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Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturda Thrice-a-Week.
Sou 9-No. 14G
Greenville, N. C, DECEMBER 30 1902
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subscribers of any other paper. Books always open to Advertisers.
Dissolution
By mutual agreement, on Jan
uary 1st, I9Q3, we will dissolve
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copartnership. Wc ere offering
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our entire stock of Clottiing at
and below cost. If you should
need a suit now is the time to get
a bargain. Thankingrar friends
and customers for past favors, we
are
Yours Truly
Nice
Presents
What can you give a
Friend, Relative, or
Sweetheart, iiicer than
Jewelry,
Rings,
Watches,
Diamonds
Everything in this line can be found
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at
E. E. Griffin's
THE JEWELER.
Everything's
READY FOR
YOU AND
CHRISTMAS.
COME
LOAD UP WITH THE
BEST OF : : : : :
Toys,
Fruits,
And Good Things for all
Prices to suit.
Kicks
James Long.
lotice.
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Stop That
Cure That Hoarseness,
Relieve That Tightness.
If you take medicine
to relieve or cure your
trouble, be sure that
you take that which
will do the work
DR. OTTO'S
Spruce Gum Balsam
Is the Coujjh Cure That !ures.
For Sale By.
BRYAN and NICHOLS.
AMEijflCAN
Poultry Food.
THE WONDERFUL EGG
PRODUCER AND DIS
EASE PREVENTATIVE.
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Eggs in cold weather. Sold
under a strict guarantee
None genuine without pic
ure of Uncle Sam.
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Manufactured by Ameri
can Stock Food Co.. Fre
mont, Ohio. For Sale by
J. B. CHERRY & CO.
of Greenville,
DAY OF THE YEAH.
UthoTub there tfftui to be a dispo
sition In the Uulted States to allow the
celebration of New Year's day to fU
'into desuetude and It has been shorn
of much of Its old time story In Atuer
Sea by the Importance now attributed
here to Christmas, It,, still ret sins ,lta
trans: as the sooti sndemt festlrai ct
. the world. Both. thr Moluunoedaca
and thi Jewa regard the first day V
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ineir respective years aw me suditct
Kary of tbe bdrtb. or. rather, creation,
dar of Alia at and celebrate It with all
sorts of rejoicings snd entertainments,
.while la olden times, bafore tbe Chris
tian era. It as obaerwd as a day sa
cred to the cud Jauuv. The ancient
Romans made It a public holiday snd
selected It the proper date for the
exchange of presents of gilded fruit v
It was the day. moreorer. on which
the newly -ejected magistrate of the
Athenian republic, as well ss those of
the mighty -emmou wraith on the banks
of the Tiber, entered upon their duties.
The Dmldalso bald 14 first day trt
the year la particular booor and ret
cratlon, and even now a number of pa
gun superstitions la connection there-,
with hare aurrlred among the peas
antry of Brittany. Wales and tbe south
.western counties uf England. To this
day the krwer User of tbe districts
Just nanmd retain .a firm belief la the
fortune bringing properties of the mis
tletoe, while the people who lire along
the shurc d the bay of lllsony are ab
solutely convinced thnt ttt the moment
when the clock utrlke 12 on New
Year's err the animals. Including dogs,
horse, sheep, oxca nnd pig, become
endowed for the space of an hour with
the power -f speech and that the huge
Draldlcal monoliths known as dolmens,
or menhir, extricate thcmselve from
their sockets fur the purpose of rolling
down to the sesshore to refresh them
selves by a dip Ir. the briny w.iti rs of
the deep.
So firmly rooted Is this Ix llof that no
Brittany peaxnnt would dare wander
alxjut In llu? ui hlMrlnHl of lb-
hoary ruin of tbt? stone age nt that
hour, being assured that mine terrible
fate would overtake him If he wrre to
happen to wltnec this annual excur
sion of the dolmens, and It may safely
bo taken foe granted that wire he by
any ehr.nee- to catrh lht of them at
that hour of the uiorulug of the flrot
day of the year Ihey would certainly
nmar to W.in la If dancing and reel
ing ntout la n weird sarnlund: for I
In IJrittany. as in inauy ;ib.r parts of
Europe, the new yo:r Is u!red lu
with heavy and copious potations, the
result of which U t rniiM1 the drtnker
j to set many Grange Uilngs.
in N-.i:nli;i.a .a ine xaxorite ;nMrr.;?
on tbese ix"c-.i!tis Is lrunk from slhir
or wooden tankards or prefmMy from
horns. TIu'm- Littt-r are !!. f the
nre ox. an animal now iiu-t. and ore
frequently not ouly of gr-at antiquity,
but also of much lauty. Many of
theyn. Indeed, are oM enoucb to h-.xe
been im1 by t!ie worsaljx-rs of '1 .r
and (lln for toasts on their rturn
from su ful raids. wb-n they ang
songs cUtratiug the lrtu of tbe
hero who had died on tS lattlefleJd
arid h2il etitenl tuily arrtrl Into Val
halla. Drinking from ther born re
quires s peculiar knack; otherwise the
contents nre certain to empty thta-
s!v. upon .
Nn- York 7rt!'ti!n.
Protlt eJlir.
