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J 1 COMMONWEALTH ADVERTISING MEDIUH HT EASTERN CAROLINA i L. MILLS KI:.OIiiH5 Editor sad Proprietor. "EXCELSIOR," IS OUR MOTTO SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $L00 PER YEAR. VOL. XXX. ' SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1914. NUMBER 27. 1 If ra v V r. y: - 4.J in". . nake it a univei it goes K1 Hess YKi - Fresh, rr.vc v.'itn cli Hi:: r passes c. 035 btO CUr r".. Give up rcr.r tonight pharmacy, cor.;e cream stand cen: a brick. 2ftt' hr por-rr czrr; sake, ! f 7 E. "Vl!l '77' CO. r Sc. PURITY ICS f MOST SANIT.-.UV T.r: Hi TKZ . . . ' - Vj . I n e 1 ':Us' rJ f, j ! TIIAT-S YOU WILL AL At our s'oro verv riek 't' L:,:-0. r-i-i t. r. . " . A i. V- :. it Carina! (j i : : ' oi ail Meats. Oiv-l. ATI; i ALT. t w a a ' 9 Phore ::-ei' IT I' .A .' r-. Jit S . "H "3 A. ZLk. i-il-'-. TT a,7C IT' -f t" rou see the BAG- at V;e ough, so simple a; that it nrfces on; and boosters of all It kills o ;t ALL quitoos and o'.hor the hoyre ;..nd :oo healthy. Thi is. "Healthy Das:." Old customer.? n that one twontv-n do move effective one dollar's won preparation. WO Cm i ,'j Wi! rmg tnan sny othor if your druggist grocer can't supply you sn 1 us tv. onty-nve cnts in stamps and get a bag postpaid. Dealers, please write us for prices in dozen lot-? dolivered. FCRL; COMPANY, QUEL, N. C. Most dirfiigutin: skin eruption, scrofula, pimples, raphes, ect.. are due to the imporo bl"od. Burdock Blood Litters as a cleaning blood tonic, is well recomended. $1.00. at all stores. . '. ; , . j JOBOE WALTER. GL48K TO THE LAWYERS Chief Justice Walter Clark is at his best in discussing law and legal procedure in North Carolina, and a1 Hed natters and problems, and his i i ci;; i i i-j1ju; t'u ior me liar associa- o , :i copy of which was carried in t lc 13a:ly News yesterday, on ref orm ; in law and procedure, is a document i that will repay careful study. Jud e Claik pointed out many particulars j m which the need of reform is ur ; i-ent, end he offered remedial mea- s.u-e.3 cedgned to meet all the abuses ! ar.d delinquencies which he men tioned. j j rd:;e Clark took pains to veiify s.UiCKuniS tnat have oeen made for a number of years as to crimes of violence in North Carolina. North Carolina last year had 189 trials for aormeuie. There were were 195 homicide in 1809, and there were, according to census reports in fact 25 homicides committed in the ?tata Last year, Judge Clark Ih r we mnst have had on the same basis nearly 00 homicides m North Carolina, in England and Wales, with 40 million inhabitants, thre were about 40 hcmicide3 in that year. The bare facts of the conclu s:cn are tliat we have in the state of -.v'.h Car least 70 homicides r-rc-vy one committed in iinarland and Vrler; ar:d the ratio holds sub r.tar;' ia!iy hi comparison with Gorma- rnl zo. In Sicily, witn 'litPtLas, its notcrious orgamza-(-f offense and stealthy vengc there ar.e committed about , m propor North Caro- II 011 1. 1 p dation ns in j una. J'-'de Clark might have extended ! the c ; r.np?.ri:xn as between the Uni i t xl Sta'c-5 as a whole and these coun ! f !ov;, zs.-Ji indeed, between the Uni i ccvl FActzz and the Dominion of Can : rda, rTC'- an imaginary line. He oi; hi -.vc Made anv number of in- tcrosiii;;.; comparisons via - between L": o vari.vus states; but it is after all the affairs of our own slate which conrern.s v.?, and he we,;t on as far as ree?say to prove mcontroverti- b'y ihet we are a people 'of blood'. l "It is unties to be sensitive about 1 1 iLa e:;:,03ure of these matters," say; ) i the ch: -f justice. "They have been j d;ir:i?,3ed and considered in publica Jti .n:' throughout Europe and the j iiOi thcrn states: In a recent opin j" I of ei;r court I made a reference t;-lhe---.i o:i my personal responsibili $ j ty ;.nu not as distinctly as I now do, j and vet seme of mv bretheren were I ! doubtful that I should do so. It is c not wi-e to suppress or to resent the Jlfar:,." It we ::s a people, living in the S