C. il.AlWY, ciitor and Proprietor. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1911. NUMBER 9. VOL. XXVII. M ft Attorncys-at-Law, Mlcrtd Neck, North Carolina. I: MONEY TO LOAN. JLLIOTT k S. LAlilv Attorney at Law l!!ifsx, Nsrih Csrolino. WARBENTON MAN TAKES HIS LIFE. Uses a Pistcl and Blows Brains Out by Dead Wife's Bedside. PAUL KITCHIN, I Attorney at Law, Scotland Neck, X. C. ). act ices Anywhere. k DUNN. jcoti.i!ia Nt k. N. C. K. C. DUNN. Eniield. N. C. C. DUNN, t'jl 'Attorneys -at Law ' ; 'klr.nd Neck, North Carolina. '"Rrac; ice together in all matters ccept uiosm por-'aitiinar to railroad ictic-. Money loaned on approv ed secaritv. Pho- No. 1. Thurnr-.n D. Kitchin, M.D. I hi.ne No. 34. Cl.rk t& K.ITCIIIX 'hyr.icians and Surgeons OfP.ees in Brick Hotel Office Phone No. 21. f J.Pl.YSICIAX AND SUKG30N3 Scotland Neck, N. C. Oilice on Depot Street. )R. O. Fc SMITH Physician asvJ Surgeon in PI? n tors o: Commercial xce Hank BuiiUmg Scotland Neck. M. C. I. li. L. SAVAOC c. OF ROCKY MOUNT, N Jj b3 in Scotland Neck, JN. C, on If third Wednesday of each month tin hotel to treat the diseases of fee Nose, Throat, and lit Warrenton, N. C, Feb. 24 Driven into temporary insanity by the sud den death of his young wife, Mr. Milo PendVton, a prominent busi ness man of Warrenton, this morn ing about 2 o'clock blew out his brains with a revolver, 'and died al most instantly by the bedside of his wife. The young wife of Mr. Pendleton had been ill for several days. He was watching by her bedside this morning in company with a physi cian when she died suddenly of heari failure. He requested the physi cian to go to a telephone and call in friends. While the physician was at the telephone the grief-crazed man picked up a revolver from the dresser and blew out his brains. Death was almost instantaneous. He sank down by the side of his dead wife. The deceased was engaged in the drug business. He was a member of one of the most prominent families of the section in which he lived, be ing a brother of Dr. Robert Pendle ton, of Henderson, and also of Mrs. Peter Arrington, formerly of Dur ham, but now of New York. He wa about 30 years of age. He had only been married a few years, his wife being a daughter of Senator M. J. Hawkins. The terrible tragedy shocked the whole community. Mr. Pendleton had been in excellent health and spirits, was successful in business and his friends were overcome with surprised grief at the rash act. The dual death leaves an orphaned child of about 15 months of age. COUNTY TEACHERS MEET. Hold Interesting and Instructive Ses sion at Halifax. Reported to The Commonwealth. The teachers of Halifax county met in their second regular session last Friday, February 24th, in the court house at Halifax. The meet ing was well attended, there being seventy odd teachers present, and much interest was shown in the dis cussions. County Superintendent, Dr. A. S. Harrison, had notified the teachers that they would be expect ed to discuss Dr.'McMurray's book, "How to Study." The teachers of the county were divided into four groups under Superintendents All bright, of Aurelian Springs, Eakers, of Roanoke Rapids, Everett, of Wel- don, Whitaker, of Enfield, and Aiken, of Scotland Neck. Superin tendent Allbright, who was to dis cuss the first and second chapters, was absent, we suppose, on account of bad roads. Superintendent Whit- REAK BEER GONE. After July First lis Sale is Barred in State. FITST WHITE MAN ELECTROCUTED. Executed J. B. Allison, of Asluiiie, in Stats Prison. elerans to Meet in Wilmington. DENTIS. Oiii'vO up .-tairs in White- !'i ?y head liuilding. ce iionrs rrom toio cioun '.-id 2 to 5 o'clock. F. A. MIFF, oltic;i an Scotland Neck, N. C. examined free. Broken 1 1 -1 J n - .rtrn i V W i ses nntcne ana n aines icimm-u. 