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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-07-16
shelton, Friday, July, 18th, 1897.
Personals.


R,akely last week, but intends to come
hack when school opens.
Miss Mary Hanaford. of Olympia,
has been visiting her sister, Grace, at
Needham's, since the Fourth.
Mrs. Frank Fredson came down
from Blakely Wednesday to attend the
funeral of her sister, Frances keelty.
Nv, Rankin, the N. P. land in
soector. and Mark Reed came down
from Olympia last Friday and went
into the timber near Lake Newatzel.
Father Justin, of Woodland College,
aud three sisters from Olympia, came
down yesterday to attend the funeral
of Frances Keelty.
Mrs. Frank c. Wiley is contemplate
ing a trip to her old home at the other
side of the continent, Maine, the low
rates being an inducement.
Rev. F, o. Lamoreux and party OF
Baptists visited Little Skookum last
Sunday to attend the baptism OF Miss
Giugrich at the Forbes school house.
Mrs. Robt. Sheedy and children con-
template to remove..to Rossland short
ly, as there Mr.. Sheedy has permanent
EMPLOYMENT as Superintendent on a
railroad
Mrs. Gamble, a sister of w. H.
Kueeland arrived from Phoenix, Ari-
iona, Wednesday evening, to visit I'M
til fall. Mrs. Gamble spent some time
inShe1ton in 1891.
w. D. Baldwin returned Saturday
from a weeks trip to the head waters
of the Des Chutes river with a pros
pecting party and brings back several
good mineral specimens.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Schlesener moved
to Tacoma Wednesday. Mrs. Chas'
Meyers and children, who have beer
visiting in Shelton for the past weel
returned home with them.
Mrs. Lucy Wells will shortly leave
for San Francisco to meet the Doctor
on his return from the east, and re
turn by the steamer route, a pleasan
trip at this time of the year.
Miss Jessie Alderman intends to re
turn to Shelton next, with her sister
and gentleman who have been at
tending the big c. E. convention a
San Francisco, to visit the logging
camps.
Mrs. A. E, LeRoy and Mrs. Taylor
were in from Matlock this week on /:
shopping trip. Mrs Leroy reports al
accident to Grisda1e's locomotive
which caused the camp to lose severa
days of work.
Sheriff Caldwell and Geo. Vogtlil
went over to Clifton Monday, afte
James, Louis and Adam Griffith, OF
complaint of their father as incorrig
IDLE. The boys were sent to the re
form school.
Chas. Richardson, John Holgat'
and Mr.. Sherman. of the N. p. Taco
ma, came down Saturday evening ant
accompanied Attorney Richardson an,
L. K. Munson on fishing trip to thu
Skokomish river. They returned
Mhnday and reported fair luck. Al
caught fish enough to eat and some t.
bring home, but no big catches wer'
made. Mr.. Holgate caught big rain
bow trout that made thing intererest
ing.
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Location and other mining blanks
for sale at this office.
Best Leghorn hats in the market for
$1.50 and no discount to outside trade,
everybody treated alike, at Mrs.
Eaton's Mill merry Parlors.
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Advertised Letter List.

Following is list of the letters remaining in
the post Office at Shelton, WASH, at the close of
the month of June 1897. Persons calling
for any of the same will please say advertised
Richard B. Beal, Dave George, Joe. Simmons,
Hendrick Sederlof, Bob. Stapleton, T. G. Tay
lor Thomas Taylor. AL. J. MUNsoN, PM.
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shelton POst-Office.

..,. close for the East daily at II 80 A. M.
Msii close for the North daily at A. N.
Maiis arrive daily 1890 A. M:
General GSI Delivery open from A. M. to IL NJ
to r. NJ leave for Matlock, Mason, Juno. Grove
M MAJ sotsop at m every Tuesday and Friday.
anu ,"r Orders and Postal Notes issued.
MONEY ]. E. SLIGH. Postmaster.
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Rubber garden hose, couplings,
members, nozzles aud sprinklers at
Hunter & Eaton's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
A PERTINENT QUESTION.

