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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05
Now For Planting.

Winter Cabbage Plants-Early Jer-
sev Wakefield and Charleston Wake
tield-Price 2Oc per 100, $50 per 900.
Also Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Lii
les. Fruit aud ornamental trees, etc.
Catalogue free.
ALLEN WARREN & Son,
i 1t Greenville. n. G..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05
Death of Mr.. Willie Lawrence.

Mr.. Willie Lawrence, yougest son OF
the late Thos. Lawrence, died last
Thursday night, aged % years. He
had been working in the lumber woods
in Edgecombe near Knights where he
contracted malaria. He came home
we'll he thought, was taken sick on
Monday and died of hemorrhagic fever
on Thursday night. His remains were
inferred Friday afternoon.
The sudden death came as a severe
shock and distressing grief to his peo-
pie, who have the sympathy of the en-
tire community.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05
PEDESTAL FOR A NOTED
STATUE.
The Base of Thomas Fefferson's Statue
Furnished From Norfolk.

The statue of Thomas Jefferson in
the University of Virginia will soon be
mounted on new pedestal. Shortly
after the loss of the original pedestal
which was destroyed by fire that recent
ly occurred in the University building,
commission to furnish a new one was
awarded to The Copper Marble Works
of this city, in competition over several
other American and foreign dealers.
The new pedestal is about completed
and will be forwarded to the University
tomorrow. Those who have inspected
the work speak highly of 1t, and it is
considered as being an improvement
over the original. It is oval in form
weighs three thousand pounds, and
bears an inscription, in raised letters, as
follows:
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
AUTHOR
OF THE DECLARATION OF
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
OF THE STATUE OF VIRGINIA
FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND
FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF VIRGINIA.
BORN APRIL 2, 1743, o. s.,
DIED
JULY 4, 1926.
Norfolk Vargi'aiaa, Oct. Goth.
"Our Girls In Camp"
An interesting comedy will be given
at Temperance Hall by the Elocution
pupils of Vine Hill Academy, Monday,
November 9th, at s p M.
Go and hear good play and help in
a good cause. The proceeds will go to
pay the debt on the academy desks.
Admission 25c.-Reserved Seats 35c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05
Smothered in Cotton Seed.

A most distressing accident occurred
at Hobgood Thursday of last week.
Little Ralph Leggett was smothered in
a pile of cotton seed. The other child
rem were at school and at dinner time
DR.. Leggett went from his office to the
house and his wife made inquiry for
Ralph. She thought that perhaps he
had been to the Office or perhaps to
where the other children were at school.
She knew she had seen him about II
o'clock. In passing the barn as he was
going to the house, DR.. Leggett called
some dogs out and shut the door, but
saw nothing of the little boy and did
not then know he was missing. When
he learned at the house that the child
was missing he searched for him, and
after awhile looked in the barn where
there was pile OF cotton seed. Upon
entering, the child's feet were seen stick
ing up through the cotton seed. The
children in playing there had made a
deep hole in the cotton seed and little
Ralph playing there alone had fallen
In headforemost and had smothered.
Perhaps if DR.. Leggett had seen him
as he closed the barn door on his way
to dinner he might have saved him.
The body was not cold when it was
found, but it could not be resuscitated.
It was most heart-rending accident
and the stricken parents have the deep
est sympathy OF the entire community.
Others have found health, vigor and
vitality in Hoods Sarsaparilla, and it
surely has power to help you also. Why
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05
NOtice---Stray Mule.

On Doth Of October there came to nv
house one mole colored mare mule.
ownercan get same by paying charges
and cost of this advertisement.
It ELIAS DRAUGHAN.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05

Wanted, 1000 bales cotton by Nov.
l.t VIII pay highest price.
n. 3. JOsEY.
New Goods. New Goods Our
Fall and Winter Stock is ready Tor
YOUR inspection. n. b. JOSE1.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05

