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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-30
Growth of the Order.

Amos y. Root followed Thomas W.
Penny az chancellor commander bat held
tho position only n short time. lie was
succeeded by Reubcn :. Bemis and dur.
ing that year - candidates were admitted.
4g-s- A-sAw2r.s VIZ TIE llslel alaanaaller
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-30
Candidates Poured In.

Candidates rolled in by tho dozens, but
tho officers and promoters of the lodge
saw to IL that not penny was wasted,
and it was not many months after the
lodge was formed that building fund
was established. For this purpose every
member worked hard and to-day they he
gan 20 reap their reward by seeing the
corner stone OF tho building placed in
position. October | they VIII meet in
their own hail.
Too much cannot bc said for Brother
BENJAMIN Il. Harrington, who has dCnc
so much toward bringing this very inn
pOrtant matter Ca n climax. He has
laborcd more zcalously than any one
member Brother ponny Is entitled 90
no small amount of credit fer he was che
leader i'm the movement no the start and
IL was he who shaped the policy of tno
lodge, and gave II such "a tremendous
start.
T.. 4. Simmons is another that has
kept his shoulder close 10 the Wheel and
when the lodge got into a tight place was
willing and did give IL q boost that
set it right again. Reuben :. Bcmis
has also kept in touch with everything
concerning tho welfare Ot the lodge.
There arc many others whose namcs are
entitled 90 honorable mention in cOnnoc-
tion with this lodge.
or the charter members and first corps
Of officers who arc to-day past Chaucollors
OF the oruCr ere Brothers Penny, Sowcll,
Bcmis r. A. Gimmons and Ashwcrth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21
Sheriff s Sale of Land.

In order to satisfy an eXecu ton is
sued to me from the Superior Court OF
Halifax County in favor of A. White
and against Nike Hardy, shall sell for
cash at auction at the Court House
Door in Halifax, on first Monday in
February, 1897, being the 9Th day OF
said month, the following described real
estate OF the said Mike Hardy, lying,
being and situate in said county and
State, to wit That land which was
conveyed to said Mike Hardy by K.
Leggett by deed OF record IN said coun-
ty in Book 67 on page 26l to which
reference Is made and bounded by the
lands of the late David Clark, the Ur-
quhart land, and by Roanoke River and
containing three hundred and seventy
five acres, more or less, and known as
Buzzard Point and Hawkins land.
That land which was conveyed to said
Mike Hardy by Burwell and wife by deed
of record in Book 66 on page 1872, and be-
ginning at bole gum in Cypress
Swamp and running S. so. w. 122 poles
to a stake, thence S. 164 poles by new
made chopped line to Roanoke River
thence David Cla-k's line to the begin
ming, and containing one hundred and
| fifteen acres, more Or less. And al
that tract of land which was conveyed
to said Mike Hardy by Burwell and wife
by deed of record in said county il
Book So on page 2S9, except that par
thereof which has been allotted to sale
Mike Hardy as Homestead, and con
tanning forty acres, more or less.
This January 4th, 1897.
J. T. DAWSON, Sheriff.
By G. w. DUNN, Dep. Sheriff
| LIT.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21
GOVERNOR RUSSELLS
ADDRESS.

Cover nor Russell's inaugural address
was just about the right length. 1t
was we'll written and was fairly conserv-
alive. The first part was rather bitterly
partisan, and a stranger to North Caro-
lina's history for the past twenty years
would have thought that the State has
been under mob law and riot generally
The most striking paragraph in the
entire address to us was his reference tc
lynchings, which we give in full as
follows:
When this Legislature adjourns the
word should go out to the world thai
the crimes called lynchings must stor
In North Carolina. The way to end II
is plain. Remove the excuse for it. II
is no justification to say what is not
denied, that in many cases the victims
deserve what they get. Barbaroul
brutes who commit nameless crimes
must be killed. But let it be done I'm
der the forms of law. Let there be
none of the laws delay. Give the ex
ecutive power to call a court instanter
order the judge by telegraph to ths
county of crime. Try the criminal i
proper for appeal, convene the appellat,
court on shortest possible notice, sent
down the judgment and instantly per
form its mandates. Scarcely case o
mob murder OF guilty culprit has &C
CURED wherein he would not have bee,
convicted by judge and jury. In mos
cases the lynchlngs have been attribu
table to a spirit of lawlessness. Th'
only reasonable excuse that can be OF
fered is In the failure or the delay o
the law. Make the law so that ther,
can be no delay and no reasonable ap
prehension of failure. Provide bette
remedies for the prosecution of crimi
nails who take the law into their owl
lawless hands. Authorize their lndict
ment and trial in counties remove,
from their influence and put them OF
trial before juries who believe in orde
and law.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21

