THE COMMONWEALTH.
GETTING TOGETHER.
PRETIY HALIFAX MARRIAGE.
Published Every Thursday
BY
J. C. Hardy, Editor
Untered at the postoffice at Scotland
Neck, N. C, as Second-Class Matter.
Thursday, April 21, 1910.
The Press Association is going to
be held too early for this scribe. The
last of July or first of August would
be a much better date.
The cry is now going out to pay
your poll tax before the first day of
May or you will not be allowed to
vote in the election next fall. This is
a very important matter and we hope
those who have not done so, will pay
without further delay. Attend to
this matter today.
Several of our democratic exchang
es are very busy advocating candi
dates for President two years hence.
Governor Harmon, of Ohio, and May
or Gaynor, of New York City, seem
to be most prominently mentioned.
But what is going to become of
William Jennings B?
The Statesville Landmark very
quietly contends that it is wrong for
the various Judicial districts to nom
inate Judges and then the whole
State have to vote for them since it
is true that the Judges serve in all
the districts from the sea to the
mountains. As a remedy, the Land
mark advocates the nomination of
Judges by the State Convention. It
says:
"It is often the case that experienc
ed, able and popular judges are de
feated by politicians in district con
ventions, as was the case of Judge
Shaw a few years ago. If the Work
of a judge was confined to his home
district people outside the district
would have no right to pass on the
matter, but under the circumstances
the custom of naming candidates f or
judge is all wrong."
We want to see the people of Scot
land Neck get together. There can
be no growth and enterprise until
this is done. In writing along a
general line the Standard-Laconic
of Snow Hill, N. C, last week made
the following sensible observation:
"Many misunderstandings be
tween individuals and between par
ties would be prevented if people
would only get together and talk
matters over calmly and in friendly
spirit. It is the remaing apart that
does the mischief, because it engem
ders suspicion and wrong views.
There is a wonderful clarifying and
soothing power in the sitting side by
side in a spirit of fairness and with
the one desire of reaching the truth
and cultivating friendly relations.
This is where boards of conciliation,
commissions and interviews, official
or unofficial, have their value.
"But this getting together is use
ful not only when discordance of
views exists, but also in getting peo
ule of similar opinions to work as
one body for the furtherance of
some good object. The progress of
many cities is retarded not so much
from diversity of views and absence
of a spirit of accord, as fiom the
fact that their citizens do not get to
gether and co-operate. A single in
dividual, however good his project
and however pure his motive, may
accomplish little, but the combina
tion of a nuuber of individuals ani
mated by the same purpose - can
oftentimes achieve wonders in pro
moting the business, social, aesthetic
and moral welfare of the place in
which they live. One person is but j
one, but let him join with another j
and the power is more than doubled. !
It is not that one and one make two, i
but in numerals they often stand for j
eleven, and that is generally the j
ratio of influence when they get to- j
gether and work."
Miss Ruby Sater Becomes the Bride of
- Mr T. Walton Worthy.
GENERAL NEWS.
Gathered Here and There and Put In
Condensed Form.
Delightful Box Party.
Halifax, N. C, Apiil 18 There
Was a very pretty wedding on Satur
day evening at 9:30 o'clock, at Hotel
Roanoke, the home of the bride,
when Mr. T. Walton Worthy, of Mt.
Olive, Miss., led to the altar Miss
Rubyash Sater, youngest daugh
ter of Mrs. W. A. Sater.
The parlors were tastefully decor
ated for the occasion with lovely
roses, spring blossoms, and potted I
plants in great abundance, while
White candles shed that soft mellow
glow that made the scene all the
more beautiful and impressive and
long to be remembered by each one
present.
The immediate relatives were
gathered in the back parlor, and at
the appointed time the door was
thrown open that the assembled
guests, many in number, in the front
parlor could witness the marriage
vows as pronounced by Rev. C. G
Bradley, rector of St. Mark's. Six
of the bride's closest friends, Mes
dames J. L. Waller, Chas. H. Hale,
and Misses Nannie Gary, Nell Nel
son, Virginia Butts and Mary Nor
man, formed a semi-circle around
the couple, Mr. E. N. Sater, brother
of the bride giving the bride away.
The wedding marches were well ren
dered by one of the bride's intimate
friends, Miss Wilhelmina Froelich,
of Richmond, Va.
