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Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report THE SOCIAL. SWIM. WHOLESALE THIEVING. JUBILANT ENFIELD. CENTRAL ITD US Coming and Going Ever Week. Is There a Band of Robbers ? The Tobacco Market Openea. Tlie Commonwealth. THURSDAY, SEPT. 3. 1S9G. ? FECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. n Merchants. ??' -Vi reliant s o f Eastern Xorth Co. roll' n a : We announce that we are now leady C.'.i your orders for mattresses, hav , . large stock on hand, and all made the latest Boston shape. We are ::rire?t manufacturers in the State, i '.! claim to give you the best . I !c Cotton Top Mattress, in fancy 1 i-':;n blue ticking, ever offered be- We have special freight arrange ;o all points. Orders filled the ! ey are received. Order early, as y be higher. Verv trulv, vifax.X. C. HALE BROS Jf.ARGAI.NS IX GIX FIXTURES. -end-Hand 45-Saw Massey Cotton r. One Godwin Cotton Press. Also : r horse-power gearing for cotton : i ;:i jr. Terms easy. J. B. Edwards. i 2t Scotland Xeck, X. C. X. B. Josey. TA e are offering Bargains in Sum mer and light weight fabrics. X. B. Josey. OUR ACADEMIES OPENED. Flattering Prospects. The two academies of this place. Vine Hill Male academy, and Vine ITiil Female academy, opened Wednes flr.y of last week. The opening was very flattering and the principals feel very much encouraged. ?fes. Prince and Wilson, principals r f the male academy, say that their f-poning was better than tney antici pated, and their prospects are good for the best session they have ever had. I r.deed they have enrolled a larger n-7ra;x?r ofsfudents than ever before at tim stage of the session. They have added Mr. B. C. Bell to their faculty. Mr. Bell is a clever young man and comes well recommended from South Carolina Presbyterian College. The number of boarding students : much larger than they anticipated. Mess. Prince Sz Wilson are leaving no stone unturned to give this part of the State a first class prepatory -caool in every particular. The female academy opened .with a larger enrolment than ever before on the first day. Miss Lena Smith, the principal, has put forth special effort this year to improve the school. She has added to her faculty Miss Minne Dnnn of this place, who is well known and has had experience here as a teach er, and Misses Angle and Flora Ballou of Kentucky. The Misses Ballou come highlj- recommended for the depart rents over which they have control. Mhs Angie Ballou was trained for her .orlc in the Boston Conservatory of Mu-ic, and Miss Flora Ballou was also tnined in Emerson's College of Elocu :o: m Boston. It is a source of great pleasure to The Commonwealth that our schools Lave opened so well. Scotland Xeck has long been noted for the intelli gence and refinement of its people and :io(Iiing is worth so much to the com munity in matters ol this kind as our' excellent schools. Our teachers are progress ive, com petent and faithful, and it is a special pride of the town and community that trie schools are so prosperous in these times of depression. But whatever else we neglect, the community cannot afford to be indifferent to the liberal maintenance of its schools. An Esrly Morning Fire. Yesterday morning aboufr five o'clock ?' e alarm of fire was given and it was coor located at the residence just east of town, known as the L. L. Kitchin property. The house was occupied by ' u. J. P. Ware, who moves out from hi river farm every summer. The fire caught from the kitciien, though there had been none there since early the n igh t before. A crowd soon collected but the inconvenience for getting water rendered it impossible to save the house. All the furniture was saved except a' v"jk stove. There was no insurance on the house, which was the property Mi-3. J. C. Pitt man of Portsmouth. r'- Tarboro Tragedy. M'-.-nd.-iy J. L. I:v.vson, a livery man T: : "ro, rtnd a woman named Liihe '''pe, were found dead m the Iatter's h on-e. A bullet had pierced Dawson's temple and the woman was shot in the month. They were both lying across a ed and there was a pistol in the 'voman's hand. It nas been reported that there was whiskey found near the bodies. Dawson's body was carried to LOCAL NEWS. Accident. Mr. Robert Draper, liv ing near Hobgood, while chopping with an ax a few days ago, cut off two ol his toes. Highest average. Mr. Peyton Keel's tobacco made the highest aver age on the opening of the Enfield mar ket Tuesday. JNew wixd MfLL. Mr. C. T. Law rence, proprietor of Hotel Lawrence, has put up a wind mill by which he fills the tanic to supply water through tbe hotel. Xew school-house. Mr. W. A. Dunn, chairman of the school commit tee for Scotland Xeck public school disdnct, has purchased a lot and built a public school house