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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10
Our Colored People.

Our Colored People.
Scotland Neck generally has the best
of everything, as far as 1t goes, and
THE COMMONWEALTH believes that we
have the best and most peaceable and
oblging set of colored people to be
found in the country anywhere. Hal
flax county has its share of the colored
population, and since we first came to
the county in 1888 we have never
heard of riot or threatening gather
ing by the colored people. They hold
different political opinions from most
of the white people, but they are not
moIested in this, neither have they ever
shown any disposition to modest the
whites in anything whatever. They
are especially obliging and Kind, and
we have heard some of the best people
of Scotland Neck say that the cleverest
colored people in the whole land live
here.
It is source of great pleasure and
satisfaction, and a hopeful sign for
their development, that the colored peo-
pie here bear themselves in such fav-
orable attitude towards the white peo-
pie.
When the fire alarm is sounded they
are the readiest people in the town to
respond !; and many who have not a
dollars worth of property here other
than the clothes they wear do the most
heroic work to stay the flames and save
the property of their white friends.
For a long time we have thought to
say this for our colored people, and
the fire that destroyed the dwelling &C.
cupied by Mr.. J. P. Ware last Wednes-
day, and the faithful work done by the
colored people in helping to save his
property, furnish the occasion for ua
to write these things.
To be sure, there are some colored
people in this and in every other COM
munlty where they live who cannot be
trusted very far; but this is true OF the
white people as we'll. There are white
people in every community who are
no more to be trusted than are such OF
the colored people but as we do not
iudge a whole community by one OF
two, or a dozen mean white men. so we
cannot Judge whole colored popula'
ton bv the mean acts of few.
.THE COMMONWEALTH believes that
our colored people are the best to be
found in the country and can be trusted
as far as any set of colored people in
the land.
| We have said this much in what we
think Justice to our colored neighborf
because we believe it is right that they
should know in what esteem they are
held by the white people of the com
munlty and we know that most, !!
not ali, of the white people in Scotland
Neck concur with us in these expires
siOns.
If any one thinks we have said more
than we ought, it is simply differenc.
| al oninion between him and US AMI
re make no apologies for these obseq
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10

Personals.
Mr.. Leonard Bell OF Ahoskie is here
spending week with his parents.
Rev. w. J. Smith went to Raleigh
Monday.
Miss Mabel Raspberry returned to
Kinsey Seminary at LAGRANGE Monday.
George Cooper, Esq. of Wlnton, at
torney for the Norfolk & Carolina rail-
road, was in town last week.
MSS Lucy House, late of Raleigh,
has taken position as saleslady for
Mess. M. Hoffman & Bro.
Mess. L. M. Pittman and A. L. Bow
ers went to Newport News, Va, last
week prospecting for business there.
Mr.. G. Jordan, the clever foreman of
the Wilson Times Office, spent last Sun
day here.
Miss Addie E. Smith has gone to
Birmingham, Ala, to spend some
time on visit there.
Mess. N. Biggs and w. A. Dunn
went to Greenville on business last
week.
Mrs. R. T. Vann returned last week
from her summers rest. Her many
friends were glad to see her home
again.
Misses May and Hattie Barnes of
Baltimore who have been visiting Mrs.
N. B. Josey for some weeks left Mon
day.
Misses Viola and Ray Camp and Mag
gle Bowers left Monday for West Point,
Miss. to enter the Southern Female Col
lege there.
President James Dinwiddie of Peace
Institute will lecture in Nahalah Pre-
hvterlan church next Sunday, 18th at
IL O'Clock a. m.
Mrs. Shepherd, Misses Fannie Nc
Broom, Susie Jackson and little Miss
Lucy Camp, all OF Virginia, are here
on a visit to relatives.
Mr.. JOS. L. Scott, with the Burling-
ton Coffin Co.. spent Sunday and Mon
dav here. His friends were glad to see
him and learn that he is doing we'll.
Mr.. M. Hoffman's family have re
turned from their summer stay at Vlr-
9inia Beach. They have had good
season there. Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs
la. Hoffman are in Norfolk and will
int - hone In several days yet.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10
A DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAIN
MENT.
Music and Mirth.