'gliisse-' strictly cash. Jye . E. rtARKS & . Scsflar.d Ned;, N. C. We dall kinds of lathe and ma '3n.2 )!:, repiir engines and boil 's, and r-'.n a general repair shop, wrse-sha-eiag a specialty. j&r-:. s At a largely attended meeting last night of Cape Fear Camp, No. 254. United Confederate Veterans, with the commander, Gen, James I. Metts, pi e&idirg, and Adjutant Li Leon at his post, mention was made of the ic.ee iai liie kjlci"- 6i,'i-iiii"i.i-l iiat been invited to hold its re-union and convention in this city this year, and members were reminded that they will be expected later to enter hear tily into the arrangements for the entertainment of the visitors. The lat re-union and convention was held in Norfolk, Va., at which tim3 Gen. James I. Metts, of this city, ex tended an invitation to hold the next meetintr in Wilmington. The invita tion was accepted and the veterans in all parts of the State are looking forward with much pleasure to the meeting to be held in this city. The indications are that the attendance will hi between 1,000 and 2,000 prob ably nearer the latter figure. The vptumnq will be greeted ; with the true Southern hospitality and it can be safely said that nothing will be left undone that would tend to make their sojourn enjoyable. All Wil mington will join in with the vete rans of the local camp in their enter- t:iinmont of the visitors. The meet- in will be held some time in August. Morning Star. li rti Srequi pres-rip- M v;e have h a skilled attention to cor- rvcidv trve voir eyes the bene- Ifit inle uled. We have fitted I ihisjsan Js of these p i ii;na a'.:curutiy and adjust 'd ce irarne: ana n.se-glasso-? to the entire satisfac ti n of both oculist and patient. We want to fill yu oculist's 1 p.-e-crip'ion lor you ana our years ot e::p. nence, compieta eqiioment, and skilled and coa.-'i:e ;u3 atenti;n are at your iU I service-. Our prices are ui snm2 as adopted by ail tne nest opticians Norih ;:nd South for the finest quility of goods. "YE GRIND OUR LENSES." Lst Us Slow Yon. Saccs .sere to TUCKER, HALL & CO. O Opticians of Tun Best Sort 5.3 Granby Street, NORFOLK. RICHilOSD. ROANOXE. Hubbv I'm afraid I'm becoming cross-eyed, my dear. Wifev The idea! Why do you think that? Hubby This thing of trying to look at my income and our expenses at the same time is slowly but sure lv "-etting its work in. Philadelphia Bulletin. Iisoff s E mulsion 1 - nn f diamond idafk BRAND t et ti tier, i T TTT?" t BiAilOJN-D 11RAND PILLS in RVA Ribbon. Iy.EE NO OTEEil. T.nr JT Prun-int ond Bs!t rcr tn i- ' . . iv nn T.a. for tiventw-n' loLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS is the original has been the standard for thirty-five years. There are thousands of so-called "just as good" Emulsions, but they are not they are simply imi tations which are never as good as the original. They are like thin milk SCOTT'S is thick like a heavy cream. If you want it thin, do it yourself with water but dont buy it thin. F03 SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS who was to discuss the fifth chapter, consented to open the dis- ussion, and after this the meeting was thrown open for a general dis cussion of the question, introduced by Superintendent Aiken, "Where does the fault lie that children do not know better how to study." Several teachers entered into the discussion, and many good points were brought out. The teachers of the Roanoke Rapids graded school, led by Super intendent Eakers, discussed the third chapter, and valuable papers were read by Misses Johnson, Mc Gowan. and Hearne. Miss Forbes, of the primary department, made a very interesting and instructi ve talk on "How the children of the primary grades may be given a definite aim in studying." At this juncture Superintendent Harrison announced that the ladies of Halifax had prepared lunch for the teachers, and all went down stairs to one of the large rooms of Halifax county's beautiful new court house, where hot coffee, sand- xvitches, sala,ds and cakes were sereu. ine lauies ol iiamax nave treated us royally each time that 'we have met there, and we have had to eave so early each time that we have hardly had time to meet and hank them, but we learned that two of the leaders in this expression of hospitality to the teachers were Mrs. N. L. Stedman and Mrs. Sterling M. Gary. After luncheon the discussion was taken up by Superintendent Everett and the teachers of the Weldon graded school. After introductory