near the railroad Death of a little child. Little Estelle, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hopkins, died Wednesday Aug. 26th, aged 8 months and 16 days It was interred in the Baptist cemetery the following day, Rev. Mr. Ricard conducting the services. Me. Brown's advertisement. Mr, J. H. Brown of Tarboro comes before our readers this week announcing that he carries a full line of harness and saddles. Mr. Brown can furnish many of our readers with what they need m his line as they visit Tarboro to sell tobacco and cotton. Mr. Carlisle's Ad. We call special attention to the new advertisement ot Mr. J5. C. Carlisle on the first page of this issue. Mr. Carlisle is prepared to furnish all kinds of burial cases and to do undertaker's work generally. The people of Tarboro speak well of him and The Commonwealth commends him to the confidence of its readers. Death of Mrs. Cobb. Mrs. Marga ret Cobb died at her home near Hali fax August 20th, aged 68 years. She was a consistent member of the Meth odist Church and was much beloved by many friends and relatives. She will be missed as a good mother, a loving friend and kind neighbor. She was a native of Edgecombe county where she has a number of friends. (Tarboro pa per please copy) Mr. Currie's letters. Qn the first page of this issue we begin the publi cation of a series of letters by Mr. C. T. Currie. He is a Scotland Xeck boy and some years ago joined the United States navy. He has seen considerable of the world and will tell the readers of The Commonwealth about It. Stole a horse. Joe Watson, a good colored man of the community, left his horse tied in a lot here in town until after dark Saturday night. When he went to look for his horse some one had cut the bridle and taken him away. The horse was found Sunday or Mon day morning above Spring Hill. Wat son thinks some one who wanted to go in that direction stole the horse, rode him as far as he pleased and then turned him loose. Started vt. Mr. John L. Coughen our who sustained such a heavy loss by the great fire which consumed his lumber plant some months ago, has" 're built and is sawing again. Mr. Cough enour is one of the most energetic and plucky men in the country. His loss by the fire covered almost his entire savings for ten years, without a dollar's worth of insurance, but he is sawing again, and his new plant when com pleted will be quite an improvement on the old one. Hale Bros. ad. The Common wealth takes special pride in calling attention to the advertisement of Hale Brothers of Halifax in this issue. Three years ago they commenced to manufacture matresses at about a doz en aday. The business has so increas ed that they are the largest mattress manufacturers in the State, and have over four hundred good customers. Our merchant readers will do well to note their announcement and give them an order. Cooper's WAREHOUSE.---Elsewhere we present to our readers the advertise ment of Cooper's Warehouse, of Rocky Mount. The Rocky Mount market has handled most of the tobacco grown in this section ever since the crop be gan to be cultivated, and those who have shipped to Mr. C. C. Cooper have been pleased with their sales. Mr. Cooper is one of the livest men in the tobacco business and his work for his customers is satisfactory. He told the editor of The Commonwealth a few days ago that Rocky Mount was the second market in the State last year. The three large steam dying" plants have a capacity of fifty thousand pounds daily. The market is well equipped in every way and Cooper's warehouse is one of the most popular there. - Merit in medicine means the power Capt. G. S. White left yesterday for the Xorth. Mr. A. H. Green of Weldon was here Monday. . Dr. A. C. Livermon went to Bertie to visit his mother this week. Rev. R. T. Vann has returned from his summer vacation. Dr. F. W. Whitehead is spending some time In the mountains. Mess. Chas. McXaughton and P. C Cohoon ot Everetts spent Sunday here Mr. R. C. Josey, accompanied by his wife, left Monday lor the Northern markets. Capt. W. J. Hill and family of Rocky Mount have been here on a vis it this week. Mrs. Warren of Virginia spent a day or two here last week, having come to enter her son in Vine Hill Academy. Miss Emma Vaughan returned Mon day from a visit to Williamston and Rocky Mount. Miss Annie Madry has been at Cone- toe a week or two on a visit to her sis ter Mrs. J. E. Bullock. Mr. M. Hoffman has returned from his trip Xorth and will talk to our read ers through these columns soon. Mr. X. B. Josey has returned from his trip north and will be haerd from through The Commonwealth. Miss Ruth Pope left Tuesday for Oxford Female Seminary. Dr. Pope, her father,' and her brother, Master Hunter, accompanied her. Miss Mary Applewhite left Monday for Greensboro where she takes her place as teacher in the graded schools of that town. Miss Mary Whitehead returned Sat urday from a visit to Whitakers. She was accompanied by Miss Kate Bass of that place. 