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GREENVILLE, K- C-. JULY 13th, 1894.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
MATTERS THAT HAPPEN IN AND
AliOUND THE TOWN AN D
COUNTY.
Raccoon's good, 'tater'.s swe t,
Possupi't t -rr , berry line;
Bat gib me, oh! g.b me h :ivenly to at,
Pat watt rmilliai, hnngiu' on (Tevino.
Do you attend orayer meeting reg
ularly? If not, why not?
Crops generally are reported to be
looking much better since the rains.
-4l)e watermillions am smilin' on
de vine," and the small boy is hap-
py-
The bet way for some people . to
forge to the front is to take a back
seat.
Last Sunday was a beautiful . day.
and services an ail the churches were
largely attended.
The world is like a bicycle It
would soon come ro a stop.it' it were
,not for the cranks.
Pitt County is the garden spot of
North Carolin uan'd Greenville is the
garden spot of the county.
The same of hall bef.veen Green
ville and Halifax last Friday resum
ed in a. score of IS to '2 in favor oi
rhe latter place. .
You might as well try to build up
a town bv sinking geography as to
try to build it.np w.tii oirt Itoip'port
mg its newspapers.
Youngman. rjck;t.o t-Ji'trnth in
al U h ui g& .4 1 - H- afil" ve J I . . i n t n 1 s
,f.dfMa u-TiT be a comfort;: to you
throughout eurntty-. .- ' :i'r
" M aster Lee Rais i s i npv t v po - i i
' M'HE'lDfixWfce.v Liee'i?f a bnoht
boy and -bids fair to make an excel
lent newspaper man.
Some men sk the Lord to make
them thankful for what, they - are
about to" eatv.autl. then abuse then
wives because the cooking does not
t-nit. ' ' ..
Have you seen a sample of the job
work The Index has been turning
out-reeontly? It is gotten up in rhe
best of style,audon good paper, bend
us your orders.
The prospect'-for a large cohacco
crop in Pitt county was never more
favorable, than ' now.. Every farmer
you talk with. has something to - say
about his tine tobacco.
The Epwortlf Xeagne-held a very
interesting meeting, at the Method is" t
church last Sunday afternoon. This
is a good wfk,:' a.nd every youn
luenlber.'oi the cUurch.sboul.4 ' take
part in it. - , .' .
Every-psge-.ofThf Index is rilled
with interesting .rUome; news .this
week, and we nreng,:to continue;
fv;,n ,m-A Mia na-'iieM ntjFifc ia-sec-
o.id to no country weekly itv NprOi
Carolina. '
Picnic at.. Halifax."
Quite a number of our .' citizens
took r lie train here last Friday morn
ing bo u nd -for Haljfax, 'w1 rere the
Baptist Sunlly s(di04iF ofvthi.i place
and of that t'Qwn were to hold their J
annual phmfp.- The Greenville peo
ple were met at the depot-, by the
Baptist Sunday schoop-pt' Hal i fax,
who escorted them to their placer of
worship, where in a speech - from
Mr- E. E. Hilliard, editor cf the
Scotland Neck Democlar, we were
most heartily welcomed and tendered
the privileges of the town. ' Kev. Mr.
Latnbrtt:, Messrs. C. NJ Bernard
and C. D. Ron n tree respontled to the
address of Mr. Hilliard m a maimer1'
befitting the occasion.
A'ter short services at the' church
the crowd was . escorted out to -a
b iiu:ifHl oak grote, where -an ele
gant dinner was spread. Dinner'
over, the pecple were shown around
the town, n,d thus spent the re
mainder ot the dav most delight
fully.
It was not our pleasure' to be
present on t his occasion, butvvery
wueof our citizens Who were p es
ent are loud in their praises of; the
hospitality tendered them by' the
good people of that lovely little
town". '
Ko:ice-to did Solciieis.
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There ae many TOS,
goino- on in and aroimM? Wr&enyille,
and we hope the day wilL ori
ushered in when oar town wilt have
grown to be one of the lowliest and
fairest cities in-allhe land. - ;v'
Greenville's beautifttb. loQaHon;
cultured and refined. society ,bijeii
did church advkhtages, pur. ty ot i
atmosphere and heal th fulness .ot its
climate and the many other superior
inducements it offers to. those seek
ing a plectsant place ttHive,- makes it
very dejsirable. '
HOT ICE ' TO FARMERS -
I '"nil )'rsons who ivill want Cane
Mii Is and Evaporators next Fall will
file their orders witbme at an early
day. I will be able fo-gethe mill?
at a liberal discount,' by , ordering all
at cue time, -and will .rive:.-the pur
chaser the benefit of bp -discount.
H. Hardingj
'.. . MtVid Ag''
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THAT BUYS
One of Williamson's
v CELEBRATED BUGGIES,
. . .
;.A1 of them are made from
ty very best material b . the
ifkey best wQrkmbn and got
ten up in the best of style.
i tt WILLIAMSON,
Greenville, N. C.
Court House Square-
CoTii;ty . Convention.
' (Concluded irom last week.)
livery tewuship was represented,
and on motion of A. A. Foroes every
member of the. People's pariy wacs.
considered a delegatt.
It was lnovrti by A. J. Move and
adopted that the names leponed
from each township us delegates to
:&iate, Judicial and Congressional
conventions be adonted and ?iich
de
legate Le
iutve I ho right
The Confederate Vreferans Assoi-.,
ati-)us. of pin county, will "hold
their annual picnic on the Srh dav
of J nl v next at. the -college grounds
near Greenville, and every veferan
who :-s able to do so is requested to
bring :hi.s. basket well filled an.d tov
turn it over to the tanle committee,:
All veteians are invited and all.
who at e not veterans are recpiested
to obtain tickets from the secrerayy.