Senator Sherman is to be Secretary
of State in President McKinley's Cab
met.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21
EXPOSURE TO DISEASE

Does not necessarily mean the contrac-
ton OF disease provided the system is
in vigorous condition, with the blood
pure and all the organs In healthy ac-
ton. When in such a condition con-
taglon is readily RESISTED and the disease
germs can find nd Judgement. Hoods
Sarsaparlla is the best medicine to
to build up the system be cause it
makes pure, rich blood and pure blood
is the basis of good health. In cold
weather it is especially necessary to
keen up the health tone because the
body Is subject to greater exposure and
more liable to disease. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla Is the safeguard Of health.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21
Sale Of Drugs, Store Fix
lures and Furniture.

By virtue OF power in me vested by
that mortgage which was executed to
me on the LIST day of February, 1895,
by John K. McIlhenny and T. c. Nc
Ilhenny, shall sell for cash at public
auction in the town of Scotland Neck,
in the store house lately occupied by
John K. McIlhenny, on the 23rd day
of January, 1897, the entire stock of
goods, wares merchandise and drugs,
store furniture and fixtures. The stock
consists almost entirely of drugs. This
is good chance for some one to pur-
chase good business. Two drug
stores in this town ought to be boom
ing success. 9. A. CAMP,
Scotland Neck, N. c., Mortgage.
Jan. 2, 1897. 173t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21
FARMERS IN NASH GETTING
TO WORK.

Correspondence to The COMMoNwEALTH.)
GOLD Rock, n. c., JAN. 18th, 1897.
Our section continues alarmingly
quiet to one who would have something
startling to report.
Our planters are getting down to
their farm work in earnest, though
many of them were slow to begin, owing
to the miserable failure in their money
crops last year. Their encouragement
was so great that many choppers have
moved to other places, thinking they
might do better. Low prices have
made the outlook very gloomy to farm
ers. A great many of them attribute
the low prices to the election OF McKin-
lev, and the gold standard.
Hickory church called Rev. G. M.
Duke and he has accepted to preach
for them this year. His first appoint
ment next Saturday and Sunday.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21
PRITCHARD is SENATOR.

The COMMONWEALTH endeaYored to
get special from Raleigh just before
going to press, but failed. The Green
vile Refector's special Tuesday night
said:
The Legislature today elected Jeter
G.. Pritchard Senator on the first ballot.
The vote was as follows:
Unconstitutional 81, Thompson "a,
Doughton 81.
SENATE-Pritchard "a, Thompson
Is, Doughton 7.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21
ABOUT THE COUNTY'S
FINANCES.

In our last weeks issue we published
a statement of the financial condition of
Halifax county, over the signatures of
Edward T. Clark, county attorney, and
Thos. n. Harrison, chairman of the
Board of county commissioners. The
new Board OF commissioners at their
meeting in December appointed Mess.
Clark and Harrison special commit
tee to investigate the financial condi-
ton OF the county and report on it.
They did so, and their report was
printed in this paper last week.
The eighth item in that report show
ed that the old Board of commissioners
had paid out for transcribing old records
in the Register of deeds Office 50, 12O.O3.
This item especially has been criti-
cised by some who think that the ex-
penditure was more than ought to
have been made for that particular
work, in view of the fact that the Jail
was last year repaired at considerable
expense, and that new vault was built
for the county records, which also was
somewhat expensive.
If the old Board was unwise in expen-
ditures it will be in order for the pres
emit Board to watch closely how they
pay out the public money.
From appearances about the court
house at both meetings held by the
new board there will be many demands
made OF them that they will necessarily
have to disregard.
To be sure, all the work done at the
court house last year, the repairing Of
the iail, the building OF the vault and
the transcribing of the records, was
necessary but whether it all ought to
haye been done in one year, or whether
too much was paid for any or all of it
was matter left to the judgment o.
the Board then in office.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21

MIR. W. G.. Dowd, editor of the Char.
lotte Evening News, has purchased the
Charlotte Democrat. The paper will
be published still as the The Democrat
but will be under different manage.
ment. Mr.. Dowd is good newspaper
man. and is doing good work and en-.
larging his usefulness. The COMMON
WEALTH congratulates him on his sue
cess.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21
CARY COMES AGAIN.
to THE CoMMoNwEALTH.

