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Ayers Pills Want your moustache or beard a bcantiful crown or ncn piac r use The Commonwealth SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. Wanted Seoond hand Shredder and Hay Tress. Also 10 fe:t Shafting. L. L. Driughon, Wbitakera, N. C. Edgecombe County. For Sale or Exchange lot other Cattle, 6 Milch Cows. L. L. Dbauqjon, Wbitakera, N. C Edgecombe County. New Kiln of Brick. I have now ready a New Kiln oi Brick with which 1 will take pleasure la accommodating the public. D. A. Madry. Special Notice. All persons are forbidden to haul seines or otherwise fish in the waters on that tract of land on Beech Swamp known as the Bryant or Simmons land May 21Bt, 1906. C. M. COTTEN. For Sale Thoroughbred Jersey Qows. J. Harper Alexander, Sr. Chase City, Va. 5-17-3t Special Bargains. jSew Dress Gooods in Woolens,Lawns and Cbambraye. Men's, Ladies' and Children's Shoes and Slippers in all grades at lowest psicea. Straw Hats at half pr'ce. 100 Dozen Fruit Jars in .Lightning, Royal, Telephone and Mason's at Lowest Prices. 1 Car Load Pittsburgh Fencing. Heights and prices to suit. Special Prices on Trunks. Almost daily receiving new Furni ture. Will sell at lowest prices for cash or on installments. Edwards & Co. For Sale. 100 Bushe's Nice Black Peas. R. J. Madry. At N. B. Josey & Co. Just receieed a stock of Harrisburg Oxfords all styles. Nice lot of fine Buggies and Run abouts. We are agents for the best and neat est Tombstones GiAe us your order. Corby's Loaf Bread. Corby's Washington Bread all the time. Meadow Gold Butter. W.T.Tyler. Home raised N. C. Hams, Shoulders and sides. W. T. Tyler. Salve ! Salve ! ! Spread the Salve, but let it be Pine salve, natures remedy for cuts, burns, sores, etc. E. T. Whitehead fe Co., Scotland Neck, Leggett's Drug Store, Hobgood. vinegar. Good Old Country, Pure Apple Vinegar. W. T. Tyler. Condemned and Sold. The town commissioners have con demned the wooden ware room imme diately in the rear of W. T. Tyler's store. It was sold at auction Tuesday afternoon. The highest bidder was Mr. R. V. Kitchin at $27. Cuiiredl At 70 of Heart Dis ease Contracted During Civil War Veteran Grateful. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure Effected Cure. Heart disease is curable, but m PPjf advanced age it does not readily lend Itself to ordinary treatment There is, however, hope for all sufferers in Dr. Miles Heart Cure, which we know from watching hun dred of cases and from the letters of eratelul sufferers, will cure where all else has failed. It is not only a wonderful cure for weak and diseased hearts, but it is a blood tonic, a reg ulator of the heart's action and the most effective treatment ever formulated for im proving the circulation of the blood. "During the Civil war I contracted heart disease, and in 1896, while living in the grand old town of Lexington, Va, I grew so much worse, I left there with my wife to visit my sister-in-law, Mrs. T. A. Kirby, at Roanoke, Va. While I said nothing to anyone I never expected to live to return to the dear old town. On reaching Mrs. Kirby's she insisted 1 should try Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. I pro cured a few bottles of it,al;o the Nervine and Tonic. After usinjj one or two bottles, I could see no improvement, and I despaired of ever being better, but my faithful wife in sisted on keeping it up, which I did. Im provement soon began in earnest ana 1 iook in all fifteen or s.xteen bottles. I was re stored to perfect health and while I am 70 years old. I am comparatively a boy. You sir, are a benefactor, and I cheerfully recom mend Dr. Miles' Heart Cure to suffering humanity." J. L. Slaughter, salem, Va. All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. AddrtS Dr. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, lad. The dose is one, just one pill at bedtime. Sugar-coated, mild, certain. They cure constipation. J.C.Ati Lowell, erCo. Kail. BUCKINGHAM'S DYE riFTT OTH. Or nlT,OT8TR OR B. P. HAM CO.. NASHUA. N. H. PERSONAL. PARAGRAPHS. The Coming, Going and Whereabouts of Our People and Other Folks. Mr. N. Biggs went to Wake Forest commencement this morning. Dr. I. M. Mercer is the guest of Mr . N. Biggs while holding a meeting here. Mrs. Woodward, of Greenville, if here on a visit to Mrs C. L. McDowell. Mrs. Hawkins, of Battleboro, is here on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Mary Til lery. Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Josey lest Tues day to attend Wake Forest commence ment. Mr. G. C. Weeks went to the wes. tern part of the county on business Tuesday. Mr. M. D. Allsbrook went to Wel don on a visit Tuesday, and from there will go on to Richmond to visit rela tives. Miss Ethel Worsley, of Oak City, has baan here some days on a visit to her sister, Mrs. G. C. Weeks. Mr. J. H. Futrell, of Norfolk, whose loss in the fire here last week was heavy, came to Scotland Neck Monday. Miss Mary King, of Tbelma, has been here some days visiting her sister Mrs. J. B. Jones. Mrs. J. R. Holliday, from Dawsons, was here some days ago to visit her sisters, Mesdames N. Biggs and J. M, Tillery. Mr. and Mrs. M. Oppenheimer, of Rocky Mount, were here some days to visit Mr. and Mrs. G. Hoffman. Mrs. George J. Smith, of Kinston, has been here some days visiting her sister, Mrs. W. N. Steptoe, and other relatives. Mrs. P. L. Salsbury, of Hamilton, was here some days ago and went to Raleigh to attend the cemmencement at the Baptist University for Women. Mrs. S. F. Dunn and daughter, Miss Bessie, left Tuesday for Thelma where they went to attend the funeral of Mrs. Dunn's sister, Mrs. StaUings of Bittleboio. The funeral took place in Brunswick' county, Va. Mr. J. D. Stewart attended last week in Atlanta the meeting of the Inter state Cotton Seed Crushers Association. He tays there were perhaps eight hundred mills represented and nearly fifteen hundred persons In attendance, including mill men, seed men and those who handle machinery. Miss Undine Futrell some days ago came home from the Baptist Univer sity for Women in Raleigh because ot sickness. She was in the midst of her examinations at the close of the session but was compelled to leave be cause too 111 to finish her work. She baa been quite sick since she came borne, but is reported better now. Her many friends regret that she had to come home before finish ing her session's work. Nothing will relieve indigestion that is not a thorough digestant. Kodol Dys pepsia Cure digests what you eat, and allows the stomach to rest recuperate ; -grow strong again. A few doses of Ko 'dol aftermeals will soon restore the stomach and digestive organs to a full performace of their functions naturally. Sold by E. T. Whitehead &Co. Moved Mr. J. G. Mills has moved from the T. W. Fenner residence to Church street and occupied the resi dence with his brjthsr, Mr. L R. Mills. Also Mr. K. Housa is living in the residence on Church street re cently vacated by Mr. W. P. Riberson. The Editok's Thanks The editor of The Commonwealth was out of town when the great fire occurred here last week. Our home narrowly escaped destruction and we heartily thank all who rendered Mrs. Hilliard assistance in protecting it. Bought Peterson's Groceries Hardy Hardware Company Is moving Into the Peterson store and purchased a $ood part of Mr. Peterson's stock of zroeories. the room into whloh Mr. Peterson moved being too small to bold them. Carl of Thanks. We wish to assure the public of our keen appreciation of the aid rendered us In the fire and sympathy expressed for us in onr loss. We sincerely thank nil for every consideration and shall still do our best to serve the public faithfully and well. Haedy Hardware Co.. Vf ANY CHILDREN ARE SICKLY Mother Gray 'a Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse :n Children's Home, New York, break jolds in 24 hours, cure feyerisbness, leadache, ttomach troubles, teething lisorders, ani destroy worms. At all iruggisls. 25c. Sftoip'e mailed free Address, Allen O. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y Generally speaking the smaller s mto is the larger his troubles seem to be. . ; One minute Cough Cure coughs, Colds and Oroun- DESTRUCTIVE FIRE FIEND More Than $100,000 Loss FORTUNES GONE IN AN HOUR. The most destructive ffre in the his tory ot Scotland Neck, and doubtless in the history of Halifax county, occur red here on Wednesday night. May 16. The fire alarm was given about 12 :30 o'clock and in an hour more than one hundred thousand dollars worth cf property had gone up in smoke. The fire started in a small ware room in the rear of the store on the west side of Main street formerly oc cupied by Riddick and Hooker and at the time of the fire occupied by John L. Hooker as manager of the business recently opened as "The Hub," be longing to Morrisett Brothers. Tbebuildinsr went down like straw and so did the building adjoining it north, occupied by Hancock and Lassiter. The Futrell building, which was separated only by a stairway, though of briok, easily caught and went down in a few minutes. The fire leaped across Eleventh street and soon laid in ashes the large double store of Hoffman & Bro., on the corner, and then consumed the ware house of Hoffman & Bro. in the rear of this store on Eleventh street near the residence of J. S. Bow rs. In the upper story of the second building which caught, the store of Hancock and Lnssiter, were the lodge of the Masons and Odd Fellows, and the Bleeping room of Mr. R. C. Lassl ter, who barely escaped with his life, being asleep when the fire occurred. On the lower floor of the Futrell building were the stores of Hardy Hardware Company and Morrisett Bros , each store having two depart ments and a double front. In this building above were the mayor's office, the office of C. W. Dunn, the opera house and the law cilices of Hon. Claude Kitchtn, ocenpied by the law firm of