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- - , ; - '. " i. 3? . 1? -1. 1 If . : mm,-'. m; 4 - -IS, : to:- Sv0t - ! I'M-if -Sill'- 3 : ,; ; - ?g.c:s H;V-:;1,-5 M ' : Xfkt: . MM' ' tei: II ; M - 1 T t !-?s :p:; If-, SI m 3.. i t' ' J! - f. - i.-- i-. TKe commonwealtli. . E. HICLIARD, '- - - - Bdltor. Published Every Thuraday. Entered at the Post-Office at Scotland Neck, N.O .as Second Class Matter. THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1903. THE ANNUAL STATEMENT. Tbe annual statement of the finances of Scotland Neck, elsewhere printed, shows well for the retiring board of commissioners. It will be seia that notwithstanding they spent over two thousand dollars on the deep well since last May and havo nude a p urchase of street proper ty of orar a hundred dollars, purchased a mule vnl care lor the town at a cost of more than two Hundred dollars, they still have more than eight hundred dollars in the treasury. It may be not ed that this has all been done on a tax ot 35 cents on the hundred dollars' worth of property, which has been the rate for several years. The old board has done well and turns the town's interest over to the new board of commissioners in good condition. TheOetirins; board found the town in debt two or three yean ago, but leaves the town treasury sev eral hundred dollars ahead. Thd new board assumes control oi tbe town under peculiar and somewhat trying conditions. There has been a hard and bitter contest in the town over the question of issuing bonds against the town for a graded school and electric lights. The new board of commissioners comes from the num ber of those who favored and help car ry the question oi bonds ; and in addi tion to the responsibility of carefully manipulating all these things.this new board will be under tbe keen criticism of the opposition, which Is a thing but natural and to be expected. The new board, therefore, needs to start out on its best mettle and will have to keep it up. But notwithstanding all these thing there is no reason why Scotland Neck should not continue to have good and satisfactory government and come out every year in as good shape as it hat this year. If all the citizens of tbe town will bury their prejudices and an nimcsitiea and turn together with one determined purpose, the next two years will be the greatest in the town's history. ABOUT CARNIVALS. The carnival which was held in Ttaieigb last week seems to have been on a little higher plane than such per formances usually are. And yet, ac cording to toe report made by tbe News and Observer through an inter view had with many business men. there is reason to believe that Raleigh was little helped, if not much hurt by the carnival. Almost eyery one said that the amusements were nice, with the ex ception of one indecent show which was shut up, or made to conform to oecency; but in matters financial it did Raleigh little or no good. A gentleman who was there and made some observations of it all said in TiiE Commonwealth offica thfa week that it will take Raleigh some months to overcome the set-back which the carnival gave the cityi: . the opinion of a majority oi the clearest ' headed men in every town where such street exhibitions are held is, that the towns which have them once are satisfied wi th the experience .and wish it no more. GORMAN TO THE FRONT. Senator Simmons 1b reported as mak ing eaort to bring forward . Senator Gorman, of Maryland, as the Demo cratic candidate for President. The suggestion is meeting with considerable favor in many places. The Charlotte Observer says : "It is a pleasure to see Senator 8im mons advocating for the Democratic presidential nomination so worthy and so available a man as Senator Gorman, The Marylander is one of the bulwarks of the national - Democracy and his nomination would be acceptable to all elements of the party. He voted , for Bryan both times, so that his regulari ty is unimpeachable, and yet he justly regarded as safe by that large body of independent voters without whose support no man can be elected President.". " - - ' r