'V'
r
Ayers Pills
Keep them in the house.
1 ake one when you feel bil
ious or dizzy. They act di
rectly on the liver.
7lZZTlZSlZ BUCKINGHAM'S DYE
SUMMER ROSES
AND SOME OTHER F'OLKS
They Come and Go
The Commonwealth
ANNUAL ROLL CALL,
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
IJ.nd W. Allsbrook's ad
tliis i.ssuo.
I
1 t
I
SINCE the recent fire we have pur
chafed a full and complete Jlne of
Undertaker's supplies and we are pre
pared to accommodate all our custo
mers promptly.
M. HciTMAX & Bro.
Wanted
Egg at 20 cents a dozen.
W. T.
Tyler.
Eggs For Hatching.
Finest Breeds.
B. T. Rocks, White Wyandottes.
S. C. Brown Leghorns. 15 eggs $1.00.
H. W. MIXON,
Scotland Neck, N. C
Home Coming at The Baptist Church.
Mr. 8. D. Hancock, of Weldon, was
here Tuesday.
Miss Cleve Andrews has returned
from Franklinton.
Miss Lena Taylor, of Atlantic, Va.,
has been on a visit some days to hef
sister, Mrs. B. F. Gray.
Mrs. T. M. Allabrook and little
daughter, Miss Esther, of Ahoskie, and
also Miss Nancy Leary, of that place,
have been here some days on a visit to
Mrs. J. H. Allsbrook, Sr.
Orphans' Entertainment.
Last Sunday was the day for the an
nual roll call of members of the Bap
tist church of this place, and the sec
ond anniversary of the pastorate of
Rev. G. T. Lumpkin.
It was designed to be a home coming
of the mambers, and the former pastors
of the church were invited to be pres
ent and participate in the exercises.
Dr. R. T. Vann, president of the Bap
tist University for Women at Raleigh,
and Rev. M. L. Kesler, General Mana
ger of the Baptist Orphanage at Thom-
asville, two former pastors of
Miss Mary Applewhite has returned
from her work in the summer school
at Tt flip ah Sho eamA hrma o
Af- r t?; .. . itt " " " J
w .... .ja out vu vurreu CUUniV tron hfifr.ro tha .nrt.mar nV.nni -1 j
T.,J L. ' """"""" CIUECU
uwuay uu uusinesa.
Miss Bragg is visiting Mrs. J. H.
Durham, of Halifax.
Miss Fannie Peele has returned to
her home in Tarboro.
Miss Lalla Lewis, of Goldsboro, is
visiting Mrs. Claude Kitchin.
Miss Lallah Cherry, of Conetoe,
is visiting Miss Ernestine Cherry.
on account o' the sickness of her father.
On Wednesday night, July 4th,
class of orphans from (he Oxford Or
phan A-ilum gave a delightful enttr
tainment in the auditorr.un at the
graded school.
The e:j tertalnment cons'sted of scngs,
dialogues, recitations
L i. : i.l .
me cunuren gnowea nue training
their work. A lair audience greeted
them, I tit many were kept away by
reason of down-pour of rain just before
Notice of Land Sale.
TURNIP SEED.
J list
si rccoiveu me m;xt'st
'ara. shipment of loose Turnip
By virtue of power vested in me as
Executor of W. A Dunn by that Deed
ofTitist executed io the a. id W. A.
Dunn by Irving Clrk anrf ife
ClHrk.oa tne 17.h day i l Feb. t-.ry, nill lnUl ;.,,., SlVl V ha Vo
I V V VJ I .. 3 . I ... I '
j ci;ijru in me oruce oi itie ... i i ...i.: i
I 'II 1 l 111 I I UIIJVU III"
t'Ver
and the like, and ! Reg,Hter f Deeds for Uhix My ' (.lnil0k
fine training in I in Book 29 at page 371, and by virtue, U11,U '
ALL OF THE BEST KINDS.