31 r. and Mrs. It. L,. Hardy spent a ew days last week in the country with the family of Mr. Balfour Dunn, Mrs. Hardy's brother. Prof. T. C Manning, who is so well nown here as a master in penman ship, will give lessons in the two acad emies for about three weeks. Mr. F. A. White, proprietor of the Bay View Hotel in Edenton, was here st week. He accompanied his son who entered Vine Hill Male Academy. Mrs. E. J. Hocutt, of Washington X. C, has been on a visit to her rela tives at Enfield. She returned home Tuesday accompanied by her sister, Miss Petway. Rev. R. W. Hines of Hobgood preached Sunday night in the Baptist church here. His sermon pleased his audience and was pleasantly mentioned by many who heard it. Prof. W. C. Reddick, professor of Mathematics and Civil Engineering in the A. & M. College at Raleigh, spent a night here last week. He says the prospects are good for a fine opening. Miss Bessie Shields left Monday for Franklin, Va., where she has gone to teach elocution in Franklin Female Seminary, of which Miss Eunice Mc Dowell is the principal. She was ac companied by Misses Fannie Gray and Blanche Lawrence, students in the school. Among the Scotland Xeck people who atttended the Skewarky Union meeting at Little Creek last Saturday and Sunday were Misses Ella House, Xellie White, Lou White, Mr. R. J. Madry and wife, Mess. M. C. Cooke, G. H. Johnson, R. V. Smith and oth ers. Misses Angie and Flora Ballou of Kentucky came last week to take their places in the faculty of Vine Hili Fe male Academy as teachers ot music and elocution respectively. Those who have met them here are highly pleased with them. The Interior Journal of Stanford, Ky., said Aug. 26th : "Misses Angie and Flora Ballou will leave this morn ing tor-Scotland Xeck, X. C, where they will teach music and elocution res pectively in Vine Hill Academy, for which they are so splendidly qualified." Central Warehouse. Our readers will notice in this issue the new adver tisement of the Central Warehouse in Tarboro. Mr. Geo. B. Hughes, the proprietor, is very clever and those who carry tobacco to his house get the best price the market affords. We saw to bacco sold in the Central last week and asked some of the farmers who sold there how their sales were and they said they were satisfactory. Mr. Hughes is a live tobacco man and does the best possible for his customers. Among the planters of Scotland Xeck section who have sold at Central Ware house and have been well pleased with their prices, we mention A. R. Savage, T. F. Pippen, M. K. Williams, H. Bell, W.K.Hill, J. W. Leggett, Peyton Moore, Arthur Staton, Jno. Apple white, C. B. Bellamy, Leggett & Butts, Jno. Twisdale, J. H. Wiggins. Store Closed ! Our Store will be dosed Tuesday, Sept 8th, and Thursday, Sept 17th, ca accoaat ex Soliaay. M. Hoffman & Bro. missed goods from their store. They set a watch and discovered that a colored man named Young Savage was wearing clothes like they had missed. They swore out a warrant against him and deputy sheriff C. W. Dunn called to arrest Savage Monday morning. He called in front of his house and when Savage came out he read the warrant to him. Savage said he bought the clothes in Green ville. He said he would go.with officer Dunn but asked him to let him step into the house a minute. Mr. Dunn waited in front, but Savage slipped out at the back door and had considerably length ened the distance between himself and officer Dunn before the latter knew it. Savage, it Is said, had a large bunch of i keys of several descriptions, but at pres ent writing officer Dunn has neither seen nor heard from him. Immediately after the escape a search warrant was issued and Savage's house was searched. ThereNvere found in his house 7 pair of children's and women's shoes, one bolt of cloth, 1 pant pattern, one bolt of black cashmere and other things. The bolt of cloth matched cloth that had been missed from Hoff man's store, the pant pattern was iden tified for the store of R. C. Josey & Co., tbe white cloth matched some tfi at K. Jenkins had missed, and all these goods were respectively returned. It develops that merchants have been missing goods for some time, but had no means ot getting up with them. Mr. Hoffman says he has missed thir teen suits of clothes from his store and coffee by the sack. It also develops that recently the colored man Savage has been selling goods about town. He sold Mr. W. R. Walston a part of a bolt of ticking for making mattresses. Mr. Ed. Shields bought a sack of coffee and some tobacco from him and Collin Anthony also bought some goods rom