FEW EVIL DOERS. Who says that Scotland Neck is net the best town in the land?. Tbe re- port by the town treasurer, elsewhere pri nted, shows that for the past yetr the fines againBt law breakers in tbe town have amounted to only twelvto do are ! Wbeia'8 the town of sixteen or eight een hundred people that can beat thie? THE BERRY BUSINESS GOOD. Tbe Goldsboro correspondent to tte Raleigh Post of Sunday said : "Mr. Jno. R. Bell, of Mt. Olive, was in the city to-day. He says that tbe strawberry crop wlil net tbe farmers more money than lust j ear. The vines teep bearing and the berries are seil- ng to-day at $2.50 t-.$3 CO a crate, and buyers are anxious for them at that price. He remarked in a jocular way that tbe income tax was the only wor ry tnat tne strawoerry planter naa now. Some are afraid that their in comes will be such as will compel them to pay a tax. With all seriousness he paid that there were plenty of negroes who owned a little patch ot land walk ing aronna in ine community wnu $500 in their pockets and a few had considerably more In the banks. "Everybody In the strawberry dis trict is in a prosperous condition, even down to the day ' laborer. The mer- cbrnts who sold goods on strawberry time haye had good collections and are now selling quantities of dry goods and clothing agood prices for the money. rhe land ownei who leased land tor the money, as they do In the trucking dis tricts, has got his rent and the renter i still selling bis products at a good profit and laying aside money to com plete his other crops, all ot which will be his own. Perhaps nowhere else in tbe State does such a prosperous condi tion exist among the farmers." DAWSON FUN. Correspondence to The Commonwealth. Dawson, N. C, May 11, 1903. Mr. J&. u. loung, ot Dunn, was pleasantly entertained at the home of his aunt, Mrs. O. C. Stallings, last week Miss Eva Shaw returned to her home near snheid friday, alter spending two weeks here with her friend, Mrs. Willie J. Partin. Miss Gattie Barnhill spent last week in (Jrowell visiting ner aunt, Mist Fannie Pope, who is very ill. Mrs. W. T. Vanlandingham and little son, William Thurston, spent Wednes day in Scotland Neck, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Noah Biggs. Mr. Geo. Harris, of Enfield, paid a pleasant call to his home people Thurs day. Miss Edna Lewis spent Wednesday in Scotland Neck'. Mrs. Balfour Dunn is on the list of our sick people. Mrs. Lafayette Leggett, of Enfield, attended services at Deep Creek, Satur day morning. Mr. O. P.'Stallinge, of Enfield, was among our Friday's callers. Little Jesse Manley Partine and William Thurston Vanlandingham are having trouble in cutting their teeth. They haye been sick for several days. Mr. L. E. Deberry went to Crowell Friday night, to fish in Hales' mill pond. Mrs. John D. Weeks, of Scotland Neck, was tbe guest of Mrs. C. E. Pope Sunday. Mr. Ralph Pittman, of Crowell, was a welcome visitor at Sunday-school yesteriay. Miss Anna Marks, of Spring Hill, brightened our Sunday-school Sunday morning. Mr. Ed. Fleming, of Neal's, was among the many visitors here yester day. ' ' - Mess; William and j Tom Pope, of Crowell, spent Sunday here. Mrs. Ernest Lawrence ot Tillery, visited Mrs. J. D. Lawrence a day re cently. '. '"; ' ' ? On last Tuesday night the usual fox hunters paid us avcall in the moonlight causing .the poor old foxes U) lose a good night's rest. They r were1 in hot pursuit when oe of ; the number, thinking he was near him, kicked at a dog which be supposed to be the tox, and had the misfortune to lose his false teeth, but was lucky enough to recap ture his teethjialso tbe-tox. Mr.: Joshua Roberson, of Scotland Neck, had bis best girl at Sunday sohool yesterday, We congratulate him in having such an excellent young lady for a special friend. Miss Rosa Vick, of Enfield, attended services at Deep Creek Sunday. . Mies Katie Weeks, ol Scotland Neck, visited her friend, Miss Mamie Barnes, Sunday. j - Mr.JL D. White and family visited near Scotland Neck yesterday. Mr. B. R. Kimball, Ja of Enfield, gave us a call