The musical and evolutionary en-
tertainment given at Vine Hill femal
academy last Friday night by the Mise
Ballou, would have done credit to an.
stage in the land.
The audlence-roOm was taxed to it
utmost and the galleries were we'll fill
ed, while crowds stood around tn
doors and in the hallway leading Il
the audience-room.
These young ladies came to Scotland
Neck with very fattering commenda
tions, and the public had been led tt
expect much of them.
The entertainment was all that thl
public had expected F; indeed, we may
truthfully say that it far excelled what
had been anticipated. Miss Angie
Ballou held the audience enchanted by
the beautiful and difficult piano solos
which she rendered with perfect ease
remarkable skill and charming grace
Childen under fifteen, other than the
pupils of the school, had been left at
home and her every performance held
the almost breathless attention of the
entire audience, including the few
children present, from her first deft
and dextrous touch of the keys to the
last fading sound of the sweet and en-
rapturing melody.
Miss Flora Ballou fairly electrified
the audience by her thrilling elocu-
tionary powers and swayed them from
commissions of laughter at her rendi-
ton of the ludlcrous to sobs of sympa-
thy as she played on the chords of pa
thOs.
Her every movement was grace itself.
Even when personating the droll coun-
try lad making his defamation in the
"old field school," the perfection with
which she did it suggested the con-
trasted gracefulness that would haye
characterized the delivery and the ges-
ticulations of most finished orator
rendering the same defamation. All
her renditions seemed perfect, but her
recital of "The Seige of Lucknow" lit
orally "took the breath" of her audience.
Also the pantomime to the Crock of
Ages" was most striking.
Miss Angie Ballou was encored for
every performance, to which she grace
fully bowed through the parting
Of the curtains; and the en-
cores to almost every rendition of
Miss Flora Ballou brought forth wit
ty and ready response.
Little Miss Minnie Gray sweetly and
beautifully rendered vocal solo.
Mesdames w. r. Bond and T. w.
Fenner also rendered well-received
vocal duet.
The best of order prevailed in the
audience during the entire hour, and
the evening furnished one of the most
delightful entertainments that the peo-
pie of Scotland Neck have ever enjoyed.
The Misses Ballou have laid the en-
tire community under tribute to them
at the beginning OF their work, for the
rich and rare treat they furnished and
the most critical and cultured of the
community show no stint in their
praises of the excellency of the enter
tainment and their perfect confidence
IN the competency of these young la
dies for the good WORK which they
have come to do for the female acade-
my and the community generally.
The programme was called out by
Mr.. Claude Kitchln.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10

Dry Goods and merchandise OF every
kind. are cheaper than we have ever
known them. Call and see for your
self. n. B. JOSEY.
Wanted. 1000 bales cotton by Nov.
1st. Viii pay highest price.
n B. JOSEY.
New Goods. New Goods! Our
Fall and Winter Stock is ready for
your inspection. n. b. JOsEH.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10
CEMETERY NOTICE !

At meeting of the vestry of Trinity
Parish on Aug. 81, 1896, the following
preamble and resolution was passed
Whereas, the Cemetery is rapidly
filing with graves and the space Is
needed for members of the parish.
Resolved, that non-residents OF the
parish not having section or part OF
section will not be allowed to bury
their friends in the cemetery.
J. S. PAUL., Sec'y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10

Plenty of ready cash at Cooper's
ware house every day to pay the farm
ers the highest prices for their tobacco.
It is a saving of money to the farmer
when he sells his tobacco at Cooper's
Ware House, Henderson, N. c.
Ship Cooper at Henderson, N. c.,
YOUR Tobacco. He sells it high every
day.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10
FAYETTEVILLE MILITARY
ACADEMY,
FAYETTEVILLE, n. q.

Recognized as school of the very
best rank. Thoroughly prepares Tor
any college or for the practical duties
Of life. Endorsed by patrons from ev-
cry section, four States and nearly ev-
cry college in n. c., Va, and $. Z.
Number of boarders limited, hence
the individuality of the student is con-
stantly kept in view. Teachers ana pu-
pills form one household. thus making
the home element very prominent: DIS
cipline is strict but parental. NOT a
single case of serious sickness since us
foundation. Terms very moderaDe. 30
Next session begins Septe mber 2, 30
For catalogue, address,
Col. T. ]. DRxWRY, Y. E.s
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10
CHOWAN
CHOWAN
BAPTIST FEMALE INSTITUTE,
uDCDEEcpOpO N

The Neat Session Begins Wednesday,
September End.
Besides the regular preparatory and
collegiate departments, Music and Art,
Normal department has been added
for the especial training OF those who
have teaching in view. Bookkeeping,
Stenography and Typewrlting have al
so been added. Experienced and ex-
cellent teachers have been secured
buildings have been put In good repair,
and the healthfulness of the place Is
unsurpassed. Address for terms, etc.,
REV. w. o. PETTY, Pres,
or REV. SAML SAUNDERS,
7169m Associate.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10
Notice.!


