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1 3 VVV ft4 3 si trJ jrs.'.frm Bars: 1X SUBSCRIPTION F2IGE, $1.00 PEE. YAR. Sditsr &iid Propri&lsr. "CELSIOB," IS OUR MOTTO NUMBER 17. lju ' jimenaami VOL. XXXI. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1915. Hi I. w l1 - ,-i-aHllllll Til i "B TO fa 3 it r1 5 "Wrn At lli!" request of sev eral ot my customer and the lauioi at 1 Lie Central Oiiiee, ! am having put in in v store this week i wo T' ? L ANOTHER VIEW OF LiL It then appears that there were HAH 1.1 ! I H"lH NMUIIiL not suffieent tickets of this kind to RECENT TOWN PRIMARY r . r, ' ltat ENDS SUCCESSFUL YEAR uie voters cuuiu win-e tin &a uaiuw on a ticket, or add the two names Mr. Frank ?. Shields Gives His Ver- lacking on the tickets of four, srike Commencement Exercises Largely Attended and Greatly Enjoyed by Every One. Other News Hems. Dr. H. I. Clark, Chairman, Also Makes Statement. with separate you call for mi mi er- a f iices; but only one Lor tliis huTonso in ousiness 1 am indeed grateful, and v. ill con tinue to give you the Vl-:itY BE6T Liny and The Primary to nominate the town oliv-rs for Seot-and N-:k, was !u;d in Maury's Opera House last Friday night, April 30th. The convention was called to order by the Chair man, Dr. II. I. Clark, and immedi ately Dr. Clark was made permanent Chairman, and Mr. A. L. Purring- ton was elected Secretary. The convention then proceeded to nominate a candidate for Mayor Dr. J. E. Shields being the only per son placed before tha convention, he was nominated by acclamation. The next thinjr in order was the nomination of four town commis sioners. It appeared that there were fix men who had been thought of for commissioners, and in due time Oak Citv. May ll.The Com mencement iiixetciss oi Oax L :ty H!rh School were well attended last Thursday and Friday nights. The Program Thursday night by po.iblo. Prices always low a?; enn be made. Xobodv will iry harder i in j ilen so you and ap prei'iate your patronage more tlian 1. A store brim bill of Quality Groceries and ivays FRESH. , 1 It f i 1 V if. ineir names were piacca oeiore e alonK with a few who voted in the convention Dy ur. . u. liivermon. The men were Messrs. R. M. John son, Stuart Smith, N. B. Josey, N E. VVinslow, L. H. Kitchin and H. T. Clark. Upon mot.-on of Mr. A. P. Kitchin it was decided to have every man go up to the front fend cast his ballot. At this point the question arose as to what ticket should be used. There appeared to be two tickets which had b 2Qn scattered through the crowd, one bavins the names of Messrs. N. i i ! P, Josev, L II. Kitchin, Stuart Smith and N. E. Window. Tae other ticket had the names of all six nominees upon it. Mr. A. P. Kitchin suggested that the voters u?e either out two or more names, and vote for the others. Several questions were then asked the Chairman about the u?e of the ticket with only four names on fv,rv-) The Chairman respond pc that the Convention had decided that matter, and that all the names must be on the tickets used. At this point Mr. J. E .Bowers in a passionate speech, began to nomi- Miss Jennie Reid's scholars (The nate two other persons as Commis- primary Class) was as f ollowsj: sioners, for the purpose, as he stat- A ghort adjress by Prof. I. S. ed. of nominating so many men that . Af'0 tMto . ... r: fV,a Bowen, and presentation ot, a testa- Af n;t Mr A P ment to three little girls and one boy Kitchin made a motion to adjourn for best attendance during the year. and "fi ht it out at the polls". Lucile House absent i day; Myrtella This motion was never put to the qvrnan not absent at all; Pauline Convention, nor qui tne onairm.n Da ort absent 1 day; Clifton declare the convention adjourned , i n c Hvmnn absent 1J days. nn.t hf s.t strata, ver. near v an ui the persons voting in the negative Song, You're Welcome it xou of Mr. White's motion left the hall Keep Right Still by Primary Class. Duet by Mable Haislip and Miss affirmative. " u., The Chairman became disgusted ' vT; i w and left the chair, whereupon Mr. Dong.i--. L. M. Pittman was elected per- four girls. manent Chairman, Mr. Purrington Drill, Liberty March by twelve the Secretary, remaining at his