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WmTH OARCUNA. IT HAS
A rOPULATKHi OF FOVR
'TSOUBAUDy ONE BVNDRED
UID ONE. AND IS SUB-
EOWNDBD BY THE BEST
FARHr/Na OOUNTRT.
INDfJSTRIBS OF ALL
manfs are invited to
LOCATE HERE FOR WE
HAVE EVERYTHING TO
OFFER tN THE WAY OF
LABOR, CAPITAL AND
TRIBUTARY FACILITIES.
WE HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE
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GREE.WILLE, >'. T., FRII> \Y. OnOl.KK IS. 1!H...
WE HAVE A OIB</VLA~
TION OF TWELVE H99.
DRED AMONG THE EB8&
PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN
PART OF NORTH CARO
LINA AND INVITE THOSE
WUO WISH TO GET BET-
TEH ACQUAINTED WITH
THESE GOOD PEOPLE IN
A BUSINESS WAY TO TAKE
4 FEW INCHES SPACE AND
TELL lb EM WHAT YOU
HA VE TO BRING TO THEIR
ATTENTION.
OUli ADVERTISING
HATES ARE LOW AND CAN
BE HAD UPON APPLICA
TION,
M MItMt 5
E COURT
DECISIONS FOR
FIFTH DISTRICT
Eeverses Decision of Judge
Bond In Favor of Soli
citor C. L. Aber-
nethy’s Salary.
NO FEES ATTACHED
TO HIS $600 SALARY
Four Other Cases From Pitt
County Passed On At Yes
terday’s Session.
IJAUICKIH, OCT. 14.—The Supreme
court, in opinion written by Justicc
I’latt 1). Walker, yesterday reversed
iJiu defision of Judge W. M. Bond in
lavor ot Solicitor t'rarles L. Aber-
nctliy in liis controver.sy with the
(’oninussioners of I’itt County. Soli
citor Abernethy contended that the
construction of an act of the last legis
lature allowing the solicitor $tluO an-
iiually to be paid monthly from the
treasury of I’itt in lieu ot fees now
provided by law, meant that he is to
receive this amount and in addition
thereto such fees as the defendants
themselves pay in the criiuinal court
in cases wliere they are convicted. The
Supremo court held otherwise.
Opinions were handed down as fol
lews yesterday:
179—Kilpatrick v. ilarvcy from
i'itt, appeal dismissed.
ISO--Abernethy v. t’onniiissioners
from I’itt, reversed.
183- Humphrey v. Liing, from I’itt.
artirmed.
I!»0—Sugg v. Town of Ureenville,
from I’itt, new trial.
The controversy between the com
missioners of Pitt county and the so
licitor was submitted without action
to Judge \V. M. Uond to interpret
statute passed by the last legislature.
According to the wording of the
statute the commis.'iioners'are author
ized to cau.-ie the "treasurer of I’itt
county to pay to the solicitor of the
Fifth Judicial iJistrict the sum of six
hundred dollars annually, to be paid
monthly in lieu of fees now provided
by law, which the said solicitor would
receive from time to time from the
county of I’itt on ai count of convic
tions in the criminal c'ourts of the
•'ounty, by the said solicitor.”
The difference of opinion was that
the solicitor on the one side contended
he should receive those fees wliich the
tiolvent defendants themselves, upon
conviction, paid in the court in ad
dition to the si.\ hundred, while the
commissioners thought otherwise
The latter were supported by the
u]>iiiion of the representatives of the
county, Senator F. llariling and
Representatives J. J. Laugliinghouse
and J. (lalloway.
MANV l,0( Al. ( in K( II
IMFMKKKS ATTKMH\(i
Tin: AYIIK\ HKVIVAI,
llurinj; the past week that the Ayden
revival, conducted !iy Kvangelist
I’erc y Cross, has been in progress
several people from different cluirches
of (Jreciiville have been in attendance
from ni'^ht to night.
Or. Cross made many friends during;
his five week’s stay with the Chi istian
church at this place that are interest
ed in what success he may have with
the Avden church.
BLOCK SALES
yESTEROIl! ON
LOCAL
For The Second Time This
Week Warehouses Have
Been Unable to Fin
ish Their Sales.
OVER 500,000 POUNDS
WERE SOLD EACH DAY
Greenville Holding Good On
High Prices—All Grades
Selling Well.
