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LOCAL PERSONAL MW65 -V; 3SC I- I I. II li a 7-lj I TJW 13 II II II aivd totviaibbv- Vising in Town. Misses Vera Lancaster Harvey arc visitiug Mrs. ThcirCare and Gdtivatiorv L-i JUL Ji-i -v I fei and Edith E. L.

Clfcrk Third street. Hint YitUors from Bethel. W. G. Mocks of Bethel arrlv.il in ful life in such forceful and well-chosen language that each and every one of his hearers went away with an added thrill of pride at the thought that Sidney Lanier was a Southerner, therefore his brother.

The Garland-Eekhoff-Jordan Company furnished the music for the afternoon and with their charming entertainment delighted everyone. It is not an vasy task to give each her just praise. Miss Eekh'jff's singing has never been exceeded in Greenville. He-voice, a high, full, clear, lyric soprano, its brilliancy and beauty most in high notes, runs and trills. Miss Jordan, the flutist, played her selections wonderfully well." while Miss Garland, the reader, delighted Hip Jrpcnv ille today.

1 1 Returns Home. Lizzie Dinkim of Vatcetfro who has been the jruest of Mrs. Edward L. Clark, has returned home. Arrives to Visit Relatives.

Mrs. O. S. Csrr and ehiMrn of Norfolk have arrived In Greenville t. visit relatives.

1111 SlKrifT Harrington Out Ajrain. Hi friends are glad to seo Mr.v V. is full of trialls and tribulations, but they're less acute if you have a bank account. crowd with her readings. i night Frank iiixon.

a native North Carolinian and the brother of his iiiuu, ueiivereu nis auuress on the subject, "Uncle Sam. M. II. Harrinpton out asraln after Kfrions Injury of some titn ajro. ii tvtll De reinemoerea Tnat a rreienr enr of the Norfolk-Southern struck tin Shtoii anto in which Mr.

ITarrinctMi was riding, turning it over and breaking his ankle. He is still unable to walk, but is recovering as- fast as could be expected for a man of his arc. This Bank offers you safety in the care of your funds, convenience in the payment of bills, and a haven of refuge from the storms of life. lurviy nave rne people or the town heard a more forceful enunciation of i he principles of health and sanitation. Mr.

Dixon has advanced ideas along the line of preservation of health, and delivers them with deadly logic and convincing oratory. The speaker is one of the most brilliant of the brilliant family of Dixons that have nation-wide reputations, and Greenville was fortunate in having the opportunity of hearing him on one of his pet subjects. MAYOR'S COURT. Attractive Homo Grounds Showing Thought and Careful study. CLUB NOTES.

HEARD ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE CHAUTAUQUA 1 If you open an account today you will feel better tomorrow. Mayor Dunn had two cases before his court this mornins. the first being the case of William Brown, the negro who tried to shoot and iarve up his wife. Martha, the other morn-iny. He was bound over to the county court under a bond of $200.

The second case was that of E. B. Ficklen and J. T. Smith, who were charged with engaginc in disorderly conduct in a pubic place, and using profane and indecent language.

Judgment was suspended upon each of the defendants paying half the costs. The judgment of the court was also to the effect that "it further appearing that the defendant Smith is Chief of Police and charged with the preservation of the peace, it is ordered by the court that he be suspended from the force until June 30, 1917, at 12 o'clock midnight." The civic department of the Woman's Club met in the rear of the Chautauqua tent Tuesday afternoon The meeting proved to be an interesting one, as much business was on docket. Reports from the committee for the cultivation of vacant lots were to the effect that the majority of available lots were already under cultivation and that the committee been advised not to undertake the gardening of the few remaining ones as the expense would be too great. The plaj'-ground committee reported that the grounds had been opened on the appointed days, when the weather permitted, that the attendance was large, and that the children derived much pleasure from it. "Well, Mrs.

what did you think of th singing?" I was very much disappointed Mrs. "The soprano's voice was terribly cracked, the tenor was cross-eyed, the baritone sang only light songs and the contralto well poor thing! I know she is an old maid she looked it poor thing." "I didn't think much of it either, Mrs. A. Last year's first concert was much better "Why Mrs. How can you and E.

