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"RATKS OF 8DBSCKTPTION.
(STRICTLY IN A D VA NOB.)
Owe YBAi5b Jekts. Six Months 25 Cents.
OUKWVILLE PRODUCE MARKET.
Cotton 6f, . ' Oats 50 cts, Peinute 40 & 50 cts,
Cati 60 ctp, Heat 7i County Hams 11 cts,
'Lard 10 cts. Sweet Potatoes 40 and 50 cts.
Eggs 11 cts. Chickens 20 and 25, Butter 25,
Reported by J. C. Cobb & Son.
LOCAL SNAPS.
Thejail is fiillcg up, four new in
mates; Mrs. Dr; Taft has a new fence
around her dwelling.
Miss Jennie Brooks, of Lenoir, is
visiting Mr. E. A. Moye.
Almost the whole town needs paint
ing, not necessarily red.
Mr. Joshua Tripp has moved in
Miss McKiuney Perkius' house.
if rs. Israel Harding, of Kinston,
is yisiting: Eev Mi's. Greaves.
- I want your eggs, Furs, hids, chick
eirs lor cash. , ai.oouuz.
irllaiika.iK v-"'"Cjj
for first volumes of census bt 1890.
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We will publish 'an interesting re
port of court proceedings next week.
Mr. Ed Slielburn is building a
large -Ice house back of his store.
Waktkd. 100 bushels field ias, Black,
Crowdtrs r Wild Goes. Apply at kdex
ce.
Anice new fence around Mr. H.
F, Harris' home adds much to its ap
pearance, j -
OnofBedal lustitute patients got
tired of being sober and ran away
Wednesday
Boswell, Speight & Co., write socb
good letters e have to print them.
Look, for it. v
Thestnuiger Mr. Poole, of Person
conuty, who has been so sick is slow
ly improving.
SeeJIajor HardingV letter exon
erating James Smith the worthy bar
ber from blam.
The rst of March was a happy
day for Mr Alf May, of Farmville,
She weighed 16 pounds.
The premises of W. A. Fleming
near Sheriff Warren's have been
greatlv improved bv paint.
By request we snppress a choice
Ar(run finer ta fret- married and
couldn't7' lat Sunday at Red Banljs,
Miss Jennie Ward who has been
visiting her brother Mr. Fernando
Ward for several weeks is home again
Sheriff.King hates to do it, but
lands will be sold for unpaid 1893
taxes after Marjeh 23rd. The law
compels him. 1
Remember von always get your,
groceries and furniture at rock bot
too prices at the Old Brick Store.
Mr. R- M. Kennedy who runs a
poultry and dairy farm near Green,
ville say s that he has been very suc
sessful in the business. r
D. IX Haskett has hoes for the
farm, hoes fortfie ga-den, hoes: for
the new ground and axes that will
stand the timber.
Mrs. W. AFlemmg, of ffassel, spent
part of the week at Mrs. A. Joyners.
She brought her little girl to Dr.
O'Hagan lor treatment.
Better pay tout 1893 taxes right
away. " It will save costs, save your
land and the Sheriff an unpleasant
duty.. -
All lttfirT nwnp.ra whe'Tuive not
paid taxes for 1893 , must' do it oy
March 23rd for the law compels the
Shcnff to sell their lands-'
A' good dinner, care will assnage
Sausage, .Btref, Fresh Pork arid Fresh
Fih jnake a good dinner. These as-;
suagersat Moses King's the old re
liable market
Sam Schnltz's locals were over
looked last week. It didn't cause
him to shut up, but things were lone
some Friday. He is on deck again
this week.
Otkd. Mr. Silas Pippin near Farm
ville. died Sunday, Marh 11th
nfter a lone (illness " aged 80. Mr.
Pippin was hisrniv respecieg citi
zen of his community.
The TwiVEX frll in h hflnds f a
man and peeing T. T). HnRkett's ad
vertisement Wi over fh Oonnr
before the .firoodit sros nnC came in
and hough t his hoes "cheaper than
he has ever bought before." .
if "R A fljirrawjiT. near Farm-
w w -w -w "
ville, killed three wild tnrkevtat one
shot Mondav. TbeV weighed 18. 20
and 23 pound . We want to hear!
from B. H Ttearne and W. H Smith
of Greenville.
