The Commonwealth.
Published Every Thursday
BY
A'. G. MOORE, Editor and Manager.
Entered sit the postofficc at Scotland
Vfck, N. 0., as Second-Class Matter.
Thursday November 20, 1908.
Publisher's Announcement.
It is a settled point in nawspaper ethics that
ctltiors and publishers are not responsible for the
vicvb of correspondents, and the publication ef a
i-ominMiiication does not mean that the editor or
publisher endorses the communication. Thk
Commonwealth adheres to these general prici-
DOES HE WISH TO OWN IT?
Ex-Judge W. A. Montgomery
now wants the News and Ob
server to pay him $50,000.00 be
cause it published Tom Dixon's
reply to the"Jege's" denuncia
tion of himself and his play
"The Traitor". He is also try
ing to sue Tom Dixon for 50,
000.00 for writing the letter and
"calling him names."
The case will no doubt be an
interesting one and will be
watched with interest all over
the State.
It looks like the "Jege"
would like to own the "Old Re
liable," and also that he places
a high estimate on its value,
since its capital stock, we think,
is only about ?25,00Q. The
" Jege" will never get into the
newspaper business so easily in
North Carolina, and when a
'jury of his peers" pass on the
merits of his case we "specks"
lis will be less able to own a
newspaper than he is now.
HOW ABOUT IT?
The opera house again ?
AVeJl, yes. This suggestion
hos been eifered: That the
"young blood" of the town or
ganize a business and social
club. Then set about to form
ulate plans to build a club
room, opera house and lodge
room,' and stores ou the ground
J'oor. The stores should pay
wells the lodge room would pay
well, the opera house well man
aged and well advertised would
pay, and the club rooms are a
necessity for any town of any
progress at all. On the whole
it is a fine proposition, and if
the people will co-operate it
will be easy to realize. The
editor of this paper would like
to hear from any citizen. This
proposition realized will mean
much for the business interests
of Scotland Neck. Let us hear
from the brethren. Don't be
afraid to speak out in meeting.
FARMERS.
In this issue we print the call
of the county chairman of the
Southern Cotton Association,
for the farmers of Halifax
county to meet at Halifax on
Monday Nov. 30th. It should
meet with hearty response, and
every township in the county
should see to it that its secion
is largely represented. It means
much to the farmers. The
Southern Cotton Association
has done great things for the
tillers of the soil and they
should not let up in their fight
for better markets and fairer
prices for their products. Cot
ton is not bringing what it
should bring. The farmers
have the power, if they will
only co-operate with each
other, to make the prices what
they should be. Farmers: Don't
neglect your own interests if
you do you do it to your hurt.
Meet together, discuss the situ
alion and solve the problems
that confront you like business
men. You can do it There is
strength in union. Let there
b j a great mass meeting of the
farmers at Halifax on Monday
next, Nov. 30th.
Straining a! Gnsfs.
(Mew and Obesrvmr.)
The Republican way of improving
agricultural conditions is to let the
trusts tax farmers so that they pay
double for all they buy while selling
in the open markets of the world and
let the money trust regulate the vol
ume of money so that they help to
fix the prices of what a farmer sells.
Wiien these operations of bleeding
the farmers are protested against,
then they appoint a Commission to
Improve Farm Conditions and send
the farmers some seed.' But THE
big foe of the farmer is not molest
ed. The days of the "gobbler" are
surely numbered. '
PURITY THE STANDARD,
It is of no importance what
position a man or woman holds
in life, so they live up to the
position claimed for themselves
and be pure, true and clean.
People often think their hearts
and lives are not read and
known, but they deceive no one
so much as themselves. The
man who holds himself out to
the world as being great, pure
and true must have these vm
tues or he will be the object of
contempt, redicule and con
demnation. The man who holds out to
the world that he is honest and
clean suffers the greater in hi
own conscience by having suc
ceeded in keeping the world
ignorant of his real character.