The bride was handsomely attired
in a gray going-away gown with hat
and gloves to match, and never look
ed lovelier than when she pledged
her troth, amid the sweet smelling
blossoms and softened light, with
numerous friends around her wish
ing earnestly for all the best things
that life can give.
The bride was a favorite young
lady here with many, and count
ed her friends and admirers here
I and elsewhere by the score. Of
I sweet and lovable disposition her
I graces won for her such friends as
j deem friendship a thing sacred. So
1 4- ! A 1- unl,.n4-nnAA u
iinquish our claim upon her.
The groom has been in Halifax
It is the desire of the post office
department that patrons of rural
mail paint their boxes and post a
pure white color and an effort is be
ing made to have this done through
out the country. The request is
made for the double purpose of pre
serving the post and protecting the
box as well as uniformity of identifi
cation. It -is also urged that the
name of the patron be marked on
each box. To this end the depart
ment is writing to postmasters and
urging that patrons be urged to
paint box and post. -
We are publishing the above clip
ping from the Greenville Reflector
with the hope that our R. F. D. pat
rons will heed the request of the
post office department, and especially
the part about placing their name on
the box. It will take only a few min
utes time to carry out the request
of the Government. It is so often
that we travel along .the road, see a
nice farm and a beautiful home and
a mail box on the road side but no
name on the box to tell a stranger
who lives there. Let us get busy
about this matter.
Report ed.
On Friday night, 15th inst., under;
the direction of Miss Sallie Spruil!
box party at Palmyra. The proceeds j nce J uIy 190 Wlth The Ff TS Qty
were for the benefit of the town Construction Company of Louis-
school there. A large number of i
won many irienas nere tnat really
hated to see him leave.
large
young ladies and gentlemen attend- j
ed from Scotland Neck, and they re- i
port a most enjoyable occasion.
The lunch boxes and baskets were I
furnished by the young ladies, the I
name of each young lady being called j
just before Jer box was sold, and the j
person who purchased her box en- j
joyed the lurch with her. The box- j
es and baskets were beautiful, were j
bountifully filled with good things
and sold hieh.
Besides the lunches thus furnished ! journey of life
other refreshments, cream and cake, j personal and otherwise.
were served and all went away pro-1 Mrs. Irwin Clay and sons, of Rocky
Hon. W. J. Bryan has returned
from his trip to South America.
Prof. W. C. Allen has severed his
conviction with the Waynesville Cou
rier. Sam Barnhart, a negro, was burn
ed to death in the Mooresville cala
boose Friday night;
The next session of the North Car
olina Teachers' Assembly will be held
in Asheville, June 14-17.
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, from
the State of Rhode Island, says he
has had enough and will not stand
for re-election.
Governor Kitchin has appointed
Hon. Geo. P. Pell, Judge, to fill the
-unexpired term of Judge E. B. 1
Jones, resigned; 9
A cyclone struck near Lumberton
Sunday evening killing one person,
injured several and doing considera
ble other damage.
Five million dollars has been swin
dled out of the Illinois Central rail
road by an alleged conspiracy that is
now being investigated.
The National Missionary Congress
will meet in Chicago May 3-6 Some
of the leading Missionary speakers
of the world are to be present.
Earl Wilson, the navy football
player, injured in a game of ball last
October, died at Annapolis, Md.,
Saturday, after a long fight for life.
j Hon. F. A. Woodard, of Wilson,
j has been carried to a hospital in Phil
! adelphia, Pa., for special treatment.
He is suffering from a nervous break
down.
Ex-Congressman R. Z. Linney
dropped dead at Taylorsville Friday.
Heart trouble was the cause of death.
Mr. Linney was a prominent Repub
lican politician of the State.
Judge 0. H. Guion, of Newbern,
has tendered his resignation to Gov
ernor Kitchin, to take effect April
30th. Mr. D. L. Ward is being
strongly endorsed for the appoint
ment. The Tribune says that C. J. Harris
has sold his farm of over 200 acres.
This contractor got results. -
Some years ago a contractor buil
ing a railroad in a warm climate wa
troubled a great deal by sicknew
among the laborers
He turned his attention at once td
their food and found that they were
setting full rations of meat and were
drinking water from a stream near by.
He issued orders to cut down 1hS
amount of meat and to increase greatly
the quantity of Quaker Oats fed to the
men.
