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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04

Momn1a7. . CAROLINA @a Superior Court.
w. A. Wilcox
VS..
Mrs. Mamie Hilliard,
Louis Hilliald, Claude
HiIliard, Sterling billiard Notice.
and lone Hilliard, the last
four named being infants
without guardian.
The defendants above named, Mrs.
Mamie Hilliard, Louis Hllliard, Claude
Hilliard, Sterling billiard and lone
HilIlard, will take notice that an action
entitled as above has been commenced
in the Superior Court OF Halifax
county for the possession of that tract
of land near Halifax town known as
|"Chantllly" wherein David billiard
resided at the time of his death, con
tanning 3S5 acres, more Or less, and to
exclude the defendants from all Interest
therein. The said defendants are here
by required to appear at a term o.
said court to be held at the Court
House in Halifax on the eighth Mon
day after the last Monday in Septem-
Der, 1897, and answer or demur to the
plaintiffs complaint, which will be filed
within the hrst three days OF said term.
This October 18th, 1897.
STERLING M. GARY,
10 IA ct. Clerk Superior Court.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
A Correction.

A Correction.
EDITOR The COMMONWEALTH The
statement in your last issue Chat Mr.. J.
III. Futrell and myself had an alterca-
ton In which I was cut in the back,
was mistake, and therefore mislead-
ing. We had no alteration at all. but
Mr.. Futrell cut me in the back on the
public street without provocation,
which he himself will admit.
wish to make this statement to cor
rect any wrong impression received
from your statement that was engag-
cd in an alteration. was simply
walking quietly along the street when
the attack was made. Jos. STERN.
Nov. 3, 1897.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
A CONVICT KILLED.
Two Others Escaped for Good.


Tuesday morning of last week while
the guards at Caledonia State farm
camp No. 2, were eating breakfast
three 'convicts named Will Gadbury,
Henry Rogers and John Bridges, slip
ped through window and escaped.
Search was made tor them at once.
The camp dogs were put on their track,
but the dogs did not return.
The fugitive convicts were followed
for two days, the guards trailing them
by tracks where they would cross
branches, swamps and miry places.
Thursday night, about 9 80 o'clock the
guards came upon two of the convicts
near the RAILROAD about three miles
below Scotland Neck. They were sit
ting by stump fire roasting potatoes.
The guards had suspected that they
would 60 that way and had gone down
the railroad and were waiting for them.
The guards saw the convicts strike the
match to make the hre.
When the dogs on Tuesday came up
on the convicts in some way they made
friends with them and kept the dogs
with them. The guards crept cautious
ly upon the convlcts at the stump fire
Thursday night but the dogs heard
them and barked when they had ap-
preached within few yards.
The guards spoke up and told the
convicts not to run or they would be
killed. They did not heed the warn
ing but sprang to run.
The guards fred and John Bridges
fell. but the other man escaped.
Bridges was shot in the hip and the
ball passed through him, coming out
at his breast, which showed that he
was in bent position as he ran. He
died in about an hour, and the guards
procured cart and mule at Mr.. Albert
Houses farm, near which the shooting
occurred, and carried the dead man
back to the farm, arriving there Friday
morning after day.
A party returned to the place where
they killed Bridges and tried to trail
the other man but the dogs would not
trail him.
The conylcts had the dogs tied with
suspenders when the guards found
them.
Bridges was In the penitentiary for
Is years and the other two for 80 years
each
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
Union at Mount Zion.

Union at Mount Zion.
There was Union Meeting of the
Primitive Baptist denomination at
Mount Zion church, near Hobgood,
last week. The meeting commenced
on Friday and closed Sunday. Mount
Zion is a new church and perhaps this
was the first Union Meeting:held there.
The crowds were large, large num-
Der OF ministers attended and the meet
ing was very pleasant. A large num-
Der of persons went from Scotland
Neck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
Stolen.

Some one stole from me at Everetts
Tuesday night Nov. End, a medium
size bay mare and old buggy. Suit
able reward for recovery Of same.
J. A. WHITLEY,
Nov 8, '97 Everetts, N. c..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
II strength is what you. want, you
, a study what causes your weak

IL, II strength is what you want, you
, n. study what causes your weak
n n Is practically lack OF food.
~ oot you eat three meals day and
~ you can eat at time.
re les but do you digest It?
sood undigested is not food. It is not
nourlshment.
:. n. Doesn't create strength.
40 10 digest your food take Shaker Di-
sSs!'ve Cordial at meals. After q
!; su' gy you will digest your food without
And men you will get we'll, and strong
oo Quaker digestive cordial cures indi-
nss'.on and all its symptoms, such az
tho e e headache, quotations, pain in
ete S'GImach, giddiness, loss Of appetite
NM ~ makes your food nourish you,
n make you strong and hearty.
e,n. druggists sell it. Trial bottles H
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
MoRTH CAROLINA, I Superior Court.
N Halifax Co. Nov. Term, 1897
Yancey Allen.

