The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-24
THERE'S VIM HERE
GreenyiIIe Talks Little,
But She Does.
Mr.. Hardy Has Plenty to Write When
He Gives Even a Glimpse of What
Goes on in this
Town.
lstaff correspondence.l

was about one million pounds OF the
weed sold at an average of from ~
to 8 cents There are seven warehouses
here for the sale of leaf tobacco. The
crop is about so per cent. off from last
year, but the price is from 10 to 100
per cent. up.
Cotton is late coming in. Last year
this market sold from 400 to 500
bales 1t is believed the increase this
season will be from 1900 to 1000
bales.
This is a two weeks term of court
one week regular term and a week of
special. 1t is Judge Councils first visit
to Pitt, and l can say authoritatively
that he likes these people and they
are very much pleased with him.
The Carolina Club gave fall open
ing reception Monday night to visiting
guests now in Greenville, both ladies
and gentlemen. This club is composed
of about rs of some of Greenville's
young active business men. They oc-
cupy five or six rooms up in the RialtO
building on East Evans street. These
rooms embrace a reading, writing,
ladies' parlor, gentlemen's general sit
ting, reception and pool rooms. They
are handsomely furnished. The re-
ception was a delightful occasion to
all who attended. Music, games, and
refreshments were the attractions of
the evening in a general way, but the
supreme attractions We're the many
lovely young ladies, who, by their pres
ence, music and conversation rendered
the occasion SO pleasant to all. Each
member of the club eXerted himself
to show to all that genial hospitality
for which the people of Greenville are
SO well noted.
The Masonic Temple.
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house is completed, and it is one of
the most complete, up-to-date build
ings of the kind in the State. 1t is
handsome brick building, and cost
over $4,000. On the ground floor are
five large, comfortable offices; on the
second floor is the auditorium, the
body of which will seat over 600; the
gallery will seat about $50 to 300. The
stage is fitted up with pretty scenery
and all necessary equipments.
The Foust minstrel company opened
this house by giving a first-class show
last Tuesday night. There are thirty
people in this company. They are
clever. up-to-date artists in their pro-
tession.
There are two lodge rooms up on the
third floor of this building, one for
the Masons the other for the odd Eel
lows Other fraternal orders will also
meet here.
Water Works, Lights.
Greenville will soon have her water
works and electric plant under con-
struction. The pipes for water are
being distributed along the streets pre-
paratory to laying. $4,000 worth of
bonds were sold for this purpose.
The John Flanagan Buggy Com
pany are doing a fine business. They
are putting out twenty first-class jobs
per week. They work for % to 80
hands. f. G.. Flanagan is president;
w K. Smith. Vice-president; }. A.
Lang, secretary, and E. A. Moye treas
ufer of the company.
Greenville now has a splendid, COM
Portable graded school building. rhe
next session begins Monday. / am
reliably informed the outlook is for
larger attendance than ever before.
The population of Greenville within
the corporate limits is estimated at
about $500. There have been erected
here during the spring and summer
months at least twenty-five to thirty
new residences, ten or twelve OF these
costing from $4,000 to $4,000 or $4,000.
There are also a good many new ones
IN different stages of erection. There
has been much renoVating and repair
ing alone.
The steamer Myers still makes her
daily trips between Washington ana
leaves II a. M. for Washington.
The Dispensary.
Greenviile now has a dispensary'
which has been in operation about two
months. AS it is a new thing, the town
having for all these years past been
used to saloons. the ultimate result
whether it will be TO the benefit OF the
towns causing much talk ana
speculation. The strongest opposition
/ hear is that while there are saloons
i'm other sections OF the county and
distiileries are allowed to run, it VIII
not accomplish the good for when 1t
was established. However, l have no
ticed one thing while attending court
here this week: While of course there
has been some drinking, l have seen
less drunkenness, and more OF an or
DERBY crowd on the streets TINS Week
than / have at any previous court In
INV recollection And L have been
coming here for period of about Il
wears. on an average of at least three
or four times a year. l would Suggest
to my Greenville friends those VINO
voted for or against the dispehSary
AS good low-abiding citizens, give IL
good fair trial; do all you can 10 see
that the law is enforced. ana IL II Is
not a benefit to the town. especially
in decreasing drinking and laWless-
ness, then the next time you vote on
the question, vote for total prohibit
ton or saloons.
A Few Political Whiffs.
AS to the political situation in Pitt
at this time, from what one hears on
the streets in Greenville, you can put
a nickle in the slot and get either wet.
Cry, Populist, Republican, end last.
but by good deal not least, straight
Democracy The RAIDS, Pops. and a
few self-constituted Independents
are deluding themselves with the idea
that they are going to do something
this year, but mark the prediction,
old Pitt will roll up her usual straight
Democratic majority.
The Greenville Lumber and Veneer
ing Company, the building and con-
tracing company for house material
and building: the sash, blind and door
factory, all are working on full time
doing a good business, so / am told
Let the good work go on and may
Greenville continue to grow and her
good. clever citizens prosper as they so
we'll deserve.
III. B. HARDY