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1 N '1 ' - - - :-- . THE -X- I ! ' I A Family Newspaper: For the Promotion of the Pcihsci! Agricultural and Commercial Interests of the People VOLUME XXXIII. SCOTLAND HK SIIA 1916. NUMBER 24. : ; . : V M. ; fc-r ..,. A. - 'l . . . . BASEBALL MEETING THIS EVENING AT 9 SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO GET THIS THING STARTED, SO THE COMMONWEALTH TAKES THE LIBERTY TO INFORM THE SOME GUARD THAT A MEETING Witt BE HELD FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. TWENTY-SIX YEARS ON SAME RAILROAD. The baseball fever is hitting all the towns around Scotland Neck but as yet no mention has been made of it here except through the columns of this oaDer. Weldon this week organized a club with $500 subscribed to meet expenses for the season and Scotland Neck should not be left out when baseball Is to be considefed: Yes the Common wealth knows how the fans around this burg feel about the matter. Everybody wants the town to have a club but nobody wants to start thiners croinsr. - Alonsr now when thinsrs should be materializing for 0 - u o - w a club, nobody is working (nor talking) for a team. About the first of August when every other town is bringing tke season to a-eoncm-&ion, our town will be wanting to Open tip and of ganke" a ball team iii a jiffy. But that isn't the way to do it Now is the accepted time right now tonight. Unless restrained from doing so, the main-springs of this estab lishment will hold open house at the Mayor's office this (Friday) even JCh at say 9:00 oclock. Now let everybody come and something xv hp Aninfr. If vou have a date ask off for an hour. Of course if " - " c you don't care a rap one way or the other, go ahead and kill the time at something else. A list was taken of the liberal-hearted sports in town some weeks .... - -i ? : . . c ii. . ago by this paper., Which is reproduced again this morning for th benefit of our readers. Every man who has his name on this lis is cordially invited and deliberately urged to be present. Certainly looks as if Scotland Neck could negotiate enough in terest in a bali club as Weldon did, Why, even Oak City and Parmele have tUriied the trick. There isn't enoueh space in this column to tell how a ball team should be run, and who ought to play, and all that. At the meet ing all this will be gone into thoroughly. Old heads will be present to tell us about that; The ided is-Come aild" britlg a friend: Shall we see you there, sport, or shall we send a car for you? Remember the hour about 9:00 o'clock. J. E. Perry ... k. Paul Kitcnlli L. R. Mills, Jr. . J. E. Lewis H. M. Hilliard . 10.60 ... io.oo . io.oo 10.00 5.00 W. O. McDowell , 5.00 K. L. Brown .iuus:u 00 3. D. Smith 5.00 Model Barber Shop 5.00 A. Bryant 5.00 T. W. Russell 5.00 Stephen Bland 5.00 Danford E. Josey 5.00 Guthrie Madry 600 Leland Kitchih 5.00 Ailsbrook & Boyette 5.00 O 4.1 ,1 Tt, rn-nUllA K Aft A. C. Yandle 2.50 j VMward 8; Lewis 2.50 Sherwood Ailsbrook '. 2.50 John mllery .?IZZZ-Z-- Capt. George Hawks, One of the Most Popular Conductor in Country Genuine and Jovial Always. Gretmvillt?, May 8 -Lst Thursday began the twenty-sixth year of Captain George lawks on the S. N. & K. branh of ; the Atlantic Coast Line roalroad He is the only man. now in the ser vice of this branch who 811 it when he came over to run the passenger train. During the twenty-five years he has been on this road he has made friends and nething but friends. He is today as popular with the' travel ing public and all who come in con tact with him as any politician would dare be. In this time he has made mBre than one and one-half million miles and has never hiifi a Se'fieils ac cident. Captain Hawks' railroading began in 18883 and in 1886 he was pro moted conductor. Five years he ran on the main line, then being transferred to this biaiieh: F"ew men ftfe older in the service flf the "Coast Line' than genial, jovial, gentlemanly Captain Hawks. His friends wish him fully as many more years of usefulness and vigof: ITEMS OF NEWS ALL OVER THE OLD NORTH STATE, . The play, 'Genl Vrhieh is found ed on the old legenitjothe "Mistletoe Bough," was givemlLlAe Tuesday night in the anditoriunv fe graded school in the interest of fiiirnleat Asso ciation of the seh$;t was directed by Miss Annie DwqJuKi the i."exeeHeni manner in which knrers . went through their partJwrtifies to the thoroughness wtBu-TML. . Ihy were LEGGETT-EAWL. Mrs. Margaret Hodges Leggett announces the marriage of her daughter " Vat Mr. Henry J. Rawl Tuesday, May Second Nineteen Hundred Sixteen At HttittS Prosperity, S. O. 2.50 Franklin Whitley 2.50 John B. Edwards - 2.50 B. W. Martin 2.50 Henry H. J4o8r6 .