The Commonwealth.
B. HILLIARD, - - - Editor.
Published Every Thursday.
y Entered at the Post-Office at Scotland
Neck, W. C, as Second Class Matter.
THURSDAY, JAN. 7,1897.
TmrLEQISLA TURE.
The General Assembly or Worth Car
olina met in Raleigh at noon yesterd&y.
JLb is usually the case, the minds of the
people all over the State turn towards
Raleigh, and the oft-repeated question,
"What will the Legislature do?" Js
heard on every hand.
From reading the papers and listen
ing to the conversation one hears on
railroad trains, in groups of gossipers
and almost constant inquiries about
the matter, it would seem that the chief
work of the General Assembly at its
present session is the election of a Uni
ted States Senator to succeed Senator
Fritchard. We are impressed, however,
with the fact that there are some other
things to which our law makers, since
they are in session, might well turn
their attention.
The Commonwealth thinks Senator
Pritchard will succeed himself. The
election of the' Speaker of the House,
the Inauguration of Governor Russell
(which promises to be tame), the elec
tion of a Senator all having been round
ed up, the people may look on to see
what else.
Whatever they do, the men who sit
for sixty days to legislate for the best
interests of the people of the great State
of North Carolina, ought to remember
that they bear a grave responsibility in
office, and the "So-help-me-God" in the
oath ought to come from the heart and
impel them to the best service they can
render.
ABOUT DRUNKENNESS AGAIN.
Recently The Commonwealth said
that' drunkenness and general intem
perance is on the increase in the State,
We only gave expression to our convic
tions from our own observations, but
we were satisfied that we were correct
in our opinion.
. This week a number of persons have
spoken to us and agreed in the state
ment that intemperance is on the in
crease in perhaps every part of the
State. And men who have heretofore
appeared somewhat unconcerned about
the matter now seem alarmed at the
treatening evil to the country, which
comes from the almost unbridled sway
of king alcohol.
For several years we have seen the
black cloud of evil that threatens to
pour down a deluge ot ruin upon the
people, and we have spoken against it,
and written- against it, and worked
against it in whatever way we could,
regardless of the fact that it is consid
ered by many rather impolitic for the
secular press to say anything against
men's habits of intemperance or the
State's mode of dealing with the evil.
We trust we are patriotic enough to
forget personal interest, (even if by the
longest stretch of imagination there
could be any personal interest to us in
keeping silent) when the welfare of
more than a million and a half persons
in North Carolina is concerned in the
fearful sweep of ruin that the liquor
traffic is visiting uponour people. And
we do rejoice in the fact that the good
people of the State are becoming arous
ed to the importance of checking the
'evil in some way.
It is. a shame upon a so-called Christ
ian civilization that human life should
so often be sacrificed as a result of this
growing evil ; and that the soil of this,
the greatest and grandest country un
der heaven, purchased by the life-blood
of our fathers, should so often be stain
ed with the blood of the victim of this
great evil of intemperance.
How a man with one spark of hu
manity iu bis soul can be willing to be
a party to the eVil in any way we can
not understand ; and how the people
who suffer from the effects of the evil
can longer be silent we cannot see.
We heard conservative men say this
week that in some parts of Halifax
county they regard It unsafe to travel
after dark, because of the recklessness
that grows out of drunkenness.
Then, is it not time for the matter to
be considered seriously? The law mak
ers now in uaieign were elected on a
plea tor a suffering people. What heed
will they give to this viper that is
sucking the very life-blood of the
. land?
- You can't be well if yonr blood is im
pure, but you may have pure blood
and good health by taking Hood's Sax-
sapanua, - -
THE NEW YEAR.
The h Commonwealth lets Nemo's
contribution on the first page serve as
the New Year reflections for its readers.
We only take space to say that we trust
the holidays nave Deen pieasant 10 aii
. . -a a i a 1 1
our readers, of whom this paper now J
has a larger number than ever before
in Its existence.