remarks by Prof. Everett, who said that he was glad that this was one meeting where the men didn't do all the talking, papers were read by Misses Landis, Webb, Hassell, Dick ens and King. Here Dr. Harrison introduced Prof. C. W. Wilson, of the East Carolina Teachers Training School. Prof. Wilson had a prominent part in organizing the Halifax County Teachers Institute while he was su- oerintendent of the Scotland Neck graded schools and is no stranger to the teachers of Halifax county. He spoke for about forty minutes on the subject of "Interest." He said that Interest was the mother of Atten tion and that Attention was the mother of Knowledge, and "showed that there could be no definite aim in study without interest. His talk was one of interest and practical help to every teacher, and the teach ers of this county hope to have him in their Institute meetings often. As it was nearly time for some of the teachers to leave in order to get their train, the business session was called for, and under this head it was decided to continue the meetings on PVidnv instead of Saturday. It was also decided to hold the next meet ing at Halifax, and on motion of Su perintendent Aiken a rising vote of thanks to the ladies of Halifax for their royal reception and hospitality was carried unanimously. The discussions of the last two groups of teachers had to be left over until the next meeting, which will be some time in March. A bill to be entitled', "An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Near-Beer, Beerine, and other Drinks," The General Assembly of North Carolina do Enact: Section 1. That it shall be unlaw ful for any person or persons, firm or corporation to sell or dispose of for gain, near-beer, beerine, or other spirituous, , vinous or malt liquors or mixtures of any kind, and under whatever name called, that shall contain acohol, cr cocaine, or morphine or other opium derivative, except as herein provided. Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation, who is engaged in the sale of any kind of drinks, to refuse to allow any person to carry away from the place where said drinks are being sold or offered for sale, any package or quanity of any size of said drink which has been bought and paid for; and if any person firm or corporation shall refuse to allow said package or quanity of said drink to be carried away from the place of sale, it shall be prima facia evi dence of the violation of this act. Sec. 3. That any person or per sons, firm or corporation in any county in this State violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and fined or im-men pnsioned, or botn, tor eaen ?nu every offence, in the discretion of the courts; Provided that this act shall not be construed to forbid the sale of spiritous, vinous, fermented or malt liquors or intoxicating bit ters by a legalized medical deposi tory, or by any licensed and regis tered pharmacist, for sickness, up on the written prescription or a reg ularly licensed and actively practi cing physician or surgeon having the person for whom said prescrip tion is made under his charge, which said prescriptien shall specify the amount of spirits required; and that this act shall not be construed to prevent the sale of any alcoholic liquor to any. legalize medical de pository or to any licensed and reg istered pharmacist, cr any cocaine Raleigh. N. C, Feb. 24 J. B. Al lison, white, from Ashville, was el ectrocuted in the State prison th's morning at 10 o'clock, for the mur der of Floyd McGhee, of Ashville The murder occured last summer. Previous to the murder the men had quarelled over a disreputable woman. The murder was a very brutal one, Allison shooting McGhee and crush ing his head with a hammer, Allison had killed two men previous to this, but had been aquitted on self-defense. He i3 the first white man to be executed since the electrocution law went into effect. Juror Didn't Want to Break la. Lawyers have a fund of funny in cidentsjencountered in their practice. Last week Judge Bynum was attend ing Alamance Superior Court, hav ing an important issue for trial. A jury was selected