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VC1 Lit, TKUCICS WKI-DON MOTOR COMPANY Class Comfort T ha Oneida, No man cun afford to build a house that will quickly rot away yet thin I frbat thousands uf fanilllea are do leg who do not iiay enough attention If the question of what inul.M liil their home shall be built of. A house inuy b built with permanent wall and roof or non-permanent walls and roof. Statue, houses Hre among the former: brick houses the usual type of the latter. Frequent painting and repair expense (to delay decay of the house) If the misfortune of the owner of ihe frame house; minimum upkeep eiMise Is the advantaK enjoyed by the lirh k bouse owner. There ta so great ti dif ference that, when the house Is paid tot by Installments, the small upkeep Mpesse on the brick house makes Its PUBLISH THB TAX LIST. n Minnesota, we learn from ihe Monthly Bulletin of the National Editorial association, the einire personal property tax list is pub lished so that each taxpayer who cares for it may have a copy and may make comparison of the taxes paid by himself and his neighbors. The result has been that taxes have been equalized and (he pub licity nas oeen or untold value to the State. Commenting upon the Minneso ta law the editor of the Long Prai . rie Leader says the cost of publish ing in his county is small and ihe aame is published in every paper ia abe county. Jiuiije Ocm sys iassisssssMsssssssssssssnsrssssssIsssssssTITrs,Mr''" jj uvxrtq dom ' '1 irmr lTr Silvertown Coivo Tire "BEST IN THE LONG KUN Permanence Design No. 10 first oust actually I lie least, In addition In IiiivIiik (ireiiti-r sales mlue In In- ivusliiK rail" us Hie years luiss liy. Strength, iMiiliiiiiiiii!, arllstle merit, and economy of upkeep tile wrltlcn, Inili'llhly upon Hie brick wulls of the ( INEIDA- the seven room liuuse here Illustrated. Not only In Ihe eiterlor attiintlve, hut the pluu la unusuully well IhIiI nut. with riiniiis of good sUe rniupnrtly ar ranged. The (lurch hiis n lenih of twenty -six mill a half feet. Kiitniiiic may he had either ihrongh this porch or through a veslllnile at one end uf Ihe living ruiiiii. It Ihe hitler iileu is adopted, the porch Is entered from Ihe living rimm hy two pairs of I'rencb case Ills. Otherwise ordinary windows me 'placed al each side pf the entrance .Uir. The (' moil Brick Manufacturers' AssiH'hiliini. 'Jl-t I iK.uiiiit HulldliiK. rievelaiid. Ohio, Is prepared to fur nish working drawing for tbla house mi l'J,'ni per set and to give you any help 111 permanent const ruction. tem possessed by any state in the Union and has done much to se cure belter assessiiicnts, find tax property and check up lax dodgers, During the month of May when the assessors were at work, The Leader received many calls for copies ot its issue containing the personal property tax list from citi zens who wanted to cheSk neigh borhood assessments and tell the assessor what they knew. Doubt less manv others laid away their conv of the list when it came and in Mav and June used it for the same purpose. There is little ques tion but the publication ot ine per sonal property tax list, thereby giving publicity to the work of the assessors, is having a helpful effect in cct4"" better assessments. j "Li p j!, I WILL BE SPEAKER. Hon. Claude KiUhln Will Be Our Next Speaker II the Democrats Win. CLAUDE KITCHIN We copy ihe following from ihe News and Observer, sent oui from Scotland Neck on ihe lOihinst: "Caiching Hon, Claude Kiichin 'on the wing' just as he was leaving for Virginia Beach to get a sniff of the sea breezes, the News and Ob server correspondent asked him "'what about this recent talk in certain newspapers concerning the speakership, if the Democrats should win the House this fall?' He replied: '1 have paid but little attention to it. I am more interested in car rying the House first than in the Speakership. However, if we should win, I am confident that I will be the unanimous choice of the Democratic caucus for speaker as I wjs