tvO:n: ioth cent ury "after Christ, in an J pto of idea's, and altruism, and in- t -ikotual attainnecnt; under the sov- ! :c;.;oty of the peojl?, delegated 3 t : r the courts of lav feel any 5 t'i'o.g of shame and of reproach on , : o?c v.nt of these facts, certainly it is futile to try and ignore them and it I if that sense of shame has any ming- lin of hone for changed conditions, Oj j or any desire for them. These i truth:: should sttnd frankly open, ! and become a part of the common I of , .:o knowledge of every man and wornon and child. We, the people o? North Carolina, proud of lineage, olaimmg a superior strain of Anglo-f:--::on blood, nnminglcd, as in the c -so of nvar.y of our sister states, vith those of other races; we people of. JlnrTiish, Scotch, Irish, German r-nd Dutch ancestrv, descendants ' of rOiOo ar:d women who lived lives of s-ilToring for conscience's sake, arc a bloody-handed people. is u? What are the mam ;os? Judge Clark, as a man of lav: and the courts, points out l these processes which he D': '.f; to answer that question in or loss degree, lie speaks or to law vers; moreover, great- --S :.l 1 ho ?fdcs within his brief, liut we .r to what extent, in his opin 7. a philosopher and a student on, Judge Clark would hold !h so matters are involved in hide proposition as to the prey- (, i. r. aioree of crime of this character in our state? What can we, as a peo- i,-'M mh-i ml UA&MmX I voi ho-c the -Irst symptom of a rim-dc .n ! r'oV-f.n, o.r.d r.e rvov; people too ol'leu coii i c"; 1 th .ir v.c'jr.?. and pains and suffer in r-i: ,.. . v.-iti'.?; it '.zcrlccted, thi3 condition clu-n more sencus trcr-ole. " Tr ro s'iicted would stop taking :-.;c.i:.::ne cr-.-fun hi ft" alcohol or dr:gs menace the foundations o health, an;t insi take the pure, strengthening :;-: ri- h:...ic-nt in Scott's Emulsion, it would create new 1Iood to pulsate through thrf orraus, refresh their bodies and build up the whole nervous system. It is rich, GU. U-.ining nourishment, free irora wines, alcohols or drugs. X Shun substitutes. r HARDSHIPS OF THE INHUMAN SUNDAY BLUE LAW. We have been waiting we have waited in vain for a modifica tion of th,e strict, inhuman blue Jaw as it is applied to Scotland Neck. Sunday morning a young lady of Scotland Neck lay in her sick room unconscious from the dread ed malady of typhoid fever. Be side her sick bed stood two train ed nurses bending their profes sional energies to the welfare of their patient. Her fever was raging she was almost delirious. Ice was needed and needed bad. A servant was sent to the ice house to get forty pounds ofv ice. Upon reaching the ice plant he was informed that without a doctor's prescription he could not sell any ice. The servant then went in search of a physician, but found none. It was then through the merest accident that Mr. E. W. Woolard, at that time con nected with the Crescent Phar macy, chanced to run across the darkey and, directing him to his store, emptied his ice box ice box for the sick patient. Are the people of Scotland Neck going to stand for this law much longer? What are you poor peo ple going to do who do not own a refrigerator when one of your V pie, do to cleanse the pages of our annals of this crimson stain? Judge Clark utters at once a com mon impression and a terrible indict ment'when he says that we do not in this state punish for crime men who have money; he says: "No man who has had the means to procure the services of able counsel and who had influential friends has been ex ecuted in North Carolina for any crime within 100 years past." Yet there have been many executions in iorth Carolina dufmg the past cen tury. We think there is little ques tion that in this matter an 2ppall irigb horrible discrimination is due almost wholly to defects m the pro cesses of the courts, the principal of which Judge Clark mentions. It must be a comparatively simple matter to arrange a system of trial that will result in more people being executed for crims, and will render the chances more