Kitchin, Smith & Kitchin, and the insurance office of Dr. J. E. Shields. The night was calm almost with out a breeze and it was because of this faot that the flames were hinder ed from making complete destruction of perhaps twice as much property as was lost. On the north the flames were stayed with the burning of the Hoffman store, the store of D. H. James being faved only by tbe most strenuous ef forts. Reaching back towards Church street on the same block, the residence of Mr. J. S. Bowers barely escaped. On the south the large brick store of Josey Hardware Company had the windows burned out, and once it seemed impossible longer to hold out, so intense was the heat ; and had this building caught all on the block to the 5. B. Josey corner, including tbe Bap tist parsonage and the Baptist church and the residence of E. E. Hilliard, would have been swept away. The barn and cow stalls of tbe latter barely escaped as it was, and all the vegeta bles in the garden were scorched to ruin. Tbe loss was heavy and the destruct ion disastrous as it was, but only the heroic work of men and women availed to hinder a more disastrous confla gration. It has been remarked time after time that tbe women worked as heroically as the men. The losses have been ascertained as lollows : Hancock & Lassiter, stock $6,000 with $1,000 insurance ; Hardy Hard ware Company, stock $15,000 with $9,000 insurance ; Morrisett Brothers, stock $30,000, including "The Hub," with $10,000 insurance and $1,000 worth of stock saved ; Hon. Claude Kitchin, law office and magnificent library $2,800 with no insurance ; Hoffman & Bro., stock $35,000 with anannn L..tu: irr tru with $3,400 insurance ; Mrs. Stern, buildings occupied by "The Hub" and Hancock fe Lassiter, $4,000 with $1,800 Insurance : J. H. Futrell, of Norfolk, the Futrell building, $12,000 with $8,000 insurance ; W. L. Hanell sewing machines in the Futrell build ing $125 with no insurance ; C. W. Dunn and Dr. J. E. Shields, office fix tures $150 with no insurance ; May THANKS TO THE PUBLIC "We take this method of thanking the people, both white and colored, for the generous and unstinted aid which was rendered us in the recent fire. We appreciate the many tokens and words of sympathy tendered us and heartily thank all who have thus remembered us. We expect to be open for business again within a very few days and shall do our best to serve our friends and the public acceptably, and by the first of September we hope to be able to open business at. our old stand again. With sincere thanks, ' MOIIUISETT BROTEIERS. or's office, containing town records and map, $75 with no insurance; Josev Hardware Company, damage to build ing and stock $100 covered by insur ance ; Masons' aiid Odd Fellows' Lodge furuiture, fixtures and regalia $800 with no Insuranee. - Hoffman & Bro. saved all their books and papers Irom their sale be fore the buildifig fell in ; Morrisett Bros, shoved their safe into the street and nothing in it was harmed ; papers and books in tbe Hooker sale in "The Hub" were destroyed aud also $10 or $50 in money, and everything in the safe in the office of Kitchin, Smith & Kitckin was in good, order. The total loss of property according to the most accurate account was $112,050.00 with $35,000 00 in surance. STILL AT BUSINESS Hardy Hardware Company have opened business in the new Madrj building on west side of Main street In front of the post office in the store rjom occupied by A. u. Peterson. Monisett Brothers have opened in the same building in the room occu pied by Mrs. A. M. Riddick as a mil linery store. Mrs. Riddick still occu p es the rear. Hoffman & Bro. have opened in a ware house on the lot in which their store was burned. All of these gentle men will accommodate their customer? and will serve the public to the very beet of their ability, under the circum stances, until they can secure larger and more suitable locations. Mr. A. C. Peterson has moved his stock of groceries Into the hotel, in tbe office next to the Scotland Neck bank WILL REBUILD Hoffman A, Bro. will rebuild at tbe lima place. They will build a large double front, two story brick buildiug. with brick warehouses mar by. Al ready they have engaged services of contractors and they will proceed at nce to tbe work. The Futrell building will be replaced, perhaps in two lare separate store instead of one solid building for foui stre rooms. Mrs. Stern's buil liugi occupied by J. L. Hooker and Hancock & Lissitei will not be replaced at once. The fire last week, together with tie two fires last year, cm in February and the other in August, cut down half ths business houses In tbe town. Still Another Fire Saturday morning soma time before day the alarm of tire was heard in tbe town and the people hurried out, ex pecting perhaps to witness another de structive fire. The heavens west of 1 be town wera aglow and tbe roar tbe fire could be distinctly board. It was tbe dwelling occupied Mrs. Acrce belonging to