County Commissioners in Session.
The county commissioners were in
regular session in Halifax Monday.
The following accounts were allowed
J A Waz, making coffin $50
Emry & Co, goods IL 70
J F Brinkley, recording orders 975
Dallas Austin, guarding Jail 400
w M Crump, u ballot boxes 1OS 90
J L Dickens, conveying pris 2 So
G R Reid, guarding Jail 400
w M Crump, Y ballot boxes 1O8 90
C r Reid, goods for county 20
w B Tillery, SO %
A Jackson, shackles for pris 3 90
B I Allsbrook supt co fence 500
NJ III Clark, buying for Jail, c h Is 90
G II B Howerton, build bridge SO so
R G Reid, Jail account 133 40
Emry & Pierce goods 10
III Harrison, burying pauper 2OO|
w w Rosser, serving notices 3OOl
j w Gupton, building bridge 12O 90
D G Fenner, guard Jail 5OO|
N M Lockhart, transcribing 9S4 96
w III Buffalo, arresting pris 10 lOl
Everett Waddy Co, l record book 6 so
L L Staten, draw at bridge $50 90
T B Wilcox, guarding Jail IL OOI
] H Fenner, work COL
NJ HI Clark, hauling coal 5OOI
L D Browning, supt co home 43 70I
Wilcox Bros, goods Is IS
w E Whitmore, serving notice Z POI
G. w Dunn, }" i" % POI
Wilcox Bros, coal for co Is COL
T G Newsome, repairing bridge Is 90 |
G H Hale, goods 965
K E Fitzpatrick, serving notice 5 40
J F Cullom, lOI
P N Stainback, goods 80 80
S J Clark, serving notice 4 80
A III Green, g Is 90
w F Parker, lumber 627
Warren Hartman, collins OOl
W M Cohen, goods % 6S |
Dallas Austin, work at jail CO
w G Purnell, conveying prisoners 2 90
Harrells Printing House l so
T w Collin, ptg. ballot-boxes 4 COL
w r Shaw, work at court house 60 |
R w Brown, years service 25 90
Allowed School Districts No 1Ol
colored $4,000
Allowed School Districts No COL |
ored $4,000
Allowed School Districts No 10 col
ored $500
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05
w. w. Kltch1n Elected.

w. w. K1tch1n Elected.
The latest news from Roxboro gives
w. w. Kitchin a majority over Settle
for Congress. Scotland Neck rejoices
at the victory of her talented son.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05
Vine Eli Female Academy.
INCORPORATED 1912.
A BOARDING & DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
FULL CORPS OF TEACHERS.

FULL CUhfS VI IEAOHEnO.
Careful instruction in every depart
ment. Music department under a
skillful musician from New England
Conservatory of Music. Elocution and
Physical Culture under student from
New England Conservatory College of
Oratory and Emerson School of Orato-
ry, Boston. Terms very moderate.
For further particulars address the
principal,
MISS LENA III. SMITH,
7atf Scotland Neck, N. G,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05

Again we have received a tremendous
stock Of Fall and Winter Goods, in fact so
large that we Were compelled to give out con-
tract for another building 4Ox75 feet to hold
them. If there was not another store in Scot
land Neck we could furnish you everything
you need and thereby save you money every
year.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05

Others have found health, vigor and
vitality in Hoods Sarsaparilla, and it
surely has power to help you also. Why
not try it?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-11-05

IT, the Merchants of Eastern North
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-24

The natural man is puny creature.
The athlete is the result of training.
Skill of any kind IL not natural, but
the result of effort The physical ex-
eeliences of our race will disappear
unless sctivs and persistent efforts are
made to retain then.-Rev. g. w. l.
brown, MetAodist, SIOUX City, In
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-24
EARLrEsr RADrsHEs AND PEAS.

The editor urges all readers to grow
the earliest vegetables. They pay.
Well, Salzer's Seeds are bred to earli-
ness, they grow and produce every time.
None SO early, so fine us Salzer's. Try
his radishes, cabbages, peas, beets, GU
cumbers, lettuce, corn, ETC.! Money in
it for you. Salzer is the largest grower
Of vegetables, farm seeds, grasses, Glow
ers, potatoes, etc.
IF you WILL OUT THIS OUT AND SEND
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, with 10c postage, you will
get sample package of Early Bird Rad
ish (ready in is days) and their great
catalog. Catalog alone &c postage. TX
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-24

SELF-coNTRoL is promoted by humility.
Pride is fruitful source of uneasiness. 1t
keeps the mind in disquiet. Humility is
the antidote to this evil--Mrs. Sigourney.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-24

"DID the missionary bring tears to the
eyes of the natives!" mo, but he made
their mouths WATER Detroit Tribune.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-24

THIS is the course of every evil deed,
that propagating, still it brings forth evil
-Coleridge
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-24

Frrs.-All Fits stopped free by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first
days use. Marvellous cures Treatise and 50
trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to DR..
Kline, 93l Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-24

