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THE COMMONWEALTH.
Published Every Thursday
BY
J. C. HAZtBT, Editor au.l Proprietor, j
Entered at the postoffice at. Scotland
Neck, N. C, as Second-Class Matter.
Thursday, Iay 9, 1912.
OWN THEIR MOVES.
The Chaidotte Observer says.
that
'of the 35,000 people living
m
Charlotte 25,500 of them occupy
homes erected through the ajency
of building and loan associations."
This statement speaks for itself and
needs no comment from us.
Let us work but the harder for
the organization of our home build
ing and loan association. It is one
of the very best ways to build up a
town and help the people own and
their own homes.
VIOLETS OR GARBAGE.
Violets are growing where for
merly filth and garbage and trash
were heaped in the back yards of
rcnny of Cha: lotto's c: si-ens. This
is due to the campaign wlreh vas
lately in progress in the interest ox j concern:ng:
cleaning up the city. Charlotte Ob- j i -phat in pursuance of the pro
server, visions of chanter 192 of the general
Let the people of Scotland Neck
do what has been done in Charlotte.
We ought to clean up our premises
for looks' as well as for health's
sake. Enough has been said in there
columns already, so if we are going
to do anything it ought to be done
right away.
BUILDING TO BE RECEIVED.
We published last week the pro
gram for the closing exercises of the
graded school, and also the formal
presentation of the building to the
town, at this the first commence
ment held in the new building.
: It is fitting and proper that for
this occasion, our governor, William
Walton Kitchin. should deliver the
literary address. Rev. R. C. Sea
man, D. D., of Durham, will preach
the sermon Wednesday night, 29th.,
at which time the formal presenta
tion will take place. The address by
Gov. Kitchin Thursday morning,
30th, and at 8:30 that night the
graduating exercises will be held.
Forbes Orchestra, of Washington,
N. C, will make music.
Every body who can ought to
make it a point to attend the?e exer
cises. It is our school and we should
be interested enough to give the
pupils and the management of the
school our presence.
Dealti oi Mrs. Bsnsycclt.
Rosemary, N. C, April At her j
home in the new Patterson mil! vil
lage, Mrs. S. Honeycutt fell aslrc-p
in Jesus about 3:30 p. m., Monday,
April 29th. Mrs. Honeycutt was a
great sufferer. She had a fall last
year which caused her much pain.
She was confined to her bed only a
little over a month, and suffered
with heart trouble during her last
days, which was no doubt a part of
the cause of her death. She was
for many years a member of the
Baptist church and was a very good
woman. She leaves a husband and
five children to mourn her departure.
The remains were taken through the
country to Weldon to meet the A.
C. L. passenger train No. 89, on
which they were carried to Dunn,
N. C, for burial.
May the good Lord send the com
forting spirit to those motherless
children and aching hearted hus
band, i3 our unanimous prayer.
Revival Services a! Roanoke Rapids.
Roanoke Rapids, April 30. Revi
val services conducted by Rev. E. C.
Glenn, of Greensboro, and the pas
tor, Rev. Wm. Lowe, in the Roanoke
Rapids M. E Church, South, begin
ning on Thursday night, April 18th,
and closing Sunday night, April 28th.
About 150 professions and reclaima
tions; 47 have been received in the
Methodist church, with many others
to follow, and quite a number for
membership in other churches of
the town.
This was truly a wonderful meet
ing, as the Holy Spirit was present
in great power and moved both
saints and sinners to repentance and
a higher plane of purity and holi
ness. Mr. Glenn preached the
Word, by the Holy Spirit's aid, and
strong men and boys, timid ladies
and girls, came forward for prayer
by the dozens. Backsliders were re
claimed and all who attended the
meetings and sought a blessing re
ceived it.
We need more meetings like these
in our county, State and country.
May the Lord add His blessings
and pour out His Spirit upon all
flesh and His knowledge cover the
earth as Ihe waters cover the great
deep, is our prayer.
Execute GcmniKtsc Iests.
The Democratic County executive .
committee met at Halifax Saturday !
with a full attendance. In the ab-
sedce of Chairman E.
Travis, Dr. !
I. E. Gieen presided. !
The object of the meeting was to
set the day and hour for holding the j
township primaries and County con-1
vention. Saturday, May 18th, the
trrcTMhm nvimaries . are ordered to
be held and the hour i'ueed
o'clock. Av. these primaries
i I
dele
gates to the County convention,
which meets at Halifax on Saturday
the 25th at 12 o'clock, are to be
elected, also township executive
committees are to be elected and
the chairmen of these committees are
members of the County executive
committee and must be present on
the day of the County convention
for the purpose of electing County
chairman for two years.
