THE GREENVILLE INDEX
PUBLISHED EVERY Fit IDA Y.
Rates of Subscription.
(STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.)
One YeartO )exts. Six Months 25 Cents.
GREENVILLE PRODUCE MARKET.
Cotton 6f, Oats 50 eta, Peanuts' 40 & 50 cts,
Corn 60 cts, Meat 7 County Hams 11 cts
Larci 10 cts. Sweet Potatoes 40 and 50 cts.
Egs 11 cts, Chickens,20 and 25, Butter 25,
Reported by J. C. Cobb & Son.
LOCAL SNAPS.
Will give full proceedings of court
next week
Large stock of shoes at Cobb's
Party who borrowed "Sea Gift"
from Robert Moye will please return
it to him
Clatl to shake hands with clever
Sam Joyuer, of Kenly-
Job work chean and nt txt fVo
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Index office.
Mrs. Ellis, of Wilson, is visiting
Mrs. S. T. Hooker. to
For Bargains call at Higgs Bros.
Mrs. Rosa Purvis, of Hamilton, is
visiting Mrs. A. J. Outterbndge.
New Goods arriving daily at Higgs
Bros.
Future Congressman, Col- V. W.
Carraway is in town.
132 new subscribers this week
mi. . i ..... .
x uais wnat telling the news does.
Beautiful line slippers at Hijrss
Bros.
A large congregation heaid Mr.
Samerell in the Presbyterian church
at Falkland, Suuda.
Coffee ut 20 cents a pound, Bos-
wen, opeignt s UO
Don't tk ink
that public school house matter. It
jo uuwuta um in is weeK.
My HardSvare Store will bp open
from 6 a. m. to 7 p. m., during the
Spring and Summer months.
JJ. D. Haskett.
Mr. C. T. Mem ford, Mrs. Pearce
and Mrs. Higgs have returned from
their goods buying expedition North
New lme Silks and Trimmings at
Higgs Bros-
Bob Moye weighed an ox at the
scales Wednesday that called for
1440 pounds ol Pitt county beef.
Snuff, at 25 cents a pound at Bos
well, Speight & Co's.
Rev. Mr. Greaves preached at St
John s Sunday and Rev. Mr. Lnm.'
at : in .rers on count v
Norton yam slips in fine erudition
oaic Kjy X. jx. QUgg.
Mr. C. M. Bernard returned from
t ai.ngcon city Tuesday. He knows
ft hour Vw-if i.n .i- . "
v-c wyju u ieu it.
Croquet setts at D. D. Haskett's
rw ucper man last season,
.Mr; Walter Henry has at last re'
ceived an appointment as Consul to
vuiauw, cat iiiuies.
I want your eggsf furs, hidp8, chick
Wi OIU o, M. Shuttz.
If you want the best force pumn
w x cuuer s and get a Red
oacKec pump.
Miss Lit Cherry has returned from
ummgwu, iuiss Jenuie James has
ujj icuiiruu yet,
Remember vou always get vour
firroceries anrl fnu.. ' j. , J.
xuiuibuie iL iock oot-
ixi piiuca at me uid srick Store
Gen. Coxey named one of his sto?-
ix vrauip inanan nutler ,J
niwJo is ?mPtically not "a
crank, if rvwnr ;0 '
W'W.i.V 10.
Hon. A. M. Waddell has been ap
pointed Solicitor of the Criminal
Court of Wilmington in place of B.
R. Moore wno died Sunday.
Farmer's If von wnf. hihrrrt flne
this year S. E. Pender & Co., will
make them for you. Put in vour. or
dersparly. Prices are verv low" Terms
strict iv cash.
A man with eleven boys told ns
Saturday to send 3 Ixdexes to him,
to keep chem from fighting over who
should read the paper first.
Gentlemen of the tovn, the ladies
complain thut you forget to carry the
Ineex home. They and the chil
dren-want it and ought to' have it.
While a 1 Oil ttlnr-r 4 . .
his client Monday, the client march-
up to rne Jmige and asked the
privilegeofmaking r.be la t speech.
Col. SkinilAr'a alnnnavtt- a.vU
crowds out the. "Children's Tule"
4-11 i mi ....
tix sweeK, xney ali might read it.
Like the tales it contains both truth
and fiction.
