THE GREENVILLE INDEX
PUBLISHED EVEBY FBIDAY. '
One Ykab 50 OEN. fix Months 25 CiW"
LOCAL .SNAPS.-
Miss Liilie jTpblsivisitingi&
'It;
Join andhelp the:3oiis of Confed
erate veterans; ,
: it..-
Great Bargains in clothing at
Frank : Wilson's. .-. .
Mr E. Aw Moye made a trip to
Richmoud this week.
Hang your gates on the inside and
be law abiding citizens.'
Sweet potato plant&$1.00 per thoas
and &t Allen Warreu's.
Negligee shirty 2 collars, very
cheap at Frauk Wilson's.
Mrs. R. W King is visiting Mrs.
B. R. King at Falkland.
Novelties in moire sflk 8, ties and
laces at M. T. Oowell & Co's.
The towii has just been full of
drummers the last several uavs.
Mr. R. Greene, Jr., has movVt i-i
to his new house on Third street.
I wantyonr eggs, furs, hidpg, chick
ens for cash. S, M, suiuvz.
Those baby caps at M. T. Cuwell
& Oo's millinery emporium are beau
tiful. Miss Auide B. Harding, of John
son's Mills is visiting at Major Har
ding's. The Methodist church at Lang's
school house will be finished . next
week,
Miss Lula White returned home
from ; Hollins' Institute, Va., Jat
week.
Mrs. Shultz and children have re
turned from ttieir visit at R cky
Mount.
Miss Mittie Parker, ot Greene coun
ty, was visiting at the Kiig House
this wek.
Mrs. John Cntchms and Mrs. Jno
Garduer, visited Mrs. 8. T. Hooker
this week.
Mr. A. Forbes has had the side
walk in front of his store covered
with new plank.
Prof. Faust, of the WiIsoq Graded
School, and his wife are visiting at
the King House.
Mr. 1m H. Rountree having fully
recovered from bis recent illness will
return to Ay den
Miss Pearl Horaady and her friend
Miss McGee, of Magnolia, are visiting
Mrs. B. F. Sugg.
Crops though a little small are
growing finely and are in good con
condition grassorily.
Rev. T. J. Gattis, of Durham, will
preach in the Methodist Church
next Sunday at 11 a. in
Four setts of tobacco flues in gooa
condition for sale at half price by J.
J. Perkins at Post Office.
Prof. Ragsdale's house is nearing
completion, and he will occupy it
the latter part of next week.
Messrs. Zeno Moore and Jesse
Speight attended lawn party ; at
Snow Hi! 1 Tuesday night;
People in love should Be careful
about talking in their sleep Ask a
certain widower if this is true ?
License to marry were issued this
week to David Atkinson, col aged 80
and Mary Atkinsou, coi.,aged 75-
Remember vou always get your
groceries and furniture at rock bot
tom prices at the Old Brick Store.
Are you a son o a Confederate
Veteran Ifso attend 1 the meeting
at the Index office next Wednesday
night. ; . .j. .
X Brdeharcli . of the Reflector
and the IDEX- man left Tuesday to
attend' tne Press Conjioii atorM
gauton, 3 ... V;; ' ,..'.,.r ' - ..';- V; -
- Do .you know where to get fgood,
4 reliable cheap i -work done ?- AVJiy
:at Highsniitb's, the Jeweler.Try him
and see. :"
' 1 A ciai farty gyen 'complimen
tary to M isses Hornedy andjVlcGee,
was given by Mrs. B F. Sugg W:d
nesday night ''
The largest irish pofato we ever saw
was given as by Bosweil, Speight &
Co., and raised by Mr, L. F. Evans
from their National Guano.
Died, On Saturday 9th inst., at
her home about ten miles north of
Greenville, MrsN. L. Little wife of
Mr.,W G. Little, aged 55 years.
For Sale. Georgia Orowder field
pjea, the best hay pea in the world. A
few bushels of the celebrated "Un
known" pea. Call early on I, A, Sugg
Mrs. Council Dawson and her
daughter, Mi3S Bertha, and Miss Da
vis, of Warren ton, ' are visiting Mrs.
C. D. R mutree and Miss Rsallud.
For S ale A .toe lare ox in
go d condition and splendid for
hey pulling, well broke and
kind. I A Sugg
All who have ordered tobacco flues
will please come and get them as
soon as possible; Don't waic.