At the County convention dele
gates will be elected to the State
and Congressional conventions.
The committee also adoptsd the
following resolutions which had been
adopted by the Edgecombe cornmit
and sent to Halifax for approval.
The resolutions are as follows:
Kesolved by the Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee of Edgecombe
county and i:ie
execu
tive Committee of Halifax county
public laws of 1911, the nomination
of one Democratic candidate for the
office of Senator from the Fourth
Senatorial District is hereby con
ceded and set apart to the county of
Halifax, and the nomination of one
Democratic candidate is hereby con
ceded and set apart to the county of
Edgecombe.
2. That this resolution shall re
main in full force and effect until
recinded by the Executive Commit
tees joining herein; and during such
period the nomination of the Demo
cratic candidates for said ofHce of
Senator set apart to each of the
said counties shall, in all cases, be
made under the rules and regula
tions governing the nomination of
candidates of each party for county
offices in the respective counties,
and in accordance with the provis
ions of the statute aforesaid.
Draper's Iross Rccds Items.
Draper's X Roads, May 6. Mo?t
of our farmer friends are through
planting cotton despite so much
rain. We have had more rain this
spring than in two years. The low
lands are so wet it will be impossi
ble to work them for some tkno,
even if no more ra'.i corner-..
The land is so wet and the weather
so coo! that many S2cds are rottmg
in the ground.
We notice that the house flies
have made their appearance and the
horse flier; have been here for seme
time. "
There has been quite a good Sun -
day school organized at Turkey
Branch ehur
Rev. A. G.
Iwiil fill his
appointment j
there r.e;:t Sunday.
The Draper's Local of the Farm-
ers' Union is running as lively as j
ever and doing sems good work for
the community.
The Draper's school closed on
April 2Sr.h, and the patrons gave a
nice dinner complimentary to Miss
Kathleen Robertson, the teacher.
All konor to Miss Robertson. We
wish her much joy wherever she
goes, and hope we may have her
back in our community and school
again soon.
Our people are anxious for the
coming of the new railroad, for if it
is built over the proposed route it
will come somewhere near this
vicinitv.
Democratic Primaries.
The qualified Democratic voters
of Halifax County are requested to
meet at the voting places in their re
spective townships on Saturday,
May 18th, vjlz, at 4 o ciocK p. m.
for the purpose of electing delegates
to the Halifax County Convention
to be held at Halifax on Saturday,
May, 25th) 1912, which convention
will elect delegates to the State and
congressional conventions. Each
township will also elect an executive
committee of five members, the
chairman of which will be a member
of the County executive committee.
The County executive committe will
meet at same time and place the
County convention is held to elect a
chairman for its ensuing two years.
E. L. Travis,
Chm'n Halifax Co. Dem. Ex. Com.
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Pain! and "Paint."
Faint itself costs S2.40 per gallon,
but remember that Linseed Oil costs
only $1.00 per gallon, pnd that
"paint" ready for use consists of 4
parts Paint, and 3 part? Oil. Conse
quently it is plain that you should
buy Paint and Oil separately mix
them yourself and so s-iva45 cents
per gallon. Therefore buy L. & M.
Paint (prepared in semi-paste form)
mix three quarts oi un to each .1
gallon L. & M. and make lgalls.,of
Paint ready for use at $1.65 a gall.
Call on Hardy Hardware Company,
Scotland Neck, N. C.
fsacfiers Training Sclieci Mti
Greenville, N. C, May 4 The
men of the Trninmjr behool i acuity
are
demand as spenkers at the
blosing of school.;.
rresiueac winuimo m"- - -
address at five county high scnoo.s,
two in Gates county, Reynoldson
and Sunbury, Hookerton Aount
Pleasant high school in Nash county,
l.i. j 1 1.-. J. ITlf niMintp
ana at uvo serwois x ""
Prof. "W. H. R-Jgsdale spoke at j
the ciojso of the Griffon senooi, ana !
Prof. Wilson sp'i:e at
ih uhr '
near Fountain.
The Latin department gives on
Saturday evening a play u
A Roman Wedding. The
Latin
interior
of a Roman house and the domestic
life cf a Roman family is carefully
depicted. The play is exceedingly
interesting and instructive and the j
work by the students of a very high ;
order.
president and Mrs. R..H. Wright
gave a delightful reception in honor
of the senior class on Saturday ene
ning, April 27th.
At their last meeting the Poe So
ciety, complimentary to the Laniers,
presented as a play Anne of Green
Gabies. A committee from the so
ciety dramatized the moral and
coached it. Both the dramatization
and coaching reflected great credit
upon the society.
