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1 ' 2 i - , r , ;? ii1iJim t - - , - . " .v - - " - ' V - Located in Tlte Hukon Iftve PqWs. Resources Over One Million Dollars ESS Ed ' v - J1' 4- . "".- V YourDepositeittlfc Baiik are icrvised by Uncle Sam our Steel Vaults and Safety Deposit Boxes F, J. FORBES, Cashier. M. L. Turnage, Asst Cashr A: j fffiNW' J. L. LITTLE, President F. G. JAMES, Vice-Presfc 5 Thai Rod Ball on the knee or the sole of RubTer Footwear means more days wear, and more days comfort for the wearer. Kine million people who want warm, dry feet buy that quality Rubber Footwear proved by the Red Ball to be BALI We have all sizes of all kinds of Rubber Footwear of this long-lasting quality. Each niece is marked with the Red Ball It means comfort, wear and saiety. follow that sign and come to us for the per fect fitting. "Ball-Band Goods are not sold by Mail Order House. deed' Five Doors From Proctor Hotel, Greenville, N. C. NOTICE. j North Carolina Pitt County. In the Superior Court. Jennie Creddock vs. G. H. Creddock. j The defendant above named in an action entitled as above, has com j nieuced in the Fui?rkr Court of Pitt I County, North Carolina, to procure a divorce absolute, upon the grounds al ! leged in the defendant : And th said defendant will further take notice that he is required to ap ! pear at the term of the said Superior fT? iT 7 A W WrT'7'i t'ourt in the said t:nmty to be held UP VfJlJLJ J J j on the first Monday, being the 5th day n i i r-, r ir i i tnereoi, at tne oun nouse in urwu- innr v. MONUMENTS viarDie o oromte Wor ';IIKKNVILLE. X. C. The. Editor. Editors, , like actresses beg pardo, like actors are bidden from the vulgar gaze, when off stage; It is not meet that the curtain should be lifted upon pexgoBalitles, for this might lead to personalities; hence the editor is in a fleck, ai to himself, save when attend ing coarentipnSi The. editor, be it known, however, has no Borrows. He is a gay lot upon the universe, shifting shiftily from one white page to another, blithering blithely as occasion fits, regretting nothing darjug everything. The. editor fattens upon . anonymity. Yet he is human, for when by chance his name appears there is no living with his conceit. And when it is mis spelledye gods, tbe masses bare their revenge! Here's to the editor. May be live, long and write short! Richmond Times-Dispatch. AN ORpiNANCE AUTHORIZING TrIE ISSUE OF ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND SURFACE DRAINAGE, SEW ER SYSTEMS, FUNDING BONDS AND BONDS FOR ENLARGING AND MAINTAINING SAID SYSTEMS. No Recommendation. Signor Marconi, in an interview in Washington, praised American 'democ racy. "Over here," be said, "you respect a man for what be is himself-fuofr for what his family is and thus you re mind me of the gardener in Bologna who helped me with my first wireless apparatus. "As- my mother's gardener and I were working on my apparatus together a young cgnnt joined us one day, and while he watched us work tbe count boasted of his lineage. "The gardener, after listening a long while, smiled. and said: " 'If you come from an ancient fam- North Carolina Pitt County , , Town of Orifton. Be it, and it is hereby obtained and eaolved by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Grifton, in regular ses siun, pursuant to an adjournment o this, date, being the 18 day of Septem ber. 1917, as follows: The Bonds of the Town of Grifton shall be issued for the purpose of fund ing indebtedness incurred and outstand ing, prior to March 5, 1917, as follows : i For amounts due for Electric Lights i System as a necessanry expense $,5000 ; ! For amounts due for Surface Drainage Sewer System as a necessary expense $2000.00 and also for the purpose of en larging and improving said Electric Lights and Surface Drainage Sewer System being necessary expenses, $3000.00. The maximum principal amount of the bonds is Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,00000). The Maximum rate of interest