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. The Common wealtr VOLUME XXXIV. TWICE-A-WEEE SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1916. NUMBER 15 )A u J Bo oster r or cotland Neck Greater Scotland Neck Edition or The Com monwealth Will Put us on The Map With Other Enterprising Cities STATE LEGISLATORS ARE NOW BUSY A. C. L ASK FOR OUR LOCAL EXHIBITS qUR MOTTO MUST BE "GT THERE" detail that will call for ' : Do we, as citizens, realize we can doThe undertaking is n. anything we set out to do, provided we pull to gether in the. right spirit? Do we realize the pungent and vital fact that towns and cities are merely collections of individuals, and that the community cannot rise higher than the average of intelligence, thrift and pub lie enterprise manifested by the citi zens? "Have you ever stopped to dwell upon the now evident fact that Cities are made more by men than by opportunity. For instance, Chicage was not loca ted for a great city. I was originally mi 1 J t X 4? "1V.irt a swamp, Tne Desx location j.ui vjuicu, -one of (By "Llewxam") RALEIGH, Jan. 8. The first week of 1917 was an historical freak. I have been reporting the proceedings of every General Assembly that has done busi ness in this town for the last 18 years and never one like this before. With Punctilious biennial regularity I have witnessed and recorded the lavish wastefulness of time the first week of every regular session the-law-makers dawdling away a brief period each day yclept a "session," ostensibly with nothing to do because the legislative machinery just couldn't get in motion (for no well defined rea son) inside of a week or two. M a; Meeting The industrial agent of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway writes the secre tary of the local Board of Trade ask ing whether he could get together an exhibit the products of the territory to be placed in the Agricultural Car of the A. C. Li. which will shortly leave on its trip through the country, and especially the west. Mr. Smith would therefore be glad if the farmers of this section would get together exhibits that would make a creditable showing of our production and advise the Secretary of the Board of Trade that they will do so, in which case he will advise with the demonstra tion agent as to the best way to make On iver Bri age Expert Engineers to be Present Practiciabiiity of Scheme The Cost to Di scuss And ADJOINING COUNTIES SEE VI FAVORABLE Definite arrangements will be madeOto her own, which should have been In some of the "cloak rooms" and this exhibit. effort upon those engaged in tu. other more or less secret places in and- This matter requires quick action and the extent of the success of w I around the State House, the odor of I and as it is an opportunity to show enterprise will; depend largely upon j apple brandy and cawn licker perva-i the rest of the world the fertility of the measure of the cooperation extend- j ded the atmosphere. A considerable ! the county it should be embraced and ded by the citizens. Now lets altogeth- j percentage of the legislators and em-! a very attractive exhibit placed in the er look up our many resources and j ployees (not to mention the festive car possibilities, write them down, and j "lobbyists and the nimbel 'representa then lets tell the world of Scotland J tives of the liquor supply houses and Neck and Halifax County one or the . blind tiger agents) brought the aroma of the distilled fruit and grain into the Senate and House and offices and Wednesday night at the meeting of the directors of the Board of Trade for a mass meeting of the citizens of the town, and also those who are re- the case when the main line was built instead of having been put on a branch though it may be that this disability has made Scotland Neck hustle for what she has attained, and has made si.t ivti, . of lts PePle the kin(1 they are, which best sections to be found anywhere. RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIA TION MEETING GERMANS CAPTURE G ALUS A SKA j (BY UNITED PRESS) I BERLIN, Jan. 9. It is reported that j day next week in MaVy 's the town of . Galreaska in Roumania ! House, and the exact date will be pub- breathed it into the nostrils of those ; has been taken by storm after hard j Ijshed in the next issue of the Com position will be outlined for full and free discussion as to the advisability of pushing forward the