Mr. R. L. Mnnford who has recent
!v opened a new stock of goods in
Little and Houpe store has something
to say to yon this weeic. it win pay
von to read it. It will pay. you to
heed it and giye him a trial.
Mr. Clarence Jones, of Boswell,
Speisrhi & Co., has displayed great
artistic talent in the tasteful arrange
ment of his large show windows .It
is the best show window we have ever
seen in Greenville.
Mr. Jack White had to stop his
locals in the Index because readers
were, calling for more ot His Wyan
dotte eggs than his hens Aconld lay
without breaking the Sabbath, lie
has a supply now.
Mr. W. E. Murphy, of Greene Co.,
sold tobacco here Tuesday. He says
the tobacco crop of Greene will be
gieatly increased. The' buyers here
say the beat bright tobacco they ever
saw comes from Greene county lands.
Smothered. The three weeks
old infant of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Forbes was found dead in bed Sun
day morning. The child is suppos-
e 1 to have oeen smotnereii. muuu
sympathy is felt for the bereaved pa
rents. Mr. D. D. Haskett the enterpris
ing hardware merchant says that his
locals in the Index have brought
many new customers. One gentle-
man wno oougnt a large 0111 o mm
last week, told us that his prices
were as low as he would ask for.
Died. Martha Selma Warren young
est child of Mr. aud Mrs. J. R. War
ren, near Falkland, fell asleep Sat
urday. March 10th, 1894, aged 12
rPftra 3 tnnnths and twelltv-onedaV8
8he was buried at home Sunday af-
services. The whole community deep
ly sympathize with the bereaved fam
ily and a proper tribute to this love
ly girl will appear next week. Want
of space alone prevents its publica
tion now.
His Lsat Nei
Falkland," N. C.,
.March llth, 1894.
Janus Parker a colored boy sixteen
year old r was drowned at Parker's
tr: Tat River. Saturday ninht
about: 8 o'clock. He was fishing
with Nathan Little and must have
fallen asleep and fell out of canoe
He was rescued Sunday, 10 A. M.
. ; J. A. WAI-ST0K.
Indexes
Wa liWft tn - hiive . KlllfsreStlonS Jltid
idvice. It shows that people take
an mieresv 11 u.uu iu vuo .
While appreciating to the iullest ex-,
tent the news of the community,: we
hope to be excused from pulling -al
the cbcstnau from the fire -or from
gaining the repuUtiou as a paper of
being a. common scold. ' Below . we
nrint a memoriinduur of complaints
and suggestions made to the , editor
SnnflAV. und we were home most
all day too. We kept a note of them
OUt OI CUllOSlvj UU ait vui
as made to th different parties
Time 110 tes are j merest ing as iKDEx
ES of the needs and thoughts of the
community and as such are re-produced.
.
Ko. 1. Why don't the 1dex pitch
into the town school commitu?e for
keeping the school niouey locked up
lor over two Years, when by putting
1.. ...! thou irrtii 1 1 . nttlHL
iv m uiryuittMW" wmvj " -
the whole to mtu, besides giving the
children the benefit of an education,
Aunswer The committee must have
a good reason, Enquire of them the
Index will print it.
EdiIob Ikdbx : .
We take pleasure in auswering No
1. as the public is entitled to know
Thvre is no school ouucing m iowu i
aud the outside public haven t shown
. i:--.;.:.... t n..;k..fU twia
building one. The committee is I
therefore compelled to let en ugh of
iiM af hiMii niuti accumulate w wwi
Ktiildintr Alid hllVH lot.
M'ch 12, 94. Jonathan White,
, J.-S. Smith,
B. F. Sugg.
School Committee.
