Si^
iUtMSWWILLE 18 THE
m«ikRT OF EASTERN
%ORTH CAROLINA. IT HAS
A POPULATION OF FOUR
THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED
i-NT) ONE. AND IS SUR
ROUNDED liY THE BEST
FARMING COUNTRY.
INI>USTRIES OF ALL
KINDS ARE INVITED TO
LOCATE HERE FOR WE
HAVE EVERYTEINO TO
OFFER m THE WAY OF
LABOR, CAPITAL AND
TRIBUTARY FACILITIES.
WE HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE
10B AND
PLANT.
NEWSPAPER
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Agrlciltafe to tll4 Xust Gwfal, tke Mo*t HpaltlifoL the Host >’oblr £iuplo;nteut »i' Van.--Grorv*' HHsbl
WE HA VB. A Cllit'CLA-
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DliKD AMONG THE BES'I
PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN
PART OF NORTH CAIiO-
LISA AND INVITE TIJO.sE
W/IO WISH TO ({ET BET
TER ACQUAINTKU WITH \
THESE GOOD PEOPLE IN
A BUSINESS WAY TO TAKE
4 FEW INCHES HP ACE AND
TELL THEM WHAT YOU
'IA VE TO BRING TO THEIR
A TTENTION.
OUR ADVERTISING
HATES ARE LOW AND CAN
BE HAD UPON APPLICA
TION.
TOLmE XXXIV.
GHKK.NVILLE, X. (’„ I’lUhAV A Kl-TKWXOOX. Slil’TKMUMJ -.M. I'.li;).
Nt >im I! .1
fil THE HTTITOOE
OFBIILKIINSTIITES
ANNor>( i:mk\t oi m i.gaki.v’s
NORlM/.Aii(»\ (AISIS Si;>SA.
TION IN H>M»0> N0 (OH.
MI;NT HY .XKWSI'Al’KHS.
l.oiKlon, Sept. 2u. A war move that
may solve the riddle of the Hulkaiis—
iriobilization of the HiilKarian army—
Uas struck Lomloii with dramatic sud
denness. The afternoon newspapers
refrained from e<litorial commeut, L' ld
nt uiral renders of the;;e publioalions,
except from drawing tlieir own cou-
einsions from larKO type heads an<l
sufli captions as "liulkan Honsation,”
would t)c none the wiser as to w'leiher
Kngland re;?arded tlio developments
as a preliminary victnry for (he o'li-
tral powers, or merely another over
night turn (if the (!rc (i-Si'r!)iau-Hul-1
k;:riaii ni!goti:Uions.
.\ '■onseusii;' of opinio!. Iliut a’lhou;;!!
ll;c liiiij'ar army i.^ rmw (•» tli.> muv",
liiilKur.;'. hr.r'. nut yi-t c:i.-t hi i' lot wr.h
one s'iiii' III' ihi' o'.hi-r, Iiu* it i.''. as lier
ii'ini'ii'r l.i'Vi' e>;;irc>.-.u(l i'. .-iiil r.i".i
tiai. :-tiU \ aiUiiir hut ai'Mie l.
'i'h,' In'. t irill.'’:!i :niii0MUc;lH' i'-;!-
f-'arii;'.-. i' i,o:..!niii
li;. way oi .\i'W Vork. It was (luicl.ly i
folio-.', e'l by a i-tr>;;uil Ci' !flc’'/- ;.ni j
fri)i!i till- :!a:npi\in laliiU;:.- tn !ii
feet Il;;-t ir.''!)i i ixi't ioli. p:irtial O.’ gi'.i-j
i-ral. !kmI I;ih'U ordi'i'' ! a' Sofiti. tllat. (
lini^<.r i.'valiy l:a.i ia'.vi'u llio iield
and tiial l!iil;;ais oi liuhlil^K a^e v,ere
hnrr.'inij; li'.'mi'. Hub^einieiiliy latnc
lt;e news of rxeilcnu'Ut at Athcn.^ anil
().' the eonierence of tiic Kinu: v.iih
political leaders. lint from Solia itself
the Hritisli press receivefl no details.