nearly even as be tween the man who has no money and tnfluence and the man who has them. If Judge Clark has been frank in his exposition of conditions as to crime in North Carolina, he was no less so in emphasis the relations of his profession to all departments of our government. As learned as they are, we believe it will be profit able for the lawyers also to ponder this paper. We hope so, anyway. Greensboro Daily News. Antheny-IIerriog. Hobgood, July 2. At the hospita ble home of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Shields there wras solemnized a beau tiful wedding on Tuesday afternoon, the contracting parties being Mrs. Erin Shields Herring and Mr. W. G. Anthony, a prominent and success ful business man of Eastern Carolina Mrs. Anthony is the cultured daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Shields and has a host of friends throughout the State. Mrs. A. S. Pierce, of Branchville, Va., presided at the piano. As the soft strains of Mendelssohn's wed ding marched pealed forth, came the bridal party led by Master Robert Shields, brother of the bride with whom was the winsome little Miss Katherine Langston, cousin of the bride, carrying a beautiful display of choice cut flowers. Following were the bride and groom. The for mer never looked more beautiful, arrayed in a travelling suit of resida green. As the betrothed stood be fore the improvised altar of white rosed vines and ferns, Elder W. P. Strickland in an impressive manner gave the marriage vows. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony left for a nor- ! thern trip. Quite a number of out of town guests were pre ;ent. Not Granted One night when her grandmother was putting her to bed, 3-y ear-eld Olive said, "Grandma, every night when I go to bed I ask God to make brother Fred a good boy." "That is right," said her grand mother. "But He ain't done it yet," replied Olive, soberly. Harper's .Magazine. - - - --.-.- V v v- Your son or daughter may be in the best of health now, but what about it if he or she is suddenly taken sick? The wealthier peo ple of the community who have large expensive refrigerators can order enough ice Saturday night to last them over Sunday but how about the man who can't afford this convenience? The Commonwealth refrained from a controversy with one of the commissioners once, thinking that probably that municipal body would modify the blue law so as to work no hardships. Now, it remains to be seen whether the men who voted for this law have the courage and backbone to re peal it insofar asjt applies to the necessities of life, or continue to sport about Sunday and during the week in utter indifference of the hardships that it is working. If the majority of the town commissioners who occasioned the passage of this measure have not the manhood to admit their mistake and amend the law, then it is up to the suffrage of Scot land Neck to hustle these fanatics out of office and install men in their place who WILL legislate for the good of the community, and not first in favor of the "high-brows." Leggett-Hyman. Hobgood, July 4. Quite a pretty marriage was solemnized in the Me thodist church cf this place on Wed nesday evening of last week when Miss Sallie N. Hyman became the bride of Mr. Lavira Wright Leggett both of Hobgood. Immediately preceeding the ceremony, a short musical program, consisting of a bridal hymn and the "Bridal Cho rus." the "Rose Maiden," was ren dered by a choir of young people To the familiar strains of the wed ding march from Lohengrin played by Mrs. L. A. Eborn, the bridal par ty entered as follows: First the ush ers, Messrs. H. B. Moore, Jr., and Dr. Virgil Leggett, then the groom with his best man, Mr. Chauncey Leggett. Next came Master Eborn carrying the ring on a satin cushion, with little Miss Rebecca Hyman, who carried a basket of swees peas Miss Elizabeth Hyman, maid of honor, entered alone, followed by tho bride, with her brother, Mr. W. D. Hyman, who gave her away. Archdeacon N. C. Hughes of Raleigh performed