just before noon recess, the pleadings were read, and adjournment was taken for dinner. When court met in the afternoon they proceeded to examine witnesses Judge Bynun said after awhile he happened to glance at the jury and saw there were only eleven men in the box. The seats are arranged close to the bar and he was not sure, so he counted again only eleven sure. Then he called his honor's attention to it; the names of the jurors were called, when all an swered who were in the box, the other answer coming from the rear j of the court room. The Judge asked this twelfth man why he was not in the box; he said when he came in "you all were at work and I didn't want to break in." "He was the most polite juror I ever saw." says Judge Bynum. He had heard all the evidence so far introduced, how ever, and by consent the trial pro ceeded. Greensboro Record. 1 W fH lid zi : ran f i E..li:.;J:.Lil!..LU.,ii,;i.:l;. : ' ,, , :.. .. " ' mi. i.i M to J I I Makes Home Balling Easy Royal Baking Powder helps the housewife to produce at home, quicldy and economically, fine and tasty calie, hot biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer calie, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and muffins, fresh, clean, tasty and wholesome, with which the ready-made food found at the shop or grocery does not com pare. Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps. EOYlL COOK EOOK-E00 PJ-CZIPTS FREE Send Name cr,i Address. nor!, buxino powdeb Co.. nr.vt ohk. mrai. ..i!rL,p,..y.i;i,,iiii;,i;, m ; iwirew,,. ? : ws. " - "' X " ' :.T Settled Gut cf lcr!. Kznirj Mafriajjz. In telling of his boyhood home in Denmark, "The Old Town," Jacob A. Rilis says that he does not re member that there were at any Ore of the mercenary marriages which turned cut happily was that of the i t cond Duke of Richmond. I if v.'i-s married to Lady Sarah Cado- Spcsker end Presidency. James K.Polk is the only man that was the end oi tne quarrel, ior vho ever occupied the ; tv rri chair to be elevated to the Presi-! moke peace. deney. Henry Clay, Jonathan Day-: Thry used to tell of two well to do time more than two lawyer.-? in th. ; gars :i part of nn agreement that h-.'r father's gambling debts should !c canceled, Lord March (as he then wr.s) beirv? eighteen and the bride thirte en, immediately after the wed- lir.gLoul March's tutor took him olf t ) the continent for the grand tour, and L-iuy Sarah went back to her nursery. This is the sequel as tuld by-Lady Russell in "The Rose Goddc.w:" "Three years elapsed, Lord March ivti'rncd from his travels, but, hav- ."as villi'xr , U) l ir i-M h ;.n uninteresting lccellect- lor. ol h:s ind' was in no nurry u place. One was good, the other Lad - not a bad lawyer perhaps, but re puted to be tricky, whereas the oilier was known to be honor its jlf. It is therefore perhaps tho bent character I can give my people wh n I record the fact, writes Mr. Iaii-;, that when two farmers quarreled, each ?ure that he was right, they made haste to hitch up to get first to the honest lawyer, and usu-diy or morphine or other opium derive- ton, Jchn Bell, James G. Blaine, ! neighbors who had fallen out over a tive to any registered pharmacist; Samuel J. Randall, John G. Carlisle, ' line fence and started simultaneously and this act shall not be construed to forbid the sale of cocaine, mor phine, or other opium derivative by a licensed pharmacist upon a written prescription by a regular licensed physician or surgeon; Provided fur ther, that this act shall not apply to the sale of domestic wines when sold in quanity of not les3 than two and a half gallons in scaled packages or crated, on the premises where manufactured or to the sale of cider in any quanity by the manufacturer from fruits irrown on his land in the State of North Carolina, or to the sale of wine to any minister of re- igion or other officer of a church when said wine is bought for reli gious or sacramental purposes, or to the sale of flavoring extracts or es sences when sold as such, or to the sale of medical preparations manu factured in accordance with formu las prescribed by the United State- Pharmacopeoia and National For mulary which contain no more al cohol than is nece.