movement to build the Roanoke River Bridge. The mass meeting will be held some Opera puts a good taste in the mouth of the visitors that come from time to time who came in contact with them and fighting, and was successfully main-' monwealth. A meeting of the Retail Merchants j wihout a thought of apology ever sug- tained against vigorous counter attack J At this meet:hg the Board of Trade go, where she could buy raw materials ! Assuuauuu wm uc ..uuujr gesnng ltseir to yyy percent or tnem and sell the finished products was at j Night, January 11th., at 7:30 in the f or it was the custom of those days, the southern end of lake Michigan. If j Directors Room of the Scotland Neck . understand. one were choosing a natural location j Bank. The Evolution cf the Tar Heel Legis- for a city the conclusion would have! So important are the matters to be lator immediately been readied that Chica- j brought before the meeting that every . & go was about fifty miles too far north j memuer is camiy icub and out of line for railroad facilities j present. east and west. j BERNARD ALLSBROOK, Sec. But the men who were planning a great city had a vision. They were In the advance it was officially stat- 1 will be in possession of full data on the ed that the. Germans took over five : cost, difficulties, benefits, and every - thousaiid prisoners. FARM SUGGESTIONS (By Donald McCluer) All farm tools should be cleaned and put in repair during bad weather. It will save time when farm work starts. This is a good time to plan your cropping system for next spring. Manrre properly handled and appli ed to the land means more money to thing appertaining to the project, and t he farmer next fall governed by the spirit "I WILL", ; vhich is Chicago's motto today. They Vercame natural barriers, they swept : Vide obstacles, they filled in the Camps, and upon the foundations of 'ck, perservance and public-spirit ATTEND WOOD PROPETTY 1LE NEXT FRIDAY Mrs. Ri J. Mannev, Misses Rev. Annie House left feunday for Pett great radical change, this wonderful j burg to Mrs; -Manney ,g fath, it amounts to 63 50 ! -11 ihio have in attendance at the t lent one engineer of note, ;; r r-.-r '-r e is change and Mr. J. B. House. The engineers of the Atlantic Coast Realty Company have been all week ! ! ADVERTISE SCOTLAND NECK a given at t. ill be j H y built the greatest metropolis m j cnssn"K uP tuu ,u t, United States out-side of New putting it into gooa snape xor tne saie. 3 i j-i.-j. l m ri i- 4- m.M 'K-ncxr -rliPTi vnn wish to lmnrove vour A- -"H rdm OJ smu... iness you advertise you place the This sale represents one of the best ant'ageous points of the commodi- j boosters that has struck Scotland a vou.have to sell before the public. Neck for some time, so that if you -. , i -i i n i - arfl nnt. crnin a- .r Vnv iinv nf t.hp hnsi- ! -ry has been demonstrated mmureus w;- ' " j while work of the session begins. Ev iimes that the same methods when used ieMueuce Juu n Ivprioi o oitv or section will na-1 1?ast show your interest in the town . - - j a clear instance of transformation itself This year the busiest week of the sesson (as far as actual learslative "grind" goes) is the first seven day of the 60 days work alloted. Because of the recent adoption of the Consti tutional amendments affecting a cer tain class of legislation the ' ' Little i bills" mostly local in iin.TTA pn,iaiiiriPi un mn of previous legislatures, are barred ont ! ern Pines,4K. C., suggested that the j will be glad to advise his former towns this year unless Torfi .Jan. l tn: Mfirp. thPRft mifcv r-r r . , t - 1 ' 1 l 1 ening days. They are estopped on and tlves tfee iestion or navm" a 1GW rViT or auvice, corn- after Wednesday of this week and ' Passed remitting the state, counties mg from him will be worthy of care- then the real and serious and wth- ! and towlls to appropriate money xor . xux canon. the purpose of advertising themselves. ; ine public is urgently requested to He stated in his letter that Moore ' attend the meeting as the Board of (If any farmer in the county wish to ask for information on any subject connected with the care, nn-koep or improvement of his farm or stock, a letter addressed to The Commonwealth mi- : obtain the required information.) and ! that LAWSON PUT THROUGH THIRD Mr. R. S. Neai . .an old Scotland Neck man, ana .Hge en- A letter received by Mr. Norfleet ! gineer of considerable reputation, who character, which Smih secretary, of the Board of j has complete plans of the proposed j on tbo sto, ich of the time ' Tra;le fniioh II. Butler, of South- bridge, will bo present. Mr. Neal j Thomas SV. presented by or be-1 local B9sck Trside take up the mat-i men as to the feasibility of this pro Tierce these inisv op- i ter dfeiie trfatot and rereent-- -jfct, and, having the . confidence of th erybody busy ever since noonday of the I first day of the session too busy to .mnTT- olnnn n-nnlil rnPAIVO 1l1Q VP!!r Trade IS PTtrPTnplv nTITlftllS tn (Tlm VI U K I, a IV l k v V-i . t ' v. v - r ' ' , . 