ai the beginning of the present Congress both lor speaker and iiiiiniiiiy leader." Heiim reminded linn Cordrll Hull, the present Democratic Na tional chairman, and Finis Garrett, the present acting minority leader, both bad been mentioned in the papers as possible candidates, Mr. Kilcliin said: I have no idea thai either would be a candidate or would permit his name lo be used against me. On ihe contrary both : would be for me. When I was elected unanimously at this Con i gress for minority leader, knowing ! that I would necessarily be absent ; a large part of the lime on account 1 of my beiilih, ai my request the ! caucus i;ave me the power to name ; some one to aci for me as Demo cratic leader in my absence, and 1 named Garrett, and he has made an admirable leader in every re sped. He is my friend and know that he would not think of being a candidate against me and would oppose any one coming out against nie." He ihen smilingly remarked, but let us wan and first do every thing in our power to elect a Dem ocralic House and ihe speakership will take care of itself, and in the meantime you can rest assured that i( will come to North Carolina and (lie Second District, if ihe Democrats win." SUNDAY SICKNESS. Go where you will and you will hnd the congregations are small at all the churches, these days The people seemed to be suffering troin Sunday sickness uf some kind Morbus Sabbancus is a Sunday sickness, peculiar to church mem bers. The symptoms vary, but here are four: (!) Ii never inter feres with the appetite, (2) li nev er lasts more than iweniy-lour hours. (3) No physician is ever called. (4) It always proves fatal in the end to the soul. The at tacks comes on suddenly every Sunday: no symptoms are felt Sal urday night; ihe puiieiit bleeps well and wakes feeling well; ear. a heavy breakfast, but about church lime ihe attack comes on and con tinues until services are over for the morning. The patient then feels easy and.eais a hearty dinner, In the afternoon he feels much bet ler, and is able to take a walk, auto ride, and read the Sunday pa pers; he eats a hearty supper. He wakes up Monday morning re freshed and able to go to work and does not have any symptoms until the following Sunday. The rem edy: "Be not deceived; God not mucked." Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S PASXCLRJA OLD WELDON. Things That Happened 33 Years Ago in Town and Vicinity. Sept. 12, 1 889. -Mrs. Henry Howard is visiting friends in Ral eigh this week. Mr. W. M. Cohen is attending the Baltimore celebration, mi Mrs. H. A. Lewis has returned from a visit to the riurf'alo Lithia Springs. bit Mrs. W. K. Smith has returned home from a visit to Brunswick county, Va. Misses Zulie and Rosa Tilgh mail returned from a visit to Wil mington Saturday. Mr. Cliff Cohen, of Fnfield, is gratifying his many friends here by a visit this week. Misses Susie and Nellie Gilliam, of Halifax, who have been visiting in Littleton, returned home Tues day, frt Miss Kate Prescon returned home from Warren last week and left Saturday for a visit lo Lynch burg, Messrs. W. R. Bond and J. C. Pittman, of Scotland Neck, left for Philadelphia yesterday on business. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Whitfield left Thursday for a visit to Raleigh and the western part of the State. Messrs. li.ra Bowers and N. M. Harrison, of Brinkleyville, are attending the celebration at Balti more. U"l Mrs. W. W. Fauceit and Mrs. R. S. Hall lefi Monday for an ex tended trip to Baltimore, Washing ton and New York. Mr. C. L. Clark, an energetic and go-ahead merchant of ibis place, left Monday lo lake in ihe gins of the Baltimore celebration. Mr. T. B. Turner, of Bruns wick county, Va., was in town yesterday shaking hands with Ins many friends. Mr. Robert Gary, who went South a short time ago, returned home Tuesday on account of his health. Mr. F. Riddenhouse, of Pana cea, was in town I uesday. I hough on ihe shady side of life he walked to Halifax and thence to Tillery where he had business. Mr. Joe Spiers, of this place, who nas Deen visiung menus in Virginia, will noi return as he has accepted the position of telegraph operator at Hicksford on the Pe tersburg railroad. The venerable T. W. Harris, ol Panacea, was in town Thursday en route lo Wilson where he de livered a Sunday school address. 