There is general activity of tiie Aus-
tro-Germnn forces alonj.;: tite Serbian
frontic'r. A semi-onicial dispatcl; friiiii
Nish repudiates reports tiiat S(.rliia’i
has been asked in effect to icmain
t|uiesc('Tit while the Austro-deMuans
••onduct tlioir laminig nsouthwards
The deveiopmcnt in Bulgaria threw
into comparative obscurity the contin
ued Russian retreat from Vilna, but
with the exception tiiat the nortiiern
tip of the Polish front, where the Rus
sians are on the offensive near I’rieil-
richstadt, the Germans claim progress
tliroughout mid-Poland as far sinithas
Ostrow, v.iiich they have lapturel
The greatest number of prisoner;:
taken at any point, however, did not
fxceed 2,000 which would seem to in
dicate that the attempt ((uiescent while
the Austro-Germans continue to force
the Uussian.s. has proved unsuccess
ful.
E
IN mw GITf
( (Utl'OHATION ( OM.>IlSSHt\ UKAKS
IM.KA 01 ( HAIM.OTTK ( ITI/K.\S
HOW TKOI km: was HKOKiHT
AUOl T SKT FOKTll.
Kaleigh. Sept. :i3.—Six vi.siting
county delegations having one or an
other grievance before the Corporation
Commission, yesterday saw seventeen
Mecklenburgers, many of them de-
Btendants of the immortal signers “of
the myth" go down in quick death be
fore that commission and not one in
verted thumb liad been seen.
The commission stood dei’endant in
a giMicral arraignment by tiie Cliar-
lotteans and their country cousins,
cl arged w ith having created a ral.->e
ui.ou ii raise. Tliat militant, trium-
[iliuiu sign, "Watch Ciiarlotlo Grow,"
metuniorpiiosc.i in a i!ay or two inh)
an "ub.^orvu Cliurlulte'.i slirink,” was
still further iliaugcl iiuo a peiition
"iiear Cluuiolle groiin," itnU aunif
groaiiing iiiat great citj d.il.
Th" day -.I'as M(/tal)!e. A;.;iur.. L the
I ' : pri;. li.jof I he Carj
,'l)ow<i, lieriot Clark.-ion, i;. T. t.aii.-^ici'.
CROSS PREICHES
TO MOTKEIIS ON
III Pin MS TOMORIiOWIIIGIII!
TIIIJKK WKKKS KLAi'SK HKFl'OltK
i OKPOKATiOX ( O.M.MISSIO.X WILL
KKA( H A ( OXH SION--MAY
lU: WITHDKAWN IS UKLIFF.
•Messrs. iJrasco Hell and S. J. Ever
ett, who went to Raleigh yesterday to
confer with the Corporation Commis
sion as regards an increase of taxes
and in tlie valuation of taxes in Pitt
connty, returned last night after hav-
ii.g placed their iciniplaint before the
commission.
The action as has been brough'
about is Htate-wicle. Tlio valuation of
all real estate in the Stale has ))• on
increased ten jier cent. This ■■n<-rc:,-fs
ilii' luxes a Jilce aiiioiint.
Six coiin*i(> Were reli." i'litcd in
ii.ilei"!) yii;.i>‘i il.iy, iiiii ni! <i:i
till' coniplaiiil■; was h;mii>-'i (i'iwii. In
li:e (ipiiiiiin of Mr. H U, it v il! prni}-
LOCIIL MEII ICIISE OF WEST IS
HELP FARMER TO: GIVEN COWPER
SIVE HIS MONEV; AS A REFEREE
SLH.MOX LAST NUillT IITAKO {( olil!l>I’(IM)K\T I KtiKS III VI j ( ONTIM Kl» (ASK WMIIti; MJsT
If
I'l l I HUM V l UfMI ISS SKI,I, i n AI.MS IIK HAS M» I HKKN
! •
THK sriUK(T KOK TO. ! IlMIl! TOISA(((» IIKICK IN j IVVIO KU|{ WOHK ON
NKJHT IN ( HI'IMII. i (.UKKN VILKK. ! ilHNAI. l(V\h IMIIIMNt..
Anotlier large crowd iieard Kvaii.i-'e-
llst Cross deliver his sermon last
night on •‘How a Banker Was Convert
ed." and showed by their good atten
tion that the sermon was appreciated.
Mr. Cross auoted the Hible all through
liis discourse, and backed up all his
statements with it.
Tonight the subject wiil be •'.Judg-
nients,” and there will be special
ii.usic.
Tomorrow night his subjeci will ))<•
•.M(itl;cr," and though the sermon will
be princijian.v lo mothers, everyou'.; is
ii'viied to attend. .Mi I lie ni(»tliers
i'(;(iiU'.sU'd to Wear a viiiU! riblion.
I'here will he tliicl iDiiiDrrow nitiht.
a!.|y i;
III i.'
Tiie
(hr
;i,'iii'ral iieiic
Alexai.diT, Paul C. Whitlock, i'
Jiiirvin luti-h. Dr. i!