-.z-------z- 2:50 Dr. A. D. Morgan 2.50 Hubert Biddick 2.50 C. B. Parks ; 2.50 Chas. Lamb 2.50 Joseph House 2.50 J. Allison McDowell .,. 2.50 W. H. Ailsbrook 2;0 N. O. McI)8WeH 2.50 Hinton Dunn 2.50 Local people will be very much in terested in tu, above announcement as Miss Leggett was tme bi: ScBtiahd Neck's most popular young ladies. The wedding took place in Dunn, N. C, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence S: Smith Tuesday evening at T:90, 'the remony LeLug jierf irniel tey...fe- Bev. Mr. McQueen of the Presbyterian ehureh, the ring service being used. The bride was becomingly dressed ili a gray cBatshitj with sheee, gloves and hat to match. Mr. and Mrs. Bawl left immediate ly foi- a bridal trip after which they will be at home in Prosperity, S. C. Miss Jennie Leggett and Mrs. J. K. Bowers f Scotland Neefe, attended the wedding. Total to date $157.50 SUMMARY OF EUROPEAN WAR; LATE HAPPENINGS AT HOME The French ttr continuing their fcounter-effensive movement Heat D'ead Matt 5 hill, ift the Verdun f egion; After their eapture Of German positions bOrthWest of the' height ahhutteeti last night, thy continued their advance during the night, besides consolidating the positions already taken, according to this afternoon 's official bulletin. No other notable infantry engage ments are reported from the western front, but there has been grenade fight ing in the AvocOurt wood, southwest Of ! Dead Man hill, and heavy artillery bombardments elsewhere in the district west of the Meuse and in the Vaux re gion, northeast of tho fOi'li'ess. It has been definitely established that three, and not four, leaders of the Irish rebellion have been found guilty and executed. The men condemned and shot were Patrick H. Hearse, the president of the provisional government; Thomas Mac- Donagh and Thomas J. Clark, James Connolly, at first reported as also hav ing been executed, is in prison wunnd d. The confusion arose, according to London advices, from" the somewhat am bigious announcement made by premier Asquith in the House of Commons. Additional Bussian troops have been landed in France for service on the Western front. The fifth contingent to arrive at Marseilles reached that port today. Coast Lili passenger train arid was struck by the steps. The Lunden child with a small play mate) Was in the road near the track and, according to the account given by children nearby, raced to see who could reach the train first. The Othw fhtld etepped but the Lun den child could not check herself and struck the train steps with her head the blow killing her instantly. vbg vbgk vbg vbgkvbgk cmfw shr MINT COLA BOTTLING WORKS HAS RESUMED OPERATIONS. The Mint-Cola Bottling Works, which was sold put sfime time agd when the Merchants Grocery Cd:; was pliieea in the hands of a receiver, has resumed operations and is now running full blast. The drink, which was quite pop ular on this market before the plant cltised dwrij will be Welcomed back into the beverage list. The manager of the bottling plant stated to a re presentative of the CommovT -vealth that orders were coining In as fast ftS they could be filled. drilled And to tkM fmMterial talent of the -director. T..". ". ' This play was, Prtl fcere about' two years ago and JaJOJerowda attended the production, .butfijsMS larger audi' ence greeting the secjfajl ahowing here Tuesday night. AltT- the principals played their . parts perfection and they were well snprted by! the cast whieh held many nfe satellites. Following -is tit 5ifc of characters: Lovell (the bridQrjaomJ) Mr. Le- land Kitchin. " Geneva (the biideMrs. R. C. Jo sey, Jr. ' f i A Knight Jamie llery. First Lady Lillian Harrell. Second Lady Isatitt MacKenzie. Quests and Attendnt A bevy of lacfS &Ud iassea.