recently. Our Sunday-school still continues to increase, which we delight in. There were twenty-one obiidren present Sun day under ten years of age. ; We invite all who can to attend our . Sunday-chool-we assure then a facsrty wel come. . T7e have liUiy ccta plaint cf WIDOW BLINK'S LETTER. Correspondence to the Commonwealths T Roanoke Rap'.o, N. C May il, i9T)3. Dere Mister Kommonweith, I has bin ankahus too rite yu a letter for eunee time but k'wp waitin thinkin perh.tr a nuze paper wood start up at this place, but now so menny things is happinin an knmmin toe pas that I hasten toe rite an tell yu awl about em afore thay slyps mi memory an I fergets em. I wood furtt like toe tel yu bout our town but xpfceks yu has bin hear ah noze awl erboct it, enny how we has got the bee ti nest lit tle ate-jear o!e town in tbe stait, an if yu culd kum hear sum Sundy an se tbe purty gals m thar Sundy figures awl drpst out toe kil, an the yung men In tbar sto kltB9 an patent leihct sbuze yu wood think yu hud dun struc Nu York on a naugra&hun da, an spekih of ningras-hnn da ncinss me toe tel yu bout our kckfchun ws bad tuther weke, hut reley thar ient much toe tel, bein as tbar wont but won set of kanidates an rcoast awl of em wus lecksbunearin toe beet tbe ban, feerln thay wood git beet. That ar Mister Gayle he got tbe fnrst plaice an wus unanymuslie lecktid tnayer, an awl em ole kommishuners wus kep in cept won an Mister Wailin Bas wus tuck In to fil his plaice. I am longm fer the da tee kum whin femail wimmen kin bav a sai in tbe guver mint of these leckshuns an thin yn wil se tbings'humm. Thay do sai that thar is goin toe be an old mades konvenshan at this plaice in tbe neer fucher an ise powful anck shus to be thar an speck haywil let me kum bein aa ife a widder an thud kuz zen of a old made's step-farther. Thay do sai that awl of em ole ruades specks to be remodled by sum Prof eser or nuther, so that thay kan be yung agane, but I noze sum what aint nu th in but skin an bones an 'twood pot sprize me atall if thay wood kum out of that sbene maide up intoe . shu strings an kollar butteons. I had thort that we had tbe fines warter power in the Stait tel I red tbe Weldun paper an Ones that we jest aint in it. But Weldun is gwyne toe let us bav a lectric line out hear in ex- chainge for our warter power whot she have dun tuck. Yu se, Mr. Editur, Weldun doant like us wurth a sent an doant menshun our town onless she is boun to; but we aint got nuthin tall gainst her and hopes that she may gro an prcspur an in tyme be as big as Roanoke Rapids. An rite here I kaint help disclaimin in the wnrds of the poit when hs says : "Weldun, Weldun, I've bin thinkin Whot a happie plaice you'd be If awl tbe town of Roanoke Rapids Sbnld git washed into the sea !'' Hopin that these fu lines wil not taik up two mutch spaice in your yal Ierbul paper, an promisin to rite at sum fucber tyme, I klcze. Yore fren, Balinder Blinks. GOV. AYCOCK FRIDAY. Correspondence to The Commonwealth. Wintekville, N. C, May 12, 1903 Gov. Aycock will arrive on Friday morning's train to deliver commence ment address for Winterville High School. SPECIAL Those purchasing Handy Tobacco Trucks get special prices on Tobacco Flues. We are mak ing both all tbe while and adyise plac ing orders at once. A. G. COX M'FG Co. Two train loads of gravel were put off here Saturday lor the benefit ol tide track on West Railroad street. Mr. Perry, supi. Ya. and Car. Tele phone Co., of Greenville, was here yes terday inspecting our phones. Mr. Perry is a very clever gentleman. The jA. G. Cox M'fg C. have just got in a mammoth Double Surfacer Plan er and Matcher, weighing several thou sand pounds. It was tested yesterday afternoon and works perfectly. it is seiaom you see men more en thused than they were over the no fence law election held here yesterday While the liquor question is of vastly more importance, we venture the asser tion that a prohibition election would not have excited hall tbe interest. Bob Green came all tbe .way from Greenville Sunday, and to put it in the language of