I
I ^tt-uin'-;' ,'.ii in li-r,
I 1 .,1. ; t‘ I
I oli:-ervaliun.- o; i,.e i-.
vi-i'W!u’li;>.i::g !:j
CI:aiio;ii; l!a:. ;
llaiiNli Steamer Siiiik.
London, Sept. 23.—The Danish
steamer Thorvalsden, o.' 1.2!T tons
gross, has been sunk. The crew was
saved.
, ,1. W ithe;’:
and A. .M. Mc-
:i;i' il'.'.nniuatin:-;
.imiii.'.-i.'iii, rap.ii'ii
arc.-, iliut Wi:.:l'-
rowu la liio pa:^i
■ n dl:Mi('sitioii to
>\T1MXAL HANK IXAlUrHATES i
i' l.as not I
ji:;y I axe-,
iSesiiic.i I I.e. I' !!Ui' feliin. .-; v. iTe W.
F. Sleven.-', .Mayor T. L. Kirkpatrick
.1. iO. Hiinni<iiti, George Wadswurtli.
Jf.lui .M. Scott, ex-Sheriff Smith, W. S.
Orr, and others who looked on not as
member sof the protesting ilelegalion.
Tiie .\ieckleal)urg people spoke theii
tuitid. The senior Alexander inti
mated tiiat tlio arbitrary conduct ol
the commission was such as to im
pose an untiearal)le i)urden and iiiat
tl:e individual effort to adjust the
cluinging times and the depleted fui-.ds
o'” the State’s citizenship should have
suggesteil to the commission sui li a
course In taxation.
Chairman Travis was occupying tiie
throne then. He asked Mr. Alexander
if he did not know that this is the
legal reasse.-^sineiit year. Jlr. Alexan
der knew it but thought it better to
have passed the whole thing up riither
than inflict burdens now. .Mr. .Alex
ander told what a ery the commission
had raised and Mr. Travis rejoined
that Charlotte and Mecklenburg had
dene a great deal to stir up the opposi
tion among counties that wore satis
fied.
Perhaps the best testimony oit'ered
;came from I’aul Whitlock who sl.owed
'how realty that had become iiueived
iand sold for debt fell so far sl.o, t of
I its normal value. In some insi.i.iees
it actually brought less than the l)ank
I V II! lie w ithiira
I,” to 1 11 II
iv-riaiuly.
It i’as I 111 lU'I witii r aiia»:ig tl. ■
ii.il I’sk'te (iwi)cr.; <.n arcuiii.t of lii.
fad tlial if the vaJu.ilii.ii of liic lirup-
ci iy is incrcaM-d. llu'Ve is iiu (inuica
oj 1 a man to even scil his land at wl’,:”
the tax conimlssiou rate;' il.
it is I'Xpecieii liial a sMtcinciil on
tile opinion, whi< ii llie (tominissioii
will reaih, will lie given out in ihree
w(>eks, tmt until that time, any com
ment on the matter will be mere guess
work. '
'■■u ni;iu
|>!iilu I
IS ! 11,il
. aUli'.lliMl
■A AR
li .l
V i !(■
I.IUMOIl,
gt-ncra li\
■\lr. Farmer, is your time worth any-
iKing? If 1-0, figure a little lor your-
.‘•tlf.
Why carry jour tobacoi from Pitt
county to other nnirkets, when ."Oine
0'' the satue biijers are (j)i
all gooil markets, and tJrecn
ville is a good market'.’ Carry
ing your tolKu-co to other markets in
like suing your neighiior for sonii
petty tiling you speua nune than it's
ssoi’th in winniiig ii. And if .vou
gel any bcticr jirici- inr your lobaii’n
on oiie.T inarki't.' il is In'iaU'C li;c
wa!'>'iio;;>i'liiaa k,.()'■'*■ Vdii arc
ai.il j’l.'t liie i.rice fi';’iu l-i tn
1 c,"ii jii r ;m)uiii!. .\nd ihcii .. I.;,i '.;.vc
If ; DU c;irfy II p'iri.ii
ii.i'i ID t:T' . 11ill' ;i'i
nuirl.cl. .i:.c, t-
• 'ivil court ill ^:ts^ioll today gave '.he
case of C. 1!. West again.-t owr.ers
of the .\ational {iank Huiliiing to a
ii feree. .Mr. Ccnvper. of Kinston.