He also boiled Quaker Oats and
mixed the thin oatmeal water with
their drinking water. Almost instantly
all signs of stomach disorders passed
and his men showed a decided improve
ment in strength and spirits. This con
tractor had experience that taught him
the great value of good oatmeal. 53
Packed in regular size packages,
and in hermetically sealed tins for hot
climates.
DON'T FOR
HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM.
It Is ao Internal Disease and Requires
an Internal Remedy.
When you come to Scotland Neck to -.w
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just think:
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Half Cabinet Oval Photos, per dozen
"Sunny Jim" Photos, per dozen
"Princess Panel" Photos, per dozen -
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.N.C.
The cause of Rheumatism and kin
dred diseases is an excess of uric acid
in the blood. To cure this terrible
disease this acid must be expelled
and the system so regulated that no
more acid will be formed in excess
ive quanities. Rheumatism is an in
ternal disease and requires an inter
nal remedy. Rubbing with oils and
liniments will not cure, affords only
temporary relief at best, causes you
to delay proper treatment, and al
lows the malady to get a firmer hold
on you. Liniments may ease, the
pain, but they will no more cure the
Rheumatism than paint will change
the fibre of rotten wood.
Science has at last discovered a
perfect and complete cure, which is
called "Rheumacide." Tested in
hundreds of cases, it has effected
the most marvelous cures; we be
lieve it wiil cure you. "Rheumacide
"gets at the joints from the inside,"
sweeps the poisons out of the system,
tones up the stomach, regulates the
liver and kidneys and makes you
well all over. Rheumacide "strikes
the root of the disease and removes
its cause." This splendid remedy is
sold by druggists and dealers gen
erally at 50c and $1 a bottle. In tab
let form at 25c and 50c a package.
Trial bottle of Tablets sent by mail
on receipt of price, 25c. Booklet free.
Write to Bobbitt Chemical Co., Bal
timore, Md. For sale by E. T.
Whitehead Companv.
NOTICE !
A large quantity of LOGS already cut a . !
FOR SALE. Saw mill men will take notice , : 1 ;
who need timber. Address,
S.F. DUNXAcr.,
Tll.l.i:!;', . ; i
5 RAISE PERCHER0N HOUSES!
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The State Department at Raleigh has ...!
FIXE PEItCHEROX STALLION at the F.k ,
Test Farm for the benefit of this section. TS; i i.r
will spend alternate weeks this season at ih--'v
Farm and Scotland Neck.
The Pee will be $10.00 in Advance.
A rare opportunity to IMPROVE YOl'K Ai;v
STOI'K at little cost.
Mr. and Mrs Worthy left on num-j located two miles from Concord, to
her 85 the same evening for their
bridal tour, which will include At
lanta, Ga., Birmingham, Ala., and
Mt: Olive, Miss., the groom's home, ;
where they will spend seme days
with his parents. They will make
a ! their home in Marietta, Oklahoma."
We wish for these young people
! the best things possible along the
nouncing it a delightful evening.
Round Table Hub.
Reported for The Commonwealth.
The Round Table Qlub was de
lightfully entertained at the hospit
able home of Mrs. Archibald Mc
Dowell Tuesday from four to six.
Punch was served in the library.
The room was fragrant with its ex
quisite white roses. From the libra
ry the guests were invited ifito the
sitting room, which was prettily dec-
i orated with quantities of dogwood.
The meeting was called to order
by the president. The papers for
the afternoon were read bv Mes-
The Supreme Court of Tennessee i dames W. R. Bond, G. S. White and
last week affirmed the verdict ofMiThorne. They were listened to
... . - . , with attention and showed careful
guilty in the case of Col. Duncan B i 1 i
, j study and preparation on the part of
Cooper, and gave his son, Robin, a j the writers. After the reading of
new trial. These men were under a ! the papers delicious refreshments of
sentence of 20 years in the peniten- j cream and cake were served.
tiary for the murder of former Sen-
C0L COOPER FREE.
ator Carmack on the streets of Nash
ville Tenn., in the fall of 1908. The
Chief Justice had hardly finished
reading the decision before Governor
Patterson signed the pardon giving
Col. Cooper his freedom. The Gov
ernor was an important witness in
the trial of the Coopers and he has
very decided views as to their' guilt.
In a statement given out to the press
he said:
"In my opinion neither of the de
fendants is guilty and they have not
had a fair and impartial trial, but
were convicted contrary, to the law
and the evidence."