-sary to extract the medical properties of the drug in such preparations, and no more alcohol than is necessary to hold the medical agents in solution, and which are manufactured and sold as medicines and not as beverage.-, or the sale of any medical prepara iion which is manufactured, sold and used as medicine and not as a beverage, or to the sale of carbonat ed drinks that contain no more than one-tenth of one per cent of alcohol, and in which drinks a flavoring agent is used, in the manufacture of which flavoring agent alcohol is used to dissolve and hold in solution or to extract from the crude mater ial said flavoring agent. Sec. 4. That this act shall be in force and effect after the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eleven. Thomas B. Reed and Joseph G. Can non are among the Speakers who as pired to the office, but failed to rea lize their ambitions. In the past the Speaker has been held responsi ble for legislation, and as a result the men who have occupied the chair have made enmities and antagnoisms that prevented them from going higher. Clark is placed in an envia ble position in this respect. As Speaker he will be a presiding officer only. The good that his par- I ty may do will accrue to his advan tage in part. He cannot be held personally re sponsible for the bad things the party may do, and for this reason he would not be put completely out up. Selected. of the running as a presidential cancidate if the .Democrats fall in their work in the new House. St. Paul Pioneer-Press. for town. Both had good team, and they were well matched in the rac. For half an hour they drove silent ly alongside, each on his side of ti e road, grimly urging on their horses, but neither gaining a length. At last as the lights of the town came into sight, for it was evening, a trace broke on one of the rigs and the horse stopped. The other team whirled away in a cloud of dust. "Hans," the beaten one culled after him, and he halted and looked back, "are you going after Lawyer ?" naming the square one "I am that!" came back. "Then let's go back. I'm beat." And back howz they went and mad 2 An Editor's Invcice. 1j f:.Lss If. Stopped Tnose Pains. TIME EVERYWHERE S8g. Send 10c., noma 'of papor and this ad. for our beautiful Savings Bank and Child's Skctch-Book. Kach bank contains a Good Luck Penny. SCOTT & EOWNE. 409 Pearl St, New York ' "You say you were in the saloon J at the time the alleged assault took place?" a lawyer inquired of a wit ness at the central station the other day. "Yes, sir, I was," the witness ad mitted. "H'm" the lawyer pursued." That is interesting. And did you take cognizance of the barkeeper at the time?" "I don't know what he called it, sir," came the reply with perfect ease, "but I took what the rest did." Philadelphia Times. A North Carolina editor has kept track of his profit and loss during the year, and gives an invoice of his j business at the end of twelve months of uns and downs: I Been broke 361 times. j Had money 4 times. j Praised the public 9 times. Told lies 1728 times. Told the truth 1 time. Missed prayer meeting 52 times. Been roasted 431 times. Roasted others 52 times. Washed office towel 3 times. Missed meals 0. Mistaken for preacher 11 times. Mistaken for captalist 0. Found money 0. Took bath 6 times. Delinquents who paid 23. Those who did not pay 13G. Paid in conscience 0. Got whipped 0. Whipped others 23 times. Cash on hand at beginning $147. Cash on hand at ending 15c Da' vie Record. with : -d n. g'K,d clrim hjr and wont t ha first evening his return to London to the opera. The re he noticed that all eyes and lorrne! tor, were directed to one box, where, surrounded by several person.-;; sat a most beautiful young creature. Turning to a man beside him, he allied who she wa3. You must l:a a stranger in London,' was the rr.s.ver. 'not to know the reign ing toast of the town, the beautiful Lady March!' Iord March lost no time in gomg to the box and intro ducing him.