What is the immediate success
in life attained by living the
life of falsity and strained sen
sitive conscience compared
with a long life of battle, with
a clean conscience and purity
of thought with a more moder
ate succes from living the gen
uine life?
Much is being written and
said that is regarded as "Muck
Raking," the substance of
which is that our press and
speakers and the people them
selves are speaking openly in
their condemnation of men and
measures that are not pure,
simple and true. Where peo
ple talk openly the crime seems
the greater, but it is only the
greater light. There has been
suspicion and whisper with the
corruption beneath the surface.
In this time of strong insight
investigation a mans' record
and manner can not long hide
his guiltT He may receive the
world's applause for the time
being but the judgment of the
people is alway sure and cor
rect. The motto of the day is
"Purity and Simplicity." Pur
ity is a real thing without any
glow, glimmour or gloss. Sim
plicity is living the real life,
reaching back to purity. The
pure life and the simple life as
they are understood to-day are
synonymous. Science with its
achievements and exactness
enables us to have purity of
foods, medicines and goods.
Our laws enforce the laws of
science in regard to food and
medicine. The public con
science of to-day demands pure
hearts and the conscince de
mands that men's lives be un
adulterated. Our press and
speakers bring the light to bear
so strongly on men's lives that
if they be not true and pure,
they are sure to fall, and how
readily does a man come to lose
his position in life when he is
known to be impure and un
clean. We have marked cases
in our strongest men to-day.
It then behooves all men to
keep their lives pure in the
smaller things which will en
able them to be pure in the
greater. The man guilty of
smaller deceptions, of falsity,
will be guilty of great decep
tions from growth and develop
ment in that phase of his life.
Purity of character and of
heart requires men to keep their
thoughts clean. The thought
is the father of the act and acts
repeated make habit and
character.
The country is judged and
made great by the people at the
head of its affairs. The men in
the more humble positions of
life take their character and
thoughts from the men in the
more exalted positions. It then
behooves all men if for no other
reason than a making of char
acter of their more humble cit
itizen to put men of pure char
acter, strong, clean hearts in
exalted positions.
The time and condition de
mand purity in life, simplicity
in manner and trueness of pur
pose. Purity is the standard. What
ever our position that should
be our aim.
The establishing of a public
library by the noble women of
our town is another evidence of
the fact that the women lead
in every good movement. They
are greatly to be commended
and should receive the hearty
co-operation of every one.
Every one today can be truly
thankful that he is not a tur
key.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
A great change has taken
place in the streets and side
walks of Scotland Neck since
our last issue.
Mr. C. W. Dunn has recently
been placed in charge of this
department of our city's affairs
and he has had a force of hands
at work putting things in or
der. The trashy, filled up gut
ters have been cleaned out, the
sidewalks are being made over
and new and better bridges are
taking the place of the old
ones.
Mr. Dunn is an officer of the
right typo. He believes that
an officer is employed for other
purposes than merely to draw
his salary, and he is rendering
valuable services.
He has not only had the
streets to "arouse and shake off
the dirty crusts" but the mer
chants and business men have
been "put busy" having their
back lots put in clean condi
tion. Let every business man
and every citizen do his duty
and lets make OUR town the
prettiest and best in the State.
Keep up the good work, Mr.
Officer, and the good citizens
will stand by you.
IMPQSTAST MEETING.
To Tne Farmers of Halifax County.
By appointment of the Halifax
County Branch of the North Caroli
na Division of the Southern Cotton
Association at its last meeting in
Halifax, there will be a meeting of
the Association in the town of Hali
fax on next Monday, November 30th.
It is highly important that every
township in the county be fully rep
resented in the meeting. The South
ern Cotton Association has been
worth millions of dollars to the South,
and it is suicidal on the part of the
farmers to neglect its interests.