4W Mr. T. N. Hill, Jr., of thiscoun ly, who has been a clerk in the freigbi department of the Coast Line at Wilmington, has accepted the position ot private secretary to the superintendent of the Norfolk & Western road at Bedford, Va. Miss Nannie Shields, daughter of W. H. Shields, Esq., of Scotland Neck, died at her father's rcsi deuce in thai place on Tuesday morning after a severe illness. She was about thirty years old. SHOT FROM AMBUSH. We copy the following from ihe Littleton News-Reporter: "While driving near Nelson Hamill's place and the Perry Union School at about I 1 :30 last Tues day night, Vernon Baichelor, Joe Solomon and Maggie Pearce, all colored, u ere shot at from ambush, The gun was discharged from the rear, the shot entering through the back ot the car and breaking the windshield, as well as wound ing the occupants of the machine. After being driven to town the wounded parties were treated by Dr. L. J. Picot, who extracted a quantity ot No. a bird shot Iron) them. No Substitute Ottered. Say what you will about druggists ol leriug soiuethiug "just as good" lie cause it pays a better protit, the fact still stands that ninety nine out of a huudred druggist reeoiuiueud L'haiu berlaiu'a llolic aud llunhuea Hem edy, when tbeuest remedy lor diar rhoea is asked fur aud do so be cause they know fruui what their cua touiers say of it, that it can be depend ed upon. SCHOOL OPENS. Large anil Enthusiastic Crowd ol Patrons and friends Present. The Weldon Graded Schools opened Monday under most fa vorable circumstances. The en rollment especially in the high school department is very large. Pupils coming all the way from Wilmington, Halifax, Garysburg and Pleasant Hill. Prospects are very blight for athletics, debating, and in fact every phase of school work. Several medals were again prom ised in addition to which was prom ised a five dollar gold piece to the pupil in every grade making the highest average for the year. These medals and gif'is are ex pressions of the growing school spirit in Weldon. Several patrons were present among whom was the first alumna of the local high school coming to enter her son. Talks were made by Hon. W. E. Daniel, Hon. Geo. C. Green. Hon. Charles R. Daniel, Rev. L. D. Hayman, Mrs. Willie Green Cohen, Miss Veritas Sanders in which loyalty, support and good wishes were pledged to the school. In short the opening was a splendid one. UHATH OF MRS. WILLIAMS. A death that was a great shock to the community and her many friends through the State was thai of Mrs. C. A. Williams, Jr., of Ringwood, which occurred at a hospital in Rocky Mount on Wed nesday, August 23rd. Mrs. Wil liams, before her marriage, was Miss Mary Boyd Norman. Besides her husband and two small chil dren, Mrs. Williams is survived by her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Norman, of Halifax, and several brothers and sisters. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. Reuben Meredith of the Episcopal church, Ring wood, and itiicrinenl made in Si. Clement's cemetery. A WORD TO Till: WISH Families, stores and oilier busi ness houses, manufacturing plants and oilier consumers of coal should lose no lime in pulling in supplies of fuel for next winter. Those that can use wood had better ar range to largely depend on that character of fuel. For unless con ditions speedily and materially change there is going to be a scar city of coal. Fuel is not the only thing invol ved, but all other commodities usu sually transported on railroads, in eluding lood and raimeni, cannot be handled. MURDI-RKR CAPTURKl). Charlie Lawrence, colored, who shot and killed Lieutenant Chap- pell, veteran of the World War, on his farm near