the boys, "Split our streets wide open !" It was quite a delight to some of the little folk, or they looked that way as they sailed along the street, Some of the Winterville boys say they Would not object, to his taking one or two young ladies at a time,but think be tries to take on too many - It makes them feel lonely. Come again, Robert, and either let your automobile bring you or you bring It. - A. G. Cox M'fg Co. madeashipment of Handy Trucks to South Carolina this morning. They have figured the cost down so close with the aid of 1m proved machinery which has just been Installed, that it ' is possible to ship them to other states and then sell them cheap as others. Great preparations were made for the lee cream supp?r given at the girls' dormitory last night by the Pbifcat- tean Society In honor of. the Vaaee Library Coeiety. The occasion proved that tbe r??r trUc, wTr,;i?oe t?c DEATH OF MRS. WEBB. Correspondence t8 The Commonwealth. ' HaLifa. N. C, May 11J jr We are pained to note y .. M Mrs. m. j. Wettfcsaaacne3 u died SatUrday afternoon and was Duneu Sunday t f'ernoon in tbe M. E. church yard at Halifax. She leaves a husband and four children, a mother, two broth ers and two sistsrsMr. M. 3. Webb, Mrs. Livesay Messrs. John and George Livesay, Miss Moine ijivesay. ana Mrs. Chafing, of Greensboro, to mourn their loss. She was loved and highly esteemed by all who knew ber. " - Mrs. J. Ed Fleming returned Tuesday from a visit to Manchester. Mr. D H. Pickens and family visited riends yesterday. Mr E S. Hargrove and daughter., Misses Mattie and Lizzie visited tbe mily of Mr.E. L. Stephenson Suhdy. Mias Annie Bradley came up to see Miss Elhel Stephenson jesterday. Mrs. J. E. Fleming and daughter, Miss Bessie, visited friendB in Enfield riday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hargrove visited the family ot Mr. J. G. Moore, of Daw son, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Jim Stephenson and Bister, Mrs. R. N. Baines,of Dawson.visited parents here Sunday. Mr. G. A. Pittman, of this place went to Enfield Friday. Misses Alice and Bessie Fleming visited th familv of Mr. W. T. Eure Sundav. Mr. Albert BobDitt, oi uroweu, pass w . . . . m . . 1 1 , l ed through this place yesterday. A North cakounian. FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup bas been used for sixty years by millions of mothers lor their children while teem ing, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, anas an pain, cures wind colic and is the best tremedy for Diarrhoea, it win relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by Druggists in ever part of the world. Twenty-hve cents a oottie. tse m. m a mi 9. aure and ask ior Jura, winsiowo Soothing Syrup, and take no other Which? A lean and potash-hungry soil, wasted seed, wasted labor and idle gins A MORTQAQE. Or, plenty of Potash in the fertiliser, many bales and a busy gin A BANK ACCOUNT. Write m far ; our books.--Thay money win sen. We send them free to farmers. SKRMAK KALI WOBKS SS Ttmmmm St. ' HowTorlt SATTJBDAT' Evening Post .AND.... .ICOWOCLAST.. ..THIS WEEK.. Lots ol other good Books and Maga zines In stock. T?BUITS, Candies, new lot of Cakes and Crackers, very best ; Meats, Flour, Sugar and tbe best lot of Coffees in town. Lard, Teas, Notions, Glass ware, Tin-ware and lots of other things. Save Your Money, And pay as you go, and go to "Walstoa's, Main Street. On the Corner, ADMINISTRATOR'S KOTiCE. Haying qualified as administrator oi C. T. Lawrence, all persons having claims against his estate are notified to present them to me or to W. A. Dunn; my attorney, by or before tbe 20tb day ol May, 1904, or this, notice will be plead in bar or recovery. All persons are earnestly requested to present their accounts at once. This May 12, 1903. . J. P. WlMBBKLBY. 5-12-6t Adm'r C. T. Lawrence. The Following Goods MUST GO! nut Prices ... Loose and Seeded Raisins Best Cleaned Currants Best Layer Raisins Brazil Nuts Best Dried Apples Best Lard Beat Hominy and Grits Rice and Starch Seedlees Oranges ; Beat Loose Pickles Beet Cora and Tomatoes per lb lOe " 10c " 12c " 12c " 7Jc " 12ic " 3c " Bc per doz 25c 10c Prcan 10c Viti AYello Syrup Pearbee ' Jcy and Preserves, large jars VcrGyruD and Bon Ton Mo- ISie lOtA lOo Ca must be replaced by deterigjfr - T" ' L.to be b1 of srrfcssrs; rr .