The Commonwealth from Scotland Neck, North Carolina • Page 3

I CRIMINAL COURT IN SESSION. PURELY PERSONAL. Palmyra Items. HEALTHY WOMEH. The Commonwealth.

Another Little Scrap. There was another little scrap up the street a few Mary Kennedy, manager cf Af mour Exhibit at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha, writes the following of Pernna, as a euro that common phase of summer catarrh, known as indigestion. Miss Kennedy Bays: "I found the continual change of diet incidental to eight years' traveling completely upset rnydigestive system. In consulting several phy sic i a they decided I suffered with catarrh of the stomach. "Their pre-scriptiona did not seem to help mo any, so, reading ol tho remarkable cures effected by theuse ofPerunal decided, to try it and soon found myself well repaid.

"1 have now used Peruna for about three months and feel completely rejuvenated. I believe I am permanently cured, and do not hesitate to give unstinted praise to your great remedy, Peruna." The causes of summer catarrh ara first, chronic catarrh; second, derangements of the stomach and liver; third, impure blood. Such being the case anyone -who knows anything -whatever about (he operations of Peruna can understand why this remedy is a permanent cure for summer catarrh. It eradicates chronic catarrh from the system, invigorates the stomach and liver, cleanses the blood of all impurities, and therefore permanently cures by removing the cause, a host of maladies peculiar to hot weather. The cause being removed the symptoms disappear of themselves.

Summer Catarrh sent free to any address by The Peruna Medicine Co, Columbus, Ohio. Farmers have about finished plant- ing their cotton seed, though somethe first planting did not up. with come The tobacco crop will be about tho same as it was last year. Mr. W.

O.Allen has 20 acres in Irish potatoes whiclK are looking well and 30 acres in peas. Mr. W. B. Higbsmith also has nice potatoes.

Mrs. Mahala Higbsmith, of Titt county, has been visiting her son Mr. W. B. Highsmith for some dajf.

Mrs. J. WYMadry, of Roc'cy Mount, is also visiting Mr. Highsinuh, her brether. Mr.

Hill to be Postmaster. There is a general rumor in Scot-land-Xeck that Capt. A. B. Hill will be the Eew postmaster.

Cap.t. Hill has been interviewed and says he has heard that he Las been recommended, and that is all he knows about it. A certain person in the town, whose name we are not permittedito mention, says that Senator Pritchard has informed him that Capt. Hill was recommended for postmaster of Scotland Neck May 3rd. "A Noble Outcast." This attractive play will be rendered In Futrell's opera house, Thursday night, May 9th, for the benefit of the Baptist Sunday-School.

It will be the work of heme talent, and a pleasant evening is in store for all who attend. Tickets on sale at E. T. Whitehead Go's drug store. DON'T TOBACCO SPIT and SMOKE YourLifeawav! You can be cured of any form of tobacco using; easily, be made well, strong, magnetic, fuli of new life and vigor by taking NO -TO -B AO, that makes weak men strong.

Many gain ten pounds in ten days. Over BO tO OO cured. All druggists. Cure guaranteed. Booklet and advice FREE.

Address STERLING REMEDY Chicago or New York. 437 Buds The Bursting And bl oomina riowers Remind us that Spring Time is Here. The "cold and cruel "winter" is driven away at last by the welcome and balmy breezes of spring. Overcoa ts are laid aside, Winter Clothing is. brushed ana cleaned and.

packed away, and Everybody Wants Something New Those Who Come and Those Who Go. Some Are Strangers and Some; You Know. Mr. Alex. Neal spent Thursday night in Tarboro.

Dr. Julian Baker, of Tarboro, was here Tuesday. Miss Mag Shaw, of Tarboro, spent Sunday in town. Mrs. P.

G. Riddick, of Tillery, was in town this week. Miss Bessie Cherry was up from Hobgood Tuesday. Dr. H.

B. Furgerson, of Halifax, was in town this week. Miss Bessie Riddick returned to Spring Hill Tuesday. Miss Buck, of Washington, Nf is here visiting friends. Miss Bettie Hill has returned from a visit to Rocky Mount.

Mr. P. H. Gorman, of Richmond, was in town last week. Mrs.