the bonds shall bear is six per cent per annum, payable semi annually. The maximum period with- n which they shall mature is twenty years from the 1st day of July, 1917. which period is hereby detedmined to be the average period for the purposes for at it's regular meeting' on the 8 day of September, 1917. Witness my" hand and official seal, this the 8 day of September, 1917. v JNO. H. BAR WICK, Clerk of the Town of Grifton, N. C. The foregoing Ordinance was passed on the 8 day of September, 1917, was first published on the 17 day of Septem ber, 1917. v Any action or proceeding utiestion ing the validity of said Ordinance must be commenced within thirty days af ter it's last publication. JNO. H. BARWICK, Clerk. EXECUTOR'S SALE for, as we gardeners say. the older tbe which these 000(18 were issued' Ukmg seed the worse the crop. " j into consideration the amount of the j bonds applicable to each purpose under ks lie You will !-j in need ol printing of some kind Vhether it be letter heads, statements wed ding inv.itat'ons of public sal bills, re member we can turn put the work at the lowest cost consistent with good work, ville, North Carolina, and answer ot demur to the complaint in the said ac tion, or plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 25th day of August, 1917.. J. D. COX, Clerk Superior Court. S. J. Everett, Attorney. 9-3-4 t-c. Disproves a Japanese Proverb. "If you sit idly you' will lose money every minute." ia a liberal paraphrase of a well known Japanese proverb and serves as a protest against idleness. But we cite the case of the great Baddba at Nara. which despite inaction is reaping a fortune. During the past year tbe Buddha received 351,000 vis itors, who paid admission fees aggre gating $9,350. The exaction of a fee to visit the big Buddha began iu 1911. Tokyo Journal. No False Pride. j "I'm afraid," her father replied, "you wouhl not le able to support my daugh- ! ter in the style to which she has be- i come accustomed." WMFEfflP! Your Job Printing Business If We Can't Please You Don't Come Again the terms- of the Municipal Finance Act of 1917. which period is hereby deter mined to be the average probable un. expired period of usefulness of the im provements, and the shortest term in which the Bonds can le finally paid without making them unduly burden some upon the taxpayers." A tax suf ficient to pay -the principal and interest of said bonds shall be annually levid and -wllected. A statement of the debt of the Town of Grifton has been filed with the Clerk persuant to the Muni cipal Finance Act (Chapter 138 Public Laws, 1917), and is open to public in spection. The average assessed valu- j ation of property subject to taxation "Well," the yonug man said, after be I had thought the matter over Drieny, "I'm not proud. I'll gladly let you help." Chicago Herald. His Failing. Harker Doesn't Cuttem. the tailor, reaahjd you of a doctor? Parker I should say uot. - He. reminds me of that little bill 1 owe him every time we meet Londou Telegraph. Wise Daughter. Father If you paid niore attention to cooking and let-s to dress, my dear, yo would make, a niiu-u better wife. D4ughter Yes. father. But who would L marry me.' by the Town for the three fiscal years in which taxes were last levied as shown by said statement is $180,315.00. The amount of the net debt of the Town outstanding, authorized, or to be authorized, as shown by said statement, is Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). This ordinance shall take effect upon it's passage and shall not be submitted to the voters. North Carolina Pitt County, Town of Grifton. I. John H. Barwick, Town Clerk of Grifton, N. C, do hereby certify that the foregoing 'and attached ordance is a true and perfect copy of the ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners On Thursday, October 18, 1917, at 11 o'clock, the undersigned, Executor of the estate of the late W. R. Fields, deceased, will sell according to the di rections of said will, in the