EDITOR THE COMMONWEALTH will
you or some other true Demo
crat tell tho white voters of Halifax
county the difference between the man
who votes for the Republican or Popu-
list party and the man who, after they
are elected or appointed to Office, will
go on their bonds that they may hold
the office?
No republican would have held Office
in Halifax county from 1865 to 1882
without the support of the white DEM
ocrats OF the county. After eighteen
years of Republican and Scalawag rule,
which bankrupted and disgraced the
county and caused the people to sell
their jury tickets and county orders for
less than fifty cents in the dollar, this
has not been forgotten by the people.
But we now see men claiming to be
good Democrats going on the bonds of
colored men, enabling them to hold
the post Offices of the county.
Will such things strengthen the
Democratic party? Will it encourage
those who have left the party or grown
Indifferent, to return to its support
We think not. FARMER.
THE foregoing question so pertinent
ly.put by Farmer" is worthy OF serious
consideration. He has struck at one
of the evils which Irvine about our po-
lltical hotch-potch, and we should like
to have some one else answer. We,
like Farmer" think that such acts on
the part of Democrats works great in
jury to our party.-EDIToR The CON-
MoNwEALTH.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
FIRST CAR OF SOLDIERS.

Wizmington Messenger.
This is from the Scotland Neck CON-
one of our valued state
exchanges:
"Mr. J. r. Tillery told the editor of
The COMMONWEALTH a few days ago
that some time in the thirtles when it
was first proposed to build railroad
from Wilmington to Weldon and track
it with iron, Mr.. Benjamin Edmunds,
who lived in the upper part OF Halifax
county, said that there was not enough
iron in the world to do it,
It recalls what we heard an old negro
say at Halifax early in the late war.
The first train of cars that passed
through the historic town containing
soldiers was very long. They were
filled with Georgians hurrying to Vlr-
ginia and numbered l 200 or so. Many
citizens had gathered at the depot, and
when the long train went by the sol
diers were on platforms and with heads
out of windows. An old darkey look
ing on was amazed and said: IT didn't
know dar was dat many foxes in dis
world" Like Mr.. Edmunds he had
lived too much at home. We knew
Mr.. Edmunds personally. He was a
man of large estate.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
LIGHT AHEAD.

Mr.. J. B. Coffield, of Martin, who
has three times represented his county
in the State Legislature as member
of the Lower House, and who was for
several wears a member of the State
Board of Agriculture, has recently
been in Raleigh, and gave the News &
Observer some cheering news from
good old Martin. He is square Dem
ocrat and said of the situation in his
county:
"The best class of the Populists are
disguised and say they are tired of ne
groes in public Office, and will have
none of it. If the election could take
place next week we would carry every
county that has heretofore been Demo
cratic.
"The color line ought to be drawn
straight, and the white men urged tc
unite to carry the State. The News &
Observer is on the right line when il
says that the shibboleth is the white
Man and the White Metal If we will
stick to this, we will attract enough
good men to our standard to enable us
to win next year"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
ABOUT THE PENITENTLARY.

There has been effort by the present
State administration to show that the
penitentiary has been great burden
on the State for a number of years.
This has been done to justify the pres
ent reckless expenditure of the States
money on the institution with desire
to make it appear that the present ad-
ministration is doing as we'll as the
Democratic administration did.
But Hon. A. Leazer, ex-Superintend-
ent OF the penitentiary, has written a
letter to the News & Observer in which
he clearly shows that the Republican
charges are false and he emphatically
says that for 1896 the penitentiary was
self-sustaining.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
NOTICE.

NORTH CAROLINA. SUPERIOR
IN HALIFAX COUNTY. COURT
E. L. Travis and wife
Jennie G. Travis
vs..
John F. Felch, Olivia
A. Fetch, Henry Felch.
To John F. Felch, Olivia A. Felc
and Henry Felch, the defendants abov
named: You are hereby notified that
the above entitled action has been
commenced against you in the SUI
perior Court of Halifax by the plain
tiffs above named to recover possession
of tract OF land in Halifax County,
known as Hills Bridges whereon DR..
Jno. r. Moore resided at time OF his
death, and to exclude you from all In
terest therein. You are required to
appear at a term of our said Court 10
be held at the Court House in Halifax
on the eighth Monday after the: last
Monday IN September, 1897, and an
swer or demur to the plaintiffs COM
plant in said action.
This October 18th, 1897.
STERLING M. GARY,
10 % 1t. Clerk Superior Court.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
ENFIELD NEWS.