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Wa triKif alsn that, thn new vnar nns I
opened pleasantly to all and that pros-
parity may bless the lives of every one J
of them during the present year. We
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frust. that aiifVAflfl nrtnv rrnwn their ef-1
I
forts m the field on the farm, in the
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store, in the shop, in the counting-room,
in the office, in the home and wherever I
they may chance to labor. I
And while some of us may feel in-
clined, under the depressed condition of
the future, we all do well to remember
that we can not afford to slacken our
pacein our chosen work, whatever it
may be, nor lose one spark of our en
thusiam in our hopes for better things
ahead.
Disappointments at times haye been
the lot of humanity all down the ages,
but hope has always done its blessed
and smiling work by shining away the
Honda of doom that diaarDOlntments
have flung across our way; and we BlJfKLEYVILLE, N. C., Jany. 18th, 1S07
must needs let it into our lives still, The happy holidayg ha vp ,);ed
and shall as long as we labor in the and te new year has dawned upon us.
earth ; for as sleep, "tired nature's sweet The Christmas tree at Harris' Chat el
restorer," invigorates the body for new was a grand success. Notwithstanding
energies on the morrow,so hope bright- the bitter cold night the house was
, ,. . . .. .. . , packed with people and for an hour
ens and enlightens the pathway ahead r , - ., 4l . 7 , .
r j anj a naj tjiev were moat delightfully
of us for the year that lies ahead. entertained by the happy rendition of
And in this spirit The Common- dialogues, recitations and inspiring
wealth again greets its readers, after a songs led by the efficient superin ten
week of rest, and hopes to do them bet- dent of the school, Mr. W. T. Malr
tor service than it has ever done in the Alter thl8 Santa CIaua distributed the
presents 300 in number making glad
P88' the hearts of the little ones, as well as
So, here's good cheer and a happy grown people. The pastor was lovingly
new year to them all. I
The Norfolk Pilot says that work is
being pushed on the Dismal Swamp
canal. Two suction dredges are con-
stantly at work and the company is
now engaged in building four scoop
dredges to be used in widening the ca
nal where the old stumps would inter
fere with the suction dredges. The
nnrnosft of this comnanv is to make
the canal ten feet deep from end to end
,
and twenty feet wider. This will great-
J
ly imnrove the farming land in that
section as well as reclaim much that is
now entirely unfit fDr use by draining
it into the canal. The land along the
, ... ...
canal is very fertile and the great draw-
J
back to its cultivation in the past has
been the difficulty in securing proper
drainage for it. The deepening of the
canal will give the farmers just what
they have wanted for this purpose.
The Arena for January is, as usual,
tilled with choice reading on up-to-date
subjects. Among the interesting
pers is an article on "Daniel Webs
P1
School Days", by Forrest Prescott
11.
Every page is full of interesting, read
ing and the student of current events
will find it worth much to him.
Saturday's Wilmington Messenger
stated that Mr. John W. Sherman, a
well known newspaper man of Lynch
burg, Va., disappeared Dec. 17th,
and any information concerning bis
whareabouts will be gladly received at
the Bonitx Hotel, Wilmington.
vne oi wm. j. Bryan s unnstmas
gifts was a magnificent, coal black,
Kentucky thorough-bred, saddle horse,
the gift of Gov. Stone, of Missouri.
Among the postoffices to be advanced
to Presidential offices this month is
Warrenton, N. C.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTIONS.
Correspondence to Ta Com mohwfaIiTh.
- Enfield, Jan. 1, 97.
xn aaaiuon io me iau convention oi
T JJJii m .
Littleton and Palmyra townships, En-1
field and Brinkleyvllle associations have
held winter conventions on the 17th
and 27th Dec. respectively. Atten-
dance not so large as in warmer weather,
Township officers and county president
all on hand and active. Some speakers
absent because of removals to other
parts or conflicting meetings. Has
good fruit been discovered from such
meetings? Yes. Three Sunday schools
formerly dead in the winter are going
to keep alive and the children in one
school hitherto financially a blank have
contributed f 13.00 to its own denomi
national mission work. O, may (Sod's
people love each other and help on the
work.
