The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-18
HAS A MOVE ON HER.
Some Evidences Of Progress
at GTeenville..
jldge Winston Laughs at an Alarmist and
Spirits to Reach the Train. He
Gets There.
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Greenville, N c., Dec. 17-Saturday
brought with it the close of the first
week of Pitt countys two weeks, second
term of the Superior court for civil ac-
ton. BY my intermingling with the
people in attendance, and through
the only original King, one
Henry, OF Weekly fame, / have learned
much of Pitt county and her people, and
to know them is to love them. From
none did hear 1.-THE cry of hard times or
that of poor crops" And of collections,
l am right in saying that our subscrib-
ers are ''the best of the EARTH" d ind col
lecting from them is just 'as easy as
falling off log
Judge Francis D. Winston, the bright
star of BERTHE, held the bench down to
the delight of ALL He takes things as
they come, philosophically, being not
easily disturbed as the following will
suggest. On leaving the "Tull' at Kin
ston Monday morning last, having seen
the porter possessed of his baggage he
said. "Rivenbark, Well walk to the cars
the morning is crisp and the walk will
do US good Just then the hackman yell
ed out. Judge, you'd better ride or
you'll get left" This disturbed a nerv-
Gus fellow like myself, and made me
feel tired already But the judge, with
out turning, replied, well, we'll keep on
. walking and court will convene on time"
And, addressing myself said, 'Rivenbark,
that fellow is an alarmist, never be dis
turbed by an alarmist.'' And the way
we went! The Judge is not SO very
lengthy, but l concluded, as we sped to
the depot that the rapfiity with which he
picks up his walking machines and puts
them down was a blowing effort to yer
Uncle Jefferson. Did we make the train?
Well, just ask the jury who listened to
the charge and the offender of the law
who was near by with that tired feeling
in his knees.
Greenville is just all right and is forg-
ing ahead. Some of her mercantile
houses would be a credit to any city in
the State. Her array of legal lights is
second to no town in the commonwealth
Among these are: Jarvis, Blow, Harry
Skinner, the Hardings, His Honor, May
or Long, James, the Suggs, Larry Moore
Fleming, Augustus Moore, Tyson.
Her tobacco interest, a prominent fac
tor in her growth and development is
we'll provided for in five warehouses;
numerous prize houses and stemmeries
1t is noticeable that for number of days
sales have continued throughout the day,
this being necessary to dispose of the
large receipts. This would indicate a
most excellent market, active buyers and
hustling warehousemen.
The town can point with pride to her
new hotel, The Bertha. The rooms are
kept neat and tidy and are nicely fur
nished. The table fare is above the
average. and Mr.. and Mrs. Vines try to
make one feel at home
Among the improvements underway
and just ahead is a new hotel building
being erected by exlSheriff Harrington
in front of the court house and the pro-
posed Masonic Temple
Editor Henry King has a shop of curios
in the way of anything historical Among
these old things, / note, a brick from
the pirate Teach's kettle at Bath Teach
(Black Beard) was killed in 171S North
Carolina Almanacs for the years 1914.
1918, 1916, 1918; a spectacle frame 200
years old; ear of corn thirty years
old; spoon mould $50 years old; Revolu-
ton canteens, Methodist Hymn book
published in 1920; Confederate States
Geography, published at Raleigh in 1864
and collection of North Carolina his
tories, beginning with Caruthers in 1776
and all historical articles written within
the past ten years. | have but referred
to a very few Of this valuable collection.
RIvENBARK.