Cotton is not bringing its true value
and it is with the farmers to say
whether they will maintain their or
ganization for better prices or neg
lect their organization and suffer
the consequences. Let at least six
or eight true and loyal supporters
of the Southern Cotton Association
from each township attend the meet
ing in Halifax next Monday.
The meeting will be held in the
court house during the dinner hour
when court takes recess.
E. E. Hilliard,
Pros. Halifax Co. S. C. A.
Halifax News.
(Cor. to The Commonwealth.)
Halifax, N. C, Nov. 24, 1908.
Mr. J: Bowers, of Scotland Neck,
was here Monday on business.
Dr. A. Donaldson Smith, of Scot
land Neck, was a visitor here a day
or so ago.
Mr. Norwood Simmons, of Wash
ington, N. C, spent Sunday here
with friends.
Mr. H. C. Harper went to Nash
ville a few days ago to remain two
weeks.
Mr. J. S. Mann, of Raleigh, spent
a day here recently.
Mr. I. J. Hartly, of Petersburg,
was in town .a few days ago looking
for the famous Spanish nut.
Mr. E. L. Vinson who is taking the
finishing course in pharmacy and
chemistry at Greensboro, spent Sun
day and Monday here.
Mrs. George Cole, and little daugh
ter, of Shelmerdine, are visitors at
Mrs. Ousby's this week.
Mr. Harry Gowan came home a
few days agof rom a business trip
through the Sunny Southern States
and Porto Rica.
The children of the Halifax High
School gave an entertainment last
P'riday evening at the Court House.
The program of recitations, dia
logues, etc., was very well rendered.
"The Sewing Society," by Misses
Margaret Stephenson, Mary Webb,
Alice Hale, Leona Shaw, Lizzie
Hale and Maggie Batts, was especi
ally good. "The Negro Night
School", by Masters Travis, Bass,
Webb, Stephenson and Jenkins, was
well rendered and received well
rounded applause. The teachers,
Misses Rebe Ousby and Helen Dan
iel, deserve much recognition in
demonstrating their ability in train
ing the children so well that have
been entrusted to them.
Foolish to HepaT
(Statesville Landmark.)
During the campaign Judge Taft
promised that he would call imme
diately after his inaguration, a spe
cial session of Congress to revise the
tariff. This promise was repeated
Sunday when, after a conference with
President Roosevelt, Judge Taft
again announced that he would call
the special session of Congress as
soon after the 4th of March as possi
ble, to take up the question of tariff
revision. We may expect, there
fore, that the special session will be
held, but it would be unwise to base
any special hope of relief on a Re
publican revision of jthe tariff.
FIRE AT PARMELE.
Large Dwelling of Mr. S. T. Glisson
Almost Completely Destroyed.
There was quite a dangerous fire
at Parmele Thursday morning be
tween two and three o'clock when
the large dwelling house occupied
by Mr. S. T. Clisson and family Was
almost completely destroyed. The
origin of the fire is rlnknown, and it
is said that Mr. and Mrs. Glisson had
a narrow escape from burning.
Hardly any of the household good
were saved.
The property is owned by Mr. Ed .
Roberson, of Robersonville, and it is
said to have been insured. The
bursting flames soon had a large
crowd on the scene, but they were
powerless to check their fury.
Williams-Beam
(Cor. to Th Commonwealth.)
Burgaw, N. C, November 17.
At the home of Mr. W. M. Dixon,
was the scene Tuesday at 5 p. m., of
an unusually pretty wedding. Miss
Maud Lillian Hearn, daughter of
the late Mr. H. R. Hearn, and Mrs.
Marina C. Hearn, became the bride
of Mr. Noah Hodges Williams, a
prominent young farmer of Whar
ton, Beaufort county.
The home was beautifully decorat
ed with white and yellow chrysan
themums intertwined with ever
green. The bride entered the parlor
leaning on the arm of the groom
and they were happily united In mar
riage, Hon. J. C. Lathem perform
ing the ceremony.
