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THE COMMONWEALTH. J McNAMARA BROTHERS CONFESS. r? 1 ejroarST5Ki??355 BALIFAA. I nanisuii-xuuic. rgpggjr KaiL .yS l til NEWS FROM Published Every Thursday The Greatest Case Involving Organized j Mr. Twisdais and Miss Sniitn Marry in labor Clcsss Sdddsoiy. ! 3an. 8Jter Items. J. C. IIAKIJV, Vii-tof ami Proprietor. ice at Scotland rcn tared at the po?toffl -ck T.C. as Second-Ci;ss Matter. lairs clay", December 7, 1011. Congress is now in session. The placing; of light tine.? on those convicted of selling liquor, by the blind tiger route, has no tendency to stop the traffic. A few road senten ces will cause the fellows to set up and take notice. The result of the foot ball games on Thanksgiving day was against North Carolina. The score stood Virginia, 2!S; Carolina, 0. V. P. :;; A. & 0. Hard luck boys, but maybe the score will he different next time. The North Carolina Teachers As sembly held a very interesting ses sion in Rideigh Friday and Saturday of last week. Dr. E. C. Brooks, of Trinity College, was named as presi dent of the Assembly and K. D. W. Connor, secretary and treasurer. DO GOOD ROADS PAY? The Sanford Express asks the above question and proceeds to answer it with the following facts and figures: "Before good roads were built in Mecklenburg county, land within 8 miles of Charlotte could be bought for $3 the acre. The same land now worth from $50 to $100 the acre. Jackson county, Alabama, built 125 miles of good roads in two years at a cost of $250,000. In 1890 the average of the land readied by those roads was 4.80 the acre. Now ready purchasers would be glad to take it at from $15 to $25 the acre. In Hall county, Georgia, a farm containing 05 acres was sold for $1,850. A macadam road was built through this farm and the owner was forthwith offered $4,500 for it. In Hamilton county, Tenn., a farm near Morristown was sold for $6,000 before good roads were built in that county. Since the good roads were built it has been sold for $15,000. In North Carolina, a farm at Apex was sold for $700, before a gravel road was built. After this road was builf it was sold for $4,600." Los Angeles, Cat., Dec. -2. The McNamara brothers, on trial for the blowing up of the Los Angeles Times in October, 1910. and the. Llewellyn Iron Works, also in Los Angeles, gave the labor world the lie to-day when they confessed their guilt. James B. McNamara will probably be sentenced to imprison ment for life, while his brother will face a term of twenty years of hard labor. - The Los Angeles Times was blown up on the morning of October 1, 1910, with loss of life totalling 21. Harrison Gray Otis' warring on cer tain phases of organized labor in California, was the cause of the "blowing up." Union men were charged with the crime and the In ternational Typographical Union issued a statement offering funds and assistance in running down the authors of the crime and expressing its horrow. Detective W. J. Burns, of San Francisco graft lame, was put on the case and the arrest of the McNamara brothers followed after an exciting chase and no end of legal wrangling. The trial, had it not been stopped by the McNamara confession would have proved one of the costliest ever staged in any State, the county hav ing already spent over $200,000. John D. Frederick, for the State, had summoned over 450 witnesses, whilst ' Clarence D. Barrow, of Chi cago, lawyer conducting the defense, had a list of witnesses numbering 200. The attempt to secure a jury started on October 11, and had gone on uninterrupted until yesterday, when the men plead guilty. Judge Walter Brodwell presided. How to Cure Hams. Halifax, N. C, Dec. 5. The mar riage of Mr. James R. Twisdale and Miss Elm a Smith on last Sunday at the Methodist parsonage at Weldon, by Rev. S. E. Mercer was quite a surprise to the friends of the young when acquainted witn Whitakers, Dec. 4. A very pretty marriage was solemnized at the res idence of Elder A. J. Moore, on Wed nesday morning, November 29th, when Mr. Geo. W. Krrrison and Miss Ruth Moore were joined in holy wedlock in a beautiful and impres sive manner by Elder Sylvester Has sell, of Williamston. The soft light from the candela- couple here the fact Monday. No one here had bras made the decorations of grace- been apprised of the contemplated ful ferns and flowers an appropriate step, not even the relatives of the scene for the two young hearts that Dawsons Items. Dawsons, N. C, Dec. 4. The farmers in this section will have all their cotton picked out in a few more days. Several farmers are