Correspondence to THE COMMONWEALTH.
ENFIELD, N. c. Nov. /, 1897.
We had little frost here last Satur-
day morning and don't suppose the
oldest person in the community ever
knew it to be as late in the year as this
before having any frost at all.
Heaviest receipts of tobacco last Fri
day that they have eyer had in one
day. It was estimated at g.. 600 lbs.
Miss Harriet Sykes and Mrs. J. III.
Parker, two of our oldest citizens, are
quite feeble.
Mr.. J. r. Moore and family have
moved into the house opposite the late
Mrs. A. o. Whitaker's.
Mrs. Knight returned to her home
at Rocky Mount Saturday after spend
ing some time with relatives here.
Enfield Township Sunday school As
ISOLATION is expected to meet at Brad
ford's next Saturday at 10 o'clock a. m.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
HALIFAX COUNTY TAXES.

Perhaps not since the war have the
tax lists aud tax books in Halifax cOun.
ty been as mixed up as they are now
Before the county commissioners Mon.
day there were numbers of cases report.
ing taxes too much, double, in the
wrong persons name, &C., &c. The
tax book for Weldon township Will
have to be made out again. All this
comes of putting the tax lists into In
competent hands. Only intelligent
people ought to handle and write up
the tax lists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
SISTER MARYLAND.

A "fellow feeling" ought to exist be-
tween wandering Democrats in Mary
land and wandering Democrats in North
Carolina, according to the following.let-
ter which one of the said wandering
Maryland Democrats wrote the Balti-
more Herald a few days ago.
In tones repentant and terms express
i've he draws picture that would pass
for a political representation of North
Carolina.
Hear him:
Those two sweetly scented American
Beauty roses of Independent Democ-
racy," the Sun and News, practically
maintain that Republican rule in this
city and State for the past two years is
above criticism, and, therefore, that all
Democrats must vote the Republican
ticket. / am Democrat-guilty of a
great SINFUL OF remorse, and ready to
return to Democratic misrule rather
than abide with our present specimen
OF Republican rule. Give me thous-
and Germans to one Wellington.
Two years ago I voted the straight
Republican ticket-Heaven forgive me,
but it will be the last one Ny con-
science has accused me ever since. We
were promised a clean, fair government
good men were to get on t0p-the
peoples interests frst-spolls and
spollsmen to the rear. What were the
first results OF Republican control
When the Legislature assembled, the
members Immediately commenced to
bargain and dicker for patronage in q
way that broughtsthe blush of shame to
. the cheek of every honest citizen Of the
State who could read and did read the
disgraceful proceedings. SO violent was
this scramble for spoils that legislative
business was actually, suspended until
the more important matter Of party
plums had been disposed Of Every
man was for himself, the devil take the
hindmoet-there was nothing for the
State and people Alter weeks of dis
graceful wrangling and fighting, in
which the good Governor we were In
duced to vote for was engaged in deal
ing out promises and offices where they
would do the most good, the climax
was reached when the members violat-
ed an ancient law of the State and their
oaths by the election of Wellington to
the United States Senate, consumma-
ton that will ever remain black spot
: upon orn record.
Can any independent Democrat, or
any other kind Of Democrat, again cast
his vote for party which has IS abus-
ed tho confidence OF trusting people?
a REPEnrAEr Dra6oChAr
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
Notice.