I AM entirely cured of hemorrhage Of lungs
by Pisos Cure for Consumption. LOUIS
LINDAMAN, Bethany, Mo-, Jan. s, 94.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-24

For relieving THROAT DISEASES AND
CoUGHs, use "Broacn's Bronchial Iroches."
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-24

A TYRANT never tasteth Of true friend
ship, nor of perfect iberty.-Diogenes.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-24

SHE-"I wish you wouldn't smoke that
cigarette in my presence" He-"Then I'll
throw it away "Oh, didn't mean that"
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
800 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dread disease that science has been able
to cure in all its stages, and that is
Catsrrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity Catarrh, being con-
stitutional disease, requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Cstarrh Cure
is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby destroying the founda-
ton OF the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the CON
stitution and assisting nature in doing
itr work. The proprietors have 30 much
faith in it's curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that il fails to cure. Send for list OF
testimonials. Address,
+. j. CHENEY e. Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halle Family Pills are the best.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
StrattOn--Fenn.

Yesterdays Helena Independent con-
tains an account of the marriage Of a
young lady who is well known in Great
Falls, she having visited Mrs. Frank
Coomhs of this city for several weeks,
last fall. 1t is as follows:
"W. j. Stratton and Miss Minnie A.
Fem we're quietly married yesterday af-
ternoon at four o'clock at the residence
OF the parents of the bride, G2O West
Main street, by the Rev. w. w. Love,
rector of st. Peters Episcopal church.
"The groom is well-known and pop
ular young wool buyer and live stock
broker, Of Billings, who has resided in
Montana number Of years and has
hosts Of friends. The bride, the hand.
some, amiable and accomplished daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fem, has re-
sided in Helena from her infancy and is
universally admired by large circle OF
friends and acquaintances.
"The happy couple left on last even
ing's train over the Montana Central for
brief visit to the weet, after which they
will return to Billings and be at home to
their friends"
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
ALL -FOUR WHITE
Political Shooting Scrape'in Alabama
in Which There Was No
Color Line.
POPULIST VERSUS DEMOCRAT
HOnOrs Were Easy, Two of Each
Having Fallen Victims to
Sure Bullets.

ATLANTA, Aug. ga special from
Opelika, Ala, gives the following par
ticuars of a political riot at Five Points,
near there, yesterday: About o'clock
yesterday evening George Cumbie, a
democrat, arrived at Five Points from
Fayette on horseback and rode up to a
crowd which was discussing politics and
yelled "Hurrah, for Johnston" This
enraged Jay Trammel, populist, who
was one of the crowd and al
ready sore over the election, and
he at once shot Cumbie down from his
horse. While Cumbie was lying on the
ground, dying, the populist gang cut his
head from his body. At this point
Young White and Frank Cumbie,
democrats, set in to fire on the three
Trammels and Sadie White, all popu-
lists Following are the casualties:
George Cumbie, democrat, killed; Milt
Trammel, populist, shot, condition un-
known; Jay Trsmmel, populist, shot,
will die; Young White, democrat, shot
seriously All the parties concerned
stand we'll in the community.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
Another Fusion Plan.

PIITsBuRC, ,Aug.5.-Tne Pittsburg Dis
patch will say tomorrow upon the au.
thority OF County Chairman Leslie OF
the populists that negotiations are in
progress for perfect fusion with the
democrats on the national ticket
Chairman Leslie stated to Dispatch
reporter that the populists had made q
proposition to National Chairman Jones
to have Watson and Sewall withdraw,
aud then the executive committee will
select man acceptable to both parties.
The populists, he says, will guarantee
that if Sewal! will resign, Watson will do
likewise. In that event. Leslie says, the
populist executive committee would sup
port Sibley A settlement OF the vice
president tangle must be made by Aug
II, the date when the notification will
occur in New York,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
New Road Wanted.