I have seen and beard of many Xmas
trees during this tide; at Bingwood,
Central Cross, Bradford's; Enfield,
Fishing Creek, Weldon, Whitaker's
Chapel, Ac. '--'
it nas Deen a joyini ume and Socia
bles are being held here and there
ring this season ot rest.
XI
L W.C.W,
TRAIN: WRECKERS NEAR
RALEIGH.
Dastardly Attempt to Wreck
the Atlanta Special.
On Wednesday morning of last week
at 12 :30 o'clock about a mile from
Raleigh a freight train was wrecked and
the hreman killed.
It was clearly an attempt to wreck
the fast mail, which was ail hour late,
'
land because it was an hour late the
freight train had been ordered to pre
cede it to Raleigb. The mail train iiai
on about fifty passengers and if the
freight train nad not come aiieau per-
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naps me euuio uuiuuer wuum nave
been kilJed The weck waa cffected
il . i Tv 1 1 ! . ..
by prizing the irons apurtnoara high
embankment down which t he long
freight train plunged when it -was
thrown from the track.
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I VIO UIU tUCi 1- IJUOO Vi t lul 1JW 1 1 -'
of plundering the express ear and rob-
bing what passengers they might kill,
White every one deplored the loss of
the fireman's life, it seemed fortunate
that trie passenger iram was laie, as
perhaps half a hundred might have
been killed had it been on time and
come in ahead of the freight train.
The wreckers have not been caught.
CHRISTMAS TREES AND
WEDDINGS.
remembered.
Mr. A. H. Overman, president of the
Overman Wheel Co., of Springfield,
Mass., has been spending the hohdin .'
Mn our ourg , uie u.
Norman.
lie leaves ior nis nome to-
day.
Rev. G. L. Finch, of Willi imston,
made us elad bv calling on us a few-
days before Christmas.
On the 23rd ot December at the borne
Pf the bride'8 ,ather' Mr" J' J
Ciillom,
Mi Lucy Cullom nd rroL Lucns of
Bethel Hill Institute were m rned.
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Rev. W. K. Cullom, the bride s broi her
0fficjating.
At Bear Swamp church on the 30th
of Dec. Mr. W. M. Sledge and Miss
Annie L- Conwell were pronounced
husband and wife by Eev. A. G. Wilcox.
j. v t-r u -
The house had been beautifully aeco-
rated fQr the A arge crowc3
gathered at the hospitable home of the
father ot the bride where a bountiful
supper had been prepared, which was
greatly enjoyed.
A happy new j-ear to you
ind
m
y readers.
CHURCH BURNED OTHER
MARTIN COUNTY NEWS.
Correspondence to The' Commonwealth.
Williamston, N. C., Jan. 4th, 1890.
The Smithwick's Creek Primitive
Baptist church about ten miles from
town was burned on the ni ght or Dec
27th. The fire is supposed to have
originated from a defective flue or stoye
pipe. Services had been held there in
the morning ot that day.
The Baptist Sunday school gave a
I delightful entertainment on the night
of 23rd' The sinSinS' recitations,
dialogues &c, were splendidly rendered
ujr uic vuiiureu ui nie bciiuui aria re-
tl ,
them so thoroughly for the occasion.
The music was just excellent, being in
charge of Miss Pattie Hardison, the ac
complished organist of the Baptist
church.
I Our whole town was shocked on last
I Thursday morning to learn that Mrs
Dennis Simmons had been suddenly
stricken with paralysis on Wednesday
night. She has been in a critical con
dition ever since. At this writing she
shows some signs of improvement.
Mrs. Simmons is a most excellent Chris-
I isan woman ana is mucn lovea dv a
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host of friends who are anxiously pray
ing for her speedy recovery. For her
devoted husband the deepest sympa-
thies are felt by his friends both here
and elsewhere.