Mrs. Fannie Harris and daughters,
ot Greensboro, have been here some
davs visitirifif t.hn familv nf Mr Ti XX
I mj n v ........ I - i 4 i J.-. , .A J
lIlss Mnrcnrot ShiaMo "lnlt J i I .
Iolvl3 b1C1 lu.uaj, 4U james and JMrs- E. Jf. Jfeison. Thnv
church, were present.
v .uv u uiock jur. ivesier spoke to returned after an outinsr of fnw w0ta
it t j .... i
lUU OUDjnv-SCnOOl Of thfi rftlotir.n ho.
For Sale,
One second-hand '4 Brown" Cotton
Gin. Ia good condition.
Jack Keel,
Scotland Neck, N. C.
7-")lt
At Cost for Cash.
io make room for our fall stock we
w.tll sell the following goods at Cost
IU.UUU yards Valciennea and Tor-
cheon Laces.
10,000 yards Dress Lawns.
oOL) Pairs men's women's and child
ren'' Slippers.
RK men and children suits.
All Stravs Hats at and below cost.
.'ust received a big lot drummer'?
. ..rjp'e Felt Hats which we are ofler
.vrg at wholesale prices.
Hanasome line Furniture just arriv
ed. Ca!i and see our special bargains on
nil good-.
Fdwaids & Co.
tax.
Clark
Beach.
Our Undertaker's Department is
fully and thoroughly equipped with
new stock.
M. Hoffman & Bro.
Wanted
Second-hand Eclipse Engines 4x7.
Wh! pay good prices for 3ame.
Jopey Hardware Co.
G-2S-4t
mber for Sale.
1 offer for sale the timber on 150
ic es of land near Dawson and (', miifis-
1-1 TV, ii n 1 1 ti I rJ rp, . , . , .
uuciu. x iixiuer consists or -rine.
K.iL-x Hickory, Cypress. Ash and Gum.
W. T. Askew,
Ep worth, X. C.
o.s-it
iwen tne uaptist Sunday-schools of
the State and the Orphanage.
At 11 o'clock Dr. Vann preached
one of his characteristic strong ser
mons. In the afternoon at 5 :30 o'clock
there were "baby-day" exercises, which
consisted of songs and recitations Kv
the children, a reading by Miss Xonie
VVillifordj'a solo by Miss Emily Biggs,
and some remarks by Mr. Lumpkin
concerning the purpose and work of
the cradle roll department of the Sunday-school,
the department being under
the management of Miss Annie Biggs.
At 8 :30 o'clock there was a special
song service in which two quartettes
were rendered, one by Mess. O. J.
Moore, A. C. Perry, J B. Futrell and
Rev. G. T. Lumpkin, and another by
Mess, futrell and Moore nnd Afiaspa
Ruth Pope and Katherine Futrell.
Dr. Vann spoke on the past of Scot
land Xeck Baptist church, tracing its Kitchin
work for forty years from the time
when its membership was but a half
dozen to the present when it is eyen
four hundred.
Dr. R. M. Johnson spoke of the
tne r1 ' -uwusii. nave gone to Tarboro to visit ffinHa
Mr. J. D. Stewart and famijy have and relatives there.
Mr. W. L. Vaughan left Monday for
Miss Emma Hollowell,of Goldsboro, Virginia where he has gone to accept
is visiting her sister, Mrs. D. M. Prince.
Mrs. John L. Hooker has returned
from a visit to her father in Greenville.
Miss Alma Murchison, of Rocky
Mount, is visiting Mies Undine Futrell.
Mrs. Rebe Shields and family are
visiting Mrs. J. H. Durham of Hali-
the opening. The proceeds of the en-
Miss Lucy House left Monday for tertainrrnt amounted to about 25.
The orphans were under the charge
of Mr. Burch and Miss "White from
the Asylum, and weie entertained by
the Mas ns while here.