G. FLANAGAN, President. N. 0. WARREN, Cashier.

J. O. PROCTOR, Vice-President. E. B.

HIGGS, Vice-President NEW AUTO LICENSES ARRIVE Mrs. A. say The soprano's voice The club voted to pay the jjanitor of Aldermen of the Town of Greenville, at the Special Meeting of said Board held on this the afternoon of Monday, June 18th, 1917, that Tenth Street between the Atlantic Coast Line Depot and Evans Street be paved with asphalt pavement, as aforesaid, under and by virtue of Chapter 56 of the Acts of 1J15, Public Laws of North Carolina, and the procedure thereunder, as hereinbefore set forth; And be it further Resolved that two-thirds of the cost of said pavement and improvement on the street hereinbefore designated, within the limits hereinbefore prescribed, be hereafter assessed upon the lots abutting directly on said Street, according to the extent of their respective frontage, the assessment against the said lots abutting upon said Streets to be based upon the total cost of paving such street between the limits prescribed, upon which said lots abut, exclusive of so much cost, as may be incurred at street intersections, and the share of the railroads to be hereinafter or here after determined. And be it further Resolved, that the proportion of the cost of the said improvements herein provided for on the street above designated to lie assessed upon abutting property, shall be divided into ten equal animal installments, the said installments to bear interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent per annum, from the date of the continuation of the assessment roll, and shall IxM-onic due and payable on (he date on which taxes are payable, the first installments to be due and payable, on the date when taxes for the year 1017 are due and payable, and one installment each year thereafter was as dear as a bird's! I've never the trraded school an additional small salary for the extra hour spent on the anybody reach high notes with grounds and for the hire of outside such ease. Some people make me tireu h'P- i criticizing when they can't turn -t No mother need fear allowing her i tuno children to spend the few hours on the play grounds, as there are two capa- Aml so tn1 world wags.

Greemvi One We ble ladies from the Club always on i the grounds to care for them in their play. A resolution committee consisting of Go Trust Glaring Headlights are Prohibited by State Law. The ucw state automobile licenses hare begun to come n. a large batch of them having arrived in Greenville this morning. They are the most attractive in appearance that the State has yet furnished, the numbers being in dark blue in a field of cream.

Besides the number and date there is attractive North Carolina monogram in the upper right hand corner. Coupled with the license was a warning by the officials That it was against the State taw to use the old style head-light anywhere without usiug dimmers to cut down the glare. The recent statute prescribes that the light shall be such as will not le over forty-two inches high at a distance of seventy-five feet from the car. The elimination of the danger to passing cars and people is the reason for this new law. ff RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYING WITH ASPHALT PAVEMENT OF TENTH STREET BETWEEN DESIGNATED POINTS IN THE TOWN OF GREEN YILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, PROVIDING FOR ASSESSMENT ON THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS TO DEFRAY PART OF THE COST I Mesdames Holloman.

Nobles and Hum- ber was appointed for the purpose of drawing up and publishing a resolu- tion, stating that the "Civic Depart- ment of the Woman's Club would gladly assist in ridding the town of every kind of vice and in making Greenville a model town in which to rear children." A committee was asked to look into the matter of keeping the market iu good condition. i Mr. W. L. Hall, who is chairman OF SAME, UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF CHAPTER 56, PUBLIC LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR 1915.

Be it resolved by the Board of of the Town of Greenville at a Special Meeting of said Board held on in the same manner, for a period through and including the year Be it and it is hereby further Resolved that the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, ami the Norfoljc-Southern Railroad, bo, and they are hereby required to pave the space between their respective tracks, the rails CHAUTAUQUA CONTINUES TO PLEASE THE CROWDS of the market committee, has requested that the Woman's Club taio it in hand, as he hasn't the time to $ive it the- proper attention Mr. S. T. White agreed to do all in his power to give clean, wholesome pictures at his theatre. It was decided not to suspend activities during the summer mouths as there is much important work to Ik.

done and much good to be accomplished by the civic The large audience that attended Chatauqua Tuesday certainly enjoyed a great and rare treat, in Hunt Cook's masterly talk on Sidney Lanier, our famous and well-loved Southern poet. Truly Sidney Lanier was a genius with both flute and pen. Mr. Cook told of his sad, yet beaut i- this the afternoon of Monday. June lb.