Halifax County. Court.
D. A. Madry
VS..
w. G. Allen and others.
By virtue of power conferred upon
me by q decree made in the above en-
titled action, I shall sell on the terms
stated below, in the town Of Scotland
Neck, on the first Saturday in Decem-
Der, 1897, being the 18th day OF
the month, between the hours of IL m.
and l p. M, at public auction, the real
estate fully described in the pleadings
in said action, towit That real
estate in said town known as the Vine
Hill Male Academy, consisting ofabout
four acres OF land, bounded BY lands
OF 8. B. Kitchin, B. D. Grayis estate.
by Main street and by Fifth street.
Terms One half cash, balance IN
II months from day of sale, with title
retained till whole Of purchase money
Is paid, and notes Of purchaser for de-
terred payment taken with interest
from day Of sale.
This Nov. 8, 1897.
". a. DUNK,
III 4 4t Com,miaaionser:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04

Henry George, the great leader Of
the working men of New York, and a
candidate for Mayor OF Greater New
York, died suddenly last Friday morn
ing. He bad been in active work in
the campaign for some days and wore
out. He was an honest, con-
scientious man, and had written much
and exerted himself greatly Inf the in
terest OF the working classes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04

Judge Robinson made short work Of
Railroad Commissioner s. Ohio Will
sons case last week. He heard the pa
pers read, listened to some of the argu-
ment and stopped the whole proceed
ing to render his decision in favor Of
Pearson, the Governors appointee in
Wilson's stead. The case will soon
go before the Supreme court.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
SACRIFICE SALE!
THIRTY DAYS ONLY!

During which time stock OF CLO7l
SHOES DRY GOODS. HATS CAPS, NOTIONS LADIES e,s u d
FURNISHING GOODS CAPES, JEWLERY and all other KINDS
carried IN our store at cost and below We have decided sell
during this ~ and do it, 1t fact that we
losers gain great by not to lei m
opportunity by without taking interest it. You to
money that help it, Do that such offers
day be the fret one and will Soc on eaen
Will Duy from Don't wait to but come with
one dollar Will 60 long in during the great
them for Soc pair h n1ete line Of them 9 %
TO $5OO 1t is impossible for give prices Of entire flannel
and for yourselves OF al Won" ~
white, red and gray l8c. to Csc the best.
Go to J. COHEN'S for your Clothing. ). p,
object. ouots
This Sacrifices Sale won't longer 80 days commencing
= -" J. COHEN SCOTLAND NECK &c
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
WHAT You Would LIKE TO HEAR.

What you would like to hear OF
a medicine is that it will either cure
you, or you will get your money back.
Perhaps you have never heard it.
Then you have never bought a bottle
of DR.. David's Chill Tonlc-the one
chill cure that is warranted to cure or
money refunded.
Inquire of your druggist or write to
the Owens & Minor Drug Co., Rich.
mond, Va.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
NO CURE-NO PAY

That is the way all druggists sell
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL
TONIC tor Chills, Fever and all forms
of Malaria. It is simply Iron and
Quinine in tasteless form. Children
love it. Adults prefer it to bitter nau-
seating tonics. Price, SOC. GIT 1y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
ARTICLES Of INCORPORATION.


NORTH CAROLINA, In Office Clerk
IN Martin County. Superior Court.
Notice is hereby given of the filing
of articles of incorporation of the Boyle
Manufacturing Company that the
names of the interpretations are
JOHN P. BoYLE,)
D. G.. JONES, Hamilton, N. g.
T. B. SLADE,
and such others as they may associate
with them that the principal place OF
business is in Hamilton, N. g., and its
general purpose and business is to
manufacture lumber, shingles, hoops,
and ash handles, &c. that the duration
of the corporation is thirty years, the
capital stock, three thousand dollars
with privilege to increase to ten thous-
and dollars, divided into sixty shares OF
the par value of fifty dollars per share.
This the 7th day of October, 1897.
N. S. PEEL,
10 IA At. Clerk Superior Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-09
COZ DEN ED LOCALS