1 j m.' - . his I DEGREE WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. Tl -e Com mittee of the hoiise invostigatinrr th. alleged leak of the president's mes sage, which caused the loss of millions k exchange had before ft Lawso'i, of Boston, who had previously written to "the Commit tee tli at he was in possesion of the name, or names, of-the men who divulg ed the message. Though put through a searching in vestigation Lawson still refused t'o divulge tl'.e name of, the cabinet mem ber responsible for the leak. Congressman Bennett made a motion rurally produce similar results,there- attend this sale, for there is not: iiPvPr Tt litPmlW thp rh at least $50,000 more in taxes from ; each man an opportunity to express his to report Lawson to the house for con ' J j.1 2- i ' tJ .. . . - . . ii t i i . i n - -i I that is stated when I add that I have new settlers in that county as a result . opinion, ana nereoy ascertain tne run ; tempt for failure to answer questions. ; not seen, have not smelled any ' ' lick- er" up here this session. No sir, not iv reviving and enlarging the activi- a person in the vicinity that is not in ties of that community, by bringing terested in some way or other in the ad in new blood, new energy, new capi- vancement of the town, and the sale tal. new industries, which mean in- of this property, with the probable , . i i -i j VnildiTicr noasiTiiliv if. ntTn-pda na o(r- ' creased weaitn and commercial auu ---e, j lofactory never like that yet, on my , industrial activity. LliU1-' l LUW11 U"USL u vc 1J'1VK &u The people here' have faith in this long needed. town, and the public-spirited citizens A slow man, the indifferent man, is have recently contracted obligations not one to make things hum, either for amounting to many thousand of dol- nimsen, or nis neignoor, out you ai lor9 in thfi nature of rublic impro-e- , ays notice how very pleased he is ments that are themselves the best evidence of their public spirit and pro gressiveness. We, in Scotland Neck and Halifax county, are not looking of advertising that had been done sentiment of the community as a whole ! through the Sand-Hill Board of Trade, j regarding the movement. , a single sensation excited through the & , i , n , , . ... . . any county couia wen arroru to sitiiu . uiu uumu ui xiauu wxn iu uvcunug from $5,000 to $20,000 in advertising within it.3 power to push the movement its resources as shown in the results ; to completion without delay, of Moore countv. ' The Commonwealth heartily endor- . i ses this movement, feeling that it will self or anybody else and five days have elapsed since this Society of So lons gathered themselves together backward, but forward towards the goal of greater achievements. The Commonwealth believes this an oppor tune time to tel labout Scotland" Neck and this section, to exploit to the world at large the many advantages awaiting the investor and homeseek er in this section. All this, and more will be heralded in a mammoth edition that the other fellow does it. Be the other fellow. CARD OF THANKS I wTish to thank the unknown friend Nothing like this ever occurred in this place before since the corner stone was laid way back niglr onto ! ninety ye-a-r-s -stgo. Jehosaphat! Think of it! A whole Tarheel legislature here in Propria i. t i for the New Year's Gift and best 1 iU1 uuu ' 1UU .1 ,. 