putting their peas on the Enfield market;, as they are paying three to five cents more per bushel for them than they can get in the nearby markets. Hog killing time is now on hand in our section. We are glad to learn that Mr. Joe Barnes is improving from his severe sickness. There was a large crowd at church Sunday night. Dr. O. C. Stallings gave us a good talk on faith and prayer. The oyster supper at Mr. John Lawrence's was a success on Thanks giving night. Tvven-ly-c-ight dollars was the net proceeds tor the or phans. Mr. Leslie Simmons has rented the C. A. Camp farm for the coming year. Mr. Ed Gay will move to Mr. L. W. Barnhill's farm, so we learn. Mr. Early D'Berry returned to Roanoke Rapids after spending some time with his parents. He tells us business is very dull up there now, owing to the low prices of produce. Rabbit hunting is now in season and the boys seem to enjoy the fun of killing them. There seems to be a fair demand for the old hare on the market around here. Mr. W. E. Messenger has return ed from Halifax where he has been doing some machine repiaring. My method of curing hams is as follows: Trim them neatly and make a brine strong enough to float a fresh egg. Put them in this and let them remain four or five days to draw all blood. Then take them out and boil and skim the brine and when cold return them to the brine, adding enough fresh brine to cover them, and then add for each 100 pounds of ham a pint of black molas ses and an ounce of saltpeter, and let the hams remain in the brine two or three weeks. Then take them out and hang and smoke well with hickory wood or corn cobs and smother the fire with green cedar brush. When well smoked, take them t'.own ana paint them all over with a thick mixture of black molas ses and black pepper. Wrap in stout brown paper and put each in a cot ton sack and dip it in lime wash and hang in a dark smoke-house. The hams will improve till a year old. I treat shoulders in the same way, and sides, except that the sides re main in brine half the time the hams do. Jowls treated in this way are fine for boiling with turnip greens in the spring.-tW. b. Massey, in The Progressive Farmer. T . j i . mr rri : .J 1 groom, it seems mat mr. iwisuaic went up Sunday to the home of the young lady, about seven miles west of Halifax, and they decided to go driving, and they did drive directly to Weldon and had the knot tied neatly and securely by Pastor Mer cer. The bride possesses many charms and has quite a large circle of friends in the county, and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. B. Smith. The groom is a very energetic arid prosperous farmer one mile south of this place, and the. youngest son of the late Mr. James H. Twisdale. We wish for the young " couple the choicest blessings as they journey over lifes sea. Mrs. Irvin Clay and sons, of Clin ton, are here this week as guests of Mrs. W. A. Sater. Miss Ellen Mitchell , of Littleton, has been the guest of Miss Mary Norman several days. Mr. Frederick Froelich went to Richmond Sunday to see his people. Mrs. A. J. Burwell, nee Miss Susie Gilliam, has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sterling Gary, several days. Misses Grace and Mary Day Fai son have returned from Raleigh. Mrs. Wallace Patterson and little son, of Chapel Hill, are here this week to visit Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Fenner. Miss Florence Fenner has return ed from a lengthy visit to Chapel Hill. Miss Jane Norman, of L. F. Col lege. Littleton, is visiting her par ents this week. George Cooper, of Rocky Mount, spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hale. w c Are The P 11 41 were soon to be as one. Just befo re the appointed hour a beautiful song was rendered by Mrs. G. W. Price and O. J. Moore, sister and brother of the bride. "During the service "Love and Roses" was softly played by Mrs. Price. The bride is the youngest child of her noble parents and has won many friends in this State and elsewhere by her kind and attractive manner. Never did she look more charming than on this occasion as she entered dressed in a brown traveling suit, carrying a boquet of brides' roses. Immediately after the ceremony the happy couple left for a visit to Northern cities and will make their home in Whitakers w here the groom is employed. The presents received were numer ous and handsome, indicating the high esteem in which these young people are held. The out of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Forest Taylor, of Florence, S. C; Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Mcore, of Scotland Neck; Mrs. J. H. Randolph, of Greenville; Miss EmmaTomlinson, of Smithfield; Messrs. Ferd and Jo seph Harrison, of Scotland Neck. When it comes to Hardware we are headquarter;,. If you are not fully convinced of this fact, make a visit to our store and we will prove our assertion. 