him. Some colored people in town had bought shoes from him. Savage said he brought the goods rom Greenville where he had a store which he was closing out. ' It is thought that he has confederates here and in Greenville. The pity is that he could not have been safely kept and the whole thing exposed. Death of an Infant. Olga Vivian, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. L. Harriss, died Sun day evening, August 30, 1896,. aged two and one half months. This is the third time these fond pa rents have been bereaved in the loss of their children. Three times has he who said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me, been in this home gathering the "Lambs in his arms." -a thousand charms Spread o'er his lovely face, While infants in his tender arms Receive the smiling grace." " 'I take these little lambs' " said he, " 'And lay them in my breast Protection they shall find in me, In me be fully blest.' " "Death may the bands of life unloose, But can't dissolve my love. Millions of infant souls compose The family above." It is so hard to give up these little ones. May our Father comfort the grief stricken family, and enable them to say "Thy will be done." J. R. Sawyer. A Pretty Home Wedding. Several days ago cards were sent out announcing the marriage of Miss Lottie B. Smith to Mr. J. S. Bowers, Wednes day Sept. 2nd. Much interest was felt in the marriage ot this popular young couple, and a large crowd of their friends gathered at the home of Mr. W. H. Josey on Tenth street, the bride's boarding place, to witness the happy marriage. At 1 :30 o'clock, in the presence of many admiring witnesses, the marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. R. T. Vann, who briefly but in a most solemn manner pronounced them husband and wife. The happy groom was warmly con gratulated and many good wishes were said for the bride. They hurried away to Palmyra to take the afternoon train for Xorfolk. They will spend several days on a trip to Baltimore, f whence they will return and continue their home at Scotland Xeck. The bride is one of the sweetest and most attractive young ladies of Scotland Xeck, and is noted for her many good quali ties of head and heart. The groom is one of Scotland Xeck's most success ful and energetic business men. and both he and his charming bride enjoy the highest esteem of the entire com munity. The Commonweath joins in all the good wishes and warm congratulations, and wishes the happy pair long life and unbounded prosperity. House Burned. Mr. F. P. Shields lost a good tenant house on his river farm by fire Satur day. Some little children were left alone and they were playing with some straw. One stuck a match to it and the house caught from it. The moth er of the children had just drawn her week's rations when she saw it. . She ran in and set her rations down and in her excitement she lost her next week's ratlonrwith all ner property. It was Several months ago when the Enfield people began to talk tobacco market the editor of this paper promised them its help if Scotland Xeck did not open a market. Scotland Xeck has taken no steps and this paper has printed what it could learn about the Enfield market. Tbe two warehouses are completed and the market opened Tuesday. The estimate was that about 40,000 pounds were sold in the two houses, and the prices were satisfactory. There were eight buyers on the market and it was lively. The editor of The Commonwealth was present and witnessed the sales, and the Enfield people will remember that there was no other newspaper man on the floors to witness their opening sales. Mess. Cole and Burwell of the Enfield Warehouse, and Boyd and Young of the Boyd Warehouse, are clever and try to satisfy the farmers. Of course the opening sales could not be expected to be as well regulated as foey will be when the business gets to running, J?ut everybody seemed satisfied and in good spirits. Besides the two large warehouses two good : prize houses are being built. Mess. W. F. Parker and F. W. Gregory are building a prize house 80x40 feet, three stories high with elevator conven ience. Also Mrs. Curtis is building a prize house of the same dimensions. Enfield already feels the throb of more lively business spirit and the town will soon realize great financial improvement by reason of the new to bacco market. Roanoke Union. The Roanoke Union of the Tar Riv er Baptist Association was in session at Halifax last week, beginning Friday and closing Sunday night. Quite a number of subjects relative to the work of the denomination were discussed. The ministers present were Revs. J. T. Edmondsun, the pastor, of tbe church, G. L. Finch of Pulaski, Va., A. G. Wilcox of Brinkleyville, R. T. Vann and D. B. Ricard ol Scotland Xeck. The meeting was well attended