North Carolina-Halifax County,
Superior Court, Nov. Term, 1896. !
Harry Hyman VS. Dinah LYMAN.
Let the defendant, Dlnah Hyman,
take notice that the above entitled
action has been begun in said court
by the said Harry Hyman against her
for divorce on the ground of aban-
donment, the summons returnable to
the Nov. term of said court, to be held
in the town of Halifax on the eighth
Monday after the last Monday in Sep
TENDER, 1896, when and where defend
ant is required to appear and answer
or demur to the complaint of the said
plaintiff.
Given under my hand this the Oath
day of August 1896.
STERLING M. GARY,
8-27-6t. Clerk Superior Court.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10
FULL CORPS OF TEACHERS.

Careful instruction in every depart
ment. Music department under a
skillful musician from New England
Conservatory of Music. Elocution and
Physical Culture under a student from
New England Conservatory College OF
Oratory and Emerson School OF Orato-
~, Boston. Terms very moderate.
For further particulars address the
principal,
MISS LENA H. SMITH,
79tf Scotland Neck, n. G.,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10

Card of Thanks.
I take this method Of thanking the
peopIe, both white and o. d.,
who rendered such valuable Sc r
vice in saving my property from the
fire which consumed my dwelling last
week. The good work done was CRATE
fully appreciated by myself and my
entire family. }. T. WARE.
Sept. Z, 1896.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10

Taken In time Hoods Sarsaparilla
prevents serious illness by keeping the
blood pure and all the organs in a heal
thy condition.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10
Announcement to
Merchants.
To the Merchants of Eastern North
Carolina:

Carolina:
We announce that we are now ready
to ill vonr orders for mattresses, hay
ing large stock on hand. and all made
IN the latest Boston shape. We are
the largest manufacturers in the State,
ard do claim to give you the best
Double Cotton Top Mattress. in fancy
ard PLAIN blue ticking, ever offered be-
fore. We have special freight arrange
1nents to all points. Orders filled the
dav they are received. Order early, as
thew will be higher.
Very truly,
Halifax. Y. C.. HALE BROS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10

Don't tail to ship your tobacco to D.
Y. Cooper at Henderson if you want
big prices,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10

D. Y. Cooper of Henderson n. c.,
sells more farmers tobacco than any
house In the 6tate. Z
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10
Vine I'LL Female Academy.
INCORPORATED 1912.

A BOARDING & DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10

Again we have received a tremendous
stock Of Fall and Winter Goods, in fact SO
large that we We're com Jollo-. - : ont con-
tract for another building 4~x7o 1eel TO lJia
them If there was not another 6 o. l. scot
land Neck we could furnish ycU every thing
YOU need and thereby save you mo- every
year.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-06
Easter Monday Ball.

No Society in Portland can boast of
giving A greater number Of annual as
selnblies than the Irish-American Re.
lief Association, and tonight
they will give their thirty-third without
break. 1t is the intention of the Soci-
ETY. to make this one the most successful
they have ever given. This popular Or
ganization ever mindful of pleasing their
friends. will give In addition to their reg
ular assembly very pleasing concert In
the concert will appear Miss M. Berna-
dine White, of Boston, who has won
great renown in Massachusetts. The
press and musical critics of Boston speaks
highly of this young lady's rich soprano
voice, and charming personality.
Among the others who will take part in
the concert are Miss Louise M. Callahan.
of Lewiston, Mr.. P. 81. Woods, of Bid.
deford, and Mr.. D. p. Kelley, of this
city. The concert will be from 8 to 9.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-06
u, D..r are purely vegetable, re-
THE AMERICAN FLAG.
Bishop HeaIy Answers the Grand Arm,
Questions.

