jl , . "i- /'3t, <«' GnKEKYlLLE IS THE HEART OF EASTERN SORTE CAROLINA. IT HAS A POPULATION OF FOUR THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED iND ONE. AND IS SUR ROUNDED BY THE BEST FARMING COUNTRY. INDUSTRIES OF ALL KINDS ARE INVITED TO LOCATE HERE FOR WE HAVE EVERYTHING TO OFFER IN THE WAY OF LABOR, CAPITAL AND TRIBUTARY FACILITIES. WE HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE JOB AND NEWSPAPER PLANT. i 0 V SB Agrlcultnre Is th4 Most Ccefnli tke Most UealtbfnL the M(»st Nonli> Employment of Mun.—George WHshlu^ton. WE HAVE A CIRCULA TION OF TWELVE HUN DRED AMONG THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN PART OF NORTH CARO LINA AND INVITE THOSE WHO WISH TO GET BET TER ACQUAINTED WITH THESE GOOD PEOPLE IN 4 BUSINESS WAY TO TAKE 4 FE^Y INCHES SPACE AND TELL THEM IF//. IT YOU UAVE TO BRING TO TUEU. ATTENTION. OUR ADVERTISING ^ATES ARE LO^V AND CAN BE HAD UPON APPLICA TION. VOLUME XXXIT. (;kekxyille, >. c., fhiday An i itxoov, vriML 10. i!ni. M HHl tl V’ PAUL BALAFAIi 10IHIS CITY Telis interesting Story of Late War In Which He look Part m SEIIIIICE 13 Li“H (ireoiivlllc Flffeeii Months Ago M'heii (>M“eot‘ Issued a Call to Her Aallves to fiike up A^ms Ai^aliist Turks and Bulgarian. Paul Ik'lafas, the proprietor of th? llusy I!ee C'afo, who left Grcctivillo fifteon niontlis ago for his* homo fountry, it being about the time war was declared among the foreign coun tries in which Greece participated re turned here last Saturday and tells a very Interesting story of the war an.l the battles in which he took part. Paul states that the laws of hi.? government compels all natives tc re turn home in time of war, it matters not in what country they may be, ani those failing to meet these lequlre- mcnts of the law are not allowed to return to Greece at any time, under any circumstances, and on this ac count he answered the call to arms During the time he was in service he engaged In seven battles, one with the Turks and six with the Bulgar ians, and Paul spoke of the battle with the Turks at Gean«na as the flerciest of the entire war, lasting for two days and nights with the loss of many sol diers on both sides. The small com mand of which he was a member lost two hundred men. Paul added that during that combat the soldiers had neither food nor water, and near the close he had almost seen death from ,t>unger and thrist, staring him In the face, hardly being able to stand upon liis feet. He spoke of the other battles as being not quite so severe, but bad enough sufficiently to amuse him. Paul told of the cold winter they ex perienced in 1913 when for hours and hours his company would be compelled to stand on guard duty in snow almost to their knees, and that many would suffer for weeks with cold-bitten feet. He tells that he had five cousins ir. the same company with him, and that Jn the very first battle, being with the Bulgarians, one of his kinsmen waj shot seven times, almost at an in stant which proved fatal, but he with the remaining four cousins escaped through the war without a scratch. It was especially interesting to hear him tell of a gun used by the Bulgar ians that after being loaded, the press ing of a button would discharge it. firing flve hundred shots at once. After serving his government for thirteen months, he was honorably discharged and spent nearly two months in his home before returning to announce that our stables and water and three by rail in making the trip from his home to Greenville. Students Putting Into Practice Tlieir Knowledge olDn- meslic Science I The Senior Class of the East Caro- oline Teacliers Training School are putting into practice their knowledge of domestic science. The class is di vided into groups of two, and these two serve a luncheon together. They are given $1.25 and can invite six people. Each two girls plan their menueSj table decorations, make their nlace cards and purchase all mater- ttls to be used from the merchants of the town. The following luncheons were ser ved last week: First by Misses Gertrude Critcher and Gladys