S. E. Pender.
Ship your Potatoes to W. S Ein
ley, 10744: Philadelphia, a well known
and reliable Vtouse, satisfaction guur
uttteed. Represented by V. F. Mor
ril, Greenville, N. C.
Mr. G. E. Harris received a tele
gram yesterday saying that the pota
to market was ''Completely denioral
ized? They will scarcely bring 553
per barrel in the best markets.
A revival at the Presbyterian
church s iu progress.- Services are
held at 5 and 8.15 p. m. e.yry day by
ltv. ii. W. HineM, liev. Air. Summer
ell. of Tarboro and Rev. Mr. Morton,
of Henderson.
Our weather remains freaky, Tues
day and Wednesday 100 in the shade,
Monday night hot, Tuesday night
uncomfortably warm, Wed u e s d a y
night blankets in demand, Thursday
morning way down in the sixties.
In the case of Hurst, Pumell & Co
vs. W. H. Cox, assignee of R, L. Muu
ford, heard before Jr.dge Battle, in
Chambers, at Rocky Mount last week
Mr. F. G. James was appointed re
ceiver and .vill close out the business-
A telegram from Washington City
Wednesday evening brought the sad
intelligence ot the serious illness of
Mrs. T. J. Jarvis, Prayers for her
speedy recovery were offeree! during
services at the Presbyterian church
that night.
The joint closing exercises of Prof
Ragsdale's and Mrs. Bernar d's
schools were held at the Academy
lawu Friday night, there being an
ice cream supper and other delight
ful past-times to while away the
hours. It was a great success and
most pleasant affair.
Mr. Ben Sheppard was telling of
a la ly, in' Greene county, who Jast
week found 4 of her turkeys dead.
She nicked all-the feathers off them
thinking to save that much, and had
them carried -to the woods. That
evening she was astonished to see 4
featherless turkeys , in the i ya xl gob
bling for grub. It was fouud. that
the turkeys tiao overturned a, jar of
brandy cherries that morning aud
hadfgpt dead drunk on them and so
lose their feathers and wr lucky to
sve their necks
Mr John W. Crisp desires us to
express his great thanks to thosi who
so kindly aided hiiii Monday to have
an operation performed oil the- car
eer that pained him so much. To W
H. Harrington he is especially grate
uL. He deft iMcnda iorr Seym
Springy ' ' ,. : : : .
Mr; F.- C. Hardirtg, of this, place, aitdv
Mr; Q. R. Little, of Keelsvil le,
turned from Chapel Hill last week.
'Mr - Harding, who graduated last
year, was Librarian and took a law
Course. He will return to take the
Summer course. Mr. Little was of
the gaaduating class this year and
won the essay est's medajv
The Editor who for several days
ha3 been quite sick, managed to get
on board the cars Tuesday morning
for Morgan toil to the Press Conven
tion. . Unless . he improves ' greatly,
he will spend some time with' his
sister, in the mountaiiis, lie would
greatly appreciate all reports of- lo
cal news items by postal or at the
Ikddx office.
A young man in Greenville who
had had, a tif with his sweetheart
living in another town, t4 test her
real sentiment got a friend to write
her that he was dangerously sick.
The answer came, "If he is suffering
very much, I am sorry, if he is dead
by this time, ! cannot help it.'' He
has quit 'playing sick and nas looked
up auother dulciua.
Mr. J. M. Blow and James Joyner
are authorizet1 to give reeeip ts for sub
senptions to tho Index.
Our friends will accommodate us
very much by paying what they can
when tne.y come to town. The office
is very convenient, especially Satur
days. We hope to s.: a mountain of
halves and quarters awaituig our re
turn from the everlasting mountain?.
Their was a destructive hail in a
small part of the Farmville section
and, Greene county Wednesday. - W.
G. :Lang- was damaged a little, David
Edwards considerably and Moses
I'll rnage souie. ' In Greene county.
John Sullivan and Macon Dail ar
cutting dowu their tobacco so badly
was it dauiased Tobacco was dam
aged most, and some completely ruin
ed.
We thought to have something to
say in regard to the scandalous polit
ical lies manufactured by a dead dog
in Greenville and given currency by
men who would have been above
such had they not been ignoraut of
the real character ot the liar. We
have received so much encourage
ment and comfort, we are satisfied
to let the future show our faith by
our wori.