Kn. a The Index ouerht to wake
mi the colored People about the con
fiitiim of their cemeterv. If they
would save some of the money .they
' ciw.i.1 for drint. thev could do
it. Answer. Yon spend one hun
rlrd ilollnra every vear eettiug drunk
why don't you chip off twenty-five
Hft!lura itffVrth nf (IrUllL and Chip 111
that much yourself. It would do
the work, l oeneve tne coioreu pw
pie only need to have their atten
tion called to the sad condition of
their home for the dead and' they
will set aliout renairincr it. Bv the
way I heard that one of the wealth
ier, white men iu town on being ask-
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aiI t-n rlr off the broom straw and
hrira from his cemetery lot, replied
that he was goipg to swinge it off the
uret ary spoil.
Greenville, N.
Marph 14th, lb94.
Editor Indbx: -
We are glad you spoke lor tne coi-
ored citizens concerning our ceme-
tery and we are going right to worn
hard to remedy the trouble.
DAinffiilliT
seph Forbes, Herbert Edmunds, Jno
P Norcott, Moses King Joe Forbes,
James Edmunds, W. W. Humphrey,
No. .6 You ought to print the
Mayor's trials. Answer. If you should
accidentally get o-be joyful and
.At-. lwlrArt"nnfVn ltL WOUld VOU like it
published to the world ? Everybodyl
the ' Index, the women and
raus the index, tne women uu
children especially. Would you like
for'vour little uaugnter or wue..w
see It. They suffer enough already
God knows.
No. 7. Is the Index too independent-
tn mint the Democratic State
Put-farm? Answer ' We are lnde-
hat is not offensive to good taste.
Wa will orint the olatiorm next week
ami sn the ChicasrQ platform " the
next - The Index is independent
Annncrli tn liAlteTe in RtandluET : on
them too and-to berate those who
are trying to betray the party now
ao ypu stanu ixoyernor 1
: . . . Betncl Buds. -c
Uev; Mr. A. Forbes preached two
admirable sermons Sunday in the
E. Cbtsrcb.; 'His tetthelrmorri
ing Viirdm Matthew 4-6, at , night
from Exodus 712-. . I -z A ?
rof. Z B. McVhorter has built ; :
up a splendid Sunday School iu the -M.
JJ. Church, which: has greatly im-
proved since the good weathe A
x The Baptist Sunday School is also
flourishing under tht wise , care of -JVlr.TjR.'Bulloc
-::y.:
The efforts of these two christian -men
have proved a blessing this
'community in leading the young to
a higher and nbbler life, ; . - r,
Bethel LooTge I.O. O. F. meets ev-,
erV Mondav niffht The order Is a :
ffrand institution in Bethel having
f - " Anmincr
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over nity mexnoeis suu mu.c .w....!,
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m. , - representing .
Mr. M. G. Bryan is Pfs:
Franklin l)avis Nursery, or Kicn. ;
moud, Va. the largest nursery; m
the South. He is taking Urge or-
ders Jbr budded apple and pear trees
and Uowuing's ever bearing mnlber-
- Qur farmers are fast learning
. f. n f ffood
the Importance 01 goou
fruit and
plenty of '.
f- T T?..na.triAr ftllO Wife. AU.
Thomas Whitehurst and wife, Mr
H G. Burton, of Farmeie, anu;;
George Blount and aauhter, of Wil
an a n n. Man mnsr spent
Sundav in Bethel. ; -
- Mr. M, O. Blbnnt lett tor iew
York Monday to buy spring goods.
Ward & Harnniii win swu '
thtir mill in opration. J 4
Capt. Kendnck, the isooic man,
paid Bethel a visit this week. -
Deis Indbx . When a paper line . -
yours comes out square; we like to"',
hitch our names on to it. The throngs,
of ladies who have been in to seepur.
artistic display of dress gooas, trim- . ;
mmgs ana notions ami , nave umue f
liberal purchases which quality, an p..
price promote a 1 speaK wen ui tue x
Index, and well ot our immense as
errr rtf oxrTtrtViino in thft line of 1
gentlemen are buying freely ofevery.
thing they need, and there is money,
in this country, somewhere for our
cash sales would surprise you. We
wi8h you success and trust yon will;
CBi the attention of your multitude
Qf inteliigenjk readers to our capital
were shipped to day. . Glad you were
poopd with prices...
leased with prices-
Sincerely,
Boswell, Speight & Co.
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