4? O A 1, T. :n, i 1'1. I wishes 1 ict.y ui -t nuurs eayu, witiiUiii a, BBO GDEN-MARKH AM This evening at six o'clock, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Markham, Durham, N. C, will be sol emnized the marriage of their daugh ter, Miss Lula B. Markham to Mr. W. J. Brogden. These parties are well known in i-i- j r "T5 i Ti ... , ... ' And what 's more surprising no bill ; tnis secxion mrt IOSucu uclli uuc i was cenaiiuy appreciated, wisn . . . .Un l Tr-h T could W who Vn b t.W. T xnh f !ng for anything like spiritus , - " . V." lation that will be so . r.ma4.i i,,.! ,t4- while his bride is well Known m social shake your hand and thank you face ; " s - j to face. I also wish to thank the many friends who were so thoughtful of me during And the most astounding? thins: con- nected'with .the situation is that no-! Immediately after the wedding the bodv around here appears to- care a couPle leave for the nortn wfcere be in the interest of the town, and surrounding community, for it' will give us access to a virgin territory and bring us in touch with 10,000 to 15.000 people who now trade elsewhere. It has been the cry to increase and develop our town, and that is right. Develop and increase. What more feasible than to take this big territory so adjacent to our own, and the popu- beneficial a builder to our commercial value. What greater opportunity could come knock ing at the door of any town than this, a wealthy population of ten thousand of The Commonwealth now in course j mv recent illness. of preparation and which will be called Though I am not blessed with wealth the " GREATER SCOTLAND NECK , it is sweet to know that I have friends "TCDTTTON ' '. It will be a newspaper . that are tried and true in every respect worthy of the splen- itv it represents and the in- i th spiring message it will bear. In addi tion to the historical, commercial, in dustrial and general review of Scot land Neck's progress, special articles wil- be prepared by the local Board of Trade, by men who are thoroughly conversant with, and proficient, to pre i -1 ill 1 4. 4- , continental if they never fall into an I Tne honeymoon m ,ekU!U- people willing and anxious to trade oasis of 'stillery worm juice. j inS about the 20th when the Wl11 be ; with us. More Students to Raleigh Other Result - at home to their fricnds' ! In addition to the question of mone- These be also the days when stu-1 uX"'t aPPea7to be unanimI, 1 taiT advantage to us from getting It will be a, life long comforting ' dent3? hundreds and hundreds, reunite &Jld the leven seems not to be workinff the trade across the river there is a ought. ; into several thousands, are rejoie- : fagt enough to bake that cake in time. , loader view to consider, and that is it I remember von dear friends every inS their fellow students m the fice ! Qf eo the States officials and wlH I)Ut eotiana iNeck on the map night before I slep. w7ith CLAUD B. JACKSON. "l 1 i mi a I colleges nere. liiey come trom an over ; omn1fiTOP8 .fppi rftt of living is North Carolina and are entering the very much h'isted these war times.' A NATIONAL HIGHWAY J A. & M. College, and King's Business But -g0 does everybody else. And the as it will conneet the eastern coast of ! College, (two best 'places I know of j biggest part of tne whole shooting the south, with Virginia, and states DEATH OF MR. JOHN HINES News was received here this' morn- to Set learning and trainging that will mateh has to grin and hear it. ine of the death of Mr. John Hines most in aollars and cents and fit when brogans command thirteen dol- at the map and determine this for pare special articles on the subjects ! of Oak City, who died Saturday night one lor the business battles ot life) . lars per? some o us ean afford to go yourselves. It is the logical route of of Banking, Farming, Educational, Re- at ten o'clock. Mr. Hines was about lfte Sirls are nilinfi: Meredith .,oiieg. , baref00ted or sew raw-hides on our un- travel as soon as roads are built across ious Jobbing, Retail, Real Estate, 64 years old, having lived all his life St- Mary's and Pence Institute and derstanding and limp it out. Till then, the river to connect with other good Xnuf'asturin- and many other advan- S at the home of his brother, until a few ; il malses a time North Carolina's heart bf)n gour! t . roads already waiting this connection. Hsges resources and possibilities, to- I years ago he bought a home in town. swe11 with gladness to look upon them ; gtate purchasing Agency i The adjoining counties of Bertie and -vthe'r with a summary of the oppor- He was a prosperous farmer, in early and the fine Preceptors who are, fitting , Senator Qates joint resolution crea-' Northampton are heartily in favor of xvnifi ti,t wnit the investor and life married Mrs. Ida Hyman, who these b0s and irls to successfully ; but the action on this motion was de ferred. Again refusing to divulge the name of the banker who told him of the cab inet official, he stated that he would be willing to tell any member confi dentially, but would not tell the name in open committee. Incidentally Lawson urged Federal regulation of the New York stock ex- cnange.