- The receipts werTiVifjf and they will be used bj .tbe Betterment Association as may bfi. seen fit in the beautifying of the school ; grounds -7r -'it3rr tri-nr THE THREE TABLE CLUfi. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. T. p. Kitch in delightfully entertained the lucky 13 Tlireg Table Glhb at her heme in the Greenwood seetioa on MaiH stfeet The guests were met at tae door by the hostess and invited into the drawing room, which was decorate for the oc- eiiit w4th tttFireaUa JilllosriBeTe the guests engaged for . some time at bridge. After the games were over the host- esirt, assisted by Mrs. Q. H. Cooke and Miss i-aiM elarkj iferved a delieious and extravagant salad course. Among' those enjoying the hospitality of Mrs. Kitchin were Mesdames W. F. Butter worth, Q. H. Coke, &I. Jones, of Rose mary; H; White, W, C. Dickinson, C. H. Merfihg,- flay Syettej D; E. Tay lor, Stuart H. Smith, B. W. Martin, R. H. Gray, C. W. Albertson, and Misses Laura Clark, Hattie Leggette and Cor- fielia Jeseyi Short Tress Dispatches Clipped From Exchanges Regarding Events '. of Importance "The North Carolina State Firemen's Convention will hold the annual meet ing in Raleigh July 17-21. Seventy -two young . boys of Raleigh have accepted the invitation of the Y. j M. C. - A., to receive lessons in swim- . - - I nnng. j New Bern is to have a morning daily newspaper known as the "New Bern- ian." The first issue will appear on or about June 1st. A. J. Kluttz of Greensboro will soon erect an eight story building for Greens boro. The cost will be in the neighbor hood of $100,000. The North Carolina Mayors' Con vention is in session at Kinston this week. T. J. Murphy of Greensboro is president of the association. Mt. Olive was visited by a fire Tues day night, the property of Mrs. Mary Kennedy, an elderly lady of that town being consumed by the flames. BOARD' OT . TRADE DOWN TO BUS1NES: COMMITTEES OP ORGANIZATION ARE BUSY COMPILING STATISTICS SHOWING WHY TOWN WOULD BE FAV ORABLE LOCATION FOR BIG MANUFAC TURING ENTERPRISES. ANSWERING LETTERS OF INQUIRY. WILL HOLD MEETING. The retail Merchants Association will hold a meeting next Thursday I'vpnina in the directors Quarters or tne ry - Scotland Neck Bank building. All th. members are requested to be present. EASTER MUSIC TO BE REPEATED The special Easter music that was heard at the Baptist church here last Sunday mOHiitiff will be repeated in full next Sunday night. The Scotland Neck Board of Trade. a few weeks ago to promote the best interests of the town mainly from a business standpoint, has lengthened its stride in the effort to induce more manufacturing industries to come here. The Commit tec on New Industries are busy compiling facts and fiarui'es showing a la this town would be a 'favorable location for new industries. Just now this particular committee is in correspondence with a largo btvf packing concern, which is making inquiries about the town through the Board of Trade. A large wood-working concern is contemplating changing its location, and consequently is another seeker after information con cerning the advisability of moving it's plant here. The abunl;in'i growth of hardwood hereabouts will no doubt testify to the ideal location of Scotland Neck for such a plant. The Immigration Aeent of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad re cently wrote to the secretary of the local board of trade inquiring of the various agricultural products raised in this immediate vicinity. This inquiry is understood to have been made with a view of deter mining the suitability or needs of the section for the accommodation of more small farmers. This information has been forwarded to the enouirer torcther with additional facts about the agricultural possessions of the county in general and this community in particular. UNCLAIMED MAIL. The following letters are at the Post Office here uncalled for. Wheti calling for same say "advertised letters." Annie Cofleld, C. R. DeBerry, James James, MiltHti Joyner, Parker Y. Milli ken, Rufus Staton, SeittWFy Parker, Hall Moran, and Mrs. Ellen Shordy. . -MRSU. KATE DUTO; P. M BUILDING ACTIVITIES A SIGN OF MORE