Fleming. MEM'. Creamed Chicken Mashed Potatoes Waldorf Salad. Olivos Beaten Biscuit Coffee Celery 5c, Apples 10c, Potatoes C, Olives 10, Flour 5. Lard 3, Cof fee 5, Sugar C, Salt 1, Popper 1, Milk 5, Butter 10, Chicken 45, Egg 2, Baking Powder 1. Total $1.1-'): sold 5, and left over 5, $1.25. Second by Misses Minnie Myers and Emily Gayle. MENU Oyster Cocktail Chicken Soup Saltines Chicken in Tunbals French Fried Potatoes Creamed Celery Beaten Biscuit Coffee Chicken 50, Oysters 15, Potatoes 5, Lard 5, Celery 10, Butter 5, Flour 4, Coffee 5, Saltines 10, Egg 3, Rice Seasoning 10. Total $1.27; sold 7; 1.20. Third Misses Helen Daniels and Kate Watkins. MENU Broiled Steak Creamed Potatoes Waldorf Salad with Mayonaise Pickles Biscuit Coffee Two Pounds St 'ak 40. Flour 3,1 Pt. Milk 5, Salt 1, Kuking Powder 1. Lard 2, 3 Apples 10, 1 Bunch Celery 10, Almonds 5, Wesson Oil 10, 2 Lemons 5, Potatoes 5, Butter 10, Coffee 5, Sugar 3. 1 Egg 2, Pickle 5. Total $1.22. Fourth Misses Bessie Doub and Es sie Woolard. MENU Creamed Eggs Rice Peas Mot Rolls Butter Coffee Pudding Cake Butter 33. Sugar 6, Lemons 10, Eggs 31, Peas, Flour 4, Milk 8, Gelatine 5, Tea 4, Yeast 2, Pepper 1, Salt 1. Total $1.20 Maine Repnbllcanf) to Meet. AUGUSTA Me. April 8.—The ad vance guard of delegates has arrived in the city for the Republican State Convention which will meet here tomor row with Congressman J. A. Peters presiding. The convention will adopt a platform and make preliminary plan for the coming state campaign. The state and congressional nominations will bo made at the June primaries. Governor Haines who is serving his first term is so far the only Bepubli can who has announced his candidacy for the gubernatorial nomination. OREEXVILLE COUPLE WED IX ELIZABETH CITY. The friends of Mr. Harry Rountree and Miss Annie EJdwards were sur prised yesterday afternoon to leara that they had eloped to Elizabeth City where they were married yesterday morning by Justice J. W. Munden, who is a special friend of the bride. The young couple returned here yed terday and will make their home at present with Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Edwards, parents of the bride. The groom is a son of Mr .and Mrs. L. H. Rountree. Little Joe Moye Improvlngr. Mr. J. R. Moye returned yesterday from Richmond where last week he took his little son, Joe to be operated on for appendicitis. Mr. Moye re ports the operation as being success ful and states that Joe was improving rapidly. Mrs. Moye is at the hospital with the little fellow and will probably remain unMI he is able to return home, which is hoped will only be n few days. Prof. Wilson Will Address Winterville Audience Saturday Night WINTEUVILLE, April S.—Miss Car rie Cox of Kinston spent last week end with her sister Miss Malissa, win is a student here. Prof. C. W. Wilson of Greenville will speak to the Y. M. C. A. of the Winterville High School next Saturday evening at 7:30. All the young men of tlie town art cordially invited to hear f*roi‘. Wilson. Ho is an able speaker and a leader for the educa tional advancement throunlioul East ern Carolina. All kinds of tlooring coiling and iia ished timber; also pews, lawn swings carts, wagons and tobacco trucks at the O. K. Lumber and ManuCactur- ng Company. Messrs. J, ’i . llurringio" • Manning w ; to Snow H'li and Hook erton on business 'I'uesday. Brother farmer it looks like you are going to have some tobacco plants now and you ought to begin to think about how easy it is to set them out with a good transplanter. We have a good one. See us before you buy. B. D. Forrest & Co. Mr. A. W. Ange went to Green ville Monday on business. See J. Cox and Son for cabbage, dried apples and fancy groceries. Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Edwards ro turned to their home in n'takers yes tf-rday after spending the week end »i:h Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Langston The Winterviii ! Cottov Oil Com pany is in a poEitlon ic get for the farmers a superior quality of plant ing peed at reasonable prices. Talk to them about planting seed. We ask you to look through our big catalogue that we are distributing through the country and send us some orders B. D. Forrest & Co. Winterville Highs will cross bats with the Atlantic Christian College ball team Monday, April 13. The lo cal team has been at work very har.1 and have strengthened their wea?t points. W'e may look forward to a very interesting game. The game will be called at 2 o’clock. For cold drinks, ice cream and candy see J. Cox & Son. One 1. H. C. twelve horse power gasoline engine, practically new. Will sell cheap. O. K. Lumber and Manu facturing Company. Rev. O. L. Stringfleld assistant superintendent of North Carolina An ti saloon league, will speak in the ai' diiorium of the Winterville High School Sunday, April 12 at 2 o'clock. Mr. Stringfleld Is a good speaker and we may expect an interesting address The public is cordially invited. Those who have cotton seed for sale or to exchange for meal will make no mistake in taking the matter up with the Winterville Cotton Oil Company, where they And a ready market and highest prices. The most valuable moment of you* life was when you proposed to your husband or he proposed to you; the next will be when you examine the up to date line of dress goods at A. W. Ange & Co. Rev. G. J. Dowell has been con ducting a revival service here for the past week. The meeting closed Sunday Monday night ten were baptized. Al though Mr. Dowell has been pastor here only a short time he is esteemed very highly by all the people of the town. Ladies and gentlemen’s dress slip pers of all kinds, colors and sizes it Harrington Barber & Co. Harrington Barber & Company can supply your wants in spring and sum mer dress goods. They have some beautiful dry goods. >IA> KILLED W is KELATIVE Last night being the first Thursday of till' month, the Board of Aldermen mot in regular session with all mem bers present, and an unusual busy and lengthy mooting was held. The street committee reported all streets to be in fairly good condition and as instructed they report havin,^ purchased carts and harness to bJ used by the street force for the upkeep cf same. They also reported that the sewerage w'ork on Eight street wa:i now in progress. The ordinance committee reconi- nieiidi'd several ordinances for adop tion. The one adopted at tiieir last meeting relative to the railroads plac ing gongs and gates at different cross ings in the town limits was repealed and sepeate ordinances passed for the Xorl'olk Southern and Athintic Cous' Line Railroads. The Board agreed to extend the water line down Greene street to Kleventh street to the property of the I.Cxport Tobacco Co. In order that this may be done at an early date the Ex- P'jrt Company agreed to advance al^ 'Cfssary money for the works com- P'vition and accept town notes without interest. They also agreed to accept town notes for their proportional part in the extension of the sewerage on BHeventh street. Mr. R. D. Harrington was instruct ed to open up a street in front of tiie Training School, connecting Fourth and Fifth streets. He was allowed $15.00 for the work. The sum of $11.50 v the Hope Fire Company to pay capital tax. also the $100.00 license from the Carnival. The Aldrenien and Fire Company agreed to devide the expense of putt ing a carpet strip on the stairway of the City Hall. Reports of officers were read and ap proved. Messrs. L. W. Tucker and D. S. Spain were re-elected members Of the Water and Light Commission. An ordinance was adopted requir ing property owners on both sides of Fourth street between Evans and Pitt streets to put down granolithic side walks according to specifications fur nished by the street committee. It was also moved and carried that the street committee complete the pav ing on Third street between Evans and Pitt streets, and on Dickinson avenue beyond the Atlantic Coast Line railroad. The sum of $75 was donated to the old soldiers reunion. Mr. C. D. Rountree was elected tax list taker. Norfolk Southern trains were requir ed to stop before crossing Ninth street and a flagman of each crew must tlafj train across said crossing. The following ordinances were adopted: ORDIXAXCE. 