Immediately after the ceremony
a reception was tendered the bride
and groom who were the recipients of
many good wishes. Many sensible
wedding gifts attested the popular
ity of the couple.
The bride wore a handsome blue
Bilk dress with hat and gloves to
match. They left on the 6 o'clock train
for Kinston where they will attend
the Christian Convention, after
which the will go to Whorton, N. C,
their future home.
The bride is a young woman of
charming personality and a former
resident of Scotland Neck. The
groom i3 a highly esteemed citizen
of Beaufort county.
Manning-uempsy.
The following account of the mar
riage of Mr. J. T. Manning, former
ly of this place, taken from the
Gainsville (Fla.) Elevator, will be of
interest, to Mr. Manning's friends
here:
The marriage of Mr. J. T. Man
ning and Miss Pattie H. Dempsy on
Wednesday morning of this week,
united two most popular young peo
ple in this city.
While the event was not known
until a few hours previous to the
ceremony, and the fact of the mar
riage being a strictly home and fam
ily eathering prevented their num
erous friends from demonstrating
the esteem in which they are both
held. The groom was formerly an
employee of the Seaboard Air Line
at this point, but is now located as
agent and telegraph operator of the
Atlantic Coast Line road at Clark,
also conducting a mercantile busi
ness at the same place. During his
residence here he was a general fav
orite. The bride, Miss Pattie H. Demp
sey, counts her dear friends by the
number of inhabitants, in the city
and as book-keeper for years in ' the
office of the Gainsville Gas and Elec
tric Power Co., showed her ability
as a business woman.
The marriage took place at 8
o'clock in the morning, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. T. N. Nix
on of the Methodist church in the
presence of the immediate family.
The newly wedded couple left on the
first train for Clark, Fla., their fu
ture home, taking with them the
best wishes of every one.
In Honor of Bride and Groom.
Tillery, N. C, Nov. 19 Mr. and
Mrs. James O. Applewhite entertain
ed a number of their friends Friday-
night in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John
H. Applewhite, who had just return
ed from their bridal trip. The house
was beautifully decorated with
autumn leaves and southern smilax.
The guests were received in the hall
by Miss Julia Curtis Rhem, in the
west room by Mrs. John Fenner, and
in the parlor by Mr. and Mrs. James
Applewhite and the bride and groom.
Miss Elizabeth Fenner served puenh
during the evening. From ten-thirty
to eleven-thirty a delicious supper
was served, the dinning room being
artistically decorated in autumn
leaves and chrysanthemums. The
guests were Mr, and Mrs. John H.
Applewhite, Miss Susan Pope, Misses
Cherry, Barkley, Pope, and Sewell,
Mr. Pope, Messrs. E. - Applewhite,
Charles F. Marks, G. C. Howell, R.
L. Applewhite, and J. B. Flangher.
Laundry, Dyeing & Pressing.
I have added Dyeing, Pressing and
Cleaning to my Laundry Agency
Give me a trial. . Satisfaction guar
anteed, j
- John B. Edwards, Jr
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We have had re-tempered a large lotol Axes
that passed throngh the Are in 1906 The
work was done by an old, experienced tem
perer, and the-seAxesare bargains. Wealso
hare a large stoek of Axes at $1.00 each, '
fy guaranteed. We axefor your trade.
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Peanuts. New Quiet
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Spanish "v:
B. E. Peas 3.75 per lo-.
Stock Peas $1.25 per l.ushr!.
Subject to changes f ike
F. O. H. here:
2 lb "York" Ikicr-in- 7 1-1-
2 1-4 lb 'HubMlk:;.-rT4T.7:M: "M
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Yours truly,
J. W. YY.W.
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Farm for Sale.
Valuable farm of 35 acre
150 acres cleared, babneo in
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some good timber, iv:u'i
from Scotland Neck. Fir- 'ri""
tunitv to liuv a vahial lo 1 kuv '
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MRS. J. H. Lav:::nvk
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