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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-03

LIMA. Peru Nov 2.-News has been re-
ceived from Sucre. BOLIVIA. that the Com
missioner of Foreign Affairs of the Senate
has presented a motion in that body for
the recognition by Bolivia of the Cuban
insurgents as belligerents.
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ROANOKE. Va. Nov Mayor McClel-
land was run down this morning by an
electric car and fatally injured. The Mayor
stepped i'm front of the car when il was
less than five feet from him.
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At Portsmouth. o.. last night Yves
Arnold and Charles James Were fatally
cut by lie and Julian Cameron. The form
er was yelling for Mckinley, the latter for
Bryan. The Camerons, who are fishermen,
escaped.
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DDIrI CENTc
L
Persecution i'm Madison County.

and therefore acquitted them. This is
sample of what the Popocrats aim TO do IN
the county tomorrow.
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CHANCE FOR GROSS FRAUD.
United States MarshaIs Office Mixed
in This Case.

Yesterday evening Deputy United States
Marshal Charles p. Taylor returned TO this
city from Greensburg, having in custody
Alvah Reid, a merchant Of that city, upon
whom he had served a warrant charging
him with selling liquor without a license.
The arrest of Reid is probably a piece of
Popocratic trickery in which the federal
marshal is allowing himself to he made
tool. Reid is the Republican member of an
election board in Decatur county and the
fact that the night before the election was
selected as the time for serving the war
rant gives the affair a suspicious appear
ance. As a member of the election board
Reid is expected to be on hand to open the
polls in the morning at O'Clock and If he
is not there the remaining members of the
board must select a man to take his place.
With some fellow who could pass as a Re-
publican long enough to be declared the
member in ReidS place but who was in
sympathy with the Popocrats. the way
would be made easy for the grossest kind
of election frauds.
Reid was released on bond after being
rf~ht hnr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-03
MoNoN ROUTE
Louisville. New Albany & Chicago Railway
SHORT LINE TO
CHICAGO .sp ,s1 wasI sas1uvrs,

Pullman VestibuIe Train Service.
O. M
Arrive Chicago 1900 noon. $40 D. m. and TO
g.
Leave Chicago daily 2:45 a. m, 1l:50 a. m. and
k.5S p. IN.
$50 a. m.
Chicago Sleeper at west end Union Station
ready at S,30
Detailed Information at Union Station and No.
w Wash. St GEO w. HAYLER. D. p A.
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To Hide Their Own ViIiainy.


brought here.
To Hide Their Own Niliainy.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAUREL, Ind, Nov. Il. p. Secrest,
trustee of this 0aureD township, was ar
rested to-day for alleged attempt TO bribe
Henry Slant to vote the Democratic tick
ct The warrant charges Secrist with
having already given him (StanD pair of
shoes, and that two more pairs, an over
coat and so IN money would be given him
after he had voted the Democratic ticket
Secrest was put under 81 GOO bond and his
case taken 10 Metamora on a change of
venue.
Last week the Democrats here had Alon-
20 Masters "a farmer, arrested for alleged
attempt 10 bribe one Shockley. a poor and
illiterate farmer, to vote the Republican
ticket. The case against Masters is very
weak one. His arrest by the Democratic
leaders was the grandstand play, made for
the purpose of hiding their own viliainy
but the Republicans are up in arms. and
if there is any violation OF election laws
they intend that all shall suffer alike.
When il comes TO corrupt election methods
the Democratic leaders here away up
AT the head of their class. They feel the
ground slipping from under them i'm this
township and county and are getting des-
perate. Keep your eye on Old Franklin
county and see what a shaking up the
Popocrats get tomorrow.
An Outrageous Case.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELLISTON. Ind. Nov. 2.-The Democrats
of this county procured affidavit TO be
made out charging s. r. Anderson. j. UI-
land Barney Haltsclaue, Thomas Camp
bell. David Fry. Joseph Stone and John
Johnson with counselng and advising one
william Scott TO procure money to bribe
voters. The case WAS tried to-day before
Jacob Neal. justice of the peace, who Is
a Democrat. The justice said i'm giving his
decision. that he was satisfied the prosecu-
ton was for political purposes and that he
did not propose to prostitute his Office for
such purposes: that from the evidences he
did not think the defendants were guilty,
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Continued ON Second Pagel
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03