For the second time this week, anil
two days in succession there wene
block sales on the local tobacco mar
ket yesterday. On Tuesday, with over
•joo.ooo pounds, two of the seven ware
houses were unable to sell, ami yes
terday 'vith e(|ually as much of the
weed here, two other houses were forc
ed over to this morning’s sale. Al
though the l umber of pounds won’t
reach the half 'i.illion mark today, it
will require e-ory minute of the sale
hours to finish on all the floors, sev
eral of the houses being tilled from
wall to wall.
The number of pounds that have
been sold on the local market this
weeks has surprised many of the
warehousemen, it being far above their
expectations.
As was published in THIC lUOFLICO-
TOll yesterday the Greenville market
ran second for the tunnber of pounds
sold during the month of September,
aiul if the sales continue as heavy for
the remainder of October as they have
been for the first part, Greenville will
no doubt make it close for Wilson on
the top round on the number of
pounds.
No market in North Carolina have
made better aTerages than have been
made by the growers selling on local
floors, in fact some of the local ware
houses are leading the state.
.Il» T(»NS OV im:STl FFS
AUltlVK VHOn (iKUMAW
WASHINGTON. OCT. I I. Fifty tons
of coal tar dyestufl's of German manu
facture arrived in .New York today on
the steamer St. Louis consigned to
the Secretary of Commerce. The
shii'tnent is for the aicoimt of Wm.
A. Mitchell, of Lovs'cll, Mass., repre
senting the National Asosciation of
Cotton Manufacturers. In a state
ment the Commerce Department said:
“Several months ago the secretary
onsented *o act as consignee of two
cargoes of dyes from Germany for
which safe passage was assureil liy
permits granted by the Hriiish gov
ernment. upon the exi)ress i-onili'ioti
that the Secretary of Commerce wotild
be the consignee. The embargo 'ipon
the exportation of these cargoes from
Germany has not been lifted. Ar
rangements were, however, made by
American manufacturers with the
P.ritish government whereby that gov
ernment has permitted the exporta
tion to the Fnited States of the dyes
coming on the St. I.ouls. It is hoped
that this is the first of a series of
similar shipments.”
IS
THE TWELFTH
ENTER CONFLICT
Declares War On Serbia
Says News Dispatch
Sent Out From
Paris.
GREECE SORRY BUT
WILL NOT ENTER WAR
Airships Drop Bombs On
London Killing And In
juring Many.
DIES FI
ATTACK OF ACUTE
LONDON, OCT. 14.—Bulgaria has
declared war on Serbia, according to
a Central News dispatch from Paris.
Tlie decision of Bulgaria, the twelfth
tuition to enter the war, to join the
ranks ot the belligerents on the side
ot Germany, Austria and Turkey, was
reached only after a diplomatic battle
waged for months between represuuta-
tives of the Teutonic allies and the
quadruple entente. Each side offered
tempting inducements in an effort to
gain another ally but the Ilulgarian
government finally decided the cen
tral powers had made the higlier bid.
Bulgaria is rated as one of the most
powerful of the Christian Balkan
states. Her army while considerably
smaller than that of her neighbor
Kumania, is well drilled anil e<iuipped.
Her military stringth on a peace foot
ing is only about 5tl,000 but in time of
war slie is able to put into the field
something like 300,000 men.
Since the second Balkan war in
which Bulgaria fought Greece, Serbia
and .Montenegro, after the victory ot
all four nations against Turkey Bul
garia has been isolated to a certain
extent from the other Balkan states.
The second war, which resulted from
a dispute as to the division of terri
tory won from Turkey, was not parti
cipated in by Humnnia, which also
kept out of the first Balkan conflict.
Kuinanian tiH)ops invaded Bulgaria,
however, and forced the latter to make
territorial concesi-ions.
THEilTIIE-eOEIiS
WEIL PIEISED
LeRoy, Talma and Bosco
Company At White’s
Last Night.
Dr. R. M. Johnson Passes
While Attending Bap
tist Association at
Robersonville.
LEADING CITIZEN OF
EASTERN CAROLINA
N. C. Ti
CROP VALUED
AT
UNSUCCESSFUL
ATTEMPT CAPTURE
ALLIES POSIT!
Crops of The State Worth French Put Stop to Attack
A.round a Quarter Made By The Germans
For 20 Years Co Worker of
The Late Noah Biggs
of Scotland Neck.
l>r. U. M. Johnson, of Scotland .Neck,
one of the leading citizens and philan
thropists of Fasteru Carolina and vice-
moderator of the Uoanoko Baptist As
sociation in session died in Koberson-
ville yesterday afternoon following an
attack of acute indigestion.