Governor Patterson may be honest
in his belief, but he will have a hard
time making the outside world be
lieve but what the Coopers ought to
be punished. In his act of pardon
he has brought about a blot on the
name of his fair State that it will
take generations to outlive.
It is hardly thought that Robin
Cooper will ever be tried again and
even if he should be convicted the
trovernor wouia as promptly issue a
pardon for him as he did for the old
man.
Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
any case of kidney and bladder
trouble not, beyond the .reach of
medicine. No medicine can do more.
Sold by all Druggists,
Those present were Mesdames G
S. White, W. H. Josey, G. Hoffman,
H. I. Clark, C. G. Bradley, C. W.
Albertson, W. R. Bond, Misses Lena
Leggett, Eleanor Smith and Pattie
Thorne. The invited guests were
Mrs. C. A. Beck, of Delawara, and
Miss Pattie Vaughan.
The next meeting will be with Mre'.
J. E. Bowers Saturday afternoon,
April 23rd.
Declines The Call.
Rev. R. A. McFarland, pastor of
the Scotland Neck Baptist Church,
has declined the call recently extend
ed to him by the congregation of the
Baptist church at Suffolk, Va. We
are pleased to learn that Mr. McFar
land will remain at Scotland Neck.
He has a congregation of splended
workers. A strong church composed
of loyal and earnest Christian men
and women. It is not every day that
a pastor's lines are cast in fields more
pleasant than among the excellent
people of our sister town, Scotland
Neck. Roanoke News.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
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I Mount, returned home Monday.
! Miss Nell Nelson, who has been in
Richmond for some time, returned
i a few days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Blount and
children, of Rocky Mount, were here
last week to see Mrs. H. W. Gowan.
Miss Edna Draughan, of Rocky j
Mount, spent a day or two here last j
week with Miss Nora Howerton.
Messrs. John Taylor and J. McMa
hon spent several days in Washing
ton, D. C, last week.
Mrs. Eustis Norfleet, of Wilming
ton, has been spending some time
with Mrs. N. L. Stedman.
Milton Norman spent last week
end here with his parents, returning
to Warrenton Monday.
Mrs. June Tillery spent several
days last week at the Tillery farm
with her husband.
Miss Jessie Gregory left for Phila
delphia Tuesday, where she will
spend Some days on business.
Mrs. W. A. WTillcox went up to
Ringwood last week to see her rela
tive, Mrs. Roberson.
Rev. J. E. Holden and little Miss
Lucile, of Enfield, spent last Friday
here.
Little Misses Ruth and Blanche
Hancock, of Scotland Neck, are here
to see their aunt, Mrs. D. M. Camp
bell. Mr. Swain Norman, son of our
townsman, Mr. J. H. Norman, had a
very unfortunate accident last week
while in a game of ball. It seems
that he was on the third bag, and
while in the act of reaching up for a
ball he was run into by a stout fel
low and thrown off guard. He was
knocked down and one leg broken.
At last account he wras getting along
very nicely.
Rev. W. C. Merritt, of Clinton,
preached some very fine and helpful
sermons here last week, and when
we learned that he was compelled to
go back to his work on Saturday we
were sorry. The preaching was of a
very high type, and calculated to do
most any one good. .
We were sorry indeed to hear of
Mr. John Burt's death at his home
on April 14th. We have known him
for a long time and liked him much.
He was a gentleman of the old
school. These grand old men ,are
gradually called "up higher."
Rev. C. G. Bradley filled the Sun
day morning appointment at St.
Mark's, as usual preaching a good,
practical sermon. W. F. C.
J . C. Catron, of Washington county,
Virginia, for $12,000, about $60 an
i acre. Durham Sun.
More than 300 saloons were voted
out of business by the people of 19
Michigan counties. Elections in 35
counties resulted in 16 voting wet
and 19 voting1 dry. Ten had been
dry for two years and two voted to
change back wet. Smithfield Her
ald. Raleigh, April 14. There are now
in the state prison 63 men and 17
women and 43 men and 11 women in
the criminal insane department. The
remainder of the state convicts,
rounding up over 800, being out on
contract work and on the state farms.
The advent of spring has been mark
ed at the prison by very general over
hauling and improvement in the way
of spring cleaning.