Roanoke Union.
The Roanoke Union of the Tar Riv
er Baptist Association was in session
at Halifax last week, beginning Friday
and closing Sunday night.
Quite number of subjects relative
to the work of the denomination were
discussed. The ministers present were
Revs. J. T. Edmondsun, the pastor o.
the church, G. L. Finch of Pulaski
Va, A. G. Wilcox of Brinkleyville, r
T. Vann and D. B. Ricard OF Scotland
Neck.
The meeting was we'll attended Sun.
day, and about $500 raised for the re.
pairing of the Baptist church house in
Halifax.
Those who attended enjoyed the
meeting.
A proper presbytery examined and
ordained Rev. D. B. Ricard to the full
work of the gospel ministry. Mr.
Ricard is from Lexington, this State
and has been supplyinga few weeks for
pastor Vann in Scotland Neck Baptist
church.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
OUR ACADEMIES OPENED.
Flattering Prospects.

The two academies of this place
Vine Hill Male academy, and Vine
Till Female academy, opened Wednes-
day Of last week. The opening was
rary fattering and the principals feel
yery much encouraged.
Mess. Prince and Wilson, principals
Il the male academy, say that their
opening was better than they antici-
pated, and their prospects are good for
the best session they have ever had.
Indeed they have enrolled a larger
number Of students than ever before
ut this stage of the session. They have
added Nr. B. c. Bel! to their. faculty.
lEr. Bell is I, clever young man and
comes well recommended from South
Carolina Presbyterian College.
The number Of boarding students
IS much larger than they anticipated.
Ness. Prince & Wilson are leaving
no stone unturned to give this part
Of the State a first class prepatory
school IN every particular.
The female academy opened with
larger enrolment than ever before on
the first day. Miss Lena Smith, the
principal, has put forth special effort
this year to improve the school. She
has added 10 her faculty Miss Mime
Dunn Of this place, who is we'll known
and has had experience here as a teach
er, and Misses Angie and Flora Ballou
OF Kentucky. The Misses Ballou come
highly recommended TOR the depart
1aents over which they have control
Miss Angie Ballou was trained for her
work in the Boston Conservatory of
Music, and Miss Flora Ballou was also
trained IN Emerson's College of EIocu-
non ID Boston.
It is source of great pleasure to
THE COMMONWEALTH that our schools
have opened SO we'll Scotland Neck
mas long been noted for the intelli
gence and refinement Of its people and
nothing is worth so much to the COM
munity in matters OF this kind as our
excellent schools.
Our teachers are progress i've, COM
petent and faithful, and it is special
pride of the town and community that
the schools are SO prosperous in these
times Of depression. But whatever
else we neglect, the community cannot
afford to be Indifferent to the liberal
maintenance of It's schools.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
Death of an Infant.

Olga Vivian, the infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. L. Harriss, died Sun
day evening, August 80, 1896, aged
two and one half months.
This is the third time these fond pa
rents have been bereaved in the loss OF
their children. Three times has he
who said, "Suffer the little children to
come unto me-" been in this home
gathering the Lambs in his arms
GA thousand charms
Spread DER his lovely face,
While infants In his tender arms
Receive the smiling grace"
81 take these little lambs" said he,
"'And lay them in my breast
Protection they shall find in me,
In me be fully best"
"Death may the bands of life unloose,
But can't dissolve my love.
Millions of infant souls compose
The family above"
It is so hard to give up these little
ones. May our Father comfort the
grief stricken family, and enable them
to say City Will be DONE"
J. r. SAWYER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
WHOLESALE THIEVING.
Is There a Band of Robbers