Visiting Lawyers: J. H Tucker,
Swift Galloway, IV W. Hawkins, Juo
L. Brulgers, H. L. Staron. J. . I. Mar
tin, H. W. Stubbs, J. E. Moore, J. E
Mr. J. J. Rawls th.it excellent
farmerof Carolina, in paying fur rt
year's Index- remarked, that the
cash jays rem tvas a stmnu nLnU
his platform.
We enonirfid wh
, ; ,,v"""ui amy
that was with fio V....,; i ii
i'iioo xiniiuir uagweil I
at the Methodist church Sunday and I
ereroid itwasAIws May Abbott, '
The boys are all feeling better.
Judge Bynnm remitted the tines and
they have sworn death to the first
man who savs poker o- tries topoke
er little game on them.
We are glad to note the enlarge
ment and other improvements to the
Wilmington Sunday Mar. Always
an excellent paper it continues to
tfiow in interest and nsefnlness.
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I be glad to have lU friends stojihere
-. r--.
Jacob Reed and Sous f ho celebra-
ted olothier&, of Philadelphia
your attention this eek
Heilbroner. of Slr rmer and
orders and measuSl
Heilbroner is a Pittuounty boX Tit for .Mf -ftU m
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cu in cne ciotinng Dusiness, and
sample he shows you or clothes
measures for you will be what he ret54
icaoui-a uiem to oe. UiVe Gus a can.
V. B. Mbot:, ... A Wraiii Cox; L. h
Rountree of A:ydeiu JB. Giillowav
W. H. GaUowaw? VVr ii vr;.. r
Bi TiiirhmaiY ft W r;:,. .. n.' '
land, Mr. JN. B. Dawson , t,htn enter-
lUcvll.t-
We art glad to announce that Dr.
Jemiiss Morrill, of Falkland, has de-
wucu uuuuu io iviaxtou, as was
his lhtentiou, but will remain in the
County. Dr. Morrill is an excellent
physician and a splendid inau, and
we hope he and his' good lady will
take hrm-root to Pitt county associ
ations, s firm that they can never
oreaK away.
G. B.King came home from Wash
ingtoh city yestei day. toatieuu court
and many is the cordial handshake
u US lece,Vt'u- He thinks tue tar
itt bill will occupy three months, that
Congress will not adjourn until Au
gust. That Cleveland has bitterly
uisappomteu the true democrats of
the country and that those Southern
and Western Congressin.-n who vot-
wun ni.niiidi tall unuer the imp ied
promise that he would do something
lor tiiver, are wori ihJ tn .i.un, ...
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buvu prospects
r
Mrs. Georgia Pearce invites the la
dies all to come and see her beauti
ful new patterns of hats, laces, rib
bons, flowers just received in her el
egant millinery assortment.
James A. Smirh nQt0.
Llmo Brass Band desires to thank
the people of GreeaviHe- and the In-
DEX for assistanp.e ronrl
ting instruments ami
'uoiu niter a Jlttie
more p'-actice.
The elections in Ohio, Illinois,
VVlSCOn&in. Vhrualro IT .... ?
other States, Tuesday, all show great
republican craWis. Thow , ii i
, , . C " 7 "CIC ell 1 1U-
cal elections and indicate a disgust
tor the manner in whinh
passing the tariff bill.
Mr. NatTrinn nfJn.L um
tellS US Of Rllmnir SOO .
r., , Tr- , . o:iaci UctllnL at
Pitch Kettle, on the Neuse, one day
this 8eaSOn. Pitoh TTffl
. jo a not
ed nshinff rendftvniio .... .
fi xu was wnen
the editor was a little boyr a long
rime aaro. waunnu o-mnrr p
from Marlboro, Wilson and Nash
The New
Chin Sfranrla r. . i- , .
u wu Lne manu-
to lA TWaTO been soldTn
tuis and adioimnor -
- -rf -t wuuucb ior in
years, and manr -.l .
Which I Will rp ! of r.. , . ,
aea. ball early and sr v.,.
gam. - n irsrru:"
Evervbndv'fl fTjo T -
gess. of NollTf1-,"- J- iJnr-
quarters for the summer and would
The county couiuirss loners Man
day besides the uami.! ;u..iin,,,
"'illUii UI tlC"
counts passed a Ablution inviting
the commiionersofEdgecomhe and
-.r...u wu.iuca to co-operate with
them in establishing the boundary
line between the three counties
They appointed the lolJowiug list
takers lor the taxes 1894 :
larmv ie B. M. Lewis; Falkland
faugeue Williams; Switt CreeK, L. B
Mevvoorn; Beivoir, T. A. Thigpen
Bethel, D. C. Mdorej Pacioius J. jj
-Little: Carolina. Wm ir v;i.:.. -
Ohiood, J. A. K. Tucker; GweuvilleJ
tr- ."'I'uru; weaver Uam, J.