Raleigh, April 16. Reports from
ail sections of the State bring the
news that there has been no frost
damage. Here the temperature was
two degrees lower one day this week
than it was the week before. There
was frost both days and some ice
during the first cool spell. Reports
from all sections show good rains
and very rapid work being done by
farmers, with a great outlook for
crops, vegetables and fruit. If noth
ing goes wrong it looks like a record
breaker, as there was never a more
favorable spring in the memory of
the oldest farmer.
STOMACH MISERY
Get Rid of
Thai Sourness,
Indigestion.
Gas and
When your stomach is out of order
or run down, your food doesn't di
gest. It ferments in your stomach
and forms gas which causes sourness,
heartburn, foul breath, pain at pit
of stomach and many other misera
ble symptons.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets will give
joyful relief in five minutes; if taken
regularly for two weeks they will
turn your flabby, sour, tired out
stomach into a sweet, energetic, per
fect working one.
You Can't be very strong and vig-orous-if
your food only half digests.
Your appetite will go and nausea,
dizziness, biliousness, nervousness,
sick headache and constipation will
follow.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are small
and easy to swallow and are guaran
teed to banish indigestion and any
or all of the above symptons or mon
ey back.
Fifty cents a large box. Sold by
druggists everywhere and by E. T.
Whitehead Company.
For constipation there is no remedy
so satisfying as Booth's Pills 25
cents.
A REWARD
I will give any musician a
reward of
$10.00
who will find and show me an error
in my tuning. Am in Scotland Neck
for a few days only. Order's for
tuning taken at Mrs. C. E. Bowers'.
H. B. VANH00K,
Professional Piano Tuner.
'TlIK HOME OF PfHR DHtGS'
Wake Up!
Housekeepers, to the
fact that
Whitehead's
Knock-Out Drops
solves for you the exter
iriination of vermin in
your spring cleaning.
Conveniently prepar
ed in lo and 2."c. bot
tles by
E. T. Whitehead Co.
DRUGGISTS.
Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
I0IEYS OMNOlAXATTVE
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No matter how "classical"
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How satisfactory to do this
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How pleasing to own an instru
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ber of the family can play.
For full particulars, write
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L. C. STEELE, Mgr.,
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R. I. JONES, Representative.
Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
Please mention this paper.
Tfce Official Piano Jamestown Exposition.
Notice!
On the First Monday in
May, 1910, tho Furniture
used in the old court house
will be offered for sale to the
highest bidder for cash, eon
sistins of Tables, Chairs,
i'aper Files, etc.
By order Board County
Commissioners.
J. H. Norman,
Clerk.
Administrflior; -ia.
Having qualified as :
of C. VV. Dunn, detvu.--- i.
county of Halifax and
Carolina, this is t notify
having claims arint !
said deceased to exhibit
or my attorney, S. A. i
before the 17ih day of .'!
or this notice will be pl
of their recovery. Al'
debted to said estate will ;
prompt settlement. Trit.-'
17th, 1910.
J. II. ALEXAX!
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ers are being used in Scotland Neck
and are g.vmg general satisfacUon
They are endorsed by health K
school board rL v t h boards.
nitai iil!.s' Phce boards.
aivlduals. UtSrmu?eCh 3nd
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mforraatjL&rwFor further
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Scotland Neckf'c. ,
Fin
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Silverware if TuL
If you would like to :,::
your table with tl''s hi;
grade silverware fret
cost, write us fiv !.:
cial offer. Ac! .''-
STANDARD FEI
12-16 Vandam Street.
Dissolution
To whom it may o r
The partnership w
fore existing betwiw.
and BrinkleyAUshr.".
day dissolved by v.
All debts now oin..
ncrship will be pal-! '.
All debts that mny
partnership will Ik- ;
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All persons arc i
in Smith's mill j.
(through the bv iMI
June 10th 15)10.
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Sale of Land
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May, 1910, sell : i
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tracts or parcels -the
taxes and i
year 11)00:
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Mrs. N. J. Dost.
Palmyra,
Mrs. E. A. Kveivf.
homestead.
Mrs. MollieStrk-ki:
Meekins land.
Weldon HowVrs, '
woods.
Stewart Bowers. '
woods.
J. A. G.Clark.
ton land.
Allen Mabry, Si..
near Hobiri c .
Ed. Webb, 7 :u ;
Jones.
Bryant Smith, -
land.
Frank Toodle,
woods,
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J. D. Rogester, b
woods
Mrs. Bettie V-
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