Rich Square last February, was captured near Speed early Saturday morning by Deputy Sheriff G. H. Johnson, of Scotland Neck, and Deputy Sheriff R. T. Lassiter, uf Northampton county. The prisoner was deliv ered id the Northampton authori ties. A reward of $1,400 bad been offered for his capture. THEOAME LAW. We are frequently asked ques tions concerning the game law of Halifax county, so here it is: Deer, Sept. I 5 to Feh. I ; squtr i el, Nov. 1 5 to March I; quail, Nov. 15 to March I; wild turkey, Nov, 1 5 to March I; dove, Nov. 1 5 to March I; woodcock, Nov. 15 to March 15; ducks, geese and snipe, Nov. 1 5 to Feb. I ; opossum, Oct. I to Feh. 1 ; foxes, Sept. 15 March I. Non-residents license $10.50. FATS VS THE LEANS There was a match game of ball played at the park in this place on Wednesday ol last week between ihe "fats and leans," the "fats" winning the game by a score of 1 1 to 4. There was about one hun dred present to witness the last game of the season. The main feature of the game was the pitch ing of Dr. P. C. Carter. COME AND BRING A FRIEND. Mrs. Anne Wear Smith will give a public demonstration of the Kiuscella Method (piano teaching in class) at the school auditorium, Thursday evening, Sept. 1 4th, at 7:30 o'clock. Come and bring a friend. The way io have plenty of friends is to so live that you will never have io call on ihem for help. U. I), c. First Meeting ol the Season. I he Junius Daniel Chapter II. D. C. held their first meeting of the season on Wednesday, Sep tember b with i tie secretary, Mrs. J. A. Musgrove. Several impor tant communications were read and routine business attended to, The treasurer reported forty-iwo paid up members being an increase of six over lasi year's report. The chapter has responded to many of the regular calls, assisted veierans whenever possible and in every way tried to promote ihe interest of the organization. Mrs. W. B. Edwards and Mrs. C. F. Gore were elected to the annual conven tion which will be held in Wilming ton, October 10 13. inclusive. The siudy ot the life of Gen. Robi. li. l.ee was resinned and Mrs. I.ee Johnson read a very intcresiing paper concerning his lite at Si. Louis and his connection with the Mexican war. The President re ferred to his great renunciation when President Lincoln sent mes sengers to Arlington offering him the command of the armies of the United States which he refused saying that to the State of Virginia he owed first allegiance. The chap ter adjeurned with its motto to meet in October with Mrs. Anne Wear Smith. The hostess served a delicious iced fruit course which was much enjoyed. The guest of the chap ter was Mrs. LeRoy Lassiier, of Savannah, Ga., who was visiting Mrs. Grady Lassiter. OIVEM A PENSION. The many friends of Mr. C. P. Rodwell will be glad to learn that he has been granted by the Sea board Air Line Railroad Company a full pension for the remainder of his life. We have often heard it said that railroads have no souls. Not so with this railroad company. They hilly realized ihai Mr. Rod well bad made them an elticieui and taiiliful officer, and now that his health is not so that he can per form ihe duiies as ageui, ihey have willingly grained linn lull pay as long as he lives. A inure elli cienl, reliable, honesl and upright man never lived in our midst and we are indeed glad of his good fortune. SAY IT Willi FLOWERS. Send: Blue bells to ihe hypochondriac. Wallflowers to the girl who doesn't dance. Morning glory io the man who can still enjoy an eye opener. Primrose to the old maid. Poppy to the young father. Lady slippers io the man w ho doesn't keep his dales. Elderberry to the old church deacon. Bleeding heart in the plied party- Dandelion to ihe social top. Forgei-me not io ihe man who borrowed rive. Jack in-the-pulpit to the minis ter. Marigold to the girl who made a rich match. Everlasiing to the woman who's been twenty-live for ten years. OIDOAP. A modest high school girl in the ciiy schools while copying a pas sage from Sir Waher