At the last Grand Army Encampment
of the Department. of Maine it was voted
to submit to the Rt Rev. Bishop Healy
these questions in substance:
First-Can q Grand Army post, upon
the occasion of the funeral Of one of its
members, enter Catholic church in uni
form ana bearing the American flag.
Second-Can q Grand Army post in a
like manner enter Catholic cemetery
upon the occasion Of the interment of a
contradict?
} Third-Can the form of burial service
OF the Grand Army of the Republic be
used, provided the ritual is furnished
you.
10 the first question the bishop an
swered: eyes, with the American flag,
but not with the flag Of any other coun-
try"
To question No. 2 his answer was the
same.
To question No. 8. the bishop answers
in substance: ST have not seen your
ritual, but the Catholic church recognizes
no other religious ceremony except it's
own for its children, living or dead"
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-06
BRIEF JoTTlNas.

The Sister Helen Margaret Guild OF
St. Luke's Cathedral will give unique
entertainment in the parish house next
Thursday evening consisting of vocal and
Instrumental music and an illustrated
Magazine"
The common council is to be photo.
graphed by the Longfellow gallery
On and after Monday the 9Th, the Low
ell Arms company, $50 and 1872 Middle
street, will keep open evenings until
further notice.
Camp Columbia of this city has de-
cided to go to Peaks Island this season
and has taken in two new members.
Richard Messereau, the newsboY, who
was run over at Bartlett station, N. H.,
Friday afternoon, died in the hospital
here Saturday.
The damage to Martins point bridge
is far greater than the county commits
sioners had any idea of when they first
made their examination of the structure
The piling at the farther end of the struc
ture is badly damaged and it will cost
a good sum to replace it. The work is moi
to be done until late in the spring, al
the bridge is perfectly safe and she WORT
can be better done in the summer thar
t can at present.
Mr.. Edward Standish Drake, mem
Der Of the Historical Society of Portland
intends to visit the field at Slower:
Point this summer where bones Of whai
was thought to have been an Indiar
were plowed out beneath shell heap
by G. l. Slower last fall. MIR. Drake has
sections of the leg bones, four teeth and
a part of the jaw Of the skeleton and
wishes to get those remaining. These
bones, he thinks, opens up the question
whether or not our Indians were canni-
balls, or il they ever rosorted to cannibal.
ism upon occasions.
Ivanhoe lodge. <. of p. will confer
the rank of esquire next Tuesday evening
Officers Frank and Morse made seiz-
ure of beer on Pearl near Fore streets
yesterday.
Z The Ladies' Veteran Fireman's Aid
sooi7ty will meet with Mrs. Scribner, 81
Portland street, next Wednesday after.
noon at O'Clock.
The Female Provident Association will
hold its regular monthly meeting this
afternoon at $50 O'Clock in room City
building. AS this is he last meeting Of
the season full attendance is desired
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-06
PERSONAL.

Rev. Dr. Parsons of Chestnut street
church is rapidly recovering from his
recent operation and was able to ride out
last week.
Dr.a and Mrs G. r. Allen returned from
Pasadena, Cal, Saturday last, and will
remain for the present at SCI Cumberland
street, where their son, W. A. Allen
formerly resided.
Mr.. and Mrs J. G. White of the Preble
returned Saturday night from California.
Stanley 7. PuIlen, ESQ.,, leaves today
for d months visit to Washington.
Mr. Stanley Patten has left the employ
of j. e. Hamlen & Co., and accepted a
position as advertising agent of the
Maine Central monthly magazine. His
many friends wish him ali success in his
new business.
Mr.. N. g. Tucker has gone to join the
Katherine Rober company's orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. Clark, Spring
street, will leave in June on a short
European trip for pleasure and recreation.
Bishop Healy will celebrate his sixty
sixth birthday today.
Rev Fr. Collins, one of the professors
at St. Mary's college, Van Buren,, assis-
ted at the services in the cathedral on
Easter Sunday.
: Rev. Mr.. Smith of the Methodist
church at Peaks Island, will probably
be assigned by the next conference to
some other locality. His people trust
Mr. Smith will be located near them
so that they will have the pleasure of
receiving visit from him once in a
while as he is universally liked by old
and young.
Thomas S. Krutz, the promoter of the
Cape electrics, is in South Carolina.
These were among the arrivals at the
Falmouth hotel yesterday: C. Warner,
Grand Rapids; It. A Neal, Lexington !;
". c. Evans, Springfield; S. Hedhurn,
H. Il. Hilton. G. j. Pierce and Wits, r.
C. Wass, Boston; H. A. Archer, H. C.
Walker, P. J. Sellers, New York; j. H.
Dennis, Fl. H. Miller, Brooklyn; R. G.
Rogers, Salem; H. @. johnson, Woroes-
ter; W. A. Watson, Providence; H. E.
Lawrence, Chicago.
George B. Goodhue of Boston has been
telling the readers of the Bicycling Worli,
all about Portland. His brightly written
story Will make other wheelmen desire
to go over the same route.
Charles Anderson, a Portland young
man. is to be treated with X-rays to de-
termine the location of a bullet which he
has besn carrying in his hand for some
time.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-06
A SMALL DEFECT.
But 1t Made Big roubIe and Expense
for the Telephone Co.