PROSPEROUS TIMES M AS SO& KILLED. Thursday after ndOtt MafeeliuS Ward, a negro wjo lives on Boanoke street, shot and levied a dog that was acting as if it was suffering from rabies. The dog was killed on the sidewalk in front of Ward's house, T7TB PRESIDENT WON'T VISIT CHARLOTTE 20TH. WILSON MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Wilson, N. C, May 3. Samuel J Walla f this eity. in what the au thorities believe was an attempt at sui cide, shot himself with a pistol last night. The bullet entered hxs head behind the right ear. Physicians entertain iittle hope fdr his recovery. The Foreign Situation Will Not Permit of His Leaving Washington Cityf at the Present TiEW. Washington, D. C, May 3. Presi dent Wilson has written to Dr. William J: Martin, prewident of Davidson Col- We. that he will not be abie iii acCept O 7 the invitation of' the Charlotte people GENTLEMEN THE JURY ; FOR THE JUNE COURTS. County Commissioners in Session Mon day Last 1rew Following Names for Next Courts. mi.. Anntv ontmtiiwiioners in. 1 XVU"vj regular session at Halifax Mon dav. drew the jurors for the June term of Halifax Superior Court wbifh heebm Monday, June 5, 1916, as follows: First Week. J. L-Wyche, W E Carter, Walter Bell, J. L. Bar fSftffeKALft, Mr. J. H. Curry of Hobgood", w visitor in town Thursday. Mr. L. L. Brinkley, was a visitor in Htfbjteod Thursday. Mr. L. D. Pitt, Of Hobgeod, was a visitor in, town Thursday. Mr. L. D. Pitt of Hobgood, was a visitor in the city Thursday. Mr. Pearce, representing the Baleigh Times', was here Thursday. Mrs. L. E. Pope of CrOwellfl, is here visiting her daughter, Miss Aline Pope. Mrs. J. T. Biddick of Spring Hill, was a business visitor here Thursday. Rev. Father O'Brien, of Norfolk, is herevisiting members of the Catholic Church. MMr. J. A. Hopkins and Misses Kuby and Louise Darden were visitors in Jamesville Thursday. Messrs. K. J. Madry, E. J. Proctor o.i nthera attended "The Battle Cry of Peace" at Tarboro Tuesday night. Mr. R. S. Busbee, of Baleigh, spenc Thursday here adjusting several fire losses that have happened here recent ly. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Stallings, of En field, and Miss Ellen Mitchell, of Lit tleton, were visitors in town Wednes day. Mrs. M. S. Mason, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. S. F. Dunn, re turned to her home in Emporia Wed-day. LAST OF MAY EXPECTED TO FIND CONSTRUCTION WOES NEARING THE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR MARK. NEW CHURCH, THEATRE BUILDING AND THE ENLARGEMENT OF HOSIERY MILL. NEW RESIDENCES BEING BUILT. The last of the present month is expected to find more buildin construction under way in Scotland Neck than in the history of hv town. From estimates conservatively placed upon the capita! Unit will be expended in these new structures that are already under con struction or will be before the first of June, it will range well toward the hundred thousand dollar mark. The Scotland Neck Baptist Church will cost between forty mid fifty thousand dollars. This magnificent structure will occupy tin- site of the present wooden building on the corner ot lentil unci i uw n streets. Work on the plans has been finished ana tne comua win be placed in a very few days. Tb 1,-w hk nlant Avhich the Crescent Hosiery Mill intends work on in the near future will represent an investment of approximately twenty thousand dollars. It is understood that this structure will occupy the site ot tne present uunuing. The new theatre building, whose brick walls are already point ing skyward, will cost Mr. R, J. Madry the neat little sum of fifteen or twenty thousand dollars. t o,i;tinn tn these buildings, which represents the bulk of cap- CAVA- V " V ital that will be expended here immediately for building, several new residences are being erected and several enlarged and otherwise remodeled. James H. Johnson of Fayetteville, convicted in May, 1018 Of selling two gallons of . wine, has been granted a pardon by the governor. The fight for the pardon attracted mueh atten tion. CHILD KILLED BY COAST LINE. Suffolk, Va., May 4. Emily Lunden a four year old child living near Nan- sfniond in this county,' was killed yeH terday