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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

last being the first conclave since the summer va
cation. There was large attendance present. en-
oracing many Past Commanders OF its own and
sister bodies. \ numbef OF candidates were elect
ed, and several new petitions presented indicat-
inG that Eminent Commander +. F.. Barnes is IN
fusing his usual enthusiasm and interesting the
SIT Knights 10 insure prosperous seasons WORK
The drill corps connected with Palestine has been
regularly organized during the summer months Dy
the choice OF drimaster. president secretary ana
treasurer, and has adopted regular code OF
regulations, which have been printed and pro-
vide for n contributing membership from the MEM
bers Of the COmmandery not actively engaged in the
drill work. En-. Sir Wallace A Downs has ben
in the way Of evolu,ions OF the Commandery at
Us next annual reception. The annual reception
Tor lsS VIII be held the evening OF February TO-
The Metropolitan Opera House has already been
engaged for that occasion. 1t the close OF the
conclave social hour was spent IN the room lead
ing west from the anteroom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

assisted by r. w J. Stewart Wilson. Grand Mar
sha., who presented the working tools Brother
Robert Frotnlngham acted Senior Deacon in the
second section and r. W James B. Gillie delivered
the historical lecture. Others assisting were r. W.
Theophilus Pratt. William II. Miller. Rsmgio Lo-
pez Matthew Taylor and W. Burlington. OF United
States Lodge: Clark OF Pyramid: Wallace. OF Hope:
Ying. White. Van WORT Perham and hosts OF
others. With all this accumulated Masonic talent
the work done In exceedingly good form, and
was much appreciated and enjoyed by the brethren.
Making common cause with all that tends to ele
vate, dignity and purify humanity, Masonry Is the
rival OF no agency that has these objects in view
Religion. above al. finds In true Masonry ts firm
est friend. It's leading truth lies AZ the foundation
OF our institution. Its system OF morals is me
same that which inculcata and enforce Its
sacred oracle Il the accepted rule by which We
profess to guide and amend our lives. lleortW
and Christian brethren alike find the page they
revere spread ever open upon our altar Every
rite points TO the Holy Volume az liz source; every
covenant is sanctioned by Invocation OF the witness
q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
THE REAPER ~ THE CPtFT

Another veteran craftsman has laid aside III.
earthly working tools bid farewell the Mason.
quarry and TO his brethren and 10 the celestial
Grand Lodge abovc-gOnt 10 his final home W.
Brother Pulls. Past Master. and the last surviving
charter member OF Rcthcl Lodge No. 80. died al
his home and VIII b" buried to-day from Christ
Church at Ridgewood. y. ). Bethel Lodge Will
turn on, I'm honor OF the veteran brother ana ".
Il. @. Huntington will perform the Masonic funeral
service.
I.uc!en J. Potter. aged slXty-two years. chaplain
az Columbia Lodge No ~. o; Chatham. died tn"
18th inst FI!s remains We're escorted their last
lcstlrg place ~ Gloversvil!c y. y BY his brother
officers CT Columbia Ledge and with the assurance
Of Gloyersve Lodge the beautiful Masonic burial
service was carried out. The deceased leaves a
widow Bro Potter was the leading funeral director
Of Chatham y. Y, and a local preacher and Official
in the Methodist Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
TIE MASONIC VETERANS or CONNECTICUT

The twenty-seventh annual reunion of the "Od
Guard" OF the Nutmeg State was held Thursday
June "a. under the auspices OF George Washing
ton Lodge No. %, at AnsOnia and the printed re-
port OF this gathering has just been received. X
Is ably edited and compiled by the Venerable
Brother and Rev A. y. Lewis, secretary. whose
smiling countenaEce adorns the FIRST pag- Of the
neat pamphlet.
Much Information. useful and pleasant. IS con-
famed IN the pages OF the report. One BY one the
famous signers OF the declaration Of Iealty to
masonry during the stormy days OF ls32 crop OF.
oCt their memory stu lives. and their noble ana
exalted example has born fruit for which the
ure craft In these United States Will be ever CRATE
Iu and hear testimony to The true nobility Of char
acter OF that band OF faithful brethren. The 70
poit speaks In the k!ndest manner Of those gone
OF Jordan.
banquet was served which the brethren mis-:
nave enjoyed much. for II brought forth the follow
hg resolution: Resolved. That the inner man. as
represented BY the Connecticut Masonic Veteran
association, desires 20 express In unmistakablc
,srms Its appreciation OF the hospitality OF George
washington Lodge No. 90. and especially OF the
aoic assistance OF the ladies Of the Eastern Star.
who so noby and courteoGsly seconded oCr enter
charming Presence"
Free and easy" speeches were made by the
rs,ary Dy Brothers Lee. Hayden and others. The
.spoIt SHOWS that sixty-eight new members were
ssnt,eu curing the year OF which the oldest was
ss.sny years OF age. There were present l22 men,
oers. Oldest member present George Brakeman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