W. Smith; Coutentnea, L. H. ISpier.
ger of the oil mills, o lAjneToe.
Tit for Jat from Lbng" Taw.
A young ladyliom Virginia in a
Jitter to a young man in Greenville
fcA friend of mine brought the
handsomest gentloman I ever saw up
to call last evening, and he is coin
ing again in two weeks. Strange to
fia.v a handsome irian and hot much
conceited. I account for this bv hi8
home training-he has lovely sisters."
'J'he young man writes in 4-eply as
follows: "
TT .
;-L,ust night I went to visit a lady
w. viJui' ui9 uceiJ bvaA
for several months and has just re
turned to our city. She is the most
snperb model of grace and beauty
that I have ever seen, and strange
to say she does not seem at al l vain,
which 1 cannot account for unless I
have reached that stage or condition
in which one so oi'neu becomes blind
to another's faults."
Send jour order to
Go JL. Heilbroniier.
acting as agent for
Jacob Heed's
Sons,-
PLiladqlphia, Leading Mer
chant Tailors to the Trade.
LAI EST STYLES
BEST QUALITIES.
MODERATE PRICES.
Samples now
That was a oad stare of affairs in
feouth Carolina and continues to be.
Last Friday the attempt, by the Till
man constables to tearch private
houses for liquor without a warrant
so incensed the citizens of Darling
ton, that a fight between two citi
zens in which the constables took u
hand aud three persons were killed
made them frantic. They pursued
the officers to lynch them. Tliy
broke into th
wut tue
guns, they destroy' rav.i .i ,.
uu uoua,8 worth oi state liquor in
different parts of the State. Gov. Til
man declareu martial law, aud callea
OUt the mi ltia. inner -u
-,. , . 7 vi. Luc comiia-
iacucr Luan ooey him
1 he Governor took charge of telp
paph offices and'prohibited the send
ing ot telegrams or the running of
special trAms. The whole StaEe is
in turmoil, but ifitpai- w.. -i...
that the constables escaped lynching
and cooler heads are directing affairs
It is thought that the State will
have to pay heavy damages for thfe
stoppage of telegrams and trains bV
the Governor as a violation of the
inter-atate commerce law.
In Town' This Week
Hon. D. C. Moore M. C S Phn,.,
ofBethel, Mr. TUonm tt 0
Pitt couutmn, of VViJson.Mr. and
Hon V. R. Williamsjohn Kig r
?Treer I' Smith' 0f
iJtr i t' BJP". W. A. Bar
rett, Jos. Parker, J. L. Smith, Wal
ter Barrett anr Wi.i,i a "
u- ,t "-u, u. !. inartm
P. Qainexl5r. ViM nulS' J-
Chapman, of CeiitreviHe, Fr& Ulart
Greenville, N. C
April, 1884.
Many readers of the
Iitdex have been in to see oar
mammoth display of new Spring
Goods and many exclamations
of delight have fallen from the
t?S ?f aStonisned purchasers.
We have been much congratula
ted upon our tasty selection and
OUr lOW hrififtsmnlroo 1.
7,7,7, ---".wo wxxjxi won
der How We Do It !
leli all your friends about us
and our low, prices this week.
It IS" lmuossihlA trx : .
what we have, and how low we
visit Ut paylngoar store a
Do you know where Boswell
Speignt & Co. keep? usweil
Do you know they have a
f l6d With Spring
Do you know thy are offering
many rare Bargains?
Do you know that some mer-
a VrTt" Ie8s tllan others,
k"ndt 7 are jasf 4ha
a D? Zu now that Boswell
Speight & Co. intend to deal
fair with all their customrsi
Do yQ klow they'-can save
Do yoS Yno weS purchs,.se?
for Cash, thpv nnn PLiM?
merchants that do not ? '
. pomelo see us & tell all your
friends to do likewise.
We sell Arm; Lock; Bed
iepsssrer & vhiso
sfesforyours
Very trnly ' " V
BosweU Speight & Co