Mr.. Joseph Ferrero, president of the So
ciety of the Legera. has given forty crash
suits to the members of that organization.
A leaky fire plug at 18th and c streets
reported by the police today. The po-
lice also reported broken hydrant at 18th
and + streets northwest.
Seventy-six arrests were made by the
police yesterday Six of the victims We're
released when sober.
The pump in front of No. Glib 9th street
northwest needs repairing.
Lieut.. Vernon reported today that the
curbing on ID street southwest needs
setting. 1t displaced by the roots of
trees.
Sixteen runs We're made by the police
ambulances yesterday. Several We're re-
CURED in cases of accident and others We're
made because of sickness among the poor
people, who needed hospital treatment.
Sanitary Officer Frank has had an I'M
usually large number of applications for
transportation made to him during the past
few days. While many of them were do
mestics who wanted to go to summer re-
sorts, some requests were made for trans
portation of entire families. A number of
insane patients have also been cared for
recently.
Mrs. Hannah Bannister. sixty-six years
old. who lives at No. l011 14th street
yesterday while getting off Capital Trac-
ton She fell to the pavement and
was SO badly injured that she had to be
remove ed to Providence Hospital in the am
bulance. AT the hospital she complained
of severe pains about her back and Shout
der
Thomas Gorham, the young colored man
who was struck on the head with bake
ball bat by Timothy Hurley on the lot
near New York avenue and North CAPITOL
street Tuesday evening. is still at Freed
mems Hospital. His condition is consider
ably better than when he was taken there.
Hurley has not been arrested and the DO
lice think he has left the city.
There was a collision between an ice
wagon and a brick cart near Florida ave-
nue. and 18th street this morning about S
o'clock. The colored driver of the cart, it
is stated, was asleep, and this is under
stood to have caused the accident. One
horse was slightly injured.
Inspector Hollinberger has received let
ter from Chief Dagwell of the Utica NY,
police force, asking him to look out for
Fred. A. Scripture, who disappeared from
there few days ago. His sudden disap-
pearance. the chief says, is causing his
parents much worry and anxiety. He is
nineteen years old, and his habits have
always been good Several times he had
expressed a desire to go out and look for
work and see the country.
Richard Young, forty-nine years old, fell
| from a beer wagon near 9th and K streets
| to the Freedmen's Hospital in the police
ambulance. The physicians who examined
| him found that his leg had been fractured
near the ankle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-09
CONSIDERING DEFICIENCIES.
A Number of Nominations COnfrme.
in Executive Session.

In the Senate yesterday the deficiency
appropriation bill was considered through
out the day. Among its provisions is one
accepting the invitation of France to par
ticipate in the Paris exposition of 1900.
A new committee amendment was agreed
to. appropriating 5000 in full indemnity to
the heirs of three Italians lynched in
Louisiana in 1896.
Other new items were as follows: Re
pairs to building No. IS, Brooklyn navy
yard. s2o,oO0; to the widow of Repre-
sentative Cooke of Illinois, 5000; fire
proof immigrant building at Ellis Island,
n. Y. to cost s60o.UO of which $3.50, 600 is
made available.
The appropriation for Ellis Island also
provides for enlarging the island three
acres.
Mr. Butler On c. offered an amendment
limiting the cost of armor plate for new
battle ships to $3.50 per ton, and providing
for a government armor plant II private
went over.
An effort to have several claims added
TO the bill led to long debate on the pro-
priety of paying government claims, the
general sentiment being that a general bill
covering all claims should be brought in
at the next session of Congress. AT 1.HO
pm. the bill was laid aside, and after an
executive session, the Senate adjourned
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations:
Hiram c. Truesdale of Arizona, TO be
chief justice. and the following named &c
be associate justices Of the supreme court
of Arizona: G. r. Davis F.. NJ. Doan, X. T.
Sloan Asa W. Tenney of New York. to bt
United States district judge for the eastern
district of New York; Francis Il. Loomis
OF Ohio to be minister TO Venezuela; w
w Rockhin of the District of Columbia, Il
be minister to Greece: c. V. Herdliska
District of Columbia, TO be secretary or th'
American legation at Vienna, Austria
Postmasters-New York: w. n. Stewart
at Gloversyille, b. Salisbury, at E1iilcott
VILE; r. y. Hayes, at Boonville- Pennsyl
vania. /. +. Garrett. at Lansdowne. D. p
Higgins. at Lewisburg. Illinois: II. NJ
Weber. at Colorado Indiana: ]. w Dale
Ut Mitchell. Virginia: Fred Read, at New
port News. South Dakota: V. n. Wilson
at Britton-