Tiiis (Ose was about Ihe only .m-
liortant otie that has l)i;en bnniglil to
bifore llii" icrni of ci,nri. It is cla;ni-
(■d ijy .Mr. Wc;-i liiat he ;s due on-
■■;ider;;l)ie n.ore moiii y fer the ctiU-
st ;i!cii(i!i uork lie did oi liii' iiimi-;
!ii;iiO!i 'j'lii- is coate-ied m.. Mv-.-:-.
1 .au a iiiat; liou.-^e aiid llaniy
'! la- • I-. iiav been u]i ;''-r ,"n,e i.u,--.
and il.'' il ■
tcca;-. ii
i:--:
I..
i;;'. I'll ’.II a ! I,
Miai ;• .v.li i .
V ll.;V^.
SERB BORDER
IS SHELLEO
\H>li
< HI{fST.MAS SAVIXi rH Kj
The readers of The Reflector are in- ■
vited to notice the change in the ad.
of the Nntional Bank today. The bank
i'! inviting a Christmas saving club
that will enable those who can not
aftord to make large deposits to start j
It a small manner. i
(loans on the property, he said, and ini. ,
jtig them at our works.
Al SHfO-<iKI{>1 AN
.MK\A( KS THK SKIfI!IAN
KOHOKI!.
Paris, Sept. 2;i. —The new .\ustro-
German army on the Serbian front is
continuing the heavy bombardment of
the positions across the rivers wliieli
form the boundary line, but so far has
not attempted an invasion. The latest
oflicial comnuiiiication from Nish, is
sued yesterday and telegraphed to the
Havas agency, brings up these opera-
tii.iis to Sunday. It follows:
'The enemy threw noo shells fidii;
Held artillery and mortars across the
llanube and Save on the l!ith. direct-
.•\t the same
I will) rifles and machine guns from 2
many others failing to bring tl;e in-L.
, . , , •* .u 1 1 . ... it'tne the enemy kept up a violent lire
dcbtedness on it the holders ot the'
mortgages bought it in. He thought
ri'al estate is off from 20 to oO per
cent, and he had been given splendid
<>pportunities for observing.
This was the story amplillctl by the
, . Charlotte witnesses. They had suf
This move b> tie .National h.i.i.v j j, great reverse in their values,
one that shoul.i bo taken hold of,
it is sure to induce the people to start ,onfessing it. Mr. D. n a ,ie
savi!!": their money, even if it is in , , , , ,
elarod that real estate had ciroppiM:
Bmall amounts. {
I'lUl-.'-iria. \
P.uli;;iiia aii;..!
brink of war. Tb-s
believe ihat hosiil';
The miliinry aaiboriile.; have taliea
possession il tlie railways and ordi-
ii.'.’jry tiaflic has |je( n siispen led.
iiiplomatic representatives of tlic
l-.ntente jiowi'rs gener:illy rei-ogiiize
tiiiit their cause i;t a lost one. and that
Bulgaria is manlt'esting cle;irly a ten-
i^'iicy toward the central powers. Thi.'
i., due to the dissatisfaction of tlie
government at Si’i'bia's reply in tlie
negotiations i'iH' territorial com essions
iii Macedonia and at lli<^ conduct id
(Jreece in ihis eoimc.'t inn.
None f)f the allie.<’ reiireseiiiaiives
cherishes hniper tin- l.i.jie that liul-
garia can be pievented from joiiiin.u
v.iiii Ceimany. .-Vustria and Turlicy.
In goviTiinient circh > me stateineni
was made yesterday that all the mili
tary measures taken ; le of a preveii
tive nature, designed .-idely tii ginird
against <'ircuiu.stance'- which niighi
threaten Bulgaria's ;io.-iition in the
pre.seiit situation, « hi< !i is deevioping
with extraordinary rapidity. These
measures consist in turning over the
railroads to the military authorities
and suspending ordinary tralHc.
Kepoits from many parts of Bul-
ijfiria teJI of eiiiiiiisiastio demonstra
tions in favor of the government. This
is consideerd svmptomatie of public
ft (ding.
'I he formal cc' sion by Turkey of the
territory ahuig the Dedeaghatdi rail-
rr I, I, I".. a< < (,n'plisl)4fcg nothing I'rcm iroad ha.s been delayed by the action
military point of view. We made only ef the entente powers in notifying l!ul-
a slight reply." garia that acceptance would be regard-
ei» as an unfriendly net.