D. B. Tewvof Conoho, came up last week to visit relatives. Mr. Dennis Biggs, ot Williamston, spent Monday in Scotland Neck.

S. A. Hooker, of Cary, is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. E.

Hilliard. Miss Pauline Shields has returned Irom a visit to friends in Elm City. Susan Proctor has gone to Greene county to visit her daughter. Mr. J.

M. Tillery has returned from atrip with Capt. T. W. Tillery to Eden- ton.

Mrs. Daughtry came down from Roanoke Rapids Tuesday, to 'visit her son. Rev. M. Kesler left- Monday for Belhaven where he will assist Rev.

W. H. Rich in a meeting. Miss Lizzie Peters came over from Tarboro Monday to yisit friends, who were glad to see "her. Mrs.

Chas. McNaugbton.of came up Thursday to attend the funer al of Mr. Ben Harrell. Mr. and Mrs, W.

L. Harrell were oyer from Hamilton Thursday attend ing the funeral of Mr. Harrell's brother. Mrs. H.

L.Driscoll returned to her home in Roanoke Rapids Thursday after a visit to her sister, Mrs. K. Jen kins. Miss Lena Andrews was called' to Hamilton Monday on account of the illness ot her sister, Miss Glynn Andrews. Misses Cleve Andrews and Inez Gray, and Mess.

Sherrod Salsbury and Jonn Hooker, ol Hamilton, spent Sunday in town. Mr. and Mrs. P. O.

Cohoon came up from Everetts Thursday to attend the funeral of Mr. Ben Harrell, brother to Mrs, Cohoon. Rev. W. T.

Walker, ot Rowland, was here a day or two last week. He says the people of Rowland and community are clever to live amongst. His friends here will be glad to learn that he is pleasantly located. Capt. T.

W. Tillery, ot Edenton, was here Saturday and made The Common wealth a pleasant call. He said he thought he bad seen preparation on tne Government boat recently for cleaning out the sand bars in the Roanoke river between Palmyra and Hamilton. Rev. A.

G.Wilcox, of Brinkleyville, was here Monday. He preached in the Baptist church Sunday night. He says it is always a joy to come to Scot land Neck, and his. friends are always glad to see him. He is the prince of church builders, being engaged now fn building his ninth house of worship.

Rev. H. A. Humble has closed his series of meetings in the Methodist church and returned to his home in Littleton Thursday. He is a preacher of power, and his congregations' were much pleased with his sermons.

NThe number of professions has not been learned. Miss Weslev Dickens, of -this place who has been attending Macon Andrews Business College, West Point Miss navine completed ner course has secured a position as teacher in the Q. C. B. College, Meridain where she.

is now teaching. Dr. J. B. Knight and wife, of Williamston, passed Tuesday going to Baltimore, where they were taking their little-three-year-old daughter for treatment by Dr.

Tiffany. Their friends in Williamston and elsewhere in this region will hope for "the speedy recovery of the little sufferer." Bad Drinking Water. Every ore suffers -greatly from thej diferent kinds of water he is compelled to drink, and nothing is so likely to bring on anj attack of diarrhoea. Perry Day isTam- Killer is the only safe, quick and sure cure ior it, cramps and cholera morbus. Avoid there is but one Pain-Killer, Perry Price 25c.

and 50c. County "Bonas Sold. As advertised, county bonds tothe amount of $8,000 were sold in Halifax Monday. The bidders were Season mod Maver. of Cincinnati, and Unhv Cnbinson.

of Atlanta. The Cm cinnati bid was ana tne At lanta bid, Ot course tne At lanta. bidder got the bonds. T2 SEJ rJ? 3 3S. Deash of a Bright Lad.

On Wednesday, May 1st, at 5 o'clock, p. Ben Harrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. T.

Harrell, died after a severe illness of seven weeks. He was 15 years old on the 15th day of January and was the prida and idol of the good household 6f. which he was a member. His first illness was typhoid pneumonia, was followed by rheumatism. This developed an abscess in the knee with which he suffered much.