post. The Convention proceeded to vote on the names that had been placed before it, and the following persons Miss Pearl House spent the week end in Hassell the guest of Miss Bes sie Roberson. Billie Haislip was'in town Satur day, Wilmer House returned home Friday after a trip of several days through near by counties. Mrs. Everett of Robersonville is spendiajs-some time with her son II. S. Everett and her daughter Mrs Jno. Danie's. L. J, nud i . NORTH CAROLINA AT THE BOTTOM OF LIST The Highest Death Rate From Typhoid Fever o! Any State in The Union. Vermont Has Lowest Hate. Spring Cleanim -1'AL.L.S FOIt id in; a lew mir taiiiiiies are speii days in Bath. Misses Malissa Worsley, Annie Clyde Parker and Messrs Cleveland and Frank Reeves attended the ball game at Rocky Mount Saturday. Dr. Edgar Long has been ill in Hamilton at the home of his father Dr. B. L. Long for several days. Mr. Bates Council returned from the hospital in Norfolk Monday. M rs.FrankfHaislip returned (. her home in Hamilton Monday. She has been the guest of her sister Miss I, on Council for several davs. Misses"Clara Bell Everett of Washington N. C. and two young friends of Hamilton were in town Monday. having received the highest voe I crirls children. Song, Churning by seven girls. Reading. The Little School Ma'm by Sarah Johnson. Song, Little Mothers by eight Dawson Items. i V - ivvrcl P.-cmptly were declared to be the nominees of the Democratic Primary for town Commissioners: N. E. Winslow H. T. Clark, R. M. Johnson and N. B. Josey. The Convention then elected the following to constitute the execu- ticketor tickets, just so that they tiye Committee: A. L. pdrrington, wd not vote tor more than tour per- R McDoweIl, Frank P. Shields, B. I. Allsbrook and N. A. Riddick. There being no futher business to demand the attention of the conven tion a motion to adjourn prevailed. Frank P. Shields. sons mat tney couiu vote ior one, two, three and four. Dr. A. C. Livermon endorsed the i lea of Mr. Kitclr'n. Mr. W. II. White was recognized by the Chairman, and he moved that the ballot containing six names be accepted as the ballot that the con vHfition would use and ihat each per son could scratch out two or more ?f.m?3 and vole f-.-r the others, Thore was some discussion on this 11 SiCf I C!k"l0USC Cosil?C F-.1I-ALJIER P.oano'ry ipid?, N. C. llzy or r-h't ?etv:ce anywhere r'. Willi -mv, Lis.en:-.ed Embalm? r id Neck, North Carolina ; Tor hire. Cars: repaired. Po reotion. Quirk service. Tel- denee 43. Gfiise-0-o. r At ths p -int the Rev. R. A. Mc Farlai:d arose and made an earnest plea that the convention select the strongest men in town as commis sioner?, and that they sho:dd be se lected, not because they belonged to any faction, hut because they hsd ability and the interest of the town at hc-r.rt, and he strongly advocated that the conversion should sJect a ticket, or mouiol of voong, that no man cou'a quest ion avier tne con vention was over. He referred to the. fact that in the primaries in which he had voted in Virginia and Kentucky, that the names of all the nn.'i'nute?. were on one ticket, ana North Carolina If you pre tbifiktr.ft of having & bouse of a xj k'nd movd see me at c nc Prices reasonable. Attorney at Law Har.d Neck, : North Carolina .'::.c4J?'.-s wberev "3 stl'U out id rot desire to DR. CLARK'S STATEMENT. Ami Chairman Democratic Exe cutive Committee for Scotland'Neck, and as such chairman called a con vention or primary to be held on Friday night, of April 30th, for the purpose of nominating candidates for Mayor and Commissioners for said Town, to be voted for at the lection held May 4ih, 1915. I was present at said convention, called same to oruer. ACier Mayor was nominated by acclamation, there arose some tur moii as to how the vote for commis sioners should be taken. During the confusion a motion was made to adjourn, at least half the conven tion was standing up hollering, some leaving the hall, I thought the convention had broken up and I left the hall. . H. I. Clark. May 12, 1915. Lis Alb'-rney at Law Neck, North Carolina to to,-.i i on approved secu- 1 '. 