At one o'clock last Monday morning
the fire alarm was given and 'it was
found that the store of Mr. Mizelle and
the Christmas store of Mr. Hodges were
inflames. At one time it was thought
the whole business part of the town
would be burned, but by strenuous ef
forts the rest" of the buildings were
saved. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary, as sev
eral recent attempts to burn the town
have been made by malicious persons.
The losses were considerable, but part
ly covered by insurance.
.. Mr. Joseph D. Biggs took charge of
the sheriff's office of Martin county to
day, his bond having been accepted by
the county commissioners. Ex-Sheriff
Hardison, the retiring officer, has dis
charged his duties with efficiency, and
has many warm friends m every- sec
ion oi toe county.
CHARLOTTE OiSER VER
BURNED. -
Last .-Saturday night at 7 o'clock,
when foe force on the Charlotte Obser
ver had uh commenced work ior get
ting out one of that paper's splendid
Bund u" edit'on.-. an explosion occurred
in the cilice of Mr. Illakey," the mana
ger of the bock-binding department on
the second Il.'jnr, which tiirew the em
ployes throughout, the entire magnifi
cent plant inro pX'O t consternation.
"InvestigatUi; showed that the safe
in ii. -x-;:'jiGy
by' safe robbc
ollicc had been blown
it being possible for
ono to get. ij.it o his of! ice at that hour
unobserved. Such was the force of the
explosion that almost the entire piant
was soon tumaoneu wan destruction.
The employes on the third floor had to
ilee for life, leaving hits a ad coats be
hind. Ths linotype- machines suffered
greatly by u.o are ana muen oi tue
... ,t i r i
book and iob -machinery was destroyed
X car lead of lino paper had just been
.itored in .thijaiyilding, which was all
lost.
The loss to the plant, which was one
of -the most complete in the South
was covered by insurance. Despite the
disastrous fire, which occurred so near
the hour for fnintiug, the Obseryer
camo out as usual Sunday -morning,
The Charlotte News did the press work
and more help was offered the Observer
than it could utilize.
The people of the State generally
and especially the State press, deeply
sympathize with editor Caldwell in his
great loss and inconvenience. His pa
per said Sunday morning that every
tiling will soon h-3 -running smoothly
again, winch The Commonwealth is
tilad to learn.
Ihewo-.c ot getting out a paper in
the face of such cliClculties was heroic
hxlee-l. We doubt if there is any other
class of ir;ea engaged m secular work
the world over that is so indomitable
and so keenly alive to responsibilities.
under such emergencies, as the newspa
per fralornitv. And the heroic work ol
the Observer Saturday night faithful
ly to serve its loaders Sunday morning,
as usual, is one of the most marised il
lustrations of the assertion.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
ine county commissioners were m
regular monthly session Monday and
Tuesday. AH the members of the
Board were present the following ac-
eouufs
iov,
L. D. Browning, county home $41 25
Motes Wiilians, jail account 132 00
J 11'. A'iebrooK, buikiiag bridge 130 00
C. W. Doun, con veying prisoner 7 00
J. T. Dawsau, holding court 65 67
W. UI .Shaw, wor.:-: at court house 3 CO
Vv". F. Parker,, lumber for county 9 40
Clerk Uary presented bis half fee
ceport ior cviraii-al court, which was
approved . The li-mrd orderel that all
paupers and old soldiers be granted the
same allowance ihey haye iseretolore
received until April 1st. Eleven new
paupers were allowed f.2 a month each
until April 1st, and one was allowed $4.
Treasurer W. E. Bowers, whose bond
was pro. OiHe.t to Judge Robinson a few
days ago, a id declared by Judge Robin
son to io sufficient, was accepted by
J;e Board.. .
K Tho IJoaid ordered that C. W. Gar-
njjkt J: Co. be allowed to erect a tele
phone 11 u y along the jiublic highway
from ljitl.il ion via Airlie and JJnukley-
ville to -'Medoc, sueeifviug . that the
county la to be exempt from any dam
ages to property caused by the erection
of said 1'ne.
Th" Commissioners 'had quite a num
ber of accounts to pass upon, but didn't
get. io
The
( m at ioesaay s session
was a great press of paupers
around tho commissioners, asking for
neip pcrn?.p:3
more than for many
years.