NJ. Hoffman & Bro. missed goods
from their store. They set watch and
discovered that a colored man named
| Young Savage was wearing clothes like
| they had missed. They swore out a
warrant against him and deputy sheriff
G. w. Dunn called to arrest Savage
Monday morning. He called in front
of his house and when Savage came out
he read the warrant to him. Savage
said he bought the clothes in Green
vile. He said he would go.with officer
Dunn but asked him to let him step into
the house a minute. Mr.. Dunn waited
in front, but Savage slipped out at the
back door and had considerably length
ened the distance between himself and
officer Dunn before the latter knew it.
Savage, it Is said, had large bunch OF
keys of several descriptions, but at pres
ent writing officer Dunn has neither
seen nor heard from him.
Immediately after the escape search
warrant was issued and Savage's house
was searched. There were found in his
house Z pair of children's and women's
shoes, one bolt of cloth, l pant pattern,
one bolt of black cashmere and other
things. The bolt of cloth matched
cloth that had been missed from Hoff-
mans store, the pant pattern was lden-
titled for the store of R. c. Josey & Co.,
the white cloth matched some that K.
Jenkins had missed, and all these goods
were respectively returned.
1t develops that merchants have
been missing goods for some time, but
had no means OF getting up with them.
Mr.. Hoffman says he has missed thir-
teen suits of clothes from his store and
coffee by the sack. It also develops
that recently the colored man Savage
has been selling goods about town.
He sold Mr.. w. R. Walston part of a
bolt of ticking for making mattresses.
Mr.. Ed. Shields bought sack of coffee
and some tobacco from him and Collin
Anthony also bought some goods
from him. Some colored people in
town had bought shoes from him.
Savage said he brought the goods
from Greenville where he had store
which he was closing out. It is
thought that he has confederates here
and in Greenville.
The pity is that he could not have
been safely kept and the whole thing
exposed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
Musical and Evolutionary Recital.

Musical and Elocutionary Recital.
Misses Angle and Flora BalIou of
Stanford, KY, members of Vine Hill
Female Academy, will give musical
and evolutionary recital in the academy
hall Friday evening, September 4th.
These young ladies have been trained
in Boston for their work and come with
strong recommendations.
The entertainment will be of high
order and rare treat is in store for all
who attend. The exercises will COM
mence promptly at 8 O'Clock. The
public generally is invited, but it is
especially desired that children under
fifteen, other than pupils of the school
be not allowed to attend.
The COMMONWEALTH bespeaks good
audience for these talented young
ladies, and hopes that Scotland Neck,
will greet their first appearance with a
good attendance and that perfect order
will be maintained.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
JUBILANT ENFIELD.
The Tobacco Market Opened.

Several months ago when the Enfield
people began to talk tobacco market
the editor Of this paper promised them
| its help if Scotland Neck did not open
market. Scotland Neck has taken no
steps and this paper has printed what
it could learn about the Enfield market
The two warehouses are completed
and the market opened Tuesday, The
estimate was that about 10000 pounds
were sold in the two houses, and the
prices were satisfactory. There were
eight buyers on the market and it was
lively.
The editor of The COMMONWEALTH
was present and witnessed the sales, and
the Enfield people will remember that
there was no other newspaper man on
the floors to witness their opening sales.
Mess. Cole and Burwell of the Enfield
Warehouse, and Boyd and Young OF the
Boyd Warehouse, are clever and try to
satisfy the farmers. OF course the
opening sales could not be expected to
be as we'll regulated as they will be
when the business gets to running, put
everybody seemed satisfied and in good
spirits.
Besides the two large warehouses two
good prize houses are being built.
Mess. w. F. Parker and F. w. Gregory
are building prize house 8Ox4O feet,
three stories high with elevator conven-
fence. Also Mrs. Curtis is building a
prize house of the same dimensions.
Enfield already feels the throb of
more lively business spirit and the
town will soon realize great financial
improvement by reason of the new to-
bacco market.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03

CENTRAL WAREHoUsE.-Our readers
Will notice In this issue the new adver-
tisement of the Central Warehouse in
Tarboro. Mr.. Geo. B. Hughes, the
proprietor, is very clever and those who
carry tobacco to his house get the best
price the market affords. We saw to-
bacco sold in the Central last week and
asked some of the farmers who sold
there how their sales we're and they
said they were satisfactory. Mr..
Hughes is live tobacco man and does
the best possible for his customers.
Among the planters of Scotland Neck
section who have sold at Central Ware
house and have been we'll pleased with
their prices, we mention A. R. Savage,
T. F. Pippen, NJ. K. Williams, II. Bell,
w. K. Hill, J. w. Leggett, Peyton
Moore, Arthur Station, Jno. Apple
white, C. B. Bellamy, Leggett & Butts,
Jno. Twisdale, J. III. Virgins.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
House Burned.