envy He was secretary OF the New-York state
Teachers Association eight years. secretary OF the
New-York State School Commissioners and Superin-
tondec's' Association four years. and was School
Commissioner IN Cayuga County three years. The
brother made Master Mason in Weedsport,
y y. and a Royal Arch Mason in Port Byron, y y.
lie vas Master OF Port Byron Lodge two years,
ard o., Racket River Lodge at Potsdam TWO years,
vas the High Priest OF Morris Chapter one year
and o. -. Lawrence Chapter one year. He IL also a
member of :. Lawrence Lodge OF Perfection. The
Right WCrshipful Is a good speaker and has been
orator several occasions At dedcations OF Masonic
halls. e;c. This year he had the honor Of being
appointed District Deputy Grand Master OF the
TW@nty-thlrI Masonic District. consisting OF 81.
Lawrence County and embracing twenty-one lodges.
The brother e. also an odd Fellow and a knight OF
Pyihas but thinks very hgh.y OF Freemasonry
and cannot ae 100 earnest in advocating It's sublime
principles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
A DELTGHTFTL ETENING WITT NOPE
IHHGE w ~

LODGL W. =
\ very interesting communication was held a.
Hope Lodge on Tuesday night. September q The
occasion was the celebration OF the 16o0th stated
communication and The foriy-sxth anniversary Of
the Institution Of the lodge. The feature OF the
meeting the very Interesting review Of the HIS
tory o. the lodge by the District Deputy Grand
Master for the Fifth Masonic District, p w.
Brother Isaac Fromme, Past Master OF the lodge
The discourse was most instructive and entertain
ms During the forty-six years Hope Lodge re-
ceived sIl7 81 and paid out for charity alone
81 ~. r w Brother Frornue referred 20 many
amusing as weH as pathetic incidents that hap
pened during said time. From the records ii ap-
pears that during the war the Senior Warden
William Gray. was red FOR deserton by court
martial and sentenced 10 be shot through The IN
tercession Of Hope Lodge and the influence o. ".
Bro. Coils who was then tne Master of q Odsc
IN Pennsy lVania. and row Commissioner Of Public
suspended and Bro Gray returned to duty. whore
he fought for the Union until the close q The war.
and by the careful attention and nursing DAY and
night his life was saved The brother is SUI alive
and a member OF Hope Lodge
Another incident was that Of Bro. Edwin Cole,
vno was captured a; the Battle Of Bal Run. June;
conveyed from there 10 New-Orloans where ne was
thrown into prison with felons: fcvcr overlook him
and he was .oriycd Of food and even necessary
clothing. in this emergency NJ. ". !. q. a. Eel
made the brother more comf5rtablo and furnished
MN with food, clothing and medical attendance
ute 70 Z. w Brother Samuel j. Campbell and TO
w. John Little, referring 10 his appointment as
Grand Worder In the Grand Commandery in this
State by unanin Gus election. distinction which
only occurred once in the history OF the Grand
Commando X. w. Bro Frommc also referred 10
the conscientious and able administration Of W.
BRO William A. Wallace the present Master of tn
lodge
After the address the brethren were entertained
by the following talent: Comedy Gotham Quartet.
Messrs. Fiber Fairbanks. Humphrey and Parker;
John +; Brennan tenor; Professor Ashmall or
gonist; Blind Tom pianist; Charles Paxton scnti,
mental singer, William Armour. comic singer ana
humorst. The lodge filled TO overfowng with
many distinguished members OF the craft
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
D. D. or THE TrEyTY-THIRD DISTRICT.

This distinguished brother born in Brockport,
y. l.. June 49, 1874. and prepared for college in
Brockport Medina and Albion. He graduated from
the University Of Rochester in 1863 and Is Phi
Beta Kappa man. Brother Moorehouse is teacher
by profession, has been principal Of Weedspor,
Union School. Port Byron High School. occupied
the chair OF higher mathematics in the State Nor
NAL School at Posdam for five years and Is now
principal OF the Norwood Union School and Acad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
CONNINNERI NOTES.