Mr. Barch stated that there are at
the institution 275 children and that
during the thirty-three years of the ex
istanca f the institution it has cared
for 2.0OO ornhaus.
Th y went from Scotland Neck to
Roanoke Rapids.
Bristol, lenn., where she will spend
some time visiting friends and then
go to Bozeman, Montana, where sha
will visit Mrs. Dr. Delaney, nee Mies
Nina White
The old time method of purging the
SVstem Hllh C!flthnrti na th'it tear r r i nn
a place on the geological survey near grind ai,d break down the walls of the
.yi.uuuurK. xie win do away several Btnmah ,nri
montns in the work, and his friends
wish for him a pleasant stay in "The
Old Dominion."
Mr. Thurston M. Allsbrook, of Ahos
kie, has been here this week to visit
his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs
lienry Allsbrook. Mr. Allsbrook goes
Misses Carrie Lawrence and Reba from Ahoskie to Kenly, N. C, where
intestines is superseded
by Dade's Little Liver Pil's. Tbey
cleanse the liver, and instead ot wak
ening, build up and sirengthen ethe
whole s; stem. Relieve headache, bil-
ousnfss constipation, etc.
E. T. U hitehead & Co., Scotland Neck.
LsggeU'd drug store, Hobgood.
01 tne statute in such cases made and
IJ-i -r . .. ... . I
pruviueu, 1 snail sen tor cash to the
'nghest bidder nt public auction iu the
town of Scotland Xeck, on the 1 li day
of August 1900, at 12 o'clock M., the
following described tracts of r.-al estate,
lying, being and situate in the county
of Halifax aud State of Xorta Carolina,
to wit :
Beginning at a cypres of Smith's
Mill-Pond, thence S. 12 E. 79 poles,
X. 85.1 E. 25J poles, to the road lead
ing to Scotla'ud Xeck, thence X. A E.
33 poles, thence X. 73 i E. 19 pules,
X. 27 E. 10 poles, X. CfE. 12 pules to
the Mill-Pond, thence along ibo course
of the Al i.Il Pond to the beginning,
and containing 42 acres.
This July ytb, 1900
Xoaii Biogs,
Executor of W. A. Dunn. Trustee.
Aliuon Don, Attorcev.
7-12 It
It is always well to have a box of
salve in the bouse. Minburn. cut",
bruises, piles and boils yield to De Witt's
Witch Hazel Salve. Should keep a
box on hand at all times to provide for
emergencies. For years the Standard,
but followed by many imitators. B.i
sure you get the genuine DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salye at E. T. Whitehead
& Co.
Statistics show that we
sell more serd than any
house in town with one ex
ception. Now we eertiiinlv would
appreciate your
iuess.
Seed
JJlis-
GAffl" WE GET IT?
Yours ready to serve,
W. Allsbrook,
hVotliit.d -Neck, X. (.
A little love, a little wealth.
A little home fur you and me ;
It' all I ask except . d health.
Which comes with KooKy Moun'.uiu
Tea. '.':'t ceu 1 h.
E. T. Whitehead & Co.
O a. J3 37 0 15. X Xk. .
2cars tlo p i'19 KM You Have Always Bought
left Wednesday for Virginia ad wi" continue In the lumber busi
ness. He was with the Xorth Carolina
Lumber Company at TilJery lor eight
years, then with the Suffolk Saw Mill
Company at Suffolk for five years and
has been with the Branning Manufac
turing ComDanv flt Ahosklfi tnr fit-A
Miss Emilie Hyman, of Hobgood, years, and now goes with the Dennis
spent jast week with Miss Annie Simmons Lumber Company at Kenly.
erry" The plant is a large one and Mr. Allf.
Miss Eva Kitchin, of Xorfolk, is br00lC wl11 be general manager of the
visiting Misses Sadie and Lucile r0Ufih lumber department, His friends
i-xioa uuio uuuu came nome some
days ago from Raleigh where she had
charge of a department in the summer
school.