1017: That Whereas. Tenth Street lying and being between the Atlantic Coast Line Depot and Evans Street is badly in need of repairs and improvements, and the welfare and convenience of the public at large require that said street should be graded, improved, and paved, between thecurbs. within the limits aforesaid, with asphalt, or other suitable pavement, and the Board of Aldermen linds that the above improve ment is necessary and. Whereas, a majority In number of the owners, who represent more than a majority of all the lineal feet of of their respective tracks, and eighteen inches in width outside of their re-j spective tracks, with vitrified brick pavement, at the points hereinafter tie- I siguatetl. to-wit: On Tenth Street! where saitl Atlantic Coast Line Rail- road Company's track, and on Tenth Street where the said Norfolk-South-ern Railroad's tracks, crosses said Tenth Street: And be it further Resolved that the 1 ii'! said Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ('t)iupany, and the Norfolk-Southern frontage of the lands abutting upon Railroad, each be.

and they are hereby Tenth Street between the Atlantic to complete the said pavement ureserilu'd on or lie ft ire the oast i.ine Leior ami ran wim. as above We WIRE ANYTHING ELECTRICAL. WE SELL EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL. WE DO ANY KIND OF ELECTRICAL WORK. WE REPAIR ANYTHING ELECTRICAL.

WE WANT TO SELL YOU YOUR ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES AND DO YOUR ELECTRICAL WORK. WE WILL GUARANTEE YOU SATISFACTION IN BOTH LINES-IN SELLING OR IN WORKMANSHIP. WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS, AND WILL TREAT YOU RIGHT WHEN YOU COME TO US. WILL YOU TRY US NEXT: Greemiville Electric Supply Co. Vk 1 fcl.l...

I I nave iKMinoneti rne l.oaiu ui mei.m-n lav of Julv U)17 ov the Town i of the Town of Greenville to pave the ((f Renville will have the said paving same with asphalt pavement, request- Io above set forth, and will as- I ttk I-1 I i 111 ing in saio petition mm ii7-iiiiU- i sess the cost of such paving, as is the cost of said pavement be assessed hereiir required of said Atlantic Coast upon the lots abutting directly on said Line iiaiiroad Companv. and the said Tenth Street witmn rue limits aooe set out. according to the extent of tht a Change of Business HINES GROCERY COMPANY ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE BOUGHT THE Taylor Grocery Comp'y AND WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS AT THE SAME STAND We invite you to give us a trial order and assure you that we can please even the Most Discriminating. W. C.

JOHNSTON, Manager. Hines Grocery Company Phone 141 Dickinson Avenue 1 Norfolk-Southern Railroad. against them, ami that such assessment shall be collected in the same, manner as assessments are collected from abutting property owners, and that such assessments shall be and become a lien on all of the franchises and property of the respective company against which it is assessed, as provided by Section eight, of Chapter 56 tif the Public Acts of 11)15. Laws of North Carolina. And be it, ami it is hereby further Resolved, that the owners of all property abutting on the Street hereinbefore mentioned, between the prescribed limits, shall connect their several premises with water mains and sewer nines, located in the Street adjacent respective frontage thereon, with an equal rate per foot of said frontage: ami.

Whereas, the' said petition was duly filed with the Town Clerk of the Town of Greenville on the 1(5. day of June. and Whereas, the saitl Town Clerk has investigated the sufficiency tif said petition, and has heretofore certified the result of his said investigation to the Board of Aldermen, and his said certification is to the eflect that the majority in number of the owners, who represent more than a majority of all the lineal feet of frontage of Vhe lands abutting upon Tenth Street within the limits above set out. I ff I III id 4L PHONE 60. have duly signed said petition, and thai to their several premises, under the I a Sa.

petition complies with Chapter 56 SUDervisioii of said the Superintendent of of the Public Laws of 15)15, ot Nortn i water and Light Commission of Carolina, ill all respects; and Napoleon' Last Worda. Whereas, theBoard of Aldermen of the Town of Greenville finds that the petition is sufficient in all respects, and that Chapter 56 of the Public Laws of North Carolina of 1915, has been Jt 8oap Used as Pills. Soap has played a large part In medicine. Medicinal soap when pure Is said to be made of caustie soda, and either olive or almond oil. It was much employed In the form of pills Intended to have a gently aperient, anti-acid action.