- tflis e6Ht. t6U RJiEDMftTH othm DiaEASf D aot be dbcojiraged if other remedie. have failed RHEUMACIDE ha. IdVittTcputSon by curing alleged incurable cae.. Doea not injur the organ of digeatton. , GoieotlfiAii;.a6,1- nM BnintAOiDB," for it la by far th beat remedy. jxtUXt. Price i.oo prepaid express, or from your Druggist. Bobbttt Chemical Co., - - BafUmore; ild.. U. 3, A. THE DAISY niM. QAa fiaait nrt fliA UU1U1UU1CUJ AWuj - . , premium at tbe World's Fair. Tbe Corn is snow white, large gram and small cob, weighs 60 pounds to the bushel, 3 to 5 ears to the stalk ; grows from 250 tc 300 bushels to the acre. It is worth Its weight in gold. The SSS?0!? ibis Corn was grown was brought here from Genoa, Italy, in 1890, by CoL Geo Siewers. The price of this valuable Corn is, by mail, postage paid, Half fount 30c., One Pound 60c., Three Pounds f 1 00, One Peck, f 2 50, Half Bushel $4.00 One Bushel $7.00, Two Bushels $12.00. Every package guaranteed to glye sat isfaotidn or money cheerfully refunded at once. I refer you to S. E. Stewart, postmaster at this place, or to any reliable merchant. Order to-day and bf ready to plant when the season comes. The best Is always the cherr?3 For a success, The Daisy Seed Farm, 4.23-4t Kentucky Horses! PRETTY, Good Drivers, Stylish, Well Bred. From 4 to 6 years. Some say they haven't seen any like them on this market m years. Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Etc. Scotland Neck, Is You TO BDT THEM iAJE CAM HELP VOU OUT! We Buy or Sell On Commission, Rent and OoUect Rents ! MILLIARD Scotland - ' 'tistm M r-N-v n Uric and Lactic Adda from teV Ailt Hftti. ot caueio t laifuai atooo. SEED FARWi! nrAmtnm ftorn of the WOrM. It took tbf Daisy, Foraytn jo., a. v. North Carolina. it a Want OB SELL? C MOU Neck, N. C. SE, mwa if . v- a) ! Mortis And get yon r Cool Drinks at my Soda Ponatain! e With every tickd there is a mimhrr ed coupon and tin. Lucky Number of all sold until Oct. 1st will 1 r;iv A GOLD WATCH. P. A.RASBERRY, - 4-16 3t TAYLOR -T II E- Pionebr Geo EH Having been the first m ,, to open a FIRST r L A ss Grocery Store in SmiLm, Neck, and having for i-j years studied the wniiis (,f tne tratle, we leci i should be in a i n know better tlum . with less experioiH-c. kind of goods th want. GIVE US A Hon to my ohm iusi ti,,, 'All. Satisfaction (ill A 1 1 A NTKEH 0. K. TAYLOE. Scotland Neck. X. C. WE KEEP ON EAilD OF ALL KINDS "ALL I IB With Complete Undertakers Outfit. HEARSE SERVICE AT Hit Day or night we ,n to accommodate onr ri'.-idy ni'ii. and the Public (leii.'rnllv. M. Hoffman & Bra. Scotland Neck, North (Vol: Bend model -sketch or photo ii w ,r 'f' j fraereport on pftt?ntb!itv. V" ". Howto SerureTn inr UnriO 1,r'. MM I repair or remodel any kind ',"il'Ji"5'Vii,! qr our FREE CATALOGUE Of ttnildinc materials. ltra arc. s 4, won IFR work,palnte,r!a.rasciecm - . FRANK T. CLARI V.V'JTiJ Cm Established 1870. NORFOLK. VA I White's Mill For DY virtue of Doner in xv.o vc? :cd l'.r that Ae&rt ot frnst. m:ido t 1,11 John T. Wri.r..r.,-m nlni wv w " . Jm'v... 1H Rarln r. Ik. OQ. rl..t- .,f . 1 1 J ' V . I ' hall nll - mwHii'l IH' I.n J KT I. .1 ,1 IV 1)1 .''V 1903, tbe real estate in vM 'rft , I iu xiurnuKiuil auu , 8Uton, and known as AVI) ; c bounded by the land wlii-'1 akM. U . in.. '..I, .in'l. ? Mi- .1. and''.' WUIBIUB CHJ1U IU UlltilliUl ...' r . . . . inlll'T I'' aire, tseat land, ana cniiiui"- j() acres, more or lets, bein;: mt , 'i Which aaM Krolor. i .1 1 rfl: 1 ' ' Bell and wbich ho puivii -a Albert White and include t!ic i: aitA anil A..AUi.. nrul 111 (VilH'- riCCli'" witn said mill. This Anril 18th, I'M. 4-23-4t. W. A. H ''' r n r . fofi (r.vtre ttar tatt BMd o BURIAL y We promptly obtain U. B. ml l . tvi-'i j t Patentg and t y- -'4 -;-J5r:? p5 rriLY ash dark u rim
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