Rev. R. P. Walker has returned from
Aurora where he has been holding a
meeting.
are glad to note his good success.
The Graded School Faculty.
Miss Margaret Hardy, of Bryantown,
X. C, is visiting the family of Mr. A.
ing relatives
Mr. L. R. Mills went to Wilmington
last week to spend a few days in rest
at
X D. Ray & Co.
Big Stock of Mason's Fruit Jars
J. D. Ray & Co.'s
Uriug us your Chickens and Eggs
ountry Produce, etc.
J. D. Ray & Co.
W e want a load of nice Water Mel
ons to start with. Big prices offered
iow for nice ripe Melons.
J. D. Ray & Co.
Bring us your Peaches, Apples, Cab
ge, Water Melons, etc.
J. D. Ray fe Co.
One thousand nice ripe Water Mel-
u.s wanted at once.
J. D. Ray & Co.
We have the best assorted stock nf
ods we have ever had. Open soon
the morning and nlnsn l:itp at nirt,
on us when you come.
I J. D. Ray & Co.
tLse Clark's No. 1 CIdar Vinegar.
,aui "J Ktiep picuies only zoa
r gallon. r J
I J. D. Ray & Co.
porby's Loaf Bread.
oroys Washington Bread all the
pie.
Fox River Butter.
W. T. Tyler.
Home raised X". C. Ham?. Shoulders
Id sides.
W. T. Tyler.
church as it is to-day, sneaking mainlv
of the work during the two years of F" Hancock
Mr. Lumpkin's pastorate. Dr. John
son stated that during the past two
years the church has contributed to
various objects, other than pastor's sal
ary and general expecse's, more than
f 1,000, and that .$1,700 of this amount
had been given to the Orphanage at
Thorn a8vil!e. The pastor's salary and
other expenses, Dr. Johnson said,
amount to about $1,500 a year.
The day's exercises were closed with
a stirring address by Mr. Kesler on the
Scotland Xeck Baptist church and its
pet the Thomaeville Orphanage. He
spoke of the great work ot caring lor
three hundred children at the institu
tion and said the work is hopeful and
full of promise for good to the home
less and helpless orphans who are there Lewiston, X. C., are visiting her moth
now and who shall be there in the er Mr8- A. F. Hancock.
future. He declared that the Scotland
The faculty of the Scotland Xeck
Graded School for next year is as fol
lows : Superintendent, rrof." C. W.
Wileon ; principal and teacher of the
ninth and eighth grades, Miss Alice C.
Mr. David Oppenheimer, of Rocky Ferrell, of Raleigh : teacher for seventh
Mount has been here some days visit- grade, Miss Xannie C. Leach, of Mc-
Cullers, Wake county ; teacher for the
bixth grade, Miss Anna Clark, of Scot
land Xeck ; teacher lor the fifth grade.
and recreation.
Mr. O. A. Snipes and daughter, little
Miss Elsie, of Rocky Mount, were iri
town last week.
Mus Annie Dunn, of Scotland Xeck ;
teacher for the fourth grade, Mifs
Ethel Webb, of Scotland Xeck ; tfach
er for the third grade, Miss Pattie
Thome, of Airiie, Halifax county;
Mess. John Gray, Albion Dunn and teacher for the second grade, Mies An-
Harper Alexander have returned from uie Baker, of Palmyra : teacher for the
Virginia Beach. first grade, Miss Mary Herbert Smith.
ot Scotland Xeck.
Superintendent Wilson feels sure
that the corps of teachers will render
good service to the school and feels
hopeful that he will have the most
prosperous year In the history of the
school. He is making nlana for some
Miss Sallie Baker, of Palmyra, spent
Saturday night in town, the guest of
Mies Helen Hilliard.
Mrs. G. S. Xorflect and children, of
n
I pi ft rmn n -
(tail Mirestoer i
I h
Has been on the
Years and has NE
AT
market for
VER BEN
by Any Thresher yet.
