THE COMMONWEALTH
Afternoon Daily
Established 1882
Clee Vaughan, , Publisher.
Norfleet S. Smith, Editor
Entered at the Post Office at
Scotland Neck, N. C, as second
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NEW CASH STORE
FRIDAY, JUNE 10th, 1921.
THINK IT OVER
(Selected)
If You've Anything Good To Say.
If you've anything good to say of a
- man,
Don't wait till he's laid to rest,
Per the eulogy spoken when hearts are
broken
Is an empty thing at best.
Ah! the blighted flower now drooping
lonely
Would perfume the mountain-sice,
If the sun's glad ray had but sllone
today
And the pretty bud espied.
Every such viper ..should he stam-J
ped upon by the iron Heel of the? tt . v " v:.
x ' - - ., I Having purchased the store building
government and such a lesson I , . - . -
, , . , formerly owned and occupied by Mr. S.
made of, him that others would! -, T - , ; . t.'g,
,, . , . - .- iL. Strickland, I km having a stock or
not dare to follow in his footseps. ( . .
, . . , -. groceries put m it, which, will be sold
uiiiess tins is nunc, JiASL as uic-' . w. . . -
, , . . , . . I for cash, strictly. This business will
ly as day follows night, this
, , . , ibe under th management of Tny head
country sooner or later will be
, salesman, Mr. Robert L. Dickens,
face to face with a state ot anar- .
chy ad bolshevism rivaling con-1 This business will in no way inter
dition in Russia. There are mil- fere with mv regular grocery business,
lions .of foreigners' in the United whi I am conducting under my own
States today who aresympathe- personal supervision, handling the
tic with such movements, andvery best hi edibles and giving service
there are thousands of others com-' of the highest standard. Your-credit
ing to these shores every month, god as U8ual- in this stora
and it will only be a matter of i My priees in the cash store will ue
time when this situation will be as low as' can be made,
a real problem, but we believe j In mY regular store, I will make
that the real spirit of America prices as low as possible, consistent
will assert itself, and through ,with quality and service,
teaching and example will im- After January 1, 1922, I will com
press upon these elements the bine the two businesses, moving out
folly of such a course , as- they . o y present store into the S. Li.
are persuing and welcTthem into!strickland Store.
1 R. D. HARRELL.
Americanism.
CANDYMAKING BUSINESS. START
at home. Everything furnished.
Men-Women. $30 Wkly. Bon-Bon
Co. Philadelphia, Pa. 5-13-30d.
JRor Sdte &' Wfcxit Ads
WJOTCtwkNTEir TO
hear from owner of farm or good
land for Sale for Fall delivery. L..
Jones, Box 551, Olney, Illinois. It
SHELLED SPANISH PEANUTS 6c
per pound. R. C. Josey & Co.
Notice Sale.
By virtue of a certain chattel
mortgage executed to me by the
Brown Bottling Company, Inc., I
will, on Saturday, the 1 8th day of
June, 1921, sell in the town of
Scotland Neck, N. C, for cash,
to the highest bidder, at public
auction, one 2 ton Kissell Truck.
Terms of sale: CASH.
Time of safe: 1 2 o'clock, M.
A. E. B0BBIIT,
Mortgagee.
FOUND AN OLD BREAST PIN,
solid gold, with Cameo set. Per
haps an heirloom. Owner can ob
tain it by going to The Common
wealth Office, describing it and pay
ing for this advertisement. Found
by E. Jj. Braxton', near his home on
Seventh Street
Professional Cards
DR. v. s. JENKINS
(Dental Surgeon)
Office Third Floor
Scotland Neck Bank Building
OfficeHours 9 A. M. to 6 P M.
r
It is getting to be so difficult
to procure the remedy that it is
hardly worth while any more to
get sick.
The allies hope Germany, hav
ing paid the first million marks,
will find that getting started was
hardest.
Minnesota having put a ban on
the campaign cigar, demand .for
the new cabbage crop is"expectetf
to be -less keen. :
The American pugilist who did
not kiss King Albert's hand be
cause he felt he did not know him
well enough certainly felt about
like most of the rest of us Avould
have.
No one has yet invented a de
vice that would absorb" the shock
a man receives when he discovers
his bank balance does not cover
the check he is about to issue.
Now that " Cousin" Everett has
been sentenced to 15 months in
prison, he will have plenty of
time to figure out the details of
that chain of candy stores and
hotels.
Lord Byng of Vimy has been
offered the post of governor gen
eral of Canada. What he lacks
in knowledge of political steam
rollers he makes up in experience
with caterpillar tanks, which also
flatten the opposition.
Watch Us urow
Scotland Neck
Motor Co.
Authorized Ford
Dealers.
At Jacob Hill's
This Week
Fresh, Tender Steaks,
Roasts and Stews; Fresh
Fibh; Pork; Chickens and
E
or cry
oo-
In fact, I can help you
solve that dinner problem.
JACOB HILL
Pioneer Market Man.
Jenkins Old Store.
PLUMBING AND HEATING
CRESCENT " PLUMBING CO.
Phone 187
NORFLEET S. SMITH
Insurance and Eeal Estate
Thones Business 5. Residence 179
The
Article
is one in which the mer
chant himself has implicit
faith else he will not ad
vertise it. You are safe in
patronizing the mer
chants whose ads appear
in this paper because their
goods arc up to date and
not shop worn. : :
CfoarM
OnapMini
COFONiE
THE MENACE OF UNREST
From time to time one reads in
the press various items of hap
penings throughout the country
which clearly shows flTe temper
of a large part of the population
and which should be a warning
to all thinking people and urge
them and the government to take
steps to offset their influence
and which should be met with
counter propaganda.
Just recently a speaker in a
nearby city addressing a crowd
of marine strikers and sympa
thizers, defied the courts of the
Federal government and declar
ed that he would consider it an
honor to go to jail in defiance of
an injunction of that court.
"When such an utterance is made
that man should be summarily
thrown in prison and put where
his preachings woulcTbe hushed.
Charlie Chaplin, that world-famous
comedian, will be at Dixie Theatre
two nights next week,
. Tuesday b
Wedliniesday
in his
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