ROXanna Allen.
Let the defendant, Roxanna Allen,
take notice that the above entitled ac-
ton has been commenced In said Su-
perior Court by the said Yancey Allen
for the purpose of getting an absolute
divorce from her on the ground of
adultery and abandonment, committed
by her, the summons returnable to the
November Term OF said Superior Court,
to be held In the town, of Halifax on
the 9Th Monday after the last Monday
in September, 1897, 1t being the 22nd
day of November, 1897, when and
where the defendant is required to ap-
pear and answer or demur to the COM
plant Of plaintiff.
s. M. GARY,
10 7 Ct. Clerk of Su ,erior Court
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
List Of Jurors for Superior Court Begin
nlng Nov. 22d.

List Of Jurors for Superior Court Begin
nlnE Nov. 22d.
FIRST WEEK.
Dempsey Pittman, l.. s. LOCKE, y.
If. Harris, Frank Pnllen, E. Z. Boone,
J. A. Norfeet, John Allsbrook, j.. ID.
Pittman, jr., L. Vinson, J. r. Dickens
1T. Howell, w. r. Eure, G. G. Baker
Daniel Clanton, J. J. w. Mitchell
Noah Biggs, G. Hoffman, L. +. DC
kens.
SECOND WEEK.
Jno. w. Aston, Dudley Daniel, 3. .
Holland, J. F. Davis, L. G, Bell, 4. "
Part,n, T. j. Rook, F. W. Gregory
Howard Burgess, E. p. Applewhite, !
Il. Ausbon, J. T. Edmunds, Walter
Cherry, ]. I. Etheridge, }. N. Burwel'
J. w. Pierce, J. M. Lewis, =. =. lslee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
County Temperance Meeting.

County Temperance Meeting.
By reason of inclement weather the
County Temperance meeting at En-
field Oct. 26th was postponed. The
meeting has been called in Enfield
Thursday Nov. 11th. Sessions at 30
and Z 80 p. m. E. E. H1LLIARD,
Pres. Co. Temp. Asso.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04

List of Jurors for December Term Of
Criminal Court.
Lewis Bellamy, ). III. Futrell, w. L.
Gotten, j. Burgess, T. F. Howell, G.
l.. Clark, Thos. Shields, S. w. Warren,
I. e. Smith, Guilford Gee, B. F. Tillery,
J. E. Condrey, Walter Beavans. w. 0.
P. Harris, J. J. Cobbs, s. B. Hunter,
w. F. Medlin, Robt. Rofe, J. L. Smith,
J. s. Medlln, D. A. Madry, 7. G. New
some, F. G. Jones, J. F. Staten, w. 7.
Smith, E. E. Wallet, Robert Thorne, B.
II. Hale, David Mabry, q. B. Mitchell
J. IT. P. Leigh, W. T. Clark, D. P.
Moore, j. B. Kicks, Peter Anthony, Sr
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
Capt. Kitchln's Lecture.

Capt. Kitchln's Lecture.
According to appointment Capt. w.
III. KitchIn lectured in Vine Hill Male
Academy last Thursday night. A fair
audience greeted him and listened with
marked attention as he spoke tor about
an hour on the causes that have pro-
duced low prices in agricultural pro-
ducts.
He spoke of the uses of money and
the modes of exchanging money for
property of various kinds, or property
for money. The chief reason he gave
for the low prices of agricultural pro-
ducts, reduced to its last analysis, was
that there is not money enough in the
country. The amount of money In
circulation, he said, is not large enough
in proportion to the population and
the volume of business.
Capt. Kitchin had carefully prepar-
ed his speech and read it from type
written pages, and it was pronounced
good and sound reasoning On the sub
ject.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04