Dr. Ferrell, of Raleigh, recently
gave a clear, helpful talk on The
Teacher's Work as it Pertains to, the
Health of the Child.
The senior class, in connection
with their work in domestic science,
is giving a series of luncaeons.
Two girls have to make out, prepare
and serve a luncheon for six people,
the whole cost not to exceed $1.25.
The second year class gave to the
school on last Monday evening a
beautiful and unique entertainment
consisting of songs and folk dances
of various nations. The costuming
and light effects were beautiful.
The junior class entertain the se
nior on the evening of May 6th.
Twilight story telling on Thursday
evening has become an enjoyable
feature of school life. Each of the
classes and the literary societies
have taken turns in furnishing the
story tellers. Hero stories, Uncle
Remus, nature myths, fairy tales,
are well told to e3ger listeners.
The Y. W. C. A. during April,
gave a play, The Elopement of Ellen,
to raise funds for sending delegates
to the Asheville Conference. The
play was quite a success. It was
beautifully staged and the dramatic
work was remarkably good.
Jurors for Jjirg Court.
The county commissioners in reg
ular session Monday drew the fol
lowing names as juroi's for the June
term of court:
FIRST WESK
D. M
Joneo, E. A
Walston,
Ar-
I thur McWiiliams, L. E. DeEerry, S.
JC. Whitaker, W. C. Alhbroolc. L..
W. Leggett, S. B. Kitchin, V. A.
Johnston,
J.
-.T
G. Let
A.UgU5tU3
Nevil
L.
Taylor, J. II. Apple-
white, Henry L. Little, Berry Lucas
Z. V. Hawkins. R. A. McDaniel, W
H. Willcox, J. G. Powell, M. L
Morns, Archie Garner,
Vaughan, T. C. Allsbrook, S. R.
Cook, J. W. Whitehead, M. Shields,
V. H. Mabry, J. W. Hale, Geo. R.
Allen, J. D. Whitehead, E. G. Gar
lick, J. A. Pair, Richmond W. Par
ker, W. H. Jackson, Fred Fcoley, J.
L. Johnston.
SECOND WEEK.
G. N. Melton, Ira Phelps, C. E.
McGwigan, A. C. Cole, G.L. Knight,
Ralph Keeter, E. J. Proctor, C. A.
Wyche, R. L. Fleming, R. P. Brad
ley, Cleveland Dickens, J. W. Har
dee, G. S. Sledge, J. R. Brake, N.
W. Warren, W. A. Quincy, W. H.
May, R. W. Brewer.
Very Lilils Difference.
Can't something be done to stop
the gum-chewing1 habit in this town?
If the chewers could only see how
they look when their jaws are at
work in the street cars or in places
do it again. Gum-chewing is as bad
as snuff-dipping, and nobody dips
snuff nowadays. Charlotte Ob
server. Some of our young ladies are like
wise in the habit of chewing gum.
We can't say about the snuff, be
cause it is easier concealed, but we
expect the former is the fore-runner
of the latter. Might as well offend
by spitting ell over the community
as to grate on the nerves of all in
hearing distance by the gush-slush
sound cf chewing gum. Moore
Ccrgrcsslcna! Csevcnncn Called.
Windsor. N. C., May (. The Con
gressional Convention. for this, the
Second District, is called to meet in
I Rock' Mount on Tuesday, the 4th
j day oi June, at half past one o'clock,
for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for Congress, and for the
consideration of the usual business.
By order of the committee.
A. S. RoIcoe, Chairman.
OONVALESOEIITS
These Recovering from Any Se
vere Illness
After a log wasting illness, ctm
vrlcEcents require nourishing focd
that will not overtax the digestive
functions and in the way of a
strength-restoring and vitality-making
tonic, we know of nothing that equate
Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron
tonic (without oil).
yinol creates an appetite, rs-ostah-
lishes jroccl tttion ana ne.ps ino
ri.iilv food to ira-'ia rica ciooq, ioim
na?is
flesh, strong muscles and impart new
life and vitality to every organ in tii3
fcody. Wo as:-: those who need a
strength and fiesh-buiiains tonic res
torative to call at our etoro and get a
fcottle of Vinol, with the understand
ing that if it does not help them wo
will refund their money without ques
tion. For sale by E. T. Whitehead Co.
The largest-yielding and
m best of summer forage crops,
El 1 1 1 1" 1 !
m also rnaKes a spienaia son lm-
provsr-
a.
Icwer in crice than
s this season.
Weed's Crop Special gives
full information about this
valuable crop and also about
all Seasonable Seeds:
German Millet, Sorghums,
CowFeas, Buckwheat,
Ensilage Seed Corns,
Late Seed Potatoes, etc,
Write for Wood's Crop
lq Special giving prices arid in-
free on request.
t; ! via 13 WIS S 3yHlg
f SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, Va.