Indeed his sufferings were great from the beginning. For tbe few days preceding his death he was greatly improving and his physician, with others, was quite hopeful. Two days before he died he wrote quite a nice letter to his sister, Mrs. Cohoon at Everetts. On the day of his death he ate a good breakfast and a good dinner and was feeling well and talked of getting up and walking.

In the afternoon he was sleeping, and seemed to awake suddenly, he gasp-edand was dtead in a moment. His mother, who had kept faithful watch by him after recovering from her own illness, was alone with him when he died. Seldom has there been shown such sympathy for a stricken The boy had been nigh unto death for weens, and just when they thought he was about to be restored he was taken, which made the Ehock all the more seyere. Thursday afternoon admidst a large concourse of friends and sympathizers the remains were laid to rest in the Baptiet cemetery, Rey. M.

L. Kesler conducting the services. Ben was a clever, and polite boy, well known and much liked by all the people of the town. His devotion to his mother and sisters was always beautiful. During his sickness he often pray ed and one time, a day or two before his, death sang "Jesus, lover of my soul." It is the consoling faith of the fond parents and those who knew him best that the Lord has taken the fresh young life to transplant It in his glorious kingdom of immortality beyond.

Letters of touching sympathy have come to Mr. and Mrs. Harrell from friends away, and they haye the sympathy of the entire community here. Town Convention. The last Legislature amended the charter of the town of Scotland Neck, and elections will be held bi-ennialh instead ol annually as heretofore.

The first town convention under this act was held In Futrell's opera house last Friday night. A large crowd oi citizens gathered and the meeting was quite representative. Dr. A. C.

Livermon was made chairman and Mr. C. L. McDowell secretary Mr. W.

T. Clement, who has been mayor of Scotland Neck for the past year, was renominated by acclamation. Nominations for commissioners were made as follows Dr. R. M.

Johnson, P. E. Smith, T. H. Pritchard, G.

T. Andrews and Peyton Keelv Mess. J. D. Ray and C.

H. Herring were appointed tellers. The ballot was taken and the count resulted as follows Johnson, 127 USmitb, L40; Pritchard, 94; Andrews, 127 Keel 54, with some scattering votes for persons who had not been nominated. The chairman announced that according to the vote Dr. R.

M. Johnson. Mess. P. Er Smith, T.

H. Pritchard and G. IVAndrews were nominated ior town commissioners for two years. Mr. A.

McDowell made a motion that hereafter the mayor and town constable be paid by salary and not by fees, and that all fees for arrests and trials be turned into thetto.wn treasury. After some remarks the matter was referred to the board of commissioners with recommendations set out in Mr. McDowell's motion. Dr. A.

C. Liyermon, addressing the secretary as chairman, made a motfor. that the town commissioners be re quested to investigate the question of coring for an artesian wen for the town. This motion met with a second, anc by it the commissioners were requested to take up the question at then pleasure. The meeting was quite harmomouf and everything passed off pleasantly.

w. T. PA11KER, Wejjon, N. C. Oats Salt) per sack, Early Eose Potatoes, p'r bush.

.40 $1.25 U.00 lit ji! lap Brl 3 3 aJ Ef 111 5 3 (fi mm 1- 3 i dw 3 rT m3Q (fi A Large Docket. Criminal court opened in Halifax Monday with Judge E. K. Bryan presiding. The doeset is well filled and there is a largo number of prisoners in jail.

Immediately after the opening of courts the jurors were called and a grand jury drawn as follows D. C. Fenner, foreman, G. H. Miller, Sam Moore, A.

L. PurringtOn, J. W. Crawley, F. J.

Keeter, Eli Mitchell, J. D. Mohorn, J. H. Tharington, J.

A. Price, F. D. Wilson, Fred Carlyle, R. W.

Hammill, B. R. Solomon, W. M. Myrick, B.

T. Massey, R. L. Wilson and L. J.

Baker. THE JUDGE'S CHARGE. Judge Bryan at once charged the grand jurf and emphasized their oathl that they were to do their duty regard less of consequences, seeking to plea.se nor displease any one. "In neither fear nor favor, without reward or thehope of reward," are the terms in which the grand jury's duty is -defined. udge Bryan's charge was full, touch ing the most important offenses against the critninal Jaw, and dwelling with emphasis on important features of cer- taia crimes.