The Great Number of Satisfied Users
is the Best Test of Superiority.
Master vv line Priwoll nf fha mareed lmnrovempntu
Neck church is one of the main sup- Orphanage, is visiting his sisters, Misses and no dobt the school and the town
Dovle and Mildred Powell.
ports of the orphanage, and that with
out the help that goes from Scotland
X'eck the work would not be near so
great.
Everybody heard Dr. Vann and Mr.
Kesler with great delight and there was
Mrs. Z. X. Leggett and children, of
Washington, IN. C, are visiting the
family of Mr. Marcellua Knight.
Trof. L. W. Bagley, of Littleton,
will realize
efforts.
much benefit from his
Another New Building.
general regret that Dr. J, D. Hufham, came Saturday and spent Sundav with
who was to take a prominent part, was hia daughter, Mrs. G. T. Lumpkin.
not present. There was a general ex
pression amongst the Baptists and all
i who attended the exercised that it was
a good and delightful day.
Splendid Musicale.
' Vinegar.
jOood Old Country, Pure
i i
ppie ineft'ar
W. T. Tvlek.
WE HAVE again
fete Line of Coffins.
put in a Com
M. Hoffman & Bro.
V
V'-"T A ITfiHiiF T Willie a
I ...-. I'll. t T llllO
Ok i().-t a bortlA Vr!r1av in o yafVior
uliar manner. The horse bit some
n and for a slash with the plow line
rC'l tin and fp.ll hnpt roorl
President Clark.
Ji3 death nf finwrnnr Patll
io, was a loss to the Union Central
e Insurance Comnanv. for he. was
the company,
well fiiled by
On Friday night, June 20, in the
auditoriam at the graded school there
was a fine musical entertainment given
by the Ladies' Aid Society ot the Bap
tist church and splendidly managed by
Miss Margaret Shields. Following was
the programme rendered :
Piano boIo La Matinee Dussek the illness and death of little Claude
Mrs. Will Hunter, who has been
visiting her brother, Mr. R. L. Hardy,
has returned to her home in Kinston".
Mr. Leon Heilbroner, of Xew York,
is here visiting his uncle, Mr. G. Hoff
man, and his aunt, Mrs. Fannie Stern
Hon. W. W. Kitchin, of Roxboro,
came down Friday on account of the
illness and death of little Claude Mc
Dowell.
Miss Eunice McDowell came Satur
day frcm Murfreesboro on account of
ldent of
i 'ace is
who has been treasurer of the
Jnpany for many years, and Mr. E. P.
rshall, who haa been secretary of
company from its organization
post, haa been made vice-president.
iTbe company was fortunate in hav-
such able men within its own ranks
Stake these important places.
"here is no better insurance compa-
in this country ; and it leads in
)d dividends to policy-holders.
you would like a policy in this
ndid company, let it be known at
1 oflice. , '
I E. E. Hilltaed, Agent.
mart up-to-date women of to-day,
r UU1V to naise, wash, siog and play.
11-. i. A 1 it - '
uwuu mess taients a wile is X.' G.
sa she takes Rocky Mountain Tea,
a. nueneaa fc Uo.
Miss Helen Hilliard
Vocal solo You Mustn't Pick Plums
from my Plum Tree Miss Katherine
Futrell.
Piano solo 'Woodland Whispers
Broungardt Miss Erma Lewter.
Vocal solo Little Girl, You'll Do
Miss Emily Biggs.
Piano solo -(a) Butterfly Grieg, (b)
Shadow Dance McDowell Miss Un
dine Futrell.
Reading Selected Miss Xonie Wil
liford. Piano solo Witches' Dance Mc
Dowell Miss Elizabeth Futrell.
Piano solo Selected Miss Minnie
Lewis.