-elf to his bride, with wh';m he ever after lived so affect ionately that their devotion to one another became proverbial." Se ed d Tu-iiir.t3 in J.ipan. If you arc h!e.i:'..d .stomach be tharddvl your mind to kcp iz ', T " ven hr.vj a h?: th:xt mahe-.s yo:; f Jt 1 raise: ab!o t: ..n finer- i,r th t fartiS VOUf f s:)ur and causc-r. s so 1 1 i'P in the mouth, th n yru wart to g.-t bury at once aad turn your brd t;r e r 1 stomach into a ;o ,d er e. How can th;:; be done? you EJ-k by pro?er;puen : ever written. 1 tKi !;i:a the b'-st ailments 1 I tni.; pro-MCnp- Al! Japan :S3 inns, of cour:-c charge great tlcal more to the globe trot ting Europe an tourist who does not eak the knguage, since he or she ir; not c -riter. t to travel strictly a la Japc-nais;; and worries the entire household vith a variety of strange demands - tra quilts to sleep on because they find the floor bard, an improvi.-cd piilow, special food (the ordinary guest takes what H given h'm and at the hour that his host pLaK'-M and is thankful), knives, folks and . poena because he has r.cg'.ectod to practice eating his food v.dih chop sticks, a bath with fresh water in it because he will not follow the custom of entering thi; bath as sV,-n r:s lie arrives, thus getting the opportunity of first bath and the ... . . . 1 1 1 ..if c:v vv.::a ;t n ire.-n, anu nana :n ( .thor rcquirments. He re .cs his chadai also until he leaves, wa (I : Vji:iv". known ti; r- y v on e: s it ir.-r( y rz t it k more; For a mild, easy action of the bowels, a single dose of Doan's Reg ulets is 'enough. Treatment cures habitual constipation. 23 cents a box. Ask your druggist for them . made "Mamma, hasn't papa enough money to be able to retire from business?" "Yes, dear: that's why he doesn't retire." Chicago Tribune. Tirnberville, Miss. Miss Gertrude Gatlin, of Tirnberville, writes; "I did not know anything could stop these womanly pains, from which I suffered for two years, until I tried Cardui. I had been troubled with various female ailments, but they were cured in a little while, thanks to Cardui." Cardui is especially ad apted for use by ailing women. It u.-- , - - yh h rneumat1Sm in ging feeling, irregularity, nervous- D l - instep apply Chamber- ness, misery, and womanly weakness. iajns Liniment and you will get It is safe. It is reliable. It does the quick relief. It costs but a quarter, work. Will you try it? Please do. ' Why suffer? For sale by all dealers. tT C!V!!-Z3i Ml-C-NA. hitehdC-r:;' for CO cen is a bo::; they they guarantee it to relieve stom ich distiv.-c, in liw minutes; Tht-y jvo even further and :ay; if MI-O-NA doesn't cure indigestion, acute or chronic, or any dis:as caufed by stcnvich disturbance they will give you your money back, without any haggling or red tape. And this guarantee means that MT.n.NA stomach tablets, as most people call them, will cure bilious ness, nausea, nervousness, heart burn, foul breath, nightmare and sleeplessness. It means that MI-O-NA is such a wonderfully good remedy that it quickly turns a bad stomach into a good one, that will stay good, strong and vigorous, j-jsst. as long as it is treated riirht. Try MI-O-ISA ye men of weak stomachs, you take no risk. It is guaranteed by E. T. Whitehead Company and druggists everywhere. ten the host misunderstands th:.; actio:- and fearing ho will get r:, 1 e.NKnpense for his extra trouble, arguments t'11 bill accordinsly. Three visitors not unuaslly treat the waitresses like 10 many novel playthings, specially travelers of the sU rncr sex, who sometimes fail hopelessly to distinguish between profession geish-s and ordinary mai dservanis. Vera Collum in Wide World Magszine. Pain; Lick sick Lady. Paint Lhk, Ky.-Mrs Mary Frec- 1 1 . 1 man, 01 m-s p:ace sayb. commenced to take Cardui, I suffer ed co much from womanly trouble, I was i.-o weak that I was down on my Inck nearly all the time. Cardui has don ; me more good than any medicine I ever took in my life." You r eed not be afraid to take Car dui. it i ; no new experiment. Com-ro-ed of gentle acting, herb ingae dieni's, it has been found to fafely rell-Ve re..i.lv:i, UfU.n'.:iiu auu oiim- lar female troubles, troubles. Try it for your TRIED