He read pretty freely from notes, which showed that he had prepared his charge carefully. Judge Bryan is a young man and his term of office as Judge of this Criminal court district is short, he having been-appointed to fill out the term of Judge Moore who resigned ome time ago. This will be the last Criminal court held as by act of the Legis- ature this court will cease July 1st. Solicitor Daniel was ready for every case on the docket and his usual vigorous prosecution characterized his work this week. He is easily one of the best Solicitors in the State, and throughout his entire term of office thus far he has rendered the State most excellent service.

Judge Bryan made a good imp'res- sion. He is courteous to -all in court. which always causes people to like a Judge. Pleads for a Public S.quare. To the Editor of The Commonwealth Dear Sir I beg for space fn your yaluable paper to call attention to the public and the honorable board of town commissioners of the great need of a public square in our beautiful and growing town.

W6 have nothing of the kind no place to go to in the evening no place ior our children to go tnd get a whiff of air. Now, there is a square in East Scot land Neck directly opposite the depot. There is not a house on this plat of land and it can be had at a low cost to the town, and the cost of beautifying would be small. People passing to and from Scotland Neck could have a pleasant place to pass the time when waiting for trains. It would be an ad vertisement to our town and b3 au or nament that we all would be proud of.

Shall we let this chance pass to se cure this property? The voice of the people will No. Let's have it and at once. I hope the editor will look into this matter and give his personal attentim to then I feel sure we will get it. Citizen. Boys Who Are Away at school should have a sure remedy for sudden attacks of cramps, diarrhoea or.

dysentery, and an hour's delay in cases of this kind often leads to serious results. Parents should supply their sons with Pain- Killer, which is simple, safe and sure. One dose rarely fails to bring relief from any bowel complaint. There is but one Pain-Killer, Perry Davis'. Price 25c.

and 50c. Jurors for June Superior Court. The county, commissions Monday drew the following lures for June Superior court which" willcovene cn June 17th. first week. L.

C. Lawrence, H. A. Harris, A. G.

Green, John R. Patterson, W.p. Her- JTGodsey, W.E.Ivey, O.K. Taylor, C. Harrell, J.

N. Parker, W. Morris, D. W. Dickens, Henry Clay, Leo Alston, N.

Josey, C. T. Law-recca, D. B. Golston.G.

Hoffman. second, WEEK. Joe Patterson, W. Hancock, J.H. Whitehurst, J.

Whit L. Lanier, G. W. Mabry, T. A.

Sledge, W. H. Co'e, R. L. Anderson, Jacob Dickens, L.

Powell, J. C. Stallings, W. R. Vick, J.

Whi taker, A. L. Bowers, E. Lee, J. R.

Anderson. 017ELS f5 y0iU Sfdr ill will be. Keep "your bowels every day, jou i-e iii shaneof vio- poiso dlnneron THe smooth-Sst perfect way of keepintf ihe bowejs clear ana cie a 55. CANuT cat IFM LIlCE CANDY ti Tacto T0 Good Never Weaken, or ur.pe nf box. Koiith.

Address M'tli 1 KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN STERLING COMPAST, CHICAGO VKW YORK. BEST FOR THE days ago, but no one much hurt and there was little said about it. To Look After Unlisted Prob erty. The county comrrissiouers passed an order Monday for tax collectors to look up unlisted taxes in their townships. Dr.

Green Re-elected. The coun-ty commissioners re-elected -Dr. I. Green, of Weldon, Monday as county superintendent of health for two year3 from September 1st at a salary of $100. Town Democratic Executive Committee.

At the town convention Friday night Mess. McDowell, -W. H. White and Dr. J.

E. Shields were elected Democratic Executive Committee for Scotland Neck. Married in Halifax. Monday night Miss lima Hobbs, of Petersburg, was married to Mr. J.

F. Gwath-ney of Norfolk, Justice W. A. Wilcox performing the ceremony It was a runaway match and the nappy couple left on Tuesday's 11 o'clock train. All Elected.

The town election Tuesday passed off quietly. The ticket nominated Friday night was elected. The town officers for the nest two years are Mayor W. T. Clement Commissiqners Dr.