Vocal solo (a) Thou Art Like a
However, j Lovely Flower, (b) DearieMiss Ruth
Mr. J. R. ' Pone.
1
Piano sole Scherzo in B MiDor
Chopin Miss Elizabeth Futrell.
Vocal solo Why Don't You Try ?
Miss Katherine Futrell.
McDowell.
Mrs. J. P. Wimberley returned Mon
j v ngiuia jaeacn. one was
accompanied by her sister, Miss Char-
lotte Wimberley.
Mrs. J. A. Spivey and her daughter,
Miss Florrie, of Lewiston, have been
on a visit here to Mrs. R. E. Hancock.
Mrs. Spicey's sister.
Mr. W. J.Applewhite, of Raleigh,
came down Saturday to see his father,
Mr. John T. Applewhite, who has been
unwell for some days.
Mess. W. A. Brantley and S. W.
Mor risett went to Thomasville last.
week to attend the annual meeting at
the Baptist Orphange.
Misses Lelia House and Olivia
House who live some miles in the
country have been on a visit here to
their cousin, Miss Estelle House.
Mr. and Mrs. .T. E. Bnwnra ralnm
Piano Duet-Tustpiel-Misses Pope from Panacea gprir)g9
Snrines hnva henn unld onrl oroot 1.
'I'U a . .j . i x I "
725. The entertainment waa of a high
order and reflected credit on all who
participated. ( Miss Estelle House who had visited
This report was iutended for last Hamilton returned a few days ago ac
week's issue but by some inadvertence companied by, her friend, Miss Bessie
provement will be naae before another
season
It was left out.--Editor
For bloating, belching,sour stomach,
bad breath malassimilation of food
and all symptoms of Indigestion, Ring's
Tablets are a prompt and efficient cor
rective.
Lawrence. They
Tillery last week.
spent a day in
Mrs. L. B. Thigpen and little daugh
ter, Virginia, of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
and Mrs. John Mayo, of Bethel, were
E. T.Whitehead & Co., Scotland Xecic.i the guests of their brother, Mr. W. R.
JUeg-gett'a urug btore, Hobgood. Cherry last week.
Mr. J. P. Futrell has contracted with
Mess. Cox & Stroud, of Ayden, to erect
a new brick building on the site where
the handsome Futrell building stood
before the fire. The debris has been
cleared away, additional excavations
have been made, and work on the new
building has commenced.
The new building will be the same
width as the old one and will be long
er, but the exact dimensions we have
not learned. A good force ot hands is
at work and the building will be push
ed to completion.
Slight Sun-Stroke.
Mr. Peyton Keel suffered a slight
sun-stroke Tuesday. He was working
on the Hoffman building and feeling
very uncomfortable from the heat went
down and to Mr. S. F. Dunn'a office
across the street. Just aa he reached
Mr. Dunn's office he fell and lost
consciousness for a short while. He
was taken home and was soon better
He is cut now but feels the effect of
the stroke.
Vpjs seme cftho sweet things
h life - -but dorft miss
! Cie yfeures cf a box cf
E. T. White
head & Co.,
Sales Agents
Scotland Neck, N. C
HOLLISTERC
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
A Busy Iledioina for Easy People.
Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor.
A sneciflc for Constipation. Inrtisestion. Live
and KMney Troubles. Pimples. Eczema, Impure
oil. Bad Breath. Sluecish Bowels, Headache
and Backache. It's Rocky Mountain Tea in tab
let, form. AS rontn hmr Menuinn madn hv
Hollister Dbug Company, Mivlison, Wis
GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
DeWitt's m Salvo
For Piles Bums Sorea
your Order
aehine in
Now and
M
ime.
say,
Wish
Place
get your
if you wait you wi
I Had Bought Sooner."
Our Stock of Shelf Hardware
is getting -
'j
911
ore
Gacft E)aVj.
YOUR PATRONASiE
IS SOL-IOITErD.
YOURS FOR BUSINESS,
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