Scon, came to ihe hue : "The horses stepped into the sireaui up io their bellies.'' And this is how her teacher found the line written when the copy was turned in: "The horses stepped into the stream up to their waists." A BEAUTIFUL SIUHT. Mrs Geo. D. Hawks had a plant of Night Blooming Ceres to put forth twenty six blooms last Thurs day night. It was a beautiful sight indeed. The blooms fade and die after the first night. In other words they only last about twelve hours after blooming. WILL MEET. The Elizabeth Monifort Ashe Chapter D. A. R., will meet with Mrs. H. B. Furgerson, in Halifax, on Thursday, Sept. 14th, at 4 o'clock p. m. The Weldon mem bers are urged to be present. REVIVAL SERVICES. Rev. L. D. Hayman is conduct ing a revival service at Garner's school house, aboui three miles from lown. Many people from town are attending ine meetings and doubtless much good will be accomplished. PERSONALS And Other Items fold Form. In Hriel Vacaliun is over. Trade is on the upward turn. Colton will soon be rolling in. The days are shortening rapidly. The fox hunters are on the war path. The school children are hard al ii again. Cotton picking has coiinueuced in earnest Jack-iu the bush -- clmuuepins are opening. The delicious scupperuong is wiih us again. Some of ihe cotton fields are white already. High blood pressure is the pre vailing trouble now. Who will be ihe first io bring tn a new bale of cotton' All indications point ioa tremen dous yield of peanuts. The warm days are causing ihe cotton to open rapidly. The horn of ihe hupter is now heard almost every night. Mr. Pierce Johnson has returned from a trip to Richmond. Mr. B. B. Pope, of Norfolk, is visiting relatives in town. The beautiful school ma'ams have their hand full now. The rural schools will not open until ihe fiih of November. Father Time moves slowly, but nothing moves more surely. The days are warm, but the nights are cool enough for a blank et. Buy all the cord wood you can. Don't depend on buying coal later on. Sometimes it is conscience, and then again it is fear of being found out. Miss Kate Briitou, of Ashboro, visited Miss Elizabeth Vaughan last week. Capi. R. S. Hall, of Scotland Neck, visited friends in Weldon last week. Mrs, J. T. Tyree and children, of Rocky Mount, are visiting rela tives in town. The equinox will be due in a few days and then e may expect cooler weather. Miss Veritas Sanders, of Wil mington, spent the week end with Mrs. R. T. Daniel. Miss Virginia House left Sunday tor the North Carolina College for Women at Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Emory and cnuuren, ot Atlanta, lid., are visit ing Mrs. H. C. Spiers. Mr. Jack Vauglun and Miss Elizabeth Vaughan visited relatives at Woodland, lilts week. He is an ignorant old bachelor indeed who thinks that all girls taste alike in the dark. Why do they call her a flapper' She has no wings, and never will have any unless she reforms. It doesn't matter so much who wins a strike; the point is that the public always has to pay for it. The larmers have been busy pulling (odder lately and are now ready to go to picking cotton. Miss Lillian Pugh, of Boothton, Ala., who has been visiting rela tives here, has returned home. What a pleasant old world this will be when clothes can be found both fashionable and comfortable. Some young men are popular on their own merits, and others Because tney nave nne automo biles. Miss Louise roster who has been visiting Miss Virginia Owen, hasreturnedtoher home in Rich mond. Loal is worm SjU.mi per ton. How is that? Well, some of the people voied for this condition of affairs. Miss Mary Louise Hudson, of South Richmond, who has been visiting relatives here has returned home. Some men achieve greatness and others have it thrust upon them. And the latter are usually misfits. Mrs. LeRoy Lassiter and little daughter, Louise, oi Savannah, Ga., visited Mrs. H. G. Lassiter last week. You ever hear of a colore. I per son having appendicitis- Mr. Wiliam Johnston, of Nonh