R. M. Johnson, P. P. Smith, T.

H. Pritchard and G. T. Andrews. Scotland Neck Boy Honored Mr.

W. Le Roy Vaughan has been elected editor of the Wake Forest Student irom his This is quite a distinguished honor for Mr. Vaughan, and his many friends here will be glad to learn of it. He is making a fine reputation as one of "the very best students at the college. Halifax Man to Raise Peanuts in Harnett.

The Dunn Banner says "Mr. Charlie Skinner, of Halifax county, has rented the excellent farm from Mr. John H. Ballauce near town and will plant thirty acres in peanuts this year a new venture for our section. Mr.

Skinner is an experienced man in the business and we all wish him success in our midst." C. B. F. Institute. -The commencement of the C.

B. F. Institute at Mnr-freesboro occurred May 5, 7th and 8th. The members ct the graduating class were Misses Mary Elizabeth Britton, S. Janie Browne, Vara May Curtis Virgie DeVere Garris, Tulie Eugene Hoggard, Mary Blanche Jester, Brownie Gertrude Parker, Maggie May Scaroforo and Annie Judson Taylor.

Perfectly Astonished. Dr. O. C. Stallings, of Dawson, has been living in Enfield several years, and just moved back to his country home at Dawson's this year.

He was in Scotland Neck Monday for the first time in about four years, and he expiesscd great astonishment at the improvements. Being a reader of The Commonwealth iie said he was prepared to see improvements, but they far surpassed his anticipations. Looking for a Murderer in Plymouth. The Plymouth Beacon says 'The Sheriff of Halifax county was here Tuesday in quest oi a negro who wanted in county for murder. The negro had been ct work at the lighthouse fishery, but when the sheriff, accompanied by.

Sheriff Jackson, weat lown Tuesday they found. that their nan had skipped to parts unknown. The murder in question was committed about five years ago, and the muf-ierer has been living in this town for ohe past year." 1 "Go Home and Come Back." Mon-iay in the court room in Halifax some persons crowded too close to the bar md the instruction was given to stand back from the railing. One colored man spoke out a word In protest and Officer J. Frank Cullom "went for him." At the bottom of the stairs he caught him" and the man resisted but he carried him back to the court room.

Ho was given a seat in the prisoner's box and lateiNJudge Bryan turned to him. He told him to fjgo home anl come back tomorrow." He went home but the coming back tomorrow was something else. Educate Your Bowels "VFitli Cascarets. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c.

25c. II C. C. C. tail, druggibis refund money.

Sad Deatn of a Boy. Monday, May 5, at 5 o'clock at his home in the country, all that was mortal of George Marmaduke Allsbrook passed 'from this earth to the beyond. He was 15 years of age, and was a boy of character and seemingly bad a strong claim upon lifeone that would bring credit upon his parents and training but some days ago the blitrht of pneumonia laid its touch upon him. He lingered with this until he finally succumbed to its ravages' He was the son of Mr. J.

T. 'Alls-brook, a highly respected and prosper ous farmer of this community, living about five miles from town. funeral took place Tuesday, May the Episcopal cemetery. Rey O. Ryder performing the last sad rites.

This is the second time in a week that a young boy has been called over on the other side in this community, and it can be said as it has been exemplified, that, death loves a shining mark. The Commonwealth joins in sym pathies. How Are Tonr Kidneys I nr. Hobbs' Sparanns Pills cure all kidney Ills. Sam.

pie free. Add. Sterling Ktjmedy Chicago or X. THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1901. SrECLU.AmiSCEJIEN.T3.

Dunham Goccanyt In packages for 10 cents and 20 cents. Housekeepers' Opportunity. First-Class Groceries in full supply all the lime. Tyler Outterbridsie. ScoU a ad Neck, N.

C. No Home is safe without a bottle of Dr. Worth- Sington's Southern Remedy. It is the world's created rain cure. So great ns our laiiu in lis marvelous rower iu Icure, that we cheerfully refund your money if it does not do an we claim.

'Price 25c. E. T. Whitehead Co. I "Five Minute Wonder" Cream Freez-trs from $1.50 up at R.