Mr. D ol by A Kfadry" a mile Irom town. Mrs. Acree lost everything she had uotbing at all being saved from the fire. The fire started in the pantry and it ivas thought that it might be tbe work of rats, as there had been no fire in the house since the middle of the day. Meeting in the Baptist Church The meeting in the Baptist church deepens in interest eyery day. There have been quite a number of protes3 'ons, and tbe congregations are large cyery night. Dr. Mercer's sermons are replete with the most pleasing prcs3ntation of gospel truth. He is a profound scholar an attractive speaker, touchlngly ten der in bis solicitude for tbe unsaved and powerful in his appeals to a en to accept Jesus Christ. All who have heard Dc. Mercer have been greatly pleased and there is pros pect of a great revival before the meet ing closes. M. Hoffman & Brothel's Card. We sincerely thank each aud every person who rendered us assistance at tbe great fire a lew nights ago. Tbe expressions of sympathy which we have received by friends at home and by letter are particularly gratifying. We are doing business in tbe ware house a little buck of the site of our store wbich was burned, whero we shall be glad to see our friends and to accommodate our customers, until we can rebuild our store .on tbe corner, which W3 shall do at once. Respectfully, M. Hoffman & Bro. May 22, 1906. For Twenty-one B and 11 TRADE MARK REGISTERED W flf M F. S. ROYSTER GUANO CO., Norfolk, Va. Special Request. To all our friends who haye tools borrowed from us we urge j-ou to re turn them, as we need them to lenl to other friends. We have Wire Stretchers, Pipe Wrenches, and Tinner's Shears loaned out that we need very much. Yours Truly, Josey Hardware Co. At Hay's this week. Dig stock of Pants, Shirts and Ovfr alls. Try us on Syrups and Molasses We have the best. Big stock of Green and Black Tea c i good quality. Well supplied with good assortment of Canned Goods. We pay the highest prices for Chicl- ens and Kgga. Corby's fresh Loaf Bread received every Friday. J. D. Ray. & Co. A Faint Problem Paint either enrcads well, looks well and wears well, or it don't. Wear is what determines real paint value. Any practical painter will tell you that a paint ivill live only as long as the oil tkat's in it lives. The oil is the life of paint. "Dead Oil, Dead Paint." HAnriAR CONDENSED PAINT It is not a "ready-mixed" paint. It comes to you in condensed form ; tha driera, everything necessary in it, ex cept the oil. You buy pure, raw lin seed cil and do your own mixing-. Sure of pure oi! that way not other wise. One gallon of pure raw linsee oil and rnc gallon of Haminar Con densed Paint will cover more aresr, wear longer, and give better results than nnv other paint made. That's strong talk, but "Hammar" is strong paint. One gallon of Hammar Paint and one gallon of linseed oil will cover 600 square feet of surface with two coats and it won't come off. Guaran teed to stick fr five years or money bad:. VT tiare the exclusive agency for TTatn mar Paint in this place; come in noma day before you paint and let us tell you why "Hammar" Is the best paint, and show you how you can save at least 25 on your next paint bill. Edwards & Company Scotland Neck, N. (J. The S Scotfaryi 3ccP, 31. SOLICITS THE ACCOUNTS OF BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND ' BUSINESS FIRMS A. McDowell, President P. C. Greoouy, Vice-Fres. SAVINGS DePAKTTIEWT In order to encourage those who wish to make sav ings from their earnings, at their annual meeting on March 29, the Stockholders decided to open a Savings Department. Deposits from '1.00 up are solicited, and all who arc interested may learn particulars by in quiring at the Bank. W"I:i"B"DYSPEPS!A CURL mam JIOCO arm have been the standard Cotton and Tobacco guanos in the South because great care is used in the selection of materials. Ask your dealer for Royslcr's goods and don't take substitutes said to be just as good. See that the trade-mark is on every bag. 1 H ardy Hdw. 1 1 The Recent Fire almost Completely Des troyed our Stock of Hardware. The small portion left was badly damaged. We are now without goods or cash to buy with. WK KAUNKKTIV RKQUKKT AI.I. Til AT ARK IN1K1 iTKi T I S T( COMK FORWARI AM) HKTTI-13 AT ONCK. We hope that no one that owes us will wait for. us to ask him for money as we need it and need it now. We have bought out the Peterson stock and will at once Close it Out at a Great Sacrifice. We will have some Rare Bargains to offer and you can't afford to miss them. We propose to Continue our Hardware Business Without a Break, OUR GOODS ARE NOW AR RIVING DAILY. We are sincerely grateful to the public for past favors and especially for the in terest shown at and since the fire. Yours truly, .fH w IfUTi ariiy THE HARDWARE: MUSTL-ERS Scotland Neck, N. O. Peterson Store Gotland Neck Bank Frank P. Shields, Cashier y. It. Bond Ass't. Cashier . 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