the ceremony. J t The altar was made beautiful with its decoration of white and green and formed a fitting background for these young people who knelt there to plight their troth. Immediately after the ceremony the bride and groom repaired to their new home where a public reception was tender ed by the parents of the contracting parties. Out of town guests whot attended the wedding were: Mrs. L. A. Eborn Master Robert Eborn and Miss Mary Hyman, of Farmville; Mrs. H. B Moore, Mr. Norman Moore and Miss Beth Moore, of Battleboro; Miss Lu cile Cuthrell, of Rocky Mount; Miss Ida Kellogg, of New Britain, Conn Miss Pauline Poyster, of Suffolk Va; Mr. W. A. Leggett and family of Edenton; and Mrs. M. Legget and Miss Jennie Leggett, of Scotland Neck. NO DIFFERENCE. The Proof is Here 1he Same As Everywhere. For those who seek relief from kidney backache, weak kidney f, bladder ills, Doan's Kidney Pills offer hope of relief and the proof is here in Scotland Neck the same as every where. Scotland Neck people have used Doan's and Scotland Neck peo- j pie recommend Doan's, the kidney remedy used in America for fifty years. Why suffer? Why run the risk of dangerous kidney ills fatal Bright's disease- Here's Scotland Neck proof. Investigate it: Miss Lucy Hancock,Scotland Neck. N. C., says: "Doan's Kidney Pills benefitted me greatly, when I was suffering from kidney complaint. Since then, I have used Doan's Kidney Pills oc casionally and they have always brought the best of results. I will ingly confirm my former endorse ment of Doan's Kidney Pills, which T irave some time ago." Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't simolv ask for a kidney remedy fret. Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Miss Hancock had. Foster- Milburn Co.. Props., Buffalo. N. Y MARTIN COUNTY FARMER HILLED SATURDAY KI is-. While riding in a buggy with his wife along the road from Hobgocd to Oak City Saturday night about 9 o'clock near Roanoke ' church, Mr. Joe Johnson, of Oak City, was shot from ambush. His wife immediate- y ran the horse to the nearest house where she sought aid to save her husband's life, but it was too late, the bail from the unknown pistol having pierced the heart, causing death instantly. The sheriff of Martin county was at once summoned, hurrying from Williamston with a posse. When he reached the place where the murder was committed he could find no traces of the one doing the shoot ing. After a fruitless hunt about the adjoining woods foi a few hours the search was abandoned until Sun day morning, when it was resumed with the same futile results. The murdered man, Joe Johnson, was the son of Mr. Bill Johnson, of Oak City, and farmed near that place. He was 22 years old and had been married only a year or. two. later. What at first was thought to have been murder from ambush is now suspected of being onen rnan slrughter, when Joe Johnson was riding with his wife Saturday night near IT the Roanoke Church on the road fr6m Oak City to Hobgood. At first it was thought that John son had been fired upon from am bush which caused his death before medical assistance could be obtained. Now his wife has been arrested as suspected of killing her husband. It seems that sometime ago Johnson and his wife had some differences and parted. After sometime had elapsed after the separation Mrs. Johnson was heard to say., that she was going back to live with her hus band, Joe Johnson, long enough to get a good chance to kill him. On this statement suspicion at once ar rested on the wife for the murder. She was then arrested-and rdaoed. under bond to insure her appearance at the next term of of Superior court of Martin County to answer for the death of her husband. . in addition to his duties as a iar-, mer Johnson was sard to be a sancti- tied preacher ana was on a mission of this nature when his life was ended. Nebraskan Lived in Three Centuries. Westervilie, Neb. Thos. who this month is one hundred twenty years and six months of age, is believed bv some to be the oldest