200 Cook Stoves andHeatersfrom wiiscfi to select S n We will treat you right and save you some money on every purchase you make at our tore. Their New Gar. Hoyl's "A Buaeh of Key How tn Become an Editor. Most any one can be an editor. All the editor has to do is to sit at the desk six days out of the week, four weeks of the month and twelve months of the year and "edit" such stuff as this: "Mrs. Jones of Caccus Creek let a can opener slip last week and cut herself in the pantry." "A mischievous lad of Piketown threw a stone and struck Mr. Pike in the alley last Tuesday." "John Doe climbed on the roof of his house last week looking for a leak and fell, strking himself on the back porch." "While Harold Green was escort ing Miss Violet Wise from the church last Saturday night a savage dog at tacked them and bit Mr. Green sev eral times on the public square." Isaiah Irimmer of Running Creek was playing with a cat Friday when it scratched him on the ver anda." "Mr. Long while harnessing a broncho last Saturday was kicked just south of his corn patch." Yes, it's a wonder they draw any salaries for it. American Press. After all is said and done nothing succeeds just exactly like success. An evidence of this old and trite reasoning is continued prosperity of Hoyt's "A Bunch . of Keys," which for well nigh a quarter of a century has pursued the even tenor of its funny way, and has afforded joy and comfort to countless people who have found refreshing relief from its many sided qualities of invigor ating entertainment. In view of such a condition of pro fitable pleasure, it is easy to under stand why increased consideration should be lavished upon the presen tation of this offering for the ensu ing season towards which end the strongest cast obtainable was secur ed and a'generous outlay in the di rection oi scenic arrangements was involved. That these means were sufficiently employed is best attested by the cordial opinions expressed through the medium of the leading newspapers all of which incident ally proclaim the worth of Miss Effie McGill as by far the best that the role of Teddy has ever been invested with. Madry's Opera House Thurs day night, Dec. 7th. The G. C. Weeks Motor Car Com pany have received their first 1912 Overland Automobile. It is the model 59 Touring car, and it is at tracting right much attention and admiration on our streets. It has the overland quiet running 30 h. p. motor, can hardly hear it. These models will be sold, delivered to cus- tomers complete with mohair top and plate glass .windshield, for $1000.00. People' who have seen and rode in this car, say they do not see how the machine can be sold for the price, but the Overland people are maintaining their reputation of making the best automobile for the price on the market. Hardy Hardware Company "The Hardware Hustlers." MADRY'S Opera House Tuesday Night, Dec. 12th When you have a bilious attack give Chamberlain's Tablets a trial. They are excellent. For sale by all dealers. Opera Heiise 6i A Des Moines man had an attack of muscular rheumatism in his shoul der. A friend advised him to go to Hot Springs. That meant an expense of $150.00 or more. He sought for a quicker and cheaper way to cure it and found it in Chamberlain's Lin iment. Three days after the first application of this liniment he was well. For sale by all dealers. One Night Only Thursday, December 7, An Everlasting Success, the Genuine and Only HOYT'S A Bunch of Keys" (OR THE HOTEL) In Holiday Splendor, with the origi nal JAS. B. MACKIE as "Grimesey Me Boy." Offered by a company of unap proachable supremacy and with proper regard regard for progres sive pleasure. The newest cf new song hits, The brightest of brigh. fun bits. And the jolliest as well as the most picturesque of all musical comedy triumphs. First Time at Popular Prices 25, 35 AND 50 CENTS. O. E. Wee offers the Powerful Western Drama "The County Sheriff" IN 4 ACTS BY LEM B. PARKER A Thrilling and Sensational Play of the North-West. The Climax of Emotion, Beautiful in Sentiment, Full of Comedy. Special Scenery. Electric Effects. Prices 25, 50 and 75 cents. Seats i on sale at Allsbrook & Boyette's. Will H. Josey Scotland Neck, N. C. INSU RANCE of all kinds written. Why insure in companies that may wish to pay and can't? I represent the strongest and most liberal companies in America. Life and Accident, Mutual Benefit and National. FIRE THE HOME. Assets over SI million. THE CONTINENTAL, Assets over 24 mi. lion. THE PHILADELPHIA UNDERWRIT ERS. Assets over 24 million. THE FIDEMTY-PHENIX, Assets over 16 million. THE GLOEE AND RUTGERS. Arrets over 5 million. Should you wish insurance of anv kind see me. Will see that loss is paid, unless by fraud i "!! Stomach REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD. I.Ia.