C. Josey Hwd. Stoke. HIGHEST PRICES TAID FOR nhinkflns nnd Turkflvs fit Tavlor's irocery Store. Hammocks and other Seasonable lard ware at R.

0. Josey Hwd. Store. JE shall sell for just a few days all our solid or figured F. figured Piques at 10c.

yard. Goods worth 20c. M. HOFFMAN BRO. Wanted! Eggs and chickens in abundance.

Don't be afraid of overstocking us with eesrs. Will take all vou brine at pighest market price. fi Taylok Ghocery Store. (7T LL of our yard wide Linings at 5c. We have them in white and all the Sight shades.

M. HOFFMAN BRO WANTED Trustworthy menaxd ivoraen to trayel and advertise for cid Shtablished house of solid financial itunding. Salary $7S0 a year and ex-)cnes, all payable in cash. No can-raising required. Give references and inclose self-addressed slam ed envelope.

Address, Manager, 355 Caxton building, Chicago. Screen' Doors from 75c. up at R. C. Josey Hwd.

Store. Stag Paint Guarantee, Staff Paint is warranted to made of perfectly Pure Materials Pure Lead, Pure Kinc, Pure Linseed Oil, Pure ffurpentine and 'Pure Coloring Material, and to be absolutely free of all or any of the numerous forms of adulteration used in many It ioimd different to this presentation, we will for fait the yalue of the paint, ltd tne cose oi applying it, i all instances. When applied intelligently nd honestly, it should give atisfaction in every sense, if he surtace is in proper con- ltion; but the consumer nd dealer will note that we guarantee only the paint aot the application oi it ind we do not hold ourselves responsible for the results, lither of bad work, or from ipplying the paint to sur-nces whose very nature or ondition precludes the pos-ibility of wear or good ap-earance, for any length of such surfaces as resin-mspine, and other materials mpregnated with or covered acids, greases, smoke, lkahes, ccc, ccc. Hirshberg, Hollander 25 Hanover Baltimore, U. S.

A. Endorsed by ntrell-llardy Hardware Co. Scotland Neck, N. C. A SPRING RIPE, fiie Cola Days Have Gone, Balmy Spring With Its Beauty Has Come.

Everybody is looking forward to the leisure for a COMFORTABLE I E. Many are thinkiug of urctjiisinc a nice Buggy. The under- Binned cm furnish you a nice HOME JMADE BUGGY that will equal if not Surpass any Buzgy you can buy for the Kicc irom up. Jjuggies on and the time. First-class repair- done.

Neat work and reasonable barges. 1 Ready to serve the public, W. A. BRANTLEY. Jutland Neck, N.

C. HOW'S THIS? r.fT.ir One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney: Proprietors, Toledo, O.

We, the-undersigned, have known F. Chftr.fiv for the last 15 years, and be- ieve him perfectly honorable in all transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West Truax, Wholesale Druggists, lolorto, o. Walding, Kinnan fe Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, U. ll illd fl.iturvh flnm ia fabnn internal.

ly, acting directly upon the blood and mucou'! suriaces oi tne system, irrice, per oottie. Sold by an druggists. Testimonials free. Hall'a Family Pills are the best. ooring ana oummer! It Avonld seem needless to tell the same well known truth again that the place to find all the LATEST STYLES and Most Attractive goods is where the people are thronging all the time.

Everybody knows that this means OPF'M A NT'S! But you know "Water falling day by day Wears the hardest rock away." So we keep telling the people what great savings they can make and where to make themr and the more it is told the more. the people heed and the more goods we sell. We delight to tell the people what we can do for them and they are always as delighted to take advant-age of our bargain offers. Join the ciowd these balmy days and -get your share of the advantages, we aie giving all our customers. Saving money for all, M.

Hoffmrfn Bro. ChoiceThing II WE MJU! Our Business has teen quite satisfactory for ihe few months we have'been in Scotland Neck, and we ill GUAR A aud sell the Best Watchep, Clock and Jew3lery. We try to please all our customeu. Rememrer our place Under Scotland Neck Hotel. GRUMPLER MiXON.

Scotland Necir, North Carolina. That's what We sell. Toothsome Are They. Best of Groceries. Yes, Prices Cheap.

Goods delivered anywhere in town. Gray Bros. 78..