- Under persistent questioning by Re presentative ChiperfWdd, of Illinois, Lawson confessed that he had no direct, information of anyone profiting through the alleged leak. Lawson definitely promised finally to give the name o? the cabinet mem ber if the present commission recom mended full rather than preliminary probe. Tie further mentioned that there might be another name who might make the matter more serious than those now hinted at. lie finally admitted what he really wanted was an investigation of th1 New York Stock Exchange, and tha he did not care much about the leak-probe. NAVAL PROGRAM 300 MILLION WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The last session of the Sixty-fourth Congress i north, through Scotland Neck. Look J appropriated $:i!3,?84,212 for the 1917 naval building program h.mcseeker here. We shall faithfully tiy to make this ' 1 GREATER SCOT LAND NECK EDITION" reflect ? ?,otland Neck as it once was," as it is tday, and as it should and can be vrithin a few years from now. It is the desire of tlie management v o have the hearty cooperation of ev ' ?y business and professional man and ide-a-wake citizen in Scotland Neck id Halifax county every man who ,ants to keep step with the army of progress for a "GREATER AND BET TER SCOTLAND NECK" and county. V;. -R V 4- 1Z-Pn T, 4-4-1 He afterwards married : " 3 Suggestf.ve Developments a commission of five legislators the proposed bridge, and will agree xij- to investigate and Teport on the ad vis-; on the bridge being built, either by ability of establishing a State Pur- j township bond issue, or private sub- died in 1902 Mrs. Cartwright of Portsmouth, Va., who survives him, also three boys and "Retrenchment and reform" (ever j chasing Agency for the purpose of sup-; seription, which goes fio show that two girls, Kit Hines, of Dunn, John hear the like before?) Is not figuring ; plies for the various departments of our neighbors are willing and anxious and Spencer of Oak City and two girls any to speak of as a slogan up here j the State Government and Cfor the to be closely connected with Scotland at home. Our heart goes out in sym- i this session certainly not with refer- j several state institutions is some pro-, Neck. rtn Toot1it ! xmsition. Nobodv vet seems to have! The Commonwealth has looked at the God in his infinite mercy lead, guide I every office-holder and every clerk and direct them in the path he would have them go. Mrs. Flowers is here on a visit from Portsmouth to Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gray. ... (some few exceptions to all rules, of course) is hoping for a raise in salar ies. Gov. Craig gave the hoTe a boost in his personally conducted message to the general assembly, but every body concerned in authorizing the smelt the size of the rodent that ram- j matter from every angle and cannot rodded itself down the bore of this see a flaw. It is mathematically cor bomb but I am passing on the suspi- rect in evefy detail that this bridge cious circumstances that I noticed an j and road should connect, and that it eager terrier sniffling excitedly in the ! should run through Scotland Neck, and j details yet remain to be worked out neighborhood of the thing a few mo- if this project becomes an actual re-. oerore xneir construction wu.uc start ments ago. . " i suit this towd will have then come in- f ed. The act was approved August 29. 1916 and the mon ey has ever since been available. Of the 66 vessels authorized, how ever, in this, the greatest preparedness :tep in the history of the natio::, 6' I:e-Js yet remain to be laid. Inability to agree on terms of '-ost demanded bv private vards have been - .1 i responsible for the delay according to Sec. Daniels. For the entire program of construc tion, bids have been received for all but one vessel. This is an ammunition ship for which bids were opened January- 3. Contracts already have been placed for four battleships, 20 destroy ers, and 30 submarines. For eighteen of the last named, however, certain ( "S
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