There were granted thirty-five liquor
licenses to retail iiquor m trie county.
Aching Joints
Announce the presence of rheumatism
which caiif-es unto! a sufferings. Rheu
matism is duo to lactic acid in the
blood. It cannot be cured by lini
ments or other other outwerd applica
tions. . Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies the
blood, removes the cause of rheuma
tism and permanently cures this dis
ease. Tnis is the testimony of thous
ands of neople who once suffered the
pains of rheumatism but who have act
ually been cured by taking Hood's Sar-
saparilia. xts great power to act upon
the blood and remove everj7 impurity
is the secret of the wonderful cures by
Hood's Sarsa nan 1! a.
Good Family Flour.
TIarrell & Shereod.
iere !
lean sa-,e you from 20 to 50 per
cent, when you wish to purchase orna
mental, fruit and other trees, berry
plants, &c. 2ly specialties are : Lady
Thompson's Strawberries and Palmet
to Asparagus. "Orders taken for Spring
or Jt all.
J. Y. Savage,
Scotland. Neck, N. C.
Agent for Emporia Nurseries,
Emporia, Va. 1 7 ly '
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.
The best salvo in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin "Erup
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfec satisfaction or money refunced.
Price25 cents per box. For sale by
E. Ti WHITEHEAD & CO.
!anied-fln Idea SSSSS
Protect your Ideas; they may krlng you wealth.
Write JOHN WEIlDSBBtriiN & CO., Patent A
Wasbineton, D. C.,tor their tLW nrlmr' ---
HOMICIDE AT TILLERY.
Machinist Spain Shot and Killed.
On Christmas eve at a barroom kept
by Cornelius -Tillery on the railroad
about half mile from the town of, Til
lery, a colored man named Jeff Davis
shot and killed a white man named
Spain, the master machinist
it the North Carolina Lumber Compa
ny's lumber plant at Tillery. It seems
that Spain and the colored man had
had some difficulty of words and as
Spain" was going along the railroad
from the barroom, towards TilJery some
one shot him from behind, the shot
striking him in the head just behind
the ear. c
Spain said to a colored man who was
walking with him that some one had
shot him. He walked some paces, and
finding that blood was running down
from the back ot his head he turned and
walked back some two hundred yards
near the barroom again, when the col
ored man, Jeff. Day is, stepped from
behind the house. Both had guns and
both fired. When the smoke cleared
away Spain had reached the side of the
house and sank down on his hands and
knees and died with his finger on the
trigger and the gun sprung ready to
shoot. It was found that three buck
shot from Davis' last , fire had taken
effect in Spain's body, one in the hand.
one in the breast and the other in the
stomach. It was said on examination
that either one of the two shots that
took effect in the back of Spain's head
from the shot fired at him while he was
going towards Tillery, would have killed
him.
Spain's body was left alone until the
coroner could come and hold the in-
auest. Davis escaped. Hounds were
brought from the State farm near Ti
lery but Davis could not be tracked far.
After Spain was killed his person was
robbed by a colored man named George
Hines, who took the dead man's watch
and money. Ilines was arrested and
placed In jail.
There was no white man present
when the killing occurred except Spain
himself. It was pretty clear that liquor
had much to do with the trouble. It
has been impossible to learn full partic
ulars. Spain was 35 or 40 years old and left
a wife and two children. His body was
carried to Pitt county for burial the
next day.
He had $2,000 insurance on his life,
$1,000 In the Mutual Lafeof New York-
and $1,000 in the Union Central of Cin
cinnati, Ohio.
aaa proved by the statements of lead
HOJ Ing druggists everywnere, show
that the people have an abiding confidence
in Hood's Sarsaparilla. Great
I r a proved by the voluntary state
f U C ments of thousands of men and
women show that Hood's Sarsaparilla ac
tually does possess
PftWPf over disease y purifying, en
rUWCl riching and invigorating the
blood, upon which not only health but Ufa
itself depends. The great
Qnpnonr of Hood's Sarsaparilla in
OUCSitf curing others warrants
you in believing that a faithful use of Hood's
Sarsaparilla will cure you if you suffer from
any trouble caused by impure blood.
n n np
Sarsaparilla
Is the One True Blood Purifier. AH druggists. $1.