Correspondence to The CoMMoNwEALTH.
CARY, N. c., Jan. Is, '97.
In your last issue you gave weight OF
some two year old hogs, asking if Cary
could reach it. Yes; Mr.. w. F. Jones
of Cary killed two hogs this week just
one year old weighing as follows: $50
and 4O2 pounds. Cary's best hogs have
not been killed yet. We will let THE
G COMMONWEALTH hear from us little
later.
The spring term of Cary High School
opened with $50 present.
Several new residences In course Of
erection tell the progress Of our town
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21

On 1nsurance-Whlt0 OF KandOlpn,
Pagan, Price, Pool, Allen, Harris OF
HALIFAX, Cunningham, Lawhorn, Ed
dlns.
On Fish Interests-Messrs. Hancock,
Duncan, Babbitt, Pool, Hodges, Alex
ander, Parker OF Perqulmans, Harring-
ton OF Hyde, Elliott, Cox, Daniels, Fa-
gan, Rountree, Chapman, Spruill,
Drew, Hare, Burgess, Gallop and Howe.
To Investigate Charges of Fraud in
Senatorial. Election-Messrs. Schulken,
Lusk and Nelson.
Additions to committees were made
as follows: Mr.. McPetcrs, to agricul-
ture Hartness, to judiciary Duffy. to
privileges and elections Hartness and
Young, to insane asylurns.
The testimony in the two contested
election cases from Mecklenburg coun-
ty has been filed.
ELEVENTH DAY-MoNDAY, JAN. 18TH.
SENATE.-The senate met at 4 o'clock
The committee on microbes reported
that there need be no further fear.
| Bills and resolutions were introduced
as follows:
By Senator Clark, to prohibit the
sale of liquor within two hundred feet
of any church in North Carolina.
By Senator Robertson, to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of liquor in Bla-
den county.
By Senator Person, to amend The
Code in regard to mayors acting as
/ justices of the peace.
By Senator Smathers, resolution in
regard to the election of senators
"That the senate will at noon tomorrow
proceed to go into an election"
l The following bills and resolutions
were disposed of:
The resolution in regard to election
of senator was adopted.
The bill to abolish the extra term o
Washington superior court passed.
The bill to prohibit the sale of con
cealed weapons was tabled.
A message from the house containing
the resolution that when the senate
and house adjourned tomorrow it be ir
honor OF General Lee. There was some
discussion as the election of Senato
was to be held at noon, but the reso
!, luton was finally adopted.
HoUsE.-The house met at O'Clock
The hall was as. clean as a pin and thu
committee on microbes reported all hal
been killed.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Howe, to amend the election
law by imposing the duties now devoly
/. ing upon the clerk of court upon til
, register of deeds.
By Mr.. Abernethy, to extend the &C
9 for relief of sheriffs and tax collector
- to January Is, 1898.
Mr.. Alexander, of Tyrrell, offered tn
following resolution, which was unan
g imously adopted:
Resolved, That when the legislator
adjourns tomorrow it adJourns in hone
of General Robert E. Lee, as a fittin
memorial Of mis- life and character.
: Testimony in the Mecklenburg cor
:. tested election case was filed.
The elections committee was Gale
to meet at once and take up thes
cases.
II Mr.. Gambler introduced bill to pr
vide for the payment of persons sun
- moned as special venire as other juro
are paid also bill to prevent publ
drunkenness. cit provides that al
person found drunk on a public higl
- way or at any public meeting shall
guilty of misdemeanor and upon CO.
:, viction shall be fined not less than s.
nor DE imprisoned not more than thlr
DAYS or both, and upon complaint b
= fore any justice he shall issue warra
for bic arroSf \
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21

Mary K. Wilkins is engaged in writ
ing series of striking sketches OF New
England neighborhood life for The
Ladies' Home Journal. They will por-
tray a small community's social lndul.
gences, sketching the old-fashioned
qullting-party, the time worn singing.
school and an apple-paring bee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21
notice.!