E. A. Move. All veterans who oesii
to become members of the fcjtat'i As-,
sociation. of Veterans can kh so bv
giving their uames to the secretarv I
and paying a fee of 20 cents.
Speakers have been invited to the
picnic and a good time is .anticipa
ted. E. A. Mo ye, 15. F. Sugg,
JSecretarv. President.
NUMBERS!
MttkfcJkt - -- - t -ft ii i it mm
50,000!
Fifty thousand. No. 1 family
Herrings for sale.
SU3DIERELL BE03,
2f EDENTON, N. C
io naine
ills proxy. The townshils theu io
turned and reported delegates from
the county as loliows:
Delegates froiii Contentnta town
sni, btte co'ivention: Ben Craft,
.W ii Moore, V 11 liiirj is ami C. J.
8mith. Judicial: J Dail. E E Dail,
.John Nobtes and 8am Smith. Cong.,
A L' Keddick, J 'L VV Cobles, J A
Hobinson and J B Speight. j
Betuel townstd), b., iofc .B Barn j
hill, J C Taylor, Jesse W Carbon ii.nd ;
rJ C Brown. Cjug.,J L (i Ma .uing-, j
A S L Ward. W J Manning ami M G .
Bryant.' .)., J u Eu banks, K i-
Whitehead,' M G bW and. F C Mar
ti, i. -
Falkland township, State, 8, M.
Smiih, E. d. Turner, J. F. E'iwiii-d'-i
Linker Pittman, 'Jong., G. M. ISmnh
W. L. bniih, J. B. Gardnei, Geo:gv
Meeks. Ji.d., U. B. lJare,iyJ.
Brown,- doim Peebles, il. S. Tyson.:
Beaver Dui'n, iate, 'L A. N K-hols, ;
Cong.. rJ.lL' Manning. Jud.,: : Isaac.
Nichols.
Carolina, St ute ;J.. L. Burns, alter-
natd. ,. liawls.' Jud,. liyman Wool- j
aid. alternate J. F. TsunV Cong.,
S. Corigkpoi:, alicjrnaic 0. C. Flem
ing. ' '
Greenville, State, A. A. Forbes, W
M. Blown, W. T.. Godwin. Cong. "VV,
J. Flemijig, G. F. Evans, J. A.
Thigpen, alternates, Louis Forbes,
J T. .lleii.. d. A. Teel. Jud. Ehlm
Briley, J. 11. Corey, F. J. Jolinson,
col. .
.PavtoK-.-s, State, F. Ward. Jud.,
Joe Fleming. Cong,. E. P. Daniek
Farmville, .State, J. xV, Lang, II,
L. JovnVr. (lotrg., A. D. Hill, A. J.i
Move". Jud B, F. Tug-well,1 M. L.
Chicod. State, li G. Chapman-,
John Elks. Jud., J VV Smith, L 11
White. Cong, J M Cox, J S iMc
Lawborji. " 1
Belvoir, State,.d O Tvsn, O A
Randolph and T E Randolph. Cong.,
J VV Tyson. B J Coggines and. G L
StaiiciU. Jud., Nathan tancdl,.VVy
att "Pollard aud'VVm. Hatjiaw av.
' Swift, creek, State,. Tlip Bland,
Prince Mewboi'n anl Fred,.,: Cox.
Cong.. J VV .(Jannon, A'd Pittrnau,1
S RVils n and Bryant " Me. av born
alternate lor. Prince Mevborn.":
Harry Skinner , and E A AToye del
egates at-Jarge. " : -
A. J. Move nioyexl th-ft. the; dele
gutes from Pitt present the- name.'af
Harrv Skinner-1 for 'Cojgre&i. Col.
Skinner saldifce. thought bestvnot;to
.vc f'nix ia he was not seekintr t'he
nomimtriotJ ind begged tha.t,:thel
jnatte.r be left .open. He did:. -not
want 'it to appear 'that : he v.as trying
to use undue influence and prefer
ed for tlnrfeople to spak out nn-
traniiiieUetVPak (or tue rtan
of their choice. ' ; . ,
Mr. Move in r-rdy said that he
and Col. Skinner had held no con
versatioh on the subject. VAs to
Mr. Skiuner.ratt that- lie ever did
wrong w,is done in'' the democrat c
party. We have nothing to do with
(concluded on 1st column, 4th page.)
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He has been selling goods in
Greenville. He sells more to
day than ever Decause his
prices are fair, his goods
reliable.
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aidcl heavy.
DRY GOODS,
General Mrclumdis, such as
Farni Implements, (i-.ii Belting
Rock'Lirii-, Plaster Paris, Plus'
tering Hair, Harness,: Saddles,
Leather !v: (3 Ftij-nitnre, Doors
Windows &c Flardware, Wood
and, Wiilowvvaie, Bbits & x)!uw
"Casjiin-gs
Agent .-'at Jobbers prices for O
.T- Spool Cot; on, Paints,
., r Ot's, 'yarnish,i Wood
.. . 'Pump's Salt and
-. " ' ' ; Nails.-;
Alfred Forbes.
Carry the IsLrgest
as sprtnient of
Goods to be
I found in our .
Town or
County
-to-
They kep3. about everything
yon wan t and int-ite you t-o "
calLon thein when vcu ' -,
. want-ybur phoney's ; .
worth. . - -
. A penny saved
i&a penny made and '
. yye claim to save you
rn any pennies., if you will
-giye us your patrobage.
BT.VE APE HEADQUARTERS
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CALrL ON US
WHMN YO U ARE IN
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BOSTONl BOYD
The old reliable
SIGN and HOUSE PAINTER
Paper hanging a specialty.
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