House Burned.
Mr.. F. F. Shields lost good tenant
house On his river farm by fire Satur-
dav. Some little children were left
alone and they were playing with some
straw. One stuck match to it and
the house caught from it. The moth
or of the children had just drawn her
weeks ratlons when she saw it. She
ran In aud set her ratfOns down and In
her excitement she lost her next weeks
rations with all her property. II was
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
A Pretty Home Wedding.

Several days ago cards were sent out
announcing the marriage of Miss Lottie
B. Smith to Mr.. ]. S. Bowers, Wednes-
day Sept. End. Much interest was felt
in the marriage OF this popular young
couple, and a large crowd of their
friends gathered at the home of Mr.. w.
H. Josey on Tenth street, the brides
boarding place, to witness the happy
marriage.
At / 80 o'clock, in the presence OF
many admirlng witnesses, the marriage
ceremony was performed by Rev. R. T.
Vann, who briefly but In most solemn
manner pronounced them husband and
wife.
The happy groom was warmly con-
graduated and many good wishes were
said for the bride. They hurried away
to PALMYRA to take the afternoon train
for Norfolk They will spend several
days on a trip to Baltimore whence
they will return and continue their
home at Scotland Neck.
The bride is one of the sweetest and
most attractive young ladies of Scotland
Neck, and is noted for her many good
qualities of head and heart. The groom
Is one of Scotland Neck's most success
full and energetic business men. and
both he and his charming bride enjoy
the highest esteem of the entire COM
munity.
THE COMMONWEALTH joins in all the
good wishes and warm congratulations
and wishes the happy pair long lite and
unbounded prosperity.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
Notice to Stockholders.

The books of the Scotland Neck CIR
culating Library have been left in THE
COMMONWEALTH Office. It is learned
that many of them had been previously
taken out and not returned. It is desired
that the stockholders meet and divide
the books and get them out Of this
Office.
Notice, then, is hereby given to all who
have books belonging to the library to
return them to this Office by the first
day OF October, at which time the
books will be divided amongst the
stockholders.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
An Early Morning Fire.

Yesterday morning about five O'Clock
The alarm of fire was given and it was
soon located at Ire residence just east
Of town. known as the L. L. kitchin
property. The house was occupied by
lir. J. 2. Ware, who moves out from
bis river farm every summer. The fire
caught from the kitchen, though there
had been none there since early the
hight before. A crowd soon collected but
the inconvenience for getting water
rendered 1t impossible to save the house.
i'll the furniture was saved except a.
cook stove. There was no insurance
on the house, which was the property
d Mrs. J. q. PIttman OF Portsmouth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
The Newspapers Value.

A paper is in no sense a child OF
charity it earns twice over every dol
lar it receives, and is second to no en-
terprise In contributing to the upbuild-
ing of town or community, says wes-
tern weekly. Its patrons reap far more
benefit from its columns than do the
publishers, and in calling for the sup
port of the people of the community
in which it is published it asks no
more than in all fairness belongs to it
though it generally receives less.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
County Tempera nee Meeting.

Halifax County Temperance Assocl-
ton will hold its quarterly meeting at
Brinkleyville September 3Oth. There
will be meeting in the afternoon and
also a meeting at night.
ALI friends oftemperance are invited
to attend. A good programme will be
announced later. Any one wishing to
know Of the local arrangements for the
meeting can find out by writing to Mr..
j. II Hunter III Rfiu1
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
Death of Mr.. Ferdinand Whitaker.

Death OF MT. Ferdlnand whitaker.
Mr.. Ferdinand Whitaker, one OF the
best known and most respected citizens
of the county, died at his home at
Whitaker's Chapel few days ago, aged
about SO years.
He had been q most successful farmer
and leaves a name and memory that
will live long after him. He was truly
a gentleman of the old school and his
manly form and dignifed carriage will
be missed in the passing crowd that
gathers In every interest of his COM
munity.
THE COMMONWEALTH extends sympa-
thles to the bereaved family in their
sore and sad affection
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
. 7 arAcro TRACE dy.