'XI I a:-a k,-vU f-, V. i North Carolina ::i l)v:.i Drug tore ing over Telephones Residence 34. ft- D. Morgan Physician and Surgeon - I Ns"V North Carolina Ofn-?e in bu'lding formerly used Wnnbe-iey. 'Cx:Kv..Iount, North Carolina Vv .'I bM in Scotland Neck on the .,:.rd Wednoday of each month at hotel to treat the diseases of the F.a- No Throat and fit glasses the persons t hey di vot'e for. At this point Mr. A. P. Kitchin asked Mr. McFarland what objec- ii . . 1 . T lion there wa to a blocK ticket, in answerer. McFarland stated sev eral objections to a block ticket, but that he was sure neither side had Iho'jj'ht of these objections when getting cut the tickets with four names on them. He emphasized the fact that every man in Scotland Neck was capable of fixing up nis. own ticket and should have that privilege. vvvn Mr MfF;ir:and look his seat Mr. Kitchin arose and s.ud that Mr. McFarland had implied that there were voters who were not cap able of selecting their own tickets, and went on to eulogize the men of Scotland Neck. Mr. McFarland immediately re sponded that Mr. Kitchin had misin terpreted him that he only answer ed Mr. Kitchia's question by stat inf some objections to a block tick et, and that he had taken particu lar pains to state that of course the the ticxets Mhmi Items. Solo, When My Dollie Grows to be a Lady by Miutrert uavenport. Song, Mudpies by eight girls. Play Sambo's Party. Drill, Fairy Hoop Dance by six teen small girls. Duet, The Quarrel by Myrtella and Clifton Hyman. Drill Mother Goose Reception. Duet, Millitary March by Gladys Johnson and Miss Parker. This program was well tarried out and beautifully performed. The Fairy Hoop Dance, was a fairy dance in reality, the little tots kept perfect time to the music and their lovely costumes of pink and white covered with gold stars, were a dream in themselves. The entire pro t am proves that only skilled labor could have accomplished such results. Miss Reid is truly one of our finest primary teachers. The program Friday night opened with a short address by Prof. Bowen. The three young graduates who received their diplomas were Misses Virginia Rawls. Clyde Jorden a?d Clarice Cartwright. Sonjr When The Roses Bloom Again by Giee Club P'ay, Angel Mollie by seven boys and three girls. (Alta Hines as Mol'iie played the part well.) Dialogue, Dot Entertains by Bertha Piland and Edgar Turner Plav. Suffragetts Meeting by 11 girls and 1 boy. Dawson, May 11. We had quite a refreshing rain last Friday which was greatly needed. j The farmers are nearly done planting cotton around here. There will be a large crop of cot ton planted in this section this year. A good many farmers have aban doned the idea of planting tobacco, although they have sowed their to bacco beds. Mr. P. II. Lewis, the man from Wilson that bought the old Burwell Dunn place, has improved it great ly. He says that he will plant twenty-five acres in tobacco this year to start with and see if the soil is adapted to the growth of tobacco. Mr Geo. I. King has moved to the Russell Lewis farm. The long looked for chain gang will commence work on the road from Enfield to Dawsons thi3 week, so we are informed, and we hope that, ihf-v will build us a modern "N-rth Carolina is at" the bottom of the Hot ry'Ah a rate 57 4 " ' " Dr. Vi . A. c:y-- -r- o'.ir-ir -f typhoid death rate "of various stales of the Union. The average death rate from typhoid in this country, according to Dr. Evans, 17.9. If these figures are true, and they are taken from'Government repcrts, North Carolina has a death rate from typhoid fever over three times as high as the average in the United States and over eigfti times that of Vermont. The latter has tbr low est death rate from typhoid t;f any state in the Union. There may be mentioned two con ditions as slightly accountable for North Carolina's high death rate from typhoid, but they do not alter the fact that she is needlessly sacri ficing several hundred deaths a year from this filth disease. The first is that the figures were taken from the cities and all the towns having more than 1,000 inhabitants. The typhoid death rate in cities may not be so high as that of the country districts, but that of the small towns, where there is no protection offered by sewerage and water