man in the United States, lie is the onlv man in Nebrasca at least, who hs lived in three centuries. He was born in the eighteenth century, saw all the nineteenth, and now has a pretty good start into the twentieth. He was two years old when Washing - ton's term as president c::pired. This fact connects him with the ad- ministration of every American pre sident. Morris was one year old when the famous trial of Warren Hastings closed, and eleven years old when admiral Nelson won his victory at Trafalgar. He lived during the pe- riods of the Napoleonic wars, attain- ing his majority six months before the battle of Waterloo. He was se ven jears old when Ireland and Eng land were united and has lived dur ing the reignsof King George III., George IV., William IV., Queen Vie-j forgotten? The reason in plain toria, King Edward VII., and tdoo j the article did not fulfil the promi present King, George V. He was se3 of the manufacturer. This ap- past three score and ten when Abra- pljes more particularly to a medicine ham Lincoln was assassinated. Tho- J A mfe(iicnal preparation that has real mas Morris was born January 15, ; curative value almost sells itself , as 1794, at. 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SwHnip.Root bv Parcels Post. Ad all of his own a den or study. j , D jCilmer & Co., Binghamton, D:d " VOH I K f II 1 VI W O.L VUU LJ. .Ct.-J. -iS he get it?" "Yes, and his wife furnished it." "How?" "With a sewing machine, a cut ting table, two dressers, dummies, three sewing chairs and a full length mirror." Cleveland Plain Dealer. ACE THEATRE TO OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT The municipal building belonging to Mr. A. Paul Kitchin, which has been under construction for the past several weeks under the supervision of the local contractor, Mr. R. J. Mauney, is nearing completion and the latter part of July expects to find the renters occupying their leases. The ground floor space, which is to be occupied by the Palace Thea tre, will be finished the latter part of this week and the management expects to give the first show in the new quarters Friday night. Mr. G. H. Johnson, well known all over Halifax county, is the pro prietor of the new motion picture play house. It is thought that Mr. Johnson will have associated with him Mr. G. R. Rambo, who will look after the mechanical end of the business. Mr. Rambo's long expe rience in the motion picture busi ness will be, in all likelihood, a valu b!e asset to the new amusement company. News From Dawsons. Dawson, July 7. Miss May John son. of Tarboro, is visiting Miss Stella Weeks. Mrs. O. P. Stallings and children are visiting relatives in Enfield. Dr. O. F. Smith and Mr. C. F. Burroughs, of Scotland Neck, were among the Wednesday afternoon callers here. Misses Minnie and Buth Parks were among the number from Crow- ell to celebrate the Fourth here. Mrs. L. G. Barnhillwho has been quite sick for several days is conva Ic-scent. .Little Miss Emily Lawrence, of Enfield, spent last week with her grandmother, Mrs. W. E. Messen- Mr. Henry Weeks, of Tarboro, is visiting his son, Mr. W. H. Weeks. Mrs. E. .W Lawrence, Master Wrenn and little Miss Helen, of Scotland Neck, came Saturday to j attend the picnic and visit relatives Messrs. Walter Finoh F.l m n Pn vv. J. E. Lawrence and Mrs. Walter Finch and Mrs. Swindell, of Enfield. enjoyed the Fourth here. Rev. Mr. Johnson, of Scotland Neck, was the guest of Mr. W. B Barnhill while hera Sunday. Messrs.- Ashby Dunn and R. L Joyner, cf Scotland Neck, were here Wednesday afternoon on business. Dawson people celebrated the Fourth by enjoying a most delight fid picnic in the church grove. The j managers showed much skill in en I tertaining by serving fruits, lemon ie and other cool drinks. At a seasonable hour the good people Lv-' re served with Daroecue and I many other nice dishes that go to 1 an ideal picnic dinner. Voca i and instrumental music was render ! ed by Dawson string band. 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