Wtlkesboro, is visiiing relatives in town. Messrs. N. S. Barncsand O.W. Pierce attended ihe Fordson In dustrial Exhibition field in Char lone last week. Miss Elsie Mae Crew and Mas ters Wmtield and Ellis Crew, of Pleasant Hill, are again pupils at the Graded schools. Miss Lucy Nottingham, ol Nor folk, who has been visiting Misses Ola Bell and Thelnu Whitehead, has returned home. It is all right to abuse the boot leggers, says an exchange, but they must be given credit for not drinking iheir own siurl. Mrs. T. C. Harrison and Miss Kale (iarreit have returned home after spending the summer in the mountains of New York. Misses Annie Fuirell, Venue Eddins, Maud Harris and I heresa Dickens, teachers in ilie v, cldon public schools have arrived. Misses Kailienne Wallace and Elizabeth Vaughan aiieuded the three day's session of the teacher's meeting at Halifax lasi week. Misses Lucy Forlaw, Josephine Weaver, Sue Watkms and Erma Claude are the new teachers for the Weldon Graded schools. There will be a fairly good yield of cotton, considering the wet year. Cotton fruited well through July, and very little through August. Dr. and Mrs. S. B. Pierce and little daughter after having spent the summer at Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs, have returned home. Misses Evelyn Jones, Emma Warner and Louise Jones.oWash- mgton, who have been visiting Miss Thelma Pilley, have returned home. Mrs. L. W. Murphrey and chil dren who have been visiting in. Laurens, S. C, Hendersonville and Asheville, have returned home, Mr. Stuart Hill, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has been visiiing rela tives and friends in this vicinity for the past two weeks, has returned home. Misses Ida Vivian and Louise Hay ward, Louise Farber, Marga ret Hudson, and Bessie Jones left Tuesday for the N. C. C. W. Greensboro. We have been having some very warm weather lately, and don' you forget ii. But have a linle patience. You will be shivering with cold in a short lime. As soon as we can get the lump in our earnest Republican throat swallowed we are going io rise and suggest this campaign slogan : $12 coal and victory! From the number of people who want to tell us how to run this newspaper, we infer there are lots of good editors and reporters en gaged in oilier callings. The merchants whose name you can't find in the advertising col umns of your newspaper can usu ally be found standing in the from door of his store, picking his teeth. Master John Alfred and Miss Virginia Allen Frazer, of Peters burg, have returned home after spending a few weeks with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B, Souihall. The following attended the great base ball match ai Wilson last Fri day: Messrs. L. C. Draper, Geo. C, Green, R. M. Purnell, D. W. Seitert, Mrs. H. G. Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Williams. Sale of Land for Taxes, I will sell to the highest bidder for casu at the court housi door in the tovD of Halifax, on .iiondiy, October la-'2, the following described lands in Littleton Township, for taies aud costs for the year 1!M1: I'omp M. Boyd, 6 a. Littleton $i.65 Jack Carter, 1W a. Deep Creek 6U.57 Jcasi Clark, Z'i a. I'rint lu.08 Minnie ( hrek. 10 a I'rint, 4 64 l( I, Davis, lila Littletou lft.63 Al Uee, 1U a. S. A. L. 11,64 J . A. Uood, 13 a. 8. A. n.fig Kdmocd Harris, 1 a Littleton 9.UO W A. Ivey, 1 lot, Littleton 4.20 AgnesTaylor, 1 lot Littleton, 6 B9 Vasco Williams, 54 a H. A. L. 18 (10 Het Williams, 25 i. I'retty creek 10 M Joe Williams, I lot Littleton IH 64 J H. Whitehead, 400 a. borne lUOoS Jennie I'eters, H4 a. Print Ned Snow's Kst. &i a. home 4.10 Mrs; Hup Harris, 1:J a. home 110.87 W. T. Hawkins, 4 a. Old Home 1S.S7 .1. H Hawkins, 1 acre. 40.27 Kebecca Little, 7M a. I'retty ck 11 18 W. M. Thornton, 1 lot LltUetoo ,14,30 W. It. Harris, 5 a. Pretty creek ii.is Jake Lancaster, I lot, l.ittletou 7 50 J K. Mhearin, lf a. Deep Creek 10 'JO C C I'ntchard, 3 a. Oak ( Irove 11.88 a. W. KINO. Tax Collector Littleton Township.