Prepared only by C. C Hood ft Co., Lowell, Haas.
t iuuu a fius to operate. '& cents.
Full line of Warner's Corsets.
N. B. Joset
Special Inducements offered on Dress
Goods. N. B. JofiKY.
Rice's famous Goose Grease Liniment
for the cure of all aches and pains,
croup, colds, &c. For sale by E. T.
Whitehead & Co., Wholesale Agents,
Scotland Neck, N. C. 12 17 3m
Sheriff's Sale of Land.
In order to satisfy an execution is
sued to me from the Superior Court of
Halifax County in favor of A. White
and against Mike Hardy, I shall sell for
cash at auction at the Court House
Door in Halifax, on first Monday in
February, 1897, being the 8th day of
said month, the following described real
estate ol the said Mike Hardy, lying,
being and situate in said county and
State, to wit : That land which was
conveyed to said Mike Hardy by K
Leggett by deed ot record in said coun
ty in Book 67 on page 261 to which
reference is made and bounded by the
lands of the late David Clark, the TJr
quhart land, and by Roanoke River and
c ontaining three hundred and seventy
five acres, more or less, and known as
Buzzard Point and Hawkins land.
That land which was conveyed to said
Mike Hardy by Burwell and wife by deed
of record in Book 66 on page 132, and be
ginning at a bole gum in Cypress
Swamp and running S. 50. W. 122 poles
to a stake, t hence S. 164 poles by a new
made chopped line to Roanote River,
thence David Clark's line to the begin
ning, and containing One hundred and
fifteen acres, more or less. And all
that tract of land which was conveyed
to said Mike Hardy by Burwell and wife
by deed of record in said county in
Book 58 on page 289, except that part
thereof which has been allotted to said
Mike Hardy as a Homestead, and con
taining forty acres, more or less.
" Tnis January 4th, 1897.
J. T. Dawson, Sheriff.
By C. W. Dura, Dep. Sheriff.
l-7-4t.
7anted-An Idea
Who
ot omaatmpl
thing to pat
Protect your Mom:
Yxr iauu tvvnni
may bring yoa waaita.
hk uu mat
Booming!
YE)5
warehouse
ENFIELD, N.O.
For the past week Tobacco has advanced on our floors and the Planters a,
g : ho, with a smile Pto everything in good spiri.s ,
gding home jmr
get
All A m VvrinorinC SfltlfifaCtOrV
010 We SSTwST and wWe openf
WS7 loung, Proprietors.
larcm rtrdAra and all TObaCCO pul oil uuiuwi -
tton and sKring the Highest Market Prices at all tames. We are
.9173m
Harness!
CALL
J. H. BROWN,
WHEN IN WANT OF
Harness & Saddles.
CIST 'Repairing done any time on shornotice.
9 3 6m J.H.BROWN, Takboho, N.O
W. D. HARRISON'S 'BUS LINE
BETWEEN
ROANOKE RAPIDS AND WELDON.
SCHEDULE AS FOLLOWS :
Leave Weldon daily at 12 :20 p. m.
Leave Roanoke Rapids, 2 :00 p. m.
fSSWILL MAKE SPECIAL TRIPS if necessary leaving Weldon at 8 :
m. and 4 :00 p. m.
jCSFARE tor the round trip 75c. Fare one way only, 50c;
5 4 3m COMFORTABLE VEHICLES AND GOOD TEAMS.
Horses and Buggies Always on Hand for Hire at Reasonable l'ri' s.
JAMES S.
nm Mt ol
AND GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
120 Warren St. New York, 39 and 41 Roanoke Square, Noni-oi.u, V
If you are shipping anything to Norfolk, ship to us. Or if yon arc ship
ping to New York, ship to us there. We are reliable and will treat you lii.ht.