works, is higher than that of rural communities. The second condition is that 35 per cent, of North Caro lina's population is negroes, and the j insanitary conditions that exist from their modes of living affect no little the prevalence of the disease. Whether North Carolina shall tolerate this position and continue losing her hundreds to this prevent able disease is the question now at stake. This summer will decide this question to a large extent. If the small towns " and villages are going to maintain insanitary condi tions, breeding places for flies, open-back privies, unscreened food and polluted water, and if the State's citizens, black and white, are going to refuse to be vaccinated M llriiir crafts Tapestry and Yelvet Art Squares and 5 Oil Cloilis aoil Drill, Maypole- -by eignt t 'iris. turnpike road so we can enjoy see- j against typhoid. North Carobn ing the automooiies mi cue ciguy- mi4e dash We have a good telephone line from here to Scotland Neck after waiting and wishing for it so many long years. And how we enjoy talking to our friends and business men. Now just let us have a rail road from Williamston to Littleton by the way of Dawsons and Ring- wood, Scotland Neck ana some other places. Mr. Horace P.ttman and family were down Saturday visiting rela tives and friends from Enfield. Mrs. Fletcher Merrlt?. ijlmcl'j, N. C, vi a v ji i . rnrjan? 'cetting out which had been circulated did not even think of these objections. He furthermore emphasized again the fact that every man in Scotland NeclTwas not only capable of fixing his own ticket, but that he should h.v that privilege. Mr. Ashby Dunn followed inn splendid address, I advocating the position tauen ny mt ariand. Dr. A. G. jLIvermon Dentist o'V.n,i Nerk. North Caralina i:.i.-.-i l;r-nrKirS ill tile miiM-""' J ,. t vi.lin-f Onice hours lromy to x i At this pom. w" :d 2 to 5 o'clock. manded a vote on Mr. White's mo tion. The vote was taken and the convention decided by a vote of 13 to 74 to adapt the ticket with all six i names on h, as ti.v ti.-vv- in the Convention; Hobgood, May 12 H. B. Jones, chief of police of Scotland Neck, was in town for a few hours Mon day. Misses Hellene Wmte and Mavis Thigpen and Frank Armstrong have returned from Winterville where they have been in school for tne ?ast year. Mrs. E. P. Hyman spent Saturday in Palmyra with Mrs. B. B. Everett. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and K. J. Shields motored to Scotland Neck Monday morning. Edward Hyman and H. 15. Moore started for Rocky Mount in an au tomobile Sunday morning but got? no further than Lawrence. Ooe of the wheels ran ,pff the car and they had to walk six miles before they found aid. They have both decided that a worn out Metz is not very re liable. All of Leon Shields friends are verv much pleased to hear of his success in baseball. It seems that bis schoolmates appreciate his true worth, for tkey have recently made him caotain of the Varsity team The new town commissioners have assumed their duties. We have heard some talk of a great many improvements that they intend to make. We sincerely hope that they wiil carry out all their good intentions. Services at Nohala. Reading, Mother and home oy Virginia Rawls. Coonvilie Chorus by seven boys. Trie Train to Mauro by Emily Hines, Ernest Harrell and Marvin Everette. Song, Blow, Blow, Blow, Balmy Breezes by Giee Club. i The music was rendered by Miss Annie Clyde Parker, teacher of music and of the middle grades. Prof. Bowen and Miss Parker have done good work and. accom plished good results in the length of time given them. A picnic and barbecue at Corjoho Grove by the teachers of the high school Friday was well attended by tVm rmnils. Darents, families and w Jr c others. Mr. K. A. Pitman of Wake Forest, delivered, an address in Conoho Church before dinner, his subject being. principally "The Ne cessity of Education" but not neces sarily a college one. After dinner W. R. Burrell and A. J. Manning of Williamston ad dressed the crowd with many witty remarks interspersed. It was an enjoyable day altho a thunder storm came up just after dinner was over and things well cleared up. A. J. Manning of Williamston was in town