?VOL. VI
NO. 26
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The
couoty
trial of
Monday
term of
ior court for
cases conv
up the trial
many petty criminal a
which are resulting; in an
usual large number of dism
The court has very few
portani cases for disposition,
irtosl of them ranging from
saults to carrying con
weapons. ? \
One murder case was dis
of Tuesday, that of Thad
ley, a negro, who was conv
of manslaughter and sen ten
to twelve months in jail. He
also indkfted for carrying a <
cealed weapon but this case w
dismissed upon payment of t!
costs in tbe adiion.
Sam Faulkner was
of embezzlement, but
charged upon the
the co?s.
Tom Little, convictea 01 lar
ceny, paid tfae cods in the case
and was discharged.
William WHson, embezzle*
ment, had judgement suspended:
upon the payment of the co^is.
The grand jury has found true
bills again# several negroes
charged with violation of the
whiskey law. _ f4
A high court official t<
who deplored the lad that
were so many sol pros cases
ing brought to the attention
the Superior court
pressed, in a
sentiment
when he
that are
criminal
heard of.
and should
The above
made after th
asked him
the many
here
pro*
le
ft]
? "no'- ?p
?day
pr^?iLf?9fl?uhe
,l08,S/?ood money. a?"l
e county 8?<** . the ones
"lbe^Si to famish the
,tate^3^in? ?mad<^
1^-i-srirJi
K^0lB0lpl08
WC of this
Th iT;s aa item tbat so?
lcount>. ^ n ?ho expense ac-i
f*> help make up and of-1
Lount o* there is no remedy 1
trials say thaU^? oirted ml
tor it exee^ Aft1 l^^rate. In
ilhe case ol U* could 1
[many cases the tcafjant, and Hi
refuse to issue a ^ could]
U came be
{ore bim for trial.
Court ofticisds
tsjutSSBua
fciSSSf
P??? >o .he county addedex"
s.fts?g5~? m
Of the counfcg e3tp?nse
r?
thai (here is a JRe^SL
? is /ound to bcT^T coutt>
?> (be coutiy, 8 greal sa*%j
bench ?s ' wSfilLg1 to admkt^1
there are too mlmv ?J! n aN
court,
thin them out bcMtfw!005 *?^Pj
O?e?ion, ask 'be/
Pf aid SaSfcite' to **
"> sending up^Sf??*, Pr?Ki
never to content ouzht
Reflector. mfo c*"*."?
ote the <
ment of
her in this issue.
essrs. B. B. and Guy
HookerUm, 'weie
?Pr. and Mrs. Jasr K
cbildi&r, of Seven Springs,
gue&s of Mis. Alice King
rsday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo S, Williams
are receiving the congratulations
of friends upon the arrival of a
son at their home recently.
Hder ). G Hooks will
ki
ifm
in Farmville at eleven o'clock
Wthe 3rd Saturday and
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w. W.-A.Hobgood, of Route
l% was a Farmvills business visi
tor Thursday and while in town
paid the Enterprise a pleasant
We are requeued to extend
to our readers an invitation to
attend the Annual Thanksgiving
Party in Hookerton, Thursday
night, Nov. 25th.
Local news is a scarce item
with us this week, as a large
number ofourtownspeoplehave
been in Greenville all the week
attending the Pollard-Smith trial
Remember the Bazaar over
Joyner Furniture Co's. &ore
Thanksgiving Day and Night
and get your Thanksgiving Din
ner there. Everything good to
eat will be served.
As a good number of our
business men had to be in
Greenville this week on account
of the Pollard trial, Dr. J. E.
the sale of his houses and lots,
The sale will therefore take
place Tuesday of next week at
2:30 p. m. See his advertisement
elsewhere in this issue.
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Greensboro, N. G will coadSd
services lor tb* ^Presbyterians
Sunday morning and night: in
the Chri&ian church. The pub
lic is cordially invited to hear
him.
| fORSALK-Ose busiaesslol
on Main &, next to Beaman &
Monk Bros. Furniture Store and
front of Bank of Farmvitte.
feet front 100 |eet Ion * and 20 It
alley way on rear. For price and
terms see ^L?ottn Joyner. >
?? ronite^oH fn announce
church will mm
Thanksgiving Baiaar ibis year
in the rooms up flairs Ov<k the
Joyner Furniture Co.
ion foot for a bigger and better
bazaar than ewr, anjJ thr tedie?
invite yoo jo cpme and
Thanksgiving^ Dinner -lt&h
them.
We are requeued to annouqce
thai there wiflbe a
iog party at King's Cross Rows
school house Wednesday night,
Nov. 24th. The proceeds de
rived therefrom to go to ti*
benefit of the school,:
popular teachers of this school
Extend to the public ut general
* cordial invitation to be with
t hereby forbid any
harbor or shelter #
liam Jenkins, who lefl
Nov. 8. Description:*
color, big thick lips,
m ms
Atlantic Coafl Real CoMptH^
of Greenville. That is the J. H.
Cbbb farm atBallard's Cross
Greenville, Farmville, Ayden
and Arthur, four of foe be#
towns in Eastern Carolina.
This property is known as the
Hodge and fReuben Kinsaul
property, our now ownea oy j.
H? Cobb, ioc^ted^ on the jaMj
divided into ideal small farms.
If any one should want a small
farm to live Off, aud one jrom
for an investment one could not
Mr.H,
ntative
above sale,
where in this
lay mgnt
Greenville
out two miles ft
the home cl Ct
death with a gun in the hands of
tfic fire
reaching:
s unable
towards s
, a* - .-jfgii.,
union Nation among other build- 1
SS&2&SS ffig
of box< cars and one locomotive
mL&mp- The origin ?t
fEe Maze has' not been deter
mined. A hundred or more men
are thrown out. of employment
miss Ruffmmmm
puffin entertained : at - au<
bridge in the parlors of the J
Siawar-v,
lence, S.|g The gue^s ite*?
Welcomed by Miss Ruffin ^ J
iin?roduce4 them to the
gue& There they founa meir
places at the tables by attra<3ive
place cards add began tbe game
of the aft,^ooo.iSWler Ihf .?
delicious salad- course was set
v<?
Those enjoying Miss Rufifja's
L. Shackel
vieve McMUlanand
. Nov.
torn* of two and
three o clock this morning the
large and handsome mercantile
house of Fountain & .Co., of this
place, together with all goods n
and merchaqdis$ therein, wai|j
deployed by fire The building
was so far gone at the time of H
the discovery of the fire that it
was impossible fo save anythiogt
at all. The loss is estimated at
between forty Ifcttii forty-five
thousand dollars, with about $20,
000 insurance. The origin of the
fire is unknown, but it is lhe
general belief that it was set a
By me neroic eijorib 01 out
faithful bucket brigade the A
flames were confined to this one
building thereby saving many
nearby &ores and warerooms.
Tbe reporter at this writing
has been unable to get an inters .
view with Mn Fountain as to
his plans for tbe future but it is I
exjpeded that be will rebuild on i
the same old site as ealy as pos
sible and resume his usual busi
r'?-'
SI
rices.
MMMk
The pa&qr wjti preach at ft
Farmville Sunday morning^ at
11:00 and evening at 7:15. Sun- ^
day School at 10:00. A. G. Monk
Superintendent.
You are invited to worship
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