In fltTmiiii New Var' ee L cnlbt
"Sylvestt-r. aU-nl" ithe evo of KL 8jl
veteri. The early bours of tbe nlsht
arv spent In mils and j.nrtl. snd
when mltl night comes the ringing of
bells announces tbe beginning of tb
new year. Guns an fired, snd from
tha church lufla btu:lr are sounded
Later all th windows nr flung oxn.
anil, standing vrStlna tbem. tbo potpts
bold up tbdx.gble and ealJ out "ITo
it Nrujahr! to rrry one who passes
y. IopU an Cs rreet call In to
tho?e lndoort. Kvea tbe coachmen ss
Ihey drive by call tn:t Ir!t Neu
Jahrr Of all tb pretty ctwtoms in
German thU la one of the prettiest.
Not only to their friends do they wish
a happy new year, but to alL Pttta-
The Weekly has
In every town
may bo had.
the
that makes your
horses glad.
NOTICE I NOTICE ! !
After Jaru tit we will not cell any I
goods on account This it not per-1
itonal to any one. Business con- I
ditkins make it necessary to adopt I
tht rule and feeling sure that wel
can tencer our customers better 1
senrice, it will be adhered to
with-
oit discnmlnation.
Zctjo Moore A: Bro.
HOG TAKEN CP.
I hare taken up three shoals that
hare been in my field since Septem
ber. Decnntion: unmarked will
s
weitrh atwiut thirtv poumts each.
Vlwner can pel them by paying
cots. C. W. ScotL
Greenville N. C.
COW TAKEN UP.
I have taken up a cow that hss
been in my field for 1 weeks r
more Disi'riptimi, color Blue, koks
to be about 4 years old, mark.
Swallow fork & under bit tight Far
owner can gel her by paying cosh
John R- Spier.
Dec. 15. tpi. Ri lge Spring N. C.
NOTICK.
au wno owe us on sewing .Ma
chines must sctUchy Jn. 1 t. tZ
as longer time will not be given.
S. T. H.H.kcr
Dec. nnd
J. t La;
in
KEN I .
One Red i il vr.it! t c Vihvji i
year old with a s.it ti h k'1 ca.
Owner will come (oward jay cot
of said var!inj; A: tak? j reiuon..
Dec. S 1901 J1'- Bro n.
ktuntree N. C.
STOkE KOK RENT.
The country store, tire mile rat
of C'eenfille. on the road to Wash
ington, snown as (G. M.) Tucker's
s! :c 1 ("T rent f-r ivoj
1. V . Tucker.
Dec 3th. 1 9 - Greenri'.Ie. N. C.
CHICHESTER'S DJGUSIl
PECiriYDOYAL PILLS
cBcntm CTrrsocsx ool
I
fly 5Ss.
Mm t. Al-a-a iWuU. - . i
Ta " Ska y W r Vcf"tm
treble the
NOTICE
Members of the Fill Co ir
Branch of tfcc North Carolina K re?
Iniursncc Atscciation will roer in
the court house at Grcmviile; N ! .
Monday Jan nth oot. at ne
o'clock p, m. for the ourro ot
elrcttnp orr.cro and tfantac inr
other buiinrjm lot.n S. flar
1CC 30. IOOI tf I' er
NOTICE.
Br virtue ol an order of I C.
M oote. Clerk of tbe Sotenor -irt
of Pitt count r in the, sotO! r
ceedinp entitled J. M. D. Stei h
and wife and other. rxprte, 1 ft
ell at the ennn house in Greje te.
N. C. on Monday the tecond
of Februrajr, 1033. ihe folk
laod to-wlt: That tract ol land n-
taining about one thousand v ra
adjoining Ferd Waxd on the N- h;
Mootcomerr Spear on tho J: ' ar
river rn the South and John F-ro
irvj on ihe West and knou-n ai - ne
Possum Town Farm."
Terms of sale One-thbd co
one tmrd in irc!vr months. rd
one-third in two years, interest .n
dfferred payment at six pr t.
Irom day cf sale.
Wheeler Marti
Dec J 1, tv dj. C n.
Winter Tourist Tiekcts
Now 00 Sale V
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY
To a!l the Principal Wi.,tCr
Rcsorti at
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Very Low KuUs
Trie Kesorls of the
South, Southeast
And Southwest,
also
Cuba, California
and Mexico : :
; orr.c prorr.nent Keofts are SU
I Aii-uilme. I'sim IV c K. M
jAContrul Tampa l'orl Ti
pa. Brunswick. Savannsh.
Thomasville. Chailrslnn. ColLn -a,
Aiken. Augusta. PmehursU
C.mUcn. bj.Dracnil.f, Att
s'lc. Hot Spring. ani intnr
en to nurnrrows to mentio t
The land of the nkj
and
Sapphire Country.
Tickets on le up to and incJu :
April is., lyoj. limited to reic
anlil May Ji. y0J.
STOP-OVKHS
Allowed at t-rportant Points.
"D.rouch . keeping Car ot the Ujh.
est standard between principal Gtie
and Resorts.
Dining Car Service Unexcelled.
of Winter ((nmn m m e.-,,
l-anl-
W. A, Turk. S II. Harxlwic
P. T. L a P. A. ,
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