TUESDAY OF this week.
The following accounts were allowed :
Jno Fenner, work at court house 81 90
G III Hale, goods for county l 40
Walter Lynch, caring for pauper 3 90
Emry & Pierce, goods for county IL 80
A III Hux, conveying prisoner 4 so
w. NJ. Cohen, medicine county IL 80
Madeira Byrd, rebate on taxes 2 10
Nc M Furgerson, clerical work 20 SC
] E Hunter, repairing bridge 50
McRae Allen, rebate on taxes 2 Is
w P Pittman, repairing bridges 16 90
r G Milhken, conveying pris 80
J u Wood, building bridges,-& 80 "a
A G Jenkins, conveying prisoner 2 90
S T Tborne, building bridge II 90
G P Williams. repairing bridge IS 90
Harrell's Printing House Ii 80
S M Gary, minute book 9 IS
w B Dickens, 8oods for county 3 70
w P Richardson, keeping gate 5 90
VIM Roberts, conveying prisoners 90
e G Newsome, building bridges 50 90
Moses Williams, Jail acct Oct al so
w Miller, repairing jail pump 80
B I Allsbrook, repair co. fence 81 go
H J Wood, Supt county home 43 20
Emry & Co., goods for county %
T N Harrison, goods for county Is "a
w r Neville, days. Janitor so
J Ell Allsbrook, bridge work, &C., 45 90
T n Harrison, days com SO
2 Futrell, 9 days com 90
n Norman, 2 days com 5 80
A A White, 2 days com 90
G. P Anthonv, 2 days com 90
Nc M Furgerson, 2 days clerk 90
OTHER MATTERS.
TW Fenner presented his insolyent
tax list as collector for Palmyra and
Roseneath townships $521.99.
R B Britt presented his lnsolvent tax
list Tor Enfield township $623.3O
w w Rosser presented insolvent tax
list tor Faucets township $273.5o.
All insolvent tax lists were accepted
as presented.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
Roanoke and Warren Unions.

Roanoke and Warren Unions.
There was joint session of the Roam
oke and Warren Unions of the Tar Riv-
er Baptist Association at Halifax last
week, beginning on Friday and closing
Sunday.
About forty years ago Baptist
church was organized in Halifax and a
house OF worship built. Later the Or
ganization went down and the proper
ty passed into the hands of the colored
people. A few years ago the Baptists
began to occupy the field again, and
last year, under the direction of Rev.
J. A. Mclaughlin, another organiza-
ton was effected. The house has been
thoroughly repaired and painted, under
Mr.. McKaughan's direction, and Sun
day it was dedicated, Rev. M. L. Kesler
of Rocky Mount preaching the dedica-
tory sermon.
The meeting was pleasant and we'll
attended by the ministers of the Union.
On Sunday Rev. R. FL. Herring was Or
dained to the ministry, Revs. R. T.
Vann, A. G. Wilcox, M. L. Kesler, j.
A Mclaughlin and G. L. Finch COM
posing the presbytery. Mr.. Herring
will take charge of the work at Hall
fax, Tillery and Dawson's which Mr..
McKaughan has recently resigned.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
Lumber. Lumber

Fencing and Building Lumber so
cents per hundred feet.
The NORTH CAROLINA LUMBER Co.,
Tillery, N. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
The Commonwealth.
rurRsDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1897.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Cotton Seed Wanted.

Twill pay highest market price for
mn oar loads of cotton seed. / have a
limited quantity of meal that will ex-
change for seed, giving one ton OF meal
Nv two tons of seed. Meal and hu1ls
for sale cheap. II. >: MADRY,
~ Scotland Neck, N. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
COTTON WANTED.

N. B. Josey wants 1000 Bales Of
Cotton before November 9Th. See
him before selling.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04

Commissioners Meeting.
The county commissioners were in
regular monthly session Monday and
Tuesday of this week.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
AS YE MErE.

"Hit I'm a welt. Jim. There! that's riRhf
Git there. lazy-bonesl Here we goi
Thought We could snake it up II We tried.
II the hill is leetle bare O. snow.
What dye s'pose keep We fur?
Pretty pair,-a solderin' me.
Put on the whip, Jim. good an thick. :
What do ye lag fur? Git there! Gee!'
Bright little Jim on the topping load,
Catches his lessons, quickly, too;
Swings his lash with childish vim.
Brings 1t down with loud halloo.
"Git up, 'azy bones! Git dare, nowr'
Lashing and slashing with all his might.
Learning to drive" and his father stands.
Laughing aloud at the funny sight.
Years roll away, as the years all do,
Father is grandpa" old and gray,
Pottering round the house at Jim's,
Made to feel he is In the way.
Working hard with his feeble hands,
Toiling at burdens beyond his strength.
"Work IL you eat. No laggards here"
Is what he hears from Jim at length.
"Asy ye measure, so unto you
Shall be measured the same again;
Eye for an eye, and tooth for q tooth"
Readeth the law in accents plain.
Mills OF the gods, that grind each day,
May grind slowly; they grind full sure.
Ye who oppress suffering life,
Must the oppressor's fate endure.
Mary Morrison, in Our Animal Friends.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
PlTH AND POINT.