afternoon when she ran into the rear coach of the north, bound Atlantic LOST SMALL BLACK PUBSE WITH "dollar bill and some sUver change Tuesday night. Please return or no tify the Commonwealth. WANTED DISTRICT MANAGER for Scotland Neck and vicinity; good proposition to the right man. Pre vious experience unnecessary. Free H.i,nnl f instruction. Address Mas- saehusetts Bonding & Insurance Co Accident aid Health Dept., Saginaw, . :-l OftO ftftfl. It. jviieo.. vjtpiw the invitation ot t.. vu.. - TWkpns .. . . . p tvTo in. clav. J. W. Sledge, A. i. LUCKens, to attena tne weuuem r T W Kinsr Joe Minsnew, W. W. oration. The foreign situation is too o. VV. iving, io , ... , ... i. ... 5m. trt Brickell. N. A. Brown, W. 1. delicate ana bw ju - - tj-oII .T V. Pn- permit of his leaving the el. N" - - The President was anxious to go to per, . "-'-f V w' Charlotte, and was strongly urged to O. P- StallmgS, IraThelps, T. W. ,o, but he doe. not feel that he should Thorne U M tman J. E - i . Ruck. A. E. Bobbitt, J. A. UlCK- leave Washington unuer w. t rr nn stances. The German submarine con- ,1. r . i c ' trovers and the Mexican situation are K. U. W, liable to demand his personal attention Weeks, C J. P' Woodard, L. T. King, J. M. Broch- at any moment. n TC rfaki W. Senators Simmons and Overman, Rep- en, JU r. r ' , .. , , , 3 o Tkoi I Y . hivans. v . u. -cxuiwixio, resentative weDD ana oecreiw,r - ' iels expt now to make a final appeal Gray. ' to the President for Charlotte tomor- Second WeeK V- ricl' row, but there is very little hope of D. Jenkins, W. S. Bobbrtt,avia moving him. L.UCas, T. a , - tv, TrMiHiit. the Tavlor. W. J. l-erry, V. x aiiwijd e," "" 7 ' Charlotte folk will turn to some Otner dale, r. Jui8. ; - inmt man in public life. They H. S. Butts, li. . eYiue. cannot secure Secretary Lansing ; or Carlisle, G. B. Bryant, W E An Secretarv Baker, for they are just as dleton, W. G. Hedgepeth, J. B. buev in their respective fieWs as the Edmondson, J. D. Johnson. 1M President in his. Roanoke News. , - MEMORIAL DAY BE OBSERVED BY BUCK KITCHIN CAMP U.C. V. A WESTERN LAY JUDGE A Western community elected,, the local undertaker trial justice, chiefly because he had more leisure than any other citizen; but the new judge took his new position very seriously and soon made a record of never discharg ing any aeeused person who was un fortunate enough to be brought before him. Not long ago a prisoner was arraign ed, charged with forgery. "W..U .Tim Brown." snarled the OLD VETERANS WILL GATHER HERE ONCE MORE TO DO HONOR TO THE MEMORY OF DEPARTED HEROES -MR. ASHBY W. DUNN IS PRINCIPAL SPEAK ER OF THE OCCASION. SONG EX ERCISES AND BARBECUE. The Buck Kitchin Camp of United Confederate ctera.. w,d observe Memorial Day next Wednesday with elaborate rent., Mav exercises. The feature speech of the day will be dehvere,! h. Hon. Ashby W. Dunn, brilliant young Scotland auon, . . auditorium of the graded school at eleven o'clock A. M. 1 iu in. the exercises at the school, the entire camp, wiui u.B , -. , i;n a .u;Mna will innrnev to the cemetery to decoi.i. senooi ennureu auu , the graves of the veterans of the Confederacy who have been .ulld llien win v"1"- judge,' 'what have you got to say for jto their colors by the angel of death. yourself f 'Are you guilty or not guilty?" ' "Why, judge," answered the pris oner, "course I'm not guilty. Why, you know yourself I can't even write my name." to ineir coiuis uj mv, . , ereises and speech at the auditorium. Following these, a bail.,-.,.. dinner will be served the old veterans. Commandant W. F. Butterworth requests that all Scotland citizens who wish to help out the camp in the way of flowers snd automobiles on the day of the tenth-Wednesday-to give the.r names to the local editor of the Commonwealth. He also wishes to is of this paper, liiose peupie lasc vcar ' ... 1- .1 "Nothing to do witn n, ,i, w.lnmi the judge. "You're not charged with j ' B success of the occasion of Memorial Day, and writine your name. I hold you f or , so gracious :ton.in of helDinc out this year. v " - I 1 1 r vr 1 TlOfl 1 llfl I lUtVWl-'' W - those wiio nave ojsuxl the grand jury. "Harper 's.
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