1st. That the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company be and is hereby required to keep a flagman at the Fifth Street crossing in the town of Greenville of said road from 8 a. m to 8 p. m. for the protection of per sons travelling on said Fifth Street while the trains of the said Atlantic Coast Line Rairoad Company are pass ing over said crossing. 2nd. That the said Atlantic Coa.4t Line Rairoad Company in moving and operating its trains southward are hereby required to blow at Third Street and ring bell through the Tow.i limits of said Town of Greenville. 3rd. That the said Atlantic Coast Lino Rairoad Company are hereby required in moving and operating trains over its said road moving Northward to blow on leaving its station at Greenville, and to ring its bell through the town limits of the KOCKY MOUNT, April ti—Mayor L. F. Tillery was this morning in receipt of positive advice that T. H. Mus- Grave, who was killed at Blytheville Ark. Wednesday nigh' was h’s haU- uncle, and he left Saturday for Bly- theville. Mr. Musgrave was shot to death by a IC-year old youth John Walker, who was a mere infant when in 1898 Mr. Musgrave killed Luther Walker, father of the young man wlo did the shooting Wednesday. iNIayor Tillery’s telegram advised tiiat the rf- mains were yet in the possession of tho Blythevillo undertaker and he immediately win^d that he was eii route to the Arkansas city. Town of ('.ret'iiville. 4th. Tliat for any failure to comply with this ordinance the said Atlantic Coast Line Uallroad (’onipuny shal! pay a line of ten dollars for each and every day or part of day it shall operate trains over said crossing at Fif'.'-i Street without a flagman, or for fail ing to blow or ringing hells as hereiti before provided for. r>tli. 'i'his ordinance is to be effe :' h- inK the inaf-'a/.ine. The firnt nuii:i)er, iliefei'ore is to li" i:i llie liaiiii' d1' ihe Senior Class ami is to be istui <1 •some lime iliu'iuK llie ,siirin!; I'-rir A faculty auvit-oi y i,oar lei.;< il: editor, .Miss .Mattie I'.ripht; Manaj-'iiig editor. Miss Annie Snow; assokiai-' editors: .Misses Emily, (irace Smith, Blanche Lancaster and Marion Alston. During the f.prinp term permr.Lent plans for issuing the regular numbers during the coming year will be mad*'. i; > .10 Y .V H L E E N T E K T A1N M E > T taVE> AT GI{IFTO> SCIKHIL. GRIFTO.N, April 7.—On FridSy night April the 3rd. 1914, the third and fourth grades led by their teacher, •Miss Vonetia Cos, gave one of the best and most enjoyable entertainments of this year. The children did splendidly not making a single balk, giving much credit to their most competent teach er's training. Especial mention should be made of the recitation given by Dorothy (iard- ner. The following programme wa>-- ren dtred: Song Grifton Graded ^!.UooI I Class. Welcome Wilber f-'mit!: [Recitation Jolinnys Pa rti-iite>< I Tom Mewborn Song *'ia«-! Recitation .lim Ha& His Oi utits Patrick McCottev Piano Solo AVhecler TuekeT Ri'citation: When Pa Takes Care of M'^ Dorothy Gardner. Recitation I ni-.A!, fl.M .loyce Gardner. Duet; The Soldier and Red Cross Mai.l Lemore Stone and Roy Cos I>«’cture on Knives.. Charlie (Jardner Song,. ,.The Tulip and The Violet Class Play Grown Vp Folk? Class I.ullaby l.fldie<» Class SEATS PLACED OX TUE COrRT HOUSE SQCARL. The benches owned by the county and used in the cit> hail at wbic’i place the county courts were held between the time of the burning ot the old court house and the huildinfc of the new, was yesterday given to the town by the county comminsion- ers to be used on the court tous'i square an in the cemetery. The city wagons were busy this morning haul ing the benches and after they are placed it is the purpose of the author, ities to have same painted and vl.en this is done it will add much to the beautifying of both places. With Walsh, Schalk Chappell and a few lesser lights on the hospital list, it looks as though the White may be up against it at the getaway. r ■r; 1/ ir-