Bingers-"And were you married
on time?" Gingers-"Oh, no; 1 had
to pay the parson cash. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
81 hear she is soreduced in circum.
stances that she has gone out to work. I"
'What cruel falsehood! She has
gone out as a domestic. Detroit
Journal.
Dr. Pray-"If they smite thee on
one cheek, turn the other" Aller-
mode-"That's ont of date. You
mean if they pull one leg extend the
other. Truth.
Bass-"Was that baby talk your
wife was talking as l came in?" Fogg
THAT was mother talk. No baby L
ever saw indulged in such gibberish :"
Boston Transcript.
Old Gent-"If l am not mistaken,
sir, 1 saw you kiss my daughter in the
parlor last night" Freddy Flyppe-
"That's all right, sir; I'll forgive you
this time. Standard.
"Your hair is always so handsomely
dressed, fraulein. You must devote q
great deal of attention to it," "Yes, I
must confess my head is my chief
weakness. Tit Bits.
Brother Tom-"Cheer up, Bobbie;
Use got good news fer yer. De doc
tor told NON it wos noomonia wot yer
sick wild an dat she dasn't give yer q
bath fer month. Judge.
Miss Yellowleaf-"Yes, I have had
my picture taken once year every
year of my life" Miss Youngbud-
"How did you manage before photog-
rapny was invented?"-Puck.
Ethel-"I saw Count Hardupski
last evening"" Cousin Tom-"Does
he talk as brokenly as ever?" Ethel
"My! yes. Iheard him ask pa to loan
him $40 before he left. Judge.
Teacher (angrily) - "Why didn't
you answer my question, Bobby?"
His Brother Tommy answering for
him -"Please, sir, he's got peper-
mint in his speech. London Tit
Bits.
Bill-"And what did the old man
say when you asked for his daughter?"
Jill-"Ordered me to leave the house.
"And what did you say?" 81 asked
him if he took me for house-mover.
-Yonkers Statesman.
Teacher conducting review in
geography)-"How is the surface of
the earth divided?" Smart Boy
Into one-fourth land and three
fourths water-'ceptin' the Chicago
River, which is about half an half. -
Chicago Tribune.
"That BRUTE" said the indignant
buyer, "balked for three hours the
first time 1 took him ont" WELL"
said the seller, rs he chewed a straw,
81 told you he was horse of wonder
ful staying ability, didn't I?"-In-
dianapolis Journal.
George Pugsley called on me last
evening" "That little fellow who
suffers? Why, he's stupid" "Not
q bit of it. He entertained us for
more than an hour" "How?" Try
ing to name the Sandwich Islands. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29

Much good is done in Minnesota
with an annual appropriation by the
State of SO, 600 to encourage the estab-
lishment of school libraries. Twenty
dollars the first year and ten dollars
annually thereafter are given by the
State to any school district which
raises an equal or greater amount,
the stimulus of which proposition has
resulted in an excess of private giving
over the State appropriation. In the
ten years during which the appropria-
tion has been granted Libraries have
been established in over 1900 schools.
the average number of volumes in each
library being sixty-five. This number
is not large, but the growth of each
library is continuous. Moreover, the
rules governing the choice of books
give these little libraries a value not
represented in the number of volumes.
The books are not chosen at random
or promiscuously, but each season s
purchases are confined to some one
subject, the purpose being to create
good reference Libraries to supplement
the instruction by the teacher and the
text book.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
A Great Catalogue.

1t is said the great catalogue OF
books which the British Musium has
in process of compilation will be COM
pleted within a year or two. This
work will contain list of nearly all
the books that have ever been pub
lished. One hundred and ten years
ago the museum completed its first
catalogue. 1t consisted of two volumes
folio in manuscript. In 1919 this cat
alogue had grown to eight volumes. A
new edition was commenced in the
thirties. Only the first letter was
printed. The rest were written. 1t
was completed in 1851 and consisted
of $50 folio volumes. In 1875 the list
had grown to 2O0O and five years
later to 5000 volumes. The new edi-
ton commenced in 1881 will be printed
and is to consist of 600 volumes, con-
tanning list Of 5000, 900 titles.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
Weight of the Earth.