-i. Vjnslow' Soothing .vKt ! n icd for over SIXTY YfcAKStv M!I.LU'N MOTHERS for their dill Dlu. Hjir TIii.Ti:iXG. with PURI-KCT KIXCU.- SOOTHES t'le CI!IL1, S H-'TfiNS the f,l 'V ALLAYS all PAIN ; CCRr.S WiNDCOI.lC. t ; is the best remedy for blAXXIM'.A. It i ., folutcly harmless. l:s snr nn tel. fir Window's S-xthin; Kynt'" : inl a ic;.. Llui. T-.vculv-Sve ccutii a lo'J :. 'THE PIANO WITH A Stt tcl Tlv.l.." Slightly Used and Rebuilt PIAXOS This is the opiwrt'.r.'iy ;i:nt you have beon vi-iilin for. Thirty-Five RorI Pariahs - We i.ave Then, r.tvl priced ?o oxti' lr'y you cannot very pass up this ini'ucen' 1, are that have b n thii:kh f C. C. COBB. f Aho So. States Phone 438 ros. BROKERS & c BLE. and Const: pat:o" JAS. B. MCCAVV. So. Sell Phone 445 Farmers Union Notice. All members expecting to attend the eighth semi-annual convention of tae North Carolina Farmers Union will please take notice that train No. 89, the one we will go on, will leave Weldon at 11:30, Halifax 11:45, and Enfield 12:07. Don't forget the date, Wednesday, December 13th. Full particulars will be given out at the county meeting in Halifax De cember 9th. For further informa tion write to Geo. R. Bennett, Coun ty Secretary-Treasurer, Enfield, N. C. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of You will find that druggists every where speak well of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. They know from long experience in the sale of it that in cases of coughs and colds it can always be depended upon, and that it is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all dealers. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional dis ease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hairs Ca tarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous sur faces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this coun try for years and is a regular prescrip- j tion. It is composed of the best tonics j known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Ca tarrh. Send for testimonials free. T. J. Cheney & Company. Proprietors, Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price 7oc. Tak&HaH's Family Pills for consti- ! pation. j nd HAPPY .When you You have Ban c Account Just TRY putting your money in our bank and watching the BALANCE to your credit GROW, and see if it doesn't make you feel better to save and have a good BANK ACCOUNT. Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank. We pay liberal interest consistent with safety 4j' per cent, com pounded. ' ' ' The Scotland Neck Bank, Pioneer Bank of Halifax County, Scotland Neck, N. C. Members of New York and Norfolk Cotton Exchange.' Correspondents of Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange. Cotton, Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions. Special attention given to telegraphic and rjhonp nrd of all orders reported promptly. Any information desired rep-ardinr 1 5 msrKets win oe giaaiy lurmsnea at any time. Private telegraph wires to ' 101 Plume Street. 30-2o-tf Norfolk, Virginia. Yui cry-rig a pip.ro for so:iie tirnc. You have always said, ' 'H, I want a piur.o, but I ;.m .; invr lo writ until I can S' r:aro a slightly used die of iric j?nl make." Do not owi look ibis opportunitj '.vi i'.e ; s l-i-day; we will be pleased to mail yu a list of these pianos with spe cial price?, di.-ci ip'.ion an;; eral information. 1 i. ' Chas. M. Stiff L C. STCELF, t" 114 C.ranby St.. Noi. o:.:. Va. The Official Piano Jar : " NEWS FROM THE NEtt STORE ! f : We have a complete line of SELZ SHOES for men. This is the for good shoes, for comtort and good wear .;n i -i bUW wear, iney will make you Hinih ladies want a shoo tr Ijof o x: , . , iW1JK tIIIie anQ teel gQod aH t.m(i afk MAN SHOES. We always have a bargain for you. money go a long ways, you should not fail to for If you want to niaki v ir i!i lookjipj the new store ! Ciil'V We have a snappy and up-to-date line of l,ats t the new sto.e. AV. iurniture up-stairs iimt n iri- : u Sood, JnBt Iook for the 1ew for a . 45 .1 R. 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