Dr Johnson read the report on
Tliomasville Orphsinage and delivered
a brief address then taking the chair
as moderator. Mr, Archibald John
son was addressing the association
when Dr. Johnson left the platform
and quietly entered a side room of the
church. Immediately a request was
made for a physician, but none being
present, an automobile was rushed
after one. In ten minutes after leav
ing the platform Dr. Johnson was
dead.
The announcement made to the as
sociation was iumiediately followed by
adjourriment. Dr. Johnson was for
twenty years the co-worker of the late
Noah Biggs, of Scotland Neck, and a
leading worker in Baptist denomina
tional work. The remains were l;iken
to Scotland Neck last night.
l»r. Johnson was apparently in
perfect health and was happily ban-
terini: Mr. Archibald Johnson a few
minutes before liis death.
Dr. Johnson was well known
throughout the eastern part of the
state and his sudden death will be
keenly felt wiiere ever he is known.
The I I'.eatre-goers who were so for
tunate as to witness the presentation
of the l.eltoy. Talma and Bosco com
pany, in White's theatre last night
wt're trully repaid for their time and
money spt-nt, for there was not a duil
moment during the twi> hours and a
tiuarter of play.
The mysterious trio keiit their audi
ence in a continuous uproar witli their
magic feats. LeHoy. the better of the
three is a magician in a class to him
self, his equal is probably not known
on this side of the waters.
-•Mthough a very small audiencr
witnessed lust night's performance
the manager of the local play house
is to be congratulated on being able to
get this company here.
E
BLOCKS TRAFFIC
For More Than Two Hours
All Travelling Over
County Briage
Brought to a
Halt.
Trattir on the nmiily bridge ;ii ross
Tar Kiver was Mocked ve,'terday af
ternoon for more than two hours, un
account of some repairs tliat was lie-
ing made on the bridge that necessi
tated that the draw iuiiig hit epcn
(luring the entire lime the work was
in progress.
Befor*’ the ilra" was clused wairons
and other vehicii s were \>loi ked lor
several hundred yards, both going
from and coming into town.
Million Dol
lars.
((M I>i,K ^AKItlMl IIKKK
I.ATK YKSTFKDAV
Mr. !(. W. Barnes and Miss Grace
Fields, of Halifax county were mar
ried yesterday evening at four o'clock
in the memorial Baptist church. Hev.
H N. P.lanchar'l was the otticiating
ininisti r.
FIGURES ARE FAR IN
EXCESS OF 1914 TOTAL
Though Not As Many Bales
As 1914, Cotton Will
Bring More.
WASHINGTON, OCT. H.—The aver
age .North Carolina man does not real
ize the extent of the agricultural ac
tivities in his State. He has but lit
tle conception of the real value of the
crops produced.
In round figures the crops of North
Carolina for T.il,') will bring in about
$-l.S,320,000, Tiiat is far in excess of
the value of the crops of the State in
1914.
Here are figures that should be
posted from one end of the State to
the other:
The cotton crop of North Carolina
for 1915 will amount to but 05*5,000
bales but it will bring at least $39.-
0-’2,,^00. a few hundred dollars more
than the big crops of ;t:ll,OiHi bales of
last year.
Other Crop Figures
Otlie ri rops and their values fur
UH5 are;
Corn, ISd.M.IO,!!;!!! buslu'ls; vaiui
fr«.">,t;,''>7,400.
Tobacco. 1 stl,‘i.^n.0(Ht pounils; value
(estimated i $;M.M(iO.0i'O,
Oats, n,,^OO,000 bushels; value.
TiL'o.OOO.
Wheat. I1.-il7.iMiO bushels: value.
$l:!,1^2,.^!^0.
live. 4:1:;.1100 bushels: value. $404,-
720,
Potatoes. :1.Ill'll,IMHI: \alue, $l.!Hli;,-
;)so.
Sweet potatoes, S.2'.i0,inin bushels;
value. $<l,0t'.r>.t;00.
Buckwheat. 2ii.'v,iHiO; value, Jl.-.fl,-
|iO(i.
Hay. 17:i.i'iMi tons; value. ^ .^.'ii'l'.-
Apples, 1,'::7.(I00 liarrels; v^ilui ,
s 41,270.
Tile crnp< nielitiimed here i'i'pre>e!lts
lull three-fourths of the nioney-rmps
of tl\e State.
.North Carolina is I'rodiiring eiior-
moiis (luaiitilies of I'ooil proiiui ts as
Well as a good \ ielil of . oliun.
Th<> war iti i:urope foried the far-
miTs of Ni>n hi'aroliiia to i!.' wtial
tl.ey cuuld have been doiim I'oi- >.m,s
i;rovv home supplie.-. Tlie !imn'' s of
the department of agriculture show
II.at more corn, wheat, oats and gar
den irops were planted in P'!! for
I!eh harvr^i of this \eai'.
