS i Esuiil SSI => >¢ Poser [A . | isiied vy its fouaders is the one true| Tone—steady Washington 8.20 a, m., and 2.20 p. m| med vy Its foumlers is the one true arrives Parmele 9.10a. m., and 4.00 p test a T PRANURES m., Tarboro 9.45 a. m., returningleaves A i erfect N CWspaper. Prime 2 farboro 3.30 p. m., Parmele 9.35 a. m. vt Ka Prime 2t wnd 6.20 p. m,,_ arrives Washington To publish all the news promptly and} ™, + "8 11,00 a. 1n., and 7.20 p- m, Daily ex- and suecintly and in the most read- Sy: wish 60 to 75 yt Sunday. Connects with trains on bie form, without elision or Parti-| To \-—quiet, hd ‘eotland Neck Branch. san bias, to discuss its significance e ally e ector: : Train leaves ‘varooru, NC. via Albe with frankness, to keep AN OPEN Ane sidearm e ? 9 5 Poy 7 iV 1 x TT . ’ TQIBeo marle & Raleigh R.R.dailyexceptsun.| EYE FOR PUBLIC ABUSES.) || “ay, at 5 30 p. m., Sunday 405 P. ¥V: “ give besides : complete reo dl ‘-reenville Market. : “ 0 ns of currest thought, fanvies and dis- Carraated hy holt: . 1 ) ober nine leet Blyth tee eats coveries in all departments of hu- orrected by S.-M. Schultz, Gives the home news Sunday, 7.50 a. m Sunday 9 On a i man activity iu its DAILY EDI-} Bitter, per ib id to” 1 { nied wrive Tarboro 10.05 am and 11.00 TiQNs of from 10 to 14 PAGES, | Western Sides ie to 6 AAD) a ternoon at the , ee and to provide the whole for its pa | Sugar e=-ed Hams 10 to 124 Tan ‘ Liste on Midland N. C. branch leaves trons at the nominal price of ONE | Mor) 40 to 50 small price of 25 cents a sola aro race except Sanday. 1) a CEN I'—that was from the outset, | Corn Veal 50 +o 60 t] ; arate ng ee aeultntesdg Oa on “ an DE, to be the aim of} Pjayy, Ramily 4.75 to §.75 mon ). Are you a sub- " gts ae yd © sad Lard 54% to 10 - a € f rives at Goldsbors 10.25 a, m.° oy ; Oats 35 to 4 | scr tber It not Trains on Latta branch, Florence R The Pioneer “ugar 44 to6 you &., leave Latta 6.40 pm, airive Dunbar Coffee 83 to 20 QU2 ht to be , 7.50 p m, Clio 8.05 p m. Returning one c™nt morning newspaper in the. Salt pel Yack 63 to 1 60 an) aNe leave Cliot6.10am, Dunbar 6.30 a m, United States, Pil RECORD sth | Ghickens- 124 to 20 arrive Latta 7.50 a m, daily except Sun- PRADS WHERE OTHERS FOB | pegs per doz 124 LOW : FIs per ct v. . Beeswax.per 20 Train on Clinton Branch leayes War- — : riche Oraton ered ’ except Sumlay, Witness its untivaled averaye daily ejr- leaves Ointon at7.00 ha and3,00 1 ae culation exceediug 160,000 Copies, gid | rr ns Train No. 78 makes close eonnestion and an average exceeding 120,000 Copies hggyenp AOA AOA Aes Are) at Weldon forall points daily, all rail via for its Sunday edivions, while imjtations f. ae AAA RA RAK RA OOO : ¥ ication in every im Sa Riehmone. alse at Rovky Mount with | Of Jt8 plan of publication in every img Cotton Séed,per bushel 1) to TWICE-A-WEEK, =~ 3 | i =— Is only $l.a year. I contains the news every week, and gives informa- tion to the ‘ : * * me A : ‘ , : parr j ; F : , ‘, Le i Ai, . : 4 > a: ay | | sce cansiannssanscatitainnnacai sti Ren TT ae ‘a ae yh : BRIEES. [TING READY wt Ae : DAILY REFLECTOR.) = sree GETTING} “ET T ad ch | - = we | Some Coming, Some Going, and oe Pt AY bid Bi, / 1 Weather Bulletin. In Whkh very Header is Inter- all Talking Christmas ‘ | este ani eiety weather ‘tonight, Satare) — Walter Wilson went to Kinston __—_ a t¥T . . - WVe stil have a beautiful line of Ladies Capes GREENVILLE N. C.,Dee. 17, -97. A STORE FUL L OF | Eprror RerLector, 1) very attractive styles and the pr.ce 1S beyond Dear Sir :—In justice to Dr. Frank : : comp rison. A lovely Christas present. , cg Brown you will please allow a short C Fi N. : GR T Vi A & i 2 space to correct a faulse impreséion ° which seemed to kave been lett upon & bol © sy a — 4 S some, from reading my article of the . mt gilith. In referring to Dr. Brown, I , gave an incident that he once meb- a _—- tioned to me, of a child that he knew cf, that had never had shoeson, and i's q~ Cash Lf ouse father gav> the same reason for not . Lai ig 9 | putting them on it, that I ave for not putting them om my wite’s little broth LANG SELLS C H KA p er, Lonly wish to say thet Dr. Wrank Brown did net give me ihis as advice, eye een, a — 2. dé te Ne OMAR . 5 : nor did I use it as such. He has never AR ewe € : 2 Reyes eiven me any advice whateyer in regard 3 to the boy. The incident 1 referved .. . . . ig te, crme up In ordinary conversation, yg bys ») } a ayes pr 2 a ti? d a) > a a < ee some time last summer. : B) 4 y) a (@) ww) MS Oi OU Vi) sgyeh®: [am respecttully, B T. BAILEY. fone le THE STALE CONVENTION. ~ Xmas = Greeting. + ee Wilt Meet in Greenville in Ninety- vv at

which has dong so much for North Carolina and the world, is a child of this Convention. Next year this Convention, which is doing so much for Godjand humanity, will convene with the Baptist church in this town. It should be esteemed no small honor to have the Convention come to Greenyille. It will bring a blessing into our churches aid homes, and the town will be the better tor having evtertained men and women| 18 this a good suggestion ? That for a Christ oot who have at hears che good ot humanity mas Giff tor your mother, sister, or friend, a ve VY and the spread of the gospel. ; . 4 y aE tn fact"you may want and need many other | pair of our corntortable John Kelly Shoes things that yon have been “putting off” long would be the very thing. We have them in enough. Amasisa good time to bring the mat- Wie bik a ¢er to a close. Come look through our stock FOR RENT. many styles at prices to suit you. whether you want to buy ornot. Boge geen cyl ite enn ln It may be the children 3 need Shoes, Underwear, . Handkerchiefs, Gloves or Neckwear. Someroomin the house a new Carpet, Rugs, Curtains and Chairs The bed may bein want ot someall wool Blankets and Marsailles Counter- panes. eer OO Om, OCGOQ00 Ox Sy eea Tn WY X a | qj ‘iq | i @ | Yours to please, 2 pantry, smoke house, wood house, sta~ pa ‘ ples, barn, buggy house, two gardens, : ee anda good well of water, For terms i wv apply to | (Wel, WHEE. Pe Om ie ue ieee i. : ; ee oe