Friday. Miss Jennie Ried left for her home in the western part of North Carolina Saturday. Prof. I. S. Brown lett luesaay Fletcher Merritt died at her home near roweus, x May 4, 1915, about 10:30 o'ciock Mrs. Merritt was a very great suf fer, and had been confined to her bed for nearly ten months. Many of the best physicians attended her, but only gave her temporary relief Her death was no great suprise, but great loss to her family. She had been a constant christain and member of the Crowella BaptUt church for many years. She was about 48 years of age, and leaves a husband, four sons and five Daugh ters and a host of relatives and frienas to mourn their loss. The remains were laid to rest in the old WTestry burying ground Wednesday evening, May 5th. A large crowd of relatives and friends were present to witness the last sad duties performed. sare in xm Arms of Jesus" was very feelingly sung by a group of lady friends. after which the 90th Psalm and the 15th chapter of First Corinthians were read by the writer by tpecia "equest of the family. While the grave was being filled up the ladies sang, "Shall We Gather at The River," after which the benediction was pronounced by a layman. May our kind Heavennly Father send His Holy Spirit to these sor rowing ones to confort them in their grief. What is home without a mother To instruct and to advise? But she is gone to be with Jesus In that home beyond the skies. morning. Willie 15. Allsbrook Life Insurance Scotland Neck, North Carolina Reonison'.ins the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., of New York. There will be preaching at Nahala church, next Sunday at 3:30 p. m. by H. F. Morton, who will be the regular pastor. The public is invited to attendr 1 prrr.m at. trie UOUOlll OI tl list with the .highest typhoid rate. But if the chooses to clean up and tolerate no such conditions, she car go a long way in one summer to ward reducing the rate and stamp ing out the disease. There is another view of this posi tion "given North Carolina, apart from health, that nrght be looked on with no little consideration. That is in the light of her intoirst as a State retracting home-seekers md investors, "safety Fist' .'he chief consideration of tho.se who would seek new homes and places cf business, and no state occupying the '! no:u ou:, m- pte. That North Carolina will continue at the foot does not seem likely even from this mercenary point ot view, and when the health and hap piness of her citizens are considered, she cannot afford not to use this summer as the season to stamp out typhoid. Window Shades Curtain Poles Hail Poles, Etc. We have i complete line oi the above and it will pay you to call and look over our line. Scotland Neck Furniture Company fS New Ice House . 1 AT Womack's Grist Mill Wo luivc equipped a stf rn p f i r I riO i u 1 1 1 n vo rcrcivoi our 1i;v t-dpj'- ice Vvili Im) (Wivf-red from vji-oii Ji'ny hour ami imywhoro in town. rroinpt attention f'iv cn to every order for Ice and your patronage will lie highly nppivcnitod. Full supply oi he will be kept through the en tire year hu miner and vint e Cm!! 1-5-4. ALSXAfil'Lib tfcr. J vr-pedaily. "as 1 du:.-emer.t3 that rise day's work v m"t when you seem so ion 7 -. and entnu:-ia.H)u with energy Vr.ur inust he'm proper Yes, Slop New. "r 7 pifln f WAke For- We shall meet to part, no never strin tow Thursday and Fri- - never, of Vn , -in that hme ondes. in town Friday. Stop keeping inflammables near urn aces or stoves. Stop piling rubbish, trash, or vvate in cellars, back yards, or on streets. f 1 Stop tne cost ot careieuess. Fires from this source amount to $30,000 each hour. - top fire loss, which adds to tne high cost of living. Srop paying a iiite tax, uwi added to your rent and cost ot liv- inStop to think the responsibility of fires rest in a measure with your Prpvpntion. " Hfnnto think that two-thirds of all fires are preventable. . Stop to realize that the fire insur ance rates are based on the sum cotai of carlessness. Stop a while from pleasure and clean up your homes an aid in pre- Stop usemg otner man matches. . ,n Stop putting asnes m boxes or barrels. 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