We are HEADQUARTEBS FOR ALL KINDS OF FRUITS. II you ue a
dealer write us for prices.
POWELL BROS.,
GENERA!
Gommission Merchants.
Cotton and Peanut Factors.
STOCK, GRAIN, FRUITS AND PROVISIONS.
References by permission Rank of Portsmouth, B. F. McLcmore, VI' rl of
Southampton County, Va. ; Dun's Agency, and Bradstreet's Agency,
11 26 6m OFFICE 31 & 29 ROANOKE SQUARE, NORFOLK, VA.
MRS. L. B. EVANS,
SELECT
Private Boarding
HOUSE,
104 North McDowell Street,
RALEIGH, N. C.
ONE SQUARE FE0JI CAPITOL.
Good Accommodations at reasonable
rates. 12 2 2m
New and Pretty Sil
verware We have -just received the largest
and handsomest shipment ot silver
ware we ever offered to our customers.
Handsome Pickle Dishes ; Orange, Col
fee and Berry Spoons; Oyster, Fruit
and Meat Forks; Tomato, Jelly and
Cake Servers; Sugar Tongs; Cream,
Gravy. Oyster and Soup Ladles, with
many other pretty things.
E. T. Whitehead & Co.
New - Year's
Announcement.
Having opened with a new stock in
the Post office building one door above
the Post office, on easty aide of Main
street, I shall be glad to supply my
friends and the publio generally with
Groceries,
FRUITS, CAtlDIES, Etc.
GIVE ME A CALL and save money.
A.VATJGrHAN,
17tf Scotland Neck, N. C.
I Heaters Below Cost
Before you buy a Stove or Wilson
Heater be sure to call on us as We are
closing tbes 9 iess than cost
Booming
ajnu xuuuw,
- everything in good spiri.s
your cl
prlCCS
W-onr and Cutters.
Load up and drive straight to Boyd
We are robjejj ;
Your friends,
Boyd 8c Young,
PROPRIETOR
Harness ! !
ON-
Arrive Roanoke Rapids 1 :C0 p. m.
Arrive Weldon 3 : p. m.
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GROVES CO.,
Prince Deal
1!J,
11 20 Km
Sale of Drngs, Store Fii
tnres anfl Fnrnitnre.
By virtue of power In me vested by
that mortgage which was executed t'
me on the 1st day of February, jS(.t,i,
by John K. Mcllhenny and T. C. J!v
Ilhenny, I shall sell for cash at iu1.!u
auction in the town of Scotland NihI:,
in the Store house lately occupied bv
John K. Mcllhenny, on the 23 d tbiv
of January, 1897, the entire stock"!
goods, wares merchandise and druj:. .
store furniture and fixtures. The t-u'n-U
consists almost entirely of drugs. Thi
is a good chance for some one to pur
chase a good business. Two d n
stores in this town ought to be a buotu
ing success. c. A. Ca.mi-.
Scotland Neck,N. C, Moi (- 'L( r.
Jan. 2, 1897. 1 7 :it
and INVESTORS
UNION,
of RALEIGH, N. C,
J.C.DREWRY.PRES. B. S. JERMAN. I i 1
GEO. ALLEN, Seo'y.
Have opened a branch for enle of In
vestment: stock and ior makim
LOAMS ON REAL
ESTATE
IN SCOTLAND NEC 1C.
J. A. PrtTMAN, President ;
S. B. Kitchik, Vice-l'rtsidoni :
M.A.Smith, W. H. Ami!!:'"'
K. Allsbrook, Directors ;
Jas. L. Harnss, Sec'y & Collw-nn-.
3This Company has been in "it
eration over three years, has a lino ur
plus, and is
PSEPAEED TO MAKE LOAl'3
wherever 100 or more shares of 1 k
are held. A payment of $3.2.", per '"
forTOO months will mature $;" i-'-including
Guarantee Fund P.eucli! .
For further information addic
. GEO. ALLEN, Per'y
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