Flovers ! Flowers !
Shower Bonqut'-ts of
Roses and Lilly of the
. Valley; also plain Bou-
O A ' T it
nuexs. noses, iiirna
tions, Violets and other
seasonable Flowers.
Floral Designs at short
notice. All orders receive
prompt attention.
H. STESNMETZ
FLORIST
Raleigh, North Carolina.
I desire to ti'ive notice to
tli e p u bl i c t h a 1 1 w ill ha n d 1 e
ICS
this season from Stewart's
IceHou.se and wilt appreci
ate your patrolman. BUY
YOUR COUPON BOOK TO
DAY. Carenil attention iv
eu all orders.
Yours for business,
E. V. STATON,
The Ice Man.
Executors Notice.
Having qualified as executors upon
! f e esta1te, f E- Hancock,
m-v-j-n.-stu, laic ui iJi-.IltctA CUUI.il.y, IN.
C, this is to notify all persons hav
ing claims against said estate to nrp-
sent them for payment to the under
signed v.-ithm one year from the
date of this notice, or said notice
will be pleaded in bar of their re
covery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make -immediate
settlement.
This April 8, 1912.
Frank P. Shields,
Florence V. Hancock,
4-1 1-6 1 Executors.
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Have Your Eyes Tried.
Toric Lenses?
Ground like a shell to fit the
curve of the eye. they give a
wide angle vision, eliminate
disagreeabk; reflection, andre
softer and easier than any oth
er kind. We make them in
our workshops and shall be
glad to send you catalogue ex
plaj tiing their many advantages
upon application.
Have You a Camera?
Let us do your developing
and printing so that you v,i
obtain best results. AVrn
j fa
films purchased of us develop- I1
ed free. We get the results 11
Hum .your negatives
for catalogue.
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Successore to TUCKER, HALL & CO.
3 Opticians of The Best Sort
53 Granby Street,
Norfolk. Richmond. Lynchburg.
p Wggd's Seeds.
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Tiik IIomk of Pi re Daros1
Expensive Looking
Cut Glass.
We know that the unusual
articles in our stock show more i
for the money than other olfc-r-ings.
Our large and well as
sorted stock is
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You begin to realize what
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ur long buying experience (
means when you compare our
f values and prices with others.
It is to your advantage, then,
i to buy your
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BirlttiayGifts
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see Lie many new novelties
suitable for all purpose?. S
A Ccmplete Line of Jev,cliy.
) C. T. Vhi1efiead Cotny
f BRU5C5STS,
i Oiierea intense
Pains In My Left
Do you realize it is better to be
s?fe than sorry, that it is the best
policy to lock the stable door before
the horse is stolen?
Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy
cured Mrs. C. C. Gokey, of a stub
born case cf heart disease, such as
thousands are now suffering with.
Read what she says:
"Before I began talcing Dr. Miles'
Heart Remedy 1 had been sufferinff
trora heart trouble for over five
yeirs. I had prown eo weak that it
vis impossible for me to do thirty
nur.Ues work ia a whole eiav. I
suf:ered intense pains in mv leftside
ar,d under tae leit should-r Made. I
could nut sleeo on the left side, and
was s,o s.iort o breath that I thoiwht
I should never be able to take a full
I re.-th aasc The least ex ciiement
wop-d bring on the mot distressinir
pa pjtation. I had scarcely taken a
halt-botac of the Heart Remedy bet
lore I cou.d seu a rnr.rked chanae in
my comhuon. I Le?aa to siero
we-l', a ;rood appetite, and ira
proved so rapidly that when 1 had
t-r:eri sis bottles 1 was complef-iv
cured. . -
MRS. C. C. GOKEY, Northfield, Vt
If ycu have any of the symptoms
-Vlrs. Lrocey mentions, it is your
duty to protect yourself.
Dr. Mills' Heart RcmecH
is what you need. If the first bot
tle fans to benefit, your moncv is
returned. Ask ycur drug's: '
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"The Har&waTr. Hnstters "
it will pay you to see us about in .ruiiorf
before placing vour order.
We are stockists for Mitciielia Tbs unc
change agents for the Presl-O-L' Co. i
till I
uxti oiuoa jl i livo ar.yav.5
Prest-O- Tanks for exchange or
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The world is wapinsr war n Jr-nnst
' the FLIES, and we h;-v: a
stock of Screen Doors and Wir
dows to keep them out. A)?o My
Killers, etc. See us about th:i.
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mocks and other Simir
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