By virtue of power in me vested by
that Deed OF Trust of record in Halifax
County in Book Ia, on page lis, and
by virtue of power in me vested by
that Deed of Trust of record in said
county In Book 100, on page 1873, both
executed to me by John T. Brinkley
and wife, l shall sell for cash at auction
in Scotland Neck on Saturday the Goth
day OF February, 1897, the following
described real estate, lying, being and
situate in said county. to wit: All of
the right title and Interest OF said John
T. Brinkley and wife, Kate, In and to
that land known as Edwards Ferry
Farm, bounded by the Roanoke River,
the lands of T. w. Fenner, Noah Biggs,
and by Looking Glass farm, and con-
tanning three hundred and thlrty-seven
acres, more or less.
L 81 At. w. A. DUNN. Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21

In the Buckner Orphans Home near
Dallas, Texas, sixteen orphans were
burned to death on the morning of the
10th. There were LAT boys and more
than 100 girls in the home but all were
accounted for, Is being burned in the
building.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-21

The impurities In the blood which
cause scrofulous eruptlons are thorough
" eradicated by Hoods Sarsaparllla.
Try IL.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20

The English stage has certain GUS
toms which greatly hut FTenohman
who is not used to them. The last scene
of every act is constantly interrupted,
and sometimes in the most interesting
part, by the tinkling of little bell,
which apprises the music TO be ready to
play in the interval between the acts.
The actresses who perform the principal
characters drag long trains after them,
which have but four corners, like car
pet, the breadth proportional to the i'm
portance of the character, and they are
followed by little boy in quality of a
train bearer, who is as inseparable from
them as the shadow from the body.
This page, who is sprucely dressed and
muffled up in livery made to suit his
stature within two or three inches,
keeps his eye constantly fixed upon the
train of the princess, sets it to rights
when it is ever so little ruffied or
disordered and is seen to run after it
with all his might when violent emo
ton makes the princess hurry from one
side of the stage to the other. This he
does with all the phlegm and serious
ness natural to the English.
In one play in the scene between
the king and the quentin the mo-
ment which is to separate them forever
the king flies into the arms of the queen,
who embraces her royal consort, and
they continue clasping each other IN
transport, which excites In the whole
audience the strongest emotions"-who
can be affected to 80 high degree az
not to take notice Of the attention OF
the little page to repair the disorder
which the queens train constantly re-
ceives ~ she stirs and moves with i'm.
FASHIONED attitudes IN The axmao e tha
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
GOTHAM PEDAGOGY.
ME LIFE AND DUTIES OF A NEW
YORK SCHoOLTEACHeR.

Good Pay, Short Days and Lots Of vaca-
tion-Advantages over Other occupa-
tlons-Male Teachers Have Wider OPP
portunitics Than the Women.
Everything taken into consideration,
there are few public Offices in the city of
New York which are more desirable
than those within the public school sys-
tenn. From almost every point of view
the life of schoolteacher is desirable
one in this city. The pay is good, the
promotion tolerably rapid, the work not
onerous, and the hours are better than in
almost any other field of labor. About
1900 teachers are employed in the pub
lie school system of New York whose
salaries range from 5000 to 81, 300 IA
year for women, and from 81 $50 to SO, =
600 for men. But SO, 900 is by no means
the limit to the financial ambition of a
New York schoolteacher On the part of
the men there are several greater prizes
within their reach if they have the prop
or qualifications and can secure the right
influence in the board of education. For
instance, there is the office of assistant
superintendent of public schools, of
which there are ten, each drawing sal
airy Of about $4,000 year. Then there
is the superintendent Office itself. with
its handsome pay of $1,000, and it has
been the goal toward which scores OF
educators i'll this and other cities are
constantly keeping their eyes. Both the
offices of assistant superintendent and
superintendent are filed absolutely by
the board of education. The assistant
superintendent is elected for two years
and, as matter Of practice, bias life
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
Ra,nbow SOCIAL.