The closing exercise of Miss Cog
hill's music so ool were held in the
Opera House, Tuesday night. Want
of space preven ts meri ted men tion of
the participants. At the close Mr F C
Harding, on behalf of the pupils pre
sented her a handsome present as a
testimonial of their esteem avid ap-
Ereciatnn. Miss Coghill returns to
erhome with the best wishes of her
host of friends here, who regret that
her anticipated new departure will
necessitate her continued absence.
The Pioneer Merchant of
AYDEN IS
A. L. Harrington,
who keeps a full line of Staple
and Fancy
Such as Meat, Floor, Sugar,
Coffee, Tobacco, Cigars,
Snuff, Canned
Goods &e.
All Fresh. All Cheap.
All Good.
Give him a call.
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GROCERIES
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e wuuugiju eyeyuuuy in tuecouiir
suoscrt Dera c me m nv Htrnrvv mmi
uuuuy vuere Were new ones
Irom: Gruidool, a frohi Bethel, 7 from
xxcrio tuc aiiu.oue irieiiu; senc.:;n al
upm Jour different pdst offices.! This
is a tpecttnen bfiiiitMil. v :
p ue lady tescheV eiichV ing su b-
dIKl if loll f m liAJoti l ...... .. 1 1 ,-
nUme a imble work mrbiicscliools.
May your, :eyery: undertaking be
equally as, suCcesstul' .
lie JKAeuuuve uommiciee oi cne
Pitt county Con federate Veterans
will meet in the Court House, on
urttunirtv, uuuc (jju iur me purpose:
of Calling a meeting of the VWt Co.
Con federate .", Veterans. The com mit
tee is composed of Henry Harding,
Ohairman, H. A. Blow, . K. A. Moye.
W. W. Tnckeiv Henry Harris, B. F-
ol,gg Jonn. i'earce. - ; v
E. A. Move, Henry Harding
Secretary. Chairman.
Ayden is 'destined to be an impor
tant "town. Sifcuared in the heart of
a . fi ne fan n i n g, ' com in n hi ty . i n ' th e
miuft of a well-to-do, intelligent p.o
pie. Tlere is a bright futme before
it- A new Kail Road will soun Imve
its terinurns there, tii be built from
Va iceboro via Haddocks X Roads to
Ayden, where a large mill plant will
be p'it down.
This road will he a regular narrow
gauge rofid and will help wonderful
ly to develop the section through
which it passes and add greatly t
Ayden's prosperity.
Marriages far June-
W HITE.T J . fci. Porter V Susan
Walker, Thomas M. Flynn to Jose
phine Moe J. R. Cory to triscilla
Allen.. . - '
Colored. Rufiw LittleTand A n
na Pe VTilllahi Pitt , to Laura Raii
ihdlj Fred Hardisdn to Anna Gum
lug, Uavid Blount to Marian Blount
lobert Ontley tc Ida Albrittou, Alex
Selby to Lizzie Hardee, Geo. Bex ton
to Lizzie Willis, Sol Edwards to Liz
zie Knight, Henry Nobles to Ella
Turnage.
We are glad to learii from Mr. B.
F. Sugg that while in Raleigh at the
laying of the corner stone of the Con
federate Monument, t he 22nd of May,
iie succeeded in getting the Bryan
Grimes Camp of Pitc count Confed
erate Veterans entered, as a member
of the State Association of which Mr
Sugg is President nd Mr. E. A.
M oye. Secretary. Mr . Sugg has been
working hard for the last three vers
to get up interest, as to bring'
this very; important matter before
the people. He tells us there are 350
members euixdled on the county as
80ciation roll. F
In an interview with Colonel Ei D.
Hall, who is commander oT the State
Association, he savs it cost? ech
vetenm ten cents tu become a mem
ber of the county association. There
will be a meetiug of the county as
sociation soon to arrange for the en
rollment'nf veterans underj;he recenr
adopted rules for the government of
the county and State Association.
Every oldVet is earnestly requested
to oesnr nunseit to maKe ine. meet
ing one of interest to the association.
POR horss goods.
Boots; Robes, Whi ps, Saddles,
Bridles Collars, Harness, from
a Hamestring: to a Double Set.
All first class Home-made
work at; panic prices. ; T
All kinds of leather and axle:
Oils-on hand.
J. R. Cory,
Greenville, v K: C.
Headquarters