Town of Farm ville. at the late residence of said W. R. Fields, all the following: One house and lot in the Town of Farmville, the same beiug the resi dence of said W. R. Fields. All the personal effects of said W. B. Fields, consisting of household and kitchen furniture and other useful ar ticles of personal property. .. . Also one tract of land in Greene coun ty near the Bennett Fields homestead, containing four or five acres more or 1CSS to be sold on the premises in Greene county. The above will be sold to the highest bidders for cash. T. C. TURNAGE, Executor. Farmville, N. C, Sept. 17, 1917. 9 17 4t ltaw c. i wnntg cloMt fctpt Voaaetaaad eornars around I SO tor dual aad in 1 Hot Mart fire box. Lia ble Yry hkry, mad In etlani. Cnnot warp and very dorabl. Tan. tsllea copper dtraci fck time res ervoir. Inataa hot wtr.Bd rtnn latarfer with otb's batons. V.iw atiiaaiMl inittiTriniiTrT- tosriopp from draia tubs Stevatad aab pan, bandta on tbaemtatda. Doasaotsethot. XaaUr olaaaad. I 1 rNI II tmJ II If t r iitt us-ssi m. "a" aaaSBBSaaa" a, aSa l 1 .1 11 IS r u Pipe behind cloaet. Oat of the war Baartoeleanoot. Doea Dot throw heat la faoa of cook. Two larrecablnata Instead of tea ahelraa, C Ira xonvenlent raoeptaolo and diaa wanner. Heary trlpla walta-asbeatoa lined. Hokiaaaatlnalilajii aarea f aal. AdJastaMaoreDslMe. Rack can be raised) or towered. TtD, K-rear temperatore malntaiae vaura jaasins. 0n bottom h oa f J and rigid, always level. Bakes evenly. "Keep Up the Fame of Southern Cooking" tj Hear ye! Hear ye! flfThe old town crier was in his day a most ef fective medium for dis tributing information. But he has been relega ted to the scrap heap, along with the "Boy Wanted" placard. 5 Our want cur's are the official town criers of this community. 4jThe cost is little. 12 Good Reasons Why Xouxr Jtange Skould Be An awaawts These Rangca will give you a Hot oven and a comfortable not overheated kitchen. They are wonderful fuel savers. What they ' eeve in fuel will repay their cost over and over again. We have just received an attractive line of these Ranges and have (hem specially displayed. . , . You are invited to call and convince vourselx that you want a Princess in your kitcfeca. They ere not Lisa priced . CALL ON US FOR ANYTHNG IN T HE FURNITURE LINE - Higgs-Taft Furniture Co. i xelhc Labaki 415 Evans Street (Next Door to 10c Store) Dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Eetc. To My Friends and the Public: I will be pleased to have you call and inspect my line of new Goods and Low Prices. You will find here "Better Goods for Less Money." Daily News $4. A Year - Maaaaaaaneaanwaaaw awwawawsssTBSawssswnBsaweaaeawaBnan -mmma-' mmmmmmm'iim'emmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmtmmimmtmmmmmmmmmmmmm RlajrtcagrTlCS " : g MM CO O Si 14 njjeavs 14 years. mmmmw For Fourteen Yearthe,Faimavefbeen Selling Tobacco at the Centre Brick, Ware house. It ha sstood the Test of Years and it's proud Record for Highest Prices and Courteous Treatment has always been Maintained. It is the Result of its Proprietors having determined that there should be at least one Warehouse in Greenville where the farmer could rest assured that he would t "All That's Cnuiw to Him!" No Warehouse in the County lias stood the test of the Centre Brick. It's long list of Satisfied patrons is it's best asset its best Recommendation. Somehayerlistwd to exaggerated reportsof other .Warehouses and have tried some of them to their loss arid regret. But when they have tried the rest they always come back to the Old Reliable. Centre Brick where every sale js vouched for and proven by the High Dollar. Every statement of the Centre Brick is proven by the hard, cold cash. It pays the far mer, for his tobacco. Let us satisfy yoii; 1 et us prove our statements to you as we have to others. ii ww l s 1 t-x - I . i i e- l iln' Tl.1l I " 11 n ' ' ... !! ' -4. II -A1 i ' -- ataJu Uijj ' tr. " - -r:l - ' ----
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