It was leanje;) yesterday that King
Kerdinand, replving last Friday to the
assertions of i- aders of (he opposition
Pi'rties that :l. ' allies would be vic-
I .-lie if:.y lo: I wilh y., : ;ii il vir.ir
■1' 111 li I'-ir)!'; if yii-i ;;a
el!S farin. i' it WnMu ^-..'t.l i.i .1,1 '.
ininiiiie.it. y,,,, -ivoiibl saxt- Ibis i-xd'a da.y b.'
^e!li^l:r ie i;:ei iiv;'ile ; ■ mor • lo.i.
IIU fee.l yuur IlDl'.-e al Ic.l-t .I'l.ii i
v.ort!'. ei' feed on tile I'.'p. You •■;i'
!il lea't worth of food while vuu
era away unlc.'.-; \ou are the ml>er>
1‘il.d bi'sides smail incideatals. And
i.ow lei's see: NVo have a to!a! ol
SjI.itO. or il b.is I o.ii yo;! i.i; re in .-^ell
away from Ihti' I ban you lluak you
b..-e ly .';eUini; hole. You mal-. ' te.,
dollars at a cost of eleven ii ■liars aic;
often I'nie-i nuire. ,\i e ;. e , niakint-'
ar.yihiiig that way'.’ I’o, \im
luiVen'l til-'ireil.
.\ow il' you .!.'e indideiii and \iiii!
liiiie is woriii less >1111 prob;;bl\ havi
made sometbi-.-g. bin I don't Ibink
i|i:'.t aid'lie.- to any of our i.eiga--
I'.iring farmi'i’s from my observation.
1 i,Tii nol interested ill llie «ali
iiiais('s here tinaiuiall. bul of lourse
v.ant you. Mr Farmer, to no .vour part
l( enhan-e i!ie value of jic.ir cmimy.
and b>- so doin.g you are eiiluiiuing
the ^alne of your prop<-riy. Yfiu have
Iiriile in your farm, have the saiiu
pride in your town. Tin's is your
town as much as il is that of your
friends who live here and possibly a
little more, fte all want to see Pitt
County grow. .Are you helping tc
in.ike her grow?
Yours very truly.
•\ CITIZI N
I .^'eiial-i;' I'.e Uiiii,'*. .■
! ri 'e.ats ;. ;,y i \i- i;. .., j., ,.
I eiit M ;i; ;
I ' .\n e;:|. Il . ■;
la\a.',a;.le i,,r ,i.. eii,; a.
"Teniliiii';ii'\ sill i,.i.a;^i ,h ''.e ;
gie.L’-ale 'oluiiK- n; .-..'■.in,.,-,-;; . .
diisl; I ivil i.
"lii'^lii-i- la!'-. I.:' iiiiere.-i a:.-; ,i
jf.’rea'er lieuiie o; iii'-crlniiiiaal: -:i >-;i
j la-1 (•; l!,-' i;ive-1'lie p.i’e;.. .
I "ii.li er.'-; en liVi-ii ;;;'.ide lioi. l-- ;-.
I al ly « ill ui ciihe.
I "Cen...:. > l.i'-e-; e.r r;.i|l|e~iic li--,;--
|pr.'c~, ii.iliie t,ii:blii.:r .-f i ii-c-
jn;.- r.,:;-s ;.;,d prebably ili.j buial-
, iag of ~ie;:ni ra:l:'iiai!s «ill e\ji, ri. ■ . o
’.. a.,ile: iai li- . liM'- ''
CONFERENCE TO
8EE0 HERE
SI M»H S< IIO<M. MtNKKHKVtr
'l lli: WASIIIN(> l'0\ IHSTHK T 1(1
MKKT HKUK >KXT WKKh,
had slumped but the loial autboritie-i
had raised it all the same. Mr. Clark- i
son said lie knew conditions and he
'tpev (b it ihe people could not stand
the raise. It was burdensome.
tContinued on Page Four.i
.Millinery Oiienlni.'.
On next Friday, Sepien'bei 2-lth, wi
will have our opfuing of F.i!l and
Winter Milliaery Our stock this sea
son is of tb(' very Iat(>^t, and we wiil
be glad lo have you come in and look
before niaiiiiiL’ >dur pun bases.
I 22 21 In .MRS I. F. I.KK k C(».
Tl'.e Methodist Sunday School Ccn-
fer»’i:ee of the Washington district i.s
to be held here next .Monday anil
'! ue' day.
'Ihe jilan ,1- now arranged is ;»
nio.iel lU' >. It j.s planned to have ti,i>
pasior of ei'ch charge in this distri. i
a- .VI II A-. the superintendiuu of eai U
Suiiday school present.
It is- hoped that there will be al lea'-t
ore oiiic r representative from each
Siir.day school here.