The Young Peoples society OF the r d
Jacket Congregational church will give
social next Tuesday evening that will be
something new and noysl. It will be in
the shape OF a sewing contest among the
young gentle men, who will endeayor to
display their skill or Ignorance in that
line. They will DE expected TO hem, or at
tempt to, the bottom OF an apron, which
the ladies will provide, and which will be
in some or all colors OF the rainbow.
Young men are especially invited to at
tend and contest. Refreshments will be
served during the evening II you wish
to see the rainbow displayed in al it's
beauty come next Tuesday to the Con-
gregational church.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20

Very well, madam" said tho clerk
humbly, "but may l ask whether they
are for yourself?"
"Well, of all the impertinent ques-
tions'- began the young woman, when
her companion interrupted, and, turning
to the clerk, said:
"Why do you ask?"
"Oh, because they're dog biscnit,
replied the clerk inditferently. "Still,
of course, if you want them, you can
have them.
Never mind" faltered the young
woman who had insisted on having what
she wanted. II guess | don't want any
thing at all" and she strutted out OF
the store looking very much ashamed
and followed by her companion, who
was strugg ling to hide her laughter.
The clerk didn't say anything, but
there was "a satisfied smile Oh his face az
he banged the cover down on the can OF
dog biscuit and walked away TO wait oil
another customer. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
..uau columbin'sr First Rendition.

Hail Columbia was written in 1898
by Joseph Hopblnsou when congress, IN
session at Philadelphia, was debating
what attitude to assume in the struggle
between France and England. Farty~
feeling ran high, and the air was sur
charged with patriotic enthusiasm "A
young actor in the city, who was about
TO have a benefit, came TO Hopkinson im
despair and said that 90 boxes remained
unsold, and it looked as if the PROPOSED
benefit would prove failure IL Hop
kinson would write him patriotic song
adapted to the tune of THE Presidents
March,, then popular, it would save
the day. The following afternoon the
song was ready. 1t was duly advertised
the house was packed, and. i'll wild en-
thusiasm, the song was encored and re-
encored. Ladies' Home Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
A Famous Old BugIe.

A rare old curiosity is temporarily ira
the possession of the Kentucky Histor-
ical society at Frankfort. 1t is bugis
made of two slabs of cedar about three
sixteenths of an inch i'll thickness ano
bent into funnel shaped horn- Inc
bell, or mouth, is 1917 inches In CIR
conference. 1t is hooped with cow hcxrs
rings and iron bands. The bugle Is the
property of Mrs. Anna Mayhall, grand
daughter of the late Captain kooerF
Collins, who was a soldier III the WIZ Oh
1925. 1t was used in the campaign
of Colonel Richard NJ johnson and WAS
at the death of Tocumseh. Captain Cox
Inns was bugler for the regiment, AUD
this is the instrument he used during
the war and which ordered the famous
charge of Colonel johnson. Captain
Collins was a mechanical genius, and
with his own hands made the lnstru-
ment. Every morning at sunrise ne,
walked the neighbors for miles around
with his reveille call from the bug1e
until his DEATH in lS64.-FranhorS
XIV Call
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20

citing room stove up and going by sun
day"
"All right, my DEAR" said johnson.
"I'll be home at H.
So that afternoon Johnson's wife sent
the children over TO visit on the other
side of town and stuffed rags in all the
cracks TO deaden sound. After fervent
nrayer that all the neighbors would be
ont of town for few hours that after
noon she was ready for Johnson.
He arrived promptly.
1.-THE stove is out in the wood shed, "
said his wife.
The stove was not very large, and
after Johnson had dressed himself for
the occasion, with the help of Mrs. john
son. who had taken care to have his old
clothes and gloves handy, he got the
stove to the back porch without much
difficulty.
cit must be blackened, said Mrs.
Johnson as she mixed the backing. IL
blackened to beautiful finish with very
little rubbing, and johnson whistled at
his work.
Then he tackled down the oilcloth
mat and the zinc and kept on whistling
He took the stove in carefully and
put it in the right place.
There was plenty of the old stoveplpe'
and while he cleaned it in the alley
with stick Mrs. johnson sat ON the
back porch and listened to him whistle,
The first joint went ON all right, and
the damper staid in place. The next
Joint fitted so well that johnson almost
stopped whistling in sheer admiration
for il. and so did the next one. The ell.
bow fitted admirably, and the collar and
last joint went on like top. The seam
was on the right side all the way mp.
There was not even speck OF SCOT OIL
the papers Mrs. Johnson had spread OIL
the carpet.
In ten minutes more Johnson had
lovely fire in the stove and was IN hi'
business suit again spick and span read
ing the paper while his wife got supper
It was just here that there was saw
age nudge in Jobnson's left ribs and n
heard his wife tell him to wake mp, ant
hustle out now, for it had been dayligh
for half an hour. Topeka State Journal