I What is more import.nit Itie rol-
iti.n I Top Ilf O^.^.iHMi tiale> for l!‘ir.
jwill liring the farmers oi the Stale a
j little bii more money than liie ;i:;l,-
hii'ii liale crop of last \ear did. The
I Smith gets just as mudi for a small
■ i rop as it does for a large one, and
the surplus energy for the larger crop
goes into corn and other food prod
ucts.
C»)st of living to the average poor
man in North Cartilina not so for
tunate as to have a farm, has been re
duced by a greati-r yiehl of hoj.- and
hominy.
Near Sou
chez.
SLAV VICTORY IN
GALICIA CONFIRMED
General Ivanoff Has Broken
The Austro German
Front.
PAKIS, Ol”!', M. The f.ernians Sasi
evening attaekeit tlie l-'reni ii positions
near Souchi*z. aei.‘ording to Uo.’ 1* rencii
war office announcemeni today .-ind
were everywhere repulsed.
'I'here has been artillery lighting ot
particular intensity between the
Somme and the Oise, near .\ndei iiy,
and to tlie east of Kheiins. I'urther-
more, German batteries liave deliver
ed a viideiit tire to the south of Ta-
hure and to the east ot Unite ili' .Me-
nil.
French l.o'c rieiich in \ <i»gev
In the Viisges tlie Germans gained
possessiou of a Freucli ireiu h.
The text ftdlows:
'■.\t the conclusion of the liotnlKiril-
xiientreported yesterday, the enemy
las! evening delivi'red an infantry at
tack against our pusilioiis to tiie
iiortlr.sist of Souehez These altaci<s.
like the preceding ones, were i very-
wilert* lomplelely repulsed.
"J.asi night saw ;irtiiler\ ai lions ol
great iiili'sii.v. in which iiotli side*
tool; pari iietweeii tie' Somme and the
Oise: in the region of .-Xniieiin, and
to the east of Hheiins. in llie diie. tion
of .Moronvillers, liatteriiof 'he eiu
my have delivered a viident i alinoii-
ade in Ihe ni:ioii lo tlie soiitli of 'i'a-
liiire and lo the im-^i of Bnlti' de ,Ma-
nil. Our aniller>' held this lire tack
effectively, aiiil in f.h ineantinie we
were niakiiH' itirther progress from
trench to trench at a iioini M tl.i .
of tile e;irlliWor'hS UlloUl, a- -I'h.'
I Tiape/,-.'
■■Ttiei'f iui' iic'-n :iii. :;-,i’ ■ ,
iiig with trench niaii,:ie'' in th ■ m
of Klirey. ,ind iiini'i \ ;nleiii I'uhn: g .i. -
loinpaiiied liy .irliller.v . han)-’e> in
wiiieh lull li'idi - louH imi'i in th. sti
liur'K if lo'-.llon
.Vflack a Failure
In III! \osge^, tile inei!i\. alter a
I oniplei" 1 hi'i k lo his iiiiai k along the
tret,I ifoni liie lange lo ilu SihraiV-
iii.intiel.-, i(-uinei! Ill' I iTort >eslerd.i>’
evoninjj, ,\ seioiiii oinlnini t'f aiiil-
1. r> lire al.iiiL lin .nt re I'loi'.!. 'ii pri'-
pjra'ioii for aii Mil.mtrj' ad\:,iiie, was
fcilloAed by a fre'-ii rtl,i« ii whu !i, izcii-
ir.illv r-peakitii;. i'>--ullei! i:i lailiire
The tlirtnatis Wcm aide in gaiii a fool
ini; in our lir,-i Inn treie le : ,ii niu
point, aiiil thi!' w.i> to ll;e >~ontli ol tin-
lange hills, 'i'he i re:M li I In > I I'U vv;:-'
betwei'H -iixty and iIlIiIv \,iris ion
Our o’lnter altai iiiade ii p.is^ilde
for ns lo reoeiiipy a portion ul tins
trt'ih li Iniinediaiidy."
-■ill
. lor
If !he .North Caroiina I'epariuieiif
ol ,\urii ultiire had the lungs am!
nu'iiey the Montana Departmenf of
.Agrit iilturc hai the Tiir Heel produc
ers would bo advertised from one side
ot the rnited Stall's to the other. The
fanners are growing the stiifl to makt-
them ri.h, the prices are improving,
and till markets expatidi.u'