The weight Of the earth has been
fixed by the calculations of astrono-
mers, extending over many years, as
6,069, 900, 900, 900, 900, 900, 900, or six
thousand and sixty-nine trillion tons.
Our planet weights as much as seventy
eight moons. If the kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland be considered to
extend downward to the centre Of the
earth-396S miles-its weight would
be 1888, 900, 900, ,OOO,OOO 900 tons.
The earth weights 1926 tinths as much
as the United Kingdom. Further, its
weight is fifty-two and half times as
much as Europe, eleven and half
times as much as Asia, seventeen and
a half times as much as Africa, and
thirteen aud third times as much as
the Americas. j. Holt Schooling, en-
deavoring to make these figures clearer,
imagines the Coliseum at Rome,
peopled with ghosts of 81, 900 persons,
who have been counting since A. d.
70, at the rate of 100 tons per minute.
They would not have made perceptible
impression on the total. If the in
habitants of hundred million stars,
each with population of one thousand
five hundred millions, were to begin
to count, they would finish the task in
seven hours.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
A Curious Invention,

The Government of the United
States has an interesting machine used
for counting and tying postal cards in
to small bundles. There are two of
the automata, capable of counting 500
600 cards in ten hours and wrapping
and tying the same in packages of
twenty-five each. In this operation
the paper is pulled off the drum of two
long "ingers" which come from below
and another finger dips in a vap of
mucilage and applies itself to the
wrapping paper in exactly the right
place. Other parts of the machine
twine the paper around the pack of
cards aud then 'Ihumb" presses the
spot where the mucilage is and the
package is then thrown upon the carry
belt ready for delivery.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
drop was transformed into q tiny rain

drop was transformed into . tiny rain
bow.
Mr.. Fontaine came often after that.
So did Mr.. Paul Winton, the owner Of
the genuine Country Parson." And
when the family closed their cottage,
and returned to the city, the two
young men discovered 0hat the journey
to Philadelphia was net such very
long one. And there is every prob
ability that the lacking rectory will be
built in the spring, and that the coun-
try parson will bring pretty young
wife there; at least so says popular
gossip.
"Dear, stupid old Nora.". says Matty
Rice, ''it was all her doing. And she
shall have home with me always"
"But blunders don't always term
mate so successfully" Eveleen gravely
remarks.
Matty shakes her head. She will
not concede this to be blunder at all.
Only-a coincidence. Saturday Night.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29

Says the Atlanta Journal: "Texas
has furnished large share of the
lynchings in this country for ten
years past. An attempt to institute n
reform is seen in the anti-lynching
law passed by the Texas legislature at
its recent session. It makes all par
ticipants in mob which for any rea-
son whatsoever inAicts death upon
any person guilty of murder in the
first degree. Texas, like all other
States, had law against lynching be.
fore this act passed, and in the eye OF
the law all participants in.lynchings
are guilty Of murder. 1t was thought,
however, that the enactment of spe.
citic statute against lynching would
have a salutary effect. Governor Cul.
berson tool, this view, and in q special
message TO the legislature urged the
passage of Just such law as has been
enacted. The press of the State has
very generally commended the action
of the legislature, but it remains to be
seen if the new law will have any
effect. In nearly every instance where
lynching occurs the community has
been shocked by some hideous crime
and is in sympathy with the mob.
Under such circumstances it is impos.
sible to convict anybody connected
with the lynching. The Texas law is
an official condemnation of mob VIC.
lence, but twill not change the nature
of men or make them less easily driven
to frenzy by the preparation of those
crimes which are so frequently visited
with vengeance at the hands of
mob"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
THE GREEN LANES OF THE PAST,


I care not to gaze at the years coming on.
Thick-mantled In mist and with doubts
overcast,
But would rather stray back to the days that
are gone.
Along the green lanes OF the past
Across the cool meadows Of memory, where
The birds ever sing, and the wild waters
fall,
And the laughter of children is borne on
the air.
And love shineth over it all.
The painter may picture the future in dyes
That rival the rose and the rainbow, and
still
1t may leave him at last but a guerdon of
sighs,
And hope that failed to fulhll;
The poet may sing of the splendors su-
OF the opulent ages, far-coming and
vast
I question him not, vet ask but to dream
On the old quiet hills Of the past.
The past is my own-there is nothing un.
certain
In all its wide range, and my title is
clear
While the future, at best, is face on the
curtain,
That fades as my feet draweth near;
Then give me the blossoms, the birds and
the bowers,
And every loved scene where my soul
clingeth fast,
Like an evergreen ivy that mantles the
towers
And feeds on the dews ofthe past.
james NewtonMatthews, in Ladies Home
Journal.