1!onday J. /. Dawson, z livery man
81 tar'Ynro and q woman named Lille
Pope, we're found dead III the latter's
house. 4 bullet had pierced Dawson's
temple and the woman was shot In the
mouth. They were both lying across
bed and there was pistol in the
wonan's hand. 1t has been reported
that there was whiskey found near the
bodies. Dawson's body was carried TO
La Grange and the woman to Battle
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03

Merit in medicine means the power
8 CUM Tbe gseat cures By Hoods
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03

Z a. Merchants Of Eastern North
Carolina
Ne announce that we are now ready
10 l.. your orders for mattresses, hay
r. large stock on hand. and all made
u he latest Boston shape. We are
. .lrgest manufacturers in the State.
do claim to give you the best
.b!e Cotton Top Mattress, in fancy
and plain blue ticking, ever offered be-
e We have special freight arrange
5..at- TO ali points. Orders filled the
4 hey are received. Order early, as
ley viii be higher.
Very truly,
Halifax, y. c. HALE BROS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03

Store Closed!
Our Store will be closed Tuesday,
Sept. 9th, and Thursday, Sept 18th,
on account Of Holiday.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03

BARGAINS IN GIN FIXTURES.
secondhand 45-Saw Massey Cotton
CO. One Goodwin Cotton Press. Also
four horsepower gearing Tor cotton
ginning. Terms easy.
J. B. EDWARDS.
) -. 2t Scotland Neck. Y. G..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03
Announcement to
Merchants.

Z he Merchants Of Eastern North
Cnroiinn
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-20
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

The Kelley & Kennedy and Buckley
Biszantz and Berry No. in the shallow
sand back Of the Henderson farm were
drilled in Saturday and are reported te
be dry holes. Biszantz and Buckley
will put down another well immedi
ately. As
Mallory Bros. Eliza Delong No l.
which was drilled in last week, has
been cleaned out and tubed, and is now
making fifty barrels per day. 1t is said
to be one of the best wells in the Broad
Run field.
The derrick has been moved on the
Bonnell lease on c. G. Schauwecker,
and the old hole abandoned with two
sets of tools in it. The new hole will
Ebe begun by McCauley as soop as q
stem arrivessre to55si i, sqods ~,
l.SsThe Great1Kanawha .Company's we'll
Ion their c. g. sSchauwecker. lease has a
setof tools loose in it about ten feet
above the sand, the rope having parted
about forty feet above the socket.
They are waiting for fishing tools.
Mallory Bros. No. on the T. H. c.
Reynolds lease began drilling on We'd
nesday evening. 1t is thought this
will be a good we'll.
Graham's No. on the Cain farm on
French Creek ought to get the first
sand today There is quite good deal
of interest manifested in this we'll, as
it will open up considerable territory
if it is a good producer
Capt. Mclaughlin has not yet got his
Rodney Reynolds we'll to drilling, but
will probably be ready shortly.
The Barnsdall & Reynolds well on
Rock Run is down about one thousand
feet with plenty of red rock. They
should get the Keener sand by the last
of this week.
The tools are reported fast in the
Bettman & Watson No on Shingle-
ton at Hebron. Out of three or four
wells drilling in that vicinity, none
have got the sand at last reports.
Williamson & Company's we'll on the
r. S. Reynolds lease on Middle Island
is being drilled down to the big In
jun" sand. 1t is quite nice little well
as it is, but the company seem to want
something better.
The same company have the timbers
on the ground for a we'll on the Gale
land on Middle Island. This we'll will
be located some three hundred feet to
the north of the Reynolds we'll. -
fora Gle.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-20
WatertoWn.

The Watertown orchestra went tc
Coolyille last week to furnish the in
strumental music at the High School
commencement.
Mr. Morrison Latin has situation
with Turner & Co., Marietta.
Much plowing is being done this fine
weather.
Mr.. H. D. Woodford has the contI act
to build house at Barlow for Mrs.
Evans. Also an addition to j. B.
Days house.
Mr.. Weisman, of near Lowell, bought
of Henry Klinger his nice driving
horse.
Mr.. A. Pottinger has moved his saw
mill from near Devols Dam to John
Christy's.
Mrs. w. c. Arnold was elected school
director in East Watertown, over her
husband. R. w.