At the September meeting of the
county commissioners f.. r. Clingan and
others will petition for the establishment
of new road, leaving the Belt.Sand
Coulee road in section q, township Is
north, range east, and running thence
westerly, crossing Box Elder creek be
tween sections % and 32, in the same
township, and running thence westerly,
to intersect the Sand Coulee road near
Burrell's ranch, in section 80, township
10 north, range east.
The proposed road will shorten the
distance between Belt and Sand Coulee
and will be better road than the pres
ent one; however, it will infict hardship
upon number of persons who own land
along the proposed route, and it is ex-
pected that there will be protest
against it's establishment
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07

HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. G.-The entire
afternoon and up to midnight in the
populist convention was consumed in
wrangling over the terms of fusion.
During brief intermission Gov. Hol-
comb was nominated for governor by
acclamation, and John H. Harris for
lieutenant governor. Resolutions were
finally passed giving the central COM
mittee authority to name an electoral
ticket in conjunction with the demo-
Gratis. At 9:3O the conference committee
appointed to confer with the democrats
in reference to giving them a place on
the state ticket, after an hours confer
ence, reported its inability to arrange to
give the democrats any part OF the
ticket
The general sentiment OF the conven-
ton seemed TO be that the democrats
had sufficient when their president was
indorsed The prospects are that an all
night session will be necessary to com
plete the ticket.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
Gilt Edge Trouble,

l.. G. Phelps. receiver of the Ammon.
Stivers Mining company, appointed by
Judge Benton in the suit OF that COM
pany against w. M. Blackford ct al,
who, it was alleged, were operating the
mines and mills claimed by the plaintiff.
at Gilt Edge, has filed in the district
court report in which he states that
the defendants claim to not be operat
ing any property Of the plaintiff, but
they are working mine, under bond
for deed, this mine adjoining the Gilt
Edge mining claim, and that the re-
ceiver is unable to determine without q
survey whether or not their contention
is true, or whether or not be has q right
to take possession Of the properties op-
Grated by defendants.
Judge Benton ordered the receiver to
have made survey, the survey thus
made to be the foundation of an appli-
cation for patent, authorized to be
made to perfect any right, title or inter-
est that may subsequently be found to
exist in plaintiff.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
FIVE HUNDRED WAITING
To Enter When the Coded Portion of tho
Blackfeet Reservation Is Opened.

To Enter When the Coded Portion of tho
| Blackfeet Reservation Is Opened.
A gentleman who has recently re
turned from visit to the Blackfeet In
dian reservation states that fully 5O(
persons are encamped on the borders o1
the reservation, awaiting patiently the
time when the ceded portion of the
reservation shall be opened, by proclaim.
alton of the president, to settlement. II
is expected that this proclamation will
name about September 12 as the date
for the opening.
Among those encamped are men, wo.
men and children. They have come
from all parts of the United States.
There is large colony from each Min.
nesota and North Dakota; some have
come from Michigan, some have come
overland from Utah, these principally
being Mormons; many are disappointed
and poverty stricken families who went
few years ago from Nebraska to the
vicinity of Edmonton, N. w. r., where
they found greater desolation than in
the land which they had left; there are
also many old prospectors from various
portions of Montana.
The mineral wealth of the reservation
is said to be something wonderful.
Prospectors claim that the copper pros
poets are as fine as any ever discovered
in the state and two large copper COM
panies, it is known, have made inveetiga-
tions and are favorably impressed with
the mineral outlook.
The agricultural lands will not be
opened Immediately, but they are re-
ported to be unusually fertile and pro-
ductive and able to sustain q mining city
Of large population.
This section will be tributary almost
entirely to Great Falls. The new tele-
phone company, organized by Mesers.
Lane, Stephenson and Gibbes OF Great
Falls, will extend it's lines to the reeerva-
tion as soon as the population there JUS
titles the extension and this will result
in close commercial relations, which will
be made closer by the extension OF a
spur to the reservation by each the Great
Northern railway and the Great Falls e.
Canada railway, which will certainly
reach out for the business Of the devel-
oping reservation.
The reservation now presents a lively
appearance. Cowboys are arriving with
cattle for the Indians, contracted for by
the government. w. d. Deaton of Lewis
town has just delivered 5000 2-year- r-old
heifers, Of the Horseshoe bar" brand,
and others will be delivered Immediately.
The Indians are busy with their crops,
which will give good yield, and all are
contented with the management OF Maj,
George Steell the agent.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
POLITICAL Field
Missouri Democrats in Convention
Nominate Part of the state
Ticket.
ANOTHER FUSION SUGGESTION
Kansas Democrats Rebel at the Ex-
travagant Demands of the
Populists.

JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-, Aug, 6,-After
organizing, the democratic state conven'
tion nominated Lon V. Stephens for
governor, and took recess till o'clock
The following were placed in nomination
for lieutenant governor; John A, Lee,
st. Louis; James F, Davidson, Marion;
Theodore X. Cash, Clay; John
O. Near, st. Louis; George T.
Dunn, Lincoln; A. II. Bote, Franklin;
E. S. McCarty, Cape Girarde. Balloting
was not started until 10 o'clock, and on
the fifth ballot Bo!te was nominated and
the nomination made unanimous. Alex
A. Leeueur was renominated for secretary
OF state by reclamation, and at l:5o q. m.
the convention adjourned until 0 a. N.
this morning.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
It Was UnfOunled.

Yesterday evening q report, to the
effect that the mayor and city clerk
would atl once sign contract with G.
N. Atkinson and his associates for the
lighting Of the streets Of the city for the
next five years, gained some, although
limited, circulation.
1t was good news, If true; but it un-
fortunately was unfounded.
Mayor Webster said yesterday even
ing that, the city council having adopted
resolution to the effect that Atkinson
and Cowan should conclude their con-
tract within 20 days or forfeit their guar
antee of 81 900, the matter was out OF
the hands OF the mayor and city clerk.
The resolution imposing the time limit
simply exacts guarantee Of good faith,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
Sarsa pari||a
- ., ~.,, are the best after-dinner
Hoods Pills pills, aid digestion. a5c'
"FILLED CHEESE"
Il. II. Largent, Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector, Has New Duties.

Il. II. Largent, Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector. Has New Duties.
E. B. Largent, deputy internal reve.
nue. collector, Wednesday morning re.
ceived instructions to proceed to execute
the duties imposed upon him by the
"flled cheese" bill, enacted by the last
session of congress, after prolonged de.
bate that was indulged in whenever
congressman desired to evade discussion
of the silver question.
"Well, I am 'stumped,'" said Mr..
Largent; III wonder what filled cheese
is. Isuppose that it is a galvanized
rind, with something inside, but what it
is don't know"
Then he proceeded to investigate and
found that the law defined "filled
cheese" as call substances made of milk
and skinned milk, with the admixture
OF butter, animal oils and fat, vegetable
or any other oils, or compounds foreign
to such milk and made in imitation of
cheese"
Again he was perplexed. "How am
to know whether the cheese is made of
milk, butter or fat?" he said. II suppose
| can test every cake, but If | do | won.
go home to my meals. They sent me
tester for oleomargarine and they also
thought it necessary to furnish me with
tester of beer; perhaps they will send
filled cheese tester, too; if they don't
will enjoy free lunch at the expense Of
every dealer.
Every grocer in my district, | sup.
pose, handles cheese, but whether it IS
filled or the other kind | don't know.
l shall investigate, however, and. on
Sept. a. the day the law takes effect,
every manufacturer must pay license
OF S4O0 per annum; every wholesale
dealer, $3.50, and every retailer, sl25l
for the same period. Dealers are re-
quired to keep posted, IN conspicuoua
place, q sign, in large letters, with the
words, Filled Cheese Sold Here Every
package must be stamped by the manu-,
facturer with internal revenue stamps,
at the rate of l cent per pound. Sept
4, there shall be no filled cheese in the
hands OF dealers except in packages Of
not lese than 10 pounds each, every
package being marked properly; and
each dealer must make sworn state
ment to me, of the amount Of filled
cheese he has on hand.
"Dealers can save trouble il they make
that statement as soon as possible. The
penalties for violation Of the law are
heavy"
Mr.. Largent likes cheese, but he does
not know whether or not he likes the
"filled" variety, and he is anxiousy wait,
ing to learn whether he will receive
tester or whether he will be compelled
to adopt strict "filled cheese diet
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07

BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 5--Johnson's ma
jority is 39,GG8. The official canvass Of
the vote Saturday will, it is thought,
not vary from these figures. For the
Legislature later reports show that the
house stands "a democrats, gain of 10
members, 20 populists and six doubtful.
In the senate tho democrats have elected
l3 members and the populsts, 3, and
is in doubt. This gives the democrats
over -fourths OF the legislature.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-07
squire All Right.

ShArTLE, Aug. J,-A committee, con-
gisting OF DR.. G. V. Calhoun, Col. &. G
Lyon, and Hon. John Wiley, recently ap.
pointed by the Henry NJ Teller club OF
this city for the purpose Of ascertaining
the position of United States Senator
Squire, who is in New York, in the
present campaign, received a reply to
their telegram OF inquiry this afternoon
Senator Squire declares for free silver
and announces that he will support
Bryan and SeWall.