For day or two the New England
Telegraph and Telephone company em-
ployes in the office in this city noticed
that the conductors. that go to the sub
scribe houses on the western Congress
street line worked hard showing q
grounding of the wires. They opened
the cable and tested it,and by that means
located the sourcs of the trouble near the
manhole at the head of Mellen street
Here they found that the cable sheath
was defective and that water had got in
to the cable. Each conductor is twenty
gauge copper wire, with a paper insula-
tor, and these conductors are twisted in
pairs, one hundred and twenty3pairs in
each cable. These cables are really a
lead sheath. When this lead sheath is
broken, and water gets in, the paper in
sulators bsoome soaked like mass of
bl citing paper, and the wires become
useless. This trouble probably occurred
at the j ONT in the sheath. eThese cables
lie in the ducts in the conduit. People
have seen these cables rolled off from
great wooden reels when they are first
placed in tie ducts. The old cable froze
in the duct, and the spare duct, kept for
any extra cable that may be needed, was
filed with ice, and the water dripped
into the defect in the cable place
little bigger than pin hole.
An engine was procured, and by means
of sections of hose, pushed through the
duct gradually Gas the ice melted by
means of rods, the ducts were cleared
yesterday afternoon, and the defective
piece Of cable, about two feet in length
taken out. But today in place of the
defective piece. new cable $50 feet in
length, has got to be run through the
duct from Dow to Neal streets, a 100
pair of wire cable from Dow to Walker,
and 60 pair from Walker to Neal street,
and local terminal for subscribers will
be put in, in the vicinity of Walker street.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-06
OBITUARY..
Mrs. Charles Peabbles.

81 By their works ye shall know them -
by this token, the entire community of
Bowery Beach feel, that in the sudden
death Of Mrs. Charles Peabbles they have
met with very great loss.
Mrs. Peabbles was one of those rare
women to whom in times of trouble we
all instinctiyelya turn for counsel, SYM
pathy and assistance, and from her these
were never sought in vain. She gave
her time and her strength, willingly and
gladly ,and every call for assistance at anv
hour OF day or night found her ready.
But it was in her home life only, that
her full worth was really known; here.
she was at once a loving wife and moth
er, and a wise and faithful friend. AL
ways honored. always loved, she was the
central figure around which every thought
and plan Of home life were woven. Her
deeds are wish her-she rests. A hus-
band, one son and two daughters ars left
who will forever mourn her loss, and to
them the sympathy OF large circle of
neighbors and friends will be sincerely
extended
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-06
Another sparring Exhibition.

There will be a sparring exhibition
here April II. James MoGinty, will be
the manager. Among those who will
take part will be Mike Barry of Port.
land. Eddie Conley Of St. John the well
known featherweight, Paddy Kerrigan,
Tom Nc Mannus and Billy Henuessey OF
Boston and Steve Travers of Biddeford.
A number OF others will be secured later
on. and 1t is thought that several Port
land men will take part.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-06
St. Lawrence St. building Fund.

The Christian Mirror errs in placing
the st. Lawrence street church building
fund at SO, eco. The amount subscribed
is s16 800. The members of the church
have themselves subscribed s11, 400 of this
sum, besides paying 50, 500 for the skating
rink lot, or $l3,90 in all. Let US hope the
balance of the $25, 600 required will be
subscribed for by our citizens quickly.
There is talk of taking up ten and five
dollar collections in many of the
churches next Sunday for the fund. Sure
ly if any society ever deserved success for
their pluck and energy it is the St. Law.
renee street.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-06
Machigonne Tribe. No. 2.

Machigonne tribe, No. 8, will work the
chiefs degree this evening at the wig
wan, corner Brown and Congress streets
on about eight or ten candidates. The
work will be conferred by the recently
appointed team and will be performed
IN all able manner. All Red Men are in
vited to be presentsand witness the con
ferring of this degree, which will moi
be worked again for moon, or possibly
a longer time. All brothers of the tribe
eligible to this degree will please present
themselves at this council.