Sun day, and about $300 raised for the re pairing of the Baptist church house in Halifax. Those who attended enjoyed the meeting. A proper presbytery examined and ordained Rev. D. B. Ricard to the full work of the gospel ministry. Mr. Ricard is from Lexington, this State, and has been supplying a few weeks for pastor Vann in Scotland Xeck Baptist church. Musical and Elocutionary Recital. Misses Angle and Flora Ballou of Stanford, Ky., members of Vine Hill Female Academy, will give a musical and elocutionary recital in the academy hall Friday evening, September 4th. These young ladies have been trained in Boston for their work and come with strong recommendations. The entertainment will be of a high order and a rare treat is in store for all who attend. The exercises will com mence promptly at 8 o'cIock. The public generally is invited, but it is especially desired that children under fifteen, other than pupils of the school be not allowed to attend. The Commonwealth bespeaks a good audience for these talented young ladies, and hopes that Scotland Xeck, will greet their first appearance with a good attendance and that perfect order will be maintained. Death of Mr. Ferdinand Whitaker. Mr. Ferdinand Whitaker, one of the best known and most respected citizens of the county, died at his home at Whitaker's Chapel a few days ago, aged about 69 years. He had been a most successful farmer and leaves a name and memory that will live long after him. He was truly a gentleman of the old school and his manly form and dignified carriage will be missed in the passing crowd that gathers in every interest of his com munity. The Commonweatth extends sympa thies to the bereaved family in their sore and sad affliction. Notice to Stockholders. The books of the Scotland Xeck Cir culating Library have been left in The Commonwealth office. It is learned that many of tbem had been previously taken out and not returned. It is desired that the stockholders meet and divide the books and get them out of this office. Xotice, then, is hereby given to all who have books belonging to the library to return them to this office by the first dajr ot October, at which time the books will be divided amongst the stockholders. The Newspaper's Value. A paper is in no sense a child of charity ; it earns twice over every dol lar it receives, and is second to no en terprise in contributing to the upbuild ing of a town or community, says a wes tern weekly. Its patrons reap far more benefit from its columns than do the publishers, and in calling for the sup port of the people of the community in which it is published it asks no more than in all fairness belongs to it though it generally receives less. County Temperance Meeting. Halifax County Temperance Aesoei tion will hold its quarterly meeting at Brinkleyville September 30th. There will be a meeting in the afternoon and also a meeting at night. All friends of "temperance are invited to attend. A good programme will be announced later. vAny one wishing to know of the local arrangements for the meeting can find out by writing to Mr. mm TARBORO, N. O. To our Friends and the Publio : WE WISH TO SAY that our business will go on at same old stand with a full force of Competent Men in each department and with the following advantages, a First-class ' house, basement, and our own personal work, we can guarantee the HIGHEST PRICES FOR TOBACOO. and best treatment for yourselves and stock. IXSURAXCE FREE AXD HOGSHEADS FURNISHED on APPLICATION. Correspondence Solicited, and accurate market reports given. Bring or ship us your tobacco and we will 9 3 3m Harness ! -call J. FT. BROWN, WHEN IX WAXT OF Harness & Saddles. 'Repairing done any time on 9 3 6m T. E. HAYMAX. T. E. HAVMAW Ot CO., GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Wholesale Dealers in ALL KINDS OF COUXTRY PRODUCE. 25 and 27 Commerce St., MnDLYlT V XfK P. O. 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Is the place to carry your tobacco and no mistake. mijn DinQT ATTEXTIOX IS UIVEX EVERY PATH-OX O THE WARE lllij JjUjuI HOUSE, and every effort is m'd.. to .-.ecu"" the. very highest price your tobacco will bring, ine unprecedented tmc: a of k; s at 'his ware house last seasou and the satisfaction given by wep iiiiscH.'i fr.r tfio guarantee for the vy Best Possible Ilesuits from Kn-y -ale. REMEMBER YOU HAVE EVERY ADVANTAGE AT THIS IIOUSL - that the Second Largest Tobacco Market in the State will give you. Thanking my friends for past patronage, I further solicit it for the prewnt season. - , r SATISFY YOU. Respectfully, GEORGE B. HUGHES. Harness ! ! ox- short notice. J. H. BROWX, Tarboro, X. C. H. J. HAYMAN muiiruLiii, vn. 10 M ly Norfolk, Va. r- -a. o. uuopeb. ha Orange and th& rfM:.
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