300 Hide in One Tree. At Ellerslie, where William Wallace was born, there is an oak which is 21 feet in circumference. One summer, when the tree was in full leaf, Wallace and 800 of his soldiers are said to have hidden away in its upper branches, so escaping captare by the English. When Napoleon lay dying on tM island of St. Helena he kept murmvriaf in his delirium, "Head of the and these are his last recorded words, whilst his unfortunate successor, Napoleon HI, asked the doctor, whilst also under the influence of sone.

mental delusion "Were you at 8edanr the Town of Greenville, and that unless such owners shall cause such connections to be made on or before the 15th day of July 11)17. the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Greenville will cause them to be made, and the entire cost of making each wate and sewer connection required to be made bv the owner of the property abutting on said Streets, which the Town of Greenville may be called upon to make, after default by the property owner in making the same, as hereinbefore orovided. shall be especially assessed to the filing ana cerriiying 01 sam petition to this Board and, fully complied witn in an respects Whreeas. the Uoard or Aiuermen is of the opinion that all of -said Streets heretofore mentioned herein, netween the noints designated and described. 18 SMC and proposed to be paved, should be paved with asphalt ana, (75 YEARS) Whereas, in order to secure unuoim-ity of work done, the board of Aldermen of the Town of Greenville is of the opinion that the work should be let out to contract in whole, and that this should be cheaper and better for the property owners and for the Town KEEP COOL against the particular lot or parcel of land for, or on behalf of which, said connection is made, as provided by Section Six of Chapter 56 of the Public Acts of 1915.

Laws of North Carolina, as And be it and it is further Resolved that a copy of this resolution be published as required by law. THE TREASURY RECEIPTS EXCEED A BILLION I a I i i I i i The Mutual Life Insurance of New York Viae Vtoon no hnRi'npss in America. It does -w i of Greenville: and, Whereas, the Board of Aldermen is of the opinion that the pavement afore said is the best and most suitable for said streets, and that said improve ICE CREAM DOES IT not write Insurance at Cost, because it takes profits to make any business safe. i Our cream is well frozen and delicioiga to the taste. AU ffev served and you get a Diff msn ior a nine pi ice.

ments should be as aforesaid, ami that two-thirds of the cost of said iin-provementand pavement should be assessed upon the lots abutting directly on said Streets within above prescribed and designated, according to the extent of their respective frontage thereon, by an equal rate per foot of said frontage, and that the other one-third of the cost of-said pavement, and improvement, should be paid by the Town of Greenville, and that the Town of Greenville should bear the entire cost of paving the intersections Candies and It writes both sex at same rate from ae 15 to 70. No extra charge nor conditions for war in Continental America. It has paid more to policyholders than any other company. It is the first Life Insurance company organized in America. It has been successfully represented in Greenville, N.

for fifteen years by, HrBerttley Harriss A full assortment of candies and fruits are a 1 1 1 m4 1 WASHINGTON'. For. the first time in American history ordinary receipts of the treasury have passed the billion dollai mark in a fiscal year. The great sum has been anticipated, however, in the plan for raising war revenues, and it does not alter the administration plans for taxation, as all the available money from all sources will be needed. Up to today the total was as compared with $000,400,953 a vear ago today, an increase of approximately $355,000,000.

The bulk of the huge increase is due to increased Income taxes and earlier payments. A total of $294,066,278 has been collected thus far this fiscal year. The next largest item, from internal revenue, totalling approximately $425,000,000, an increase of about $60,000,000 over last year. ww t-wav mm mm mrm rmm are strictly tresn, nign-snraae, ana sum mm mmmr CALIFORNIA FIUI of said streets with other streets and. Whereas, the Board has allowed an increase of -fifteen per cent to the contractors over the original contract price for paving construction and, Whereas, the several petitioners have asked that said street be paved at said increased price; NOW, THEREFORE, Be it, and It is hereby Resolved, by the Board of JL1 A IT I it JL.

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