York Commandery No 81 conferred the order Of
the Tor1nle erI o: Malta The Commander Emil
mont sir George hnipe. presided In me former,
t-sis.c,I by thc Preate. Past 'ommander Gcorg"
~ arlo~5on and l.. 81 Wilson q. FOX gave the
order e. Nalra. assisted by =. S!r William j. Nc
Donald John Spence +. T. Davis. Van Corr. Getty
Nurohv ard fiarrer. There were also present
P,neiist. WarIng and Lyman 8. King OF Con-
stanilne No. -
Tho regular conclaye Of Palestine Commandery
No rs was held at The Asylum on Monday evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
MASONIC DEPARTMENT

Viii masters. secretaries or memnerS
,tudIx inform this department OF inc iri"
nue when their respective io"ses
u" not x,ork n my, or the nature OF the
.,erclses OF opening night.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01
TILLERY TIPS.

Correspondence to The CoMMoNwEALTH.)
TILLERY, N. c.. March 80, 1897.
The North Carolina Lumber Co.
have organized their employees into a
fire department with w. A. Barber as
chief.
A series of fire alarms and drills will
make the company's officers feel some
what safer In case of fire.
We had services Sunday last both
morning and evening in the Baptist
church. Fair sized congregations list
ened to good sermons.
The town commissioners held meet
ing Monday evening and made arrange
ments to haye the streets of the town
put in a respectable condition.
Mrs. John P. Logan and Miss Logan
arrived in town Tuesday from Roch.
ester, N. Y. They will make thei1
home In Tillery. Mr.. Logan is the
popular foreman of the planning mill.
Rev. Mr.. Smith held services Tuesday
evening III the Episcopal chapel.
Mrs. Geo. E. Songer, wife of Tilleryi
new mayor, is dangerously ill. Sht
underwent an operation Monday ant
hopes are entertained for her rapid re
covery.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01
ALL AFTER PIE.

Mr.. J. L. Ramsey, editor of the Prog
ressive Farmer, has been made Com
missioner OF Agriculture, and the Char
lotte Observer makes the following OBJ
servation about it:
"Who could have believed that oul
lately honored and patriotic friend
jeremiah Lamentation Ramsey, editor
of the Progressive Farmer, would have
defiled himself with base pie We had
thought that If there was reforme,
for reformation only It was Ramsey
And yet behold him standing at the
pie counter, as the CASTOR county boy
wrote OF the preacher at the Sunday.
school picnic, with both hands full and
mouth accordin'!' After this we shall
know that there is none who is proof
against the Establishments of pie no
not one"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01
SbRrif'S Sale Of I,ald.

In order to satisfy an execution is
sued to me from the Superior court
of Halifax county in that action en-
titled A. White VS.. Mike Hardy, shall
sell for cash at the court house door in
Halifax, on Monday, the 9th day of
April, 1897, being the first Monday OF
said month, the following described
real estate of said Nike Hardy, being
and situate in said county, to witt That
land which was conveyed to said Mike
Hardy by K. Leggett by deed of record
in said county in Book 81 on page 261
to which reference is made and bound
ed by the lands of the late David CLARK,
the Urquebart land, and by Roanoke
river and containing three hundred and
seventy-fve 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 beginning at bole gum
in Cypress Swamp and running S. so,
w. 122 poles to stake, thence s. l64
poles by new made chopped line to
Roanoke river, thence David Clark :
line to the beginning, and containing
one hundred and fifteen acres, more OF
less. And all that tract of land which
was conveyed to said Mike Hardy by
Burwell and wife by deed of record In
said county in Book So on page 2S9
except that part thereof which has
been allotted to said Mike Hardy as a
Homestead, and containing forty acres
more or less.
J. 7. DAWSON, Sheriff,
Per G. w. DUNN, Deputy. 345t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01
Just Look!

Fine Japanese and straw cotton-warp
floor mattings z, 8, II, 15c. Lace cur
tains 3x7 feet 18c, 4x9 feet 42c, 4x1O
feet 45c. Curtain drapery yard wide
DC. Mems Numbered shirts with cuffs
and collar 33c, CSC. OIL cloth floor
mats 3x4 feet 25c. Is styles Hamburg
and Laces at two thirds regular prices.
Eight day strike clocks % inches high
$l.98. Good Clocks 45c, 6Oc, 75c. Cur.
tain poles complete I8c, zoe.
Ladies' patent tipped shoes 55c, 75c
and up. Unbleached sheeting Sc yd.
Sheeting 50 inches wide 41c. IS styles
of agate ware at two-third regular price.
Table oil cloth 1Oc, 124c.
Good ginghams 81, &c., Calicos
Spring styles 3, &C., New lot wall paper
3, &C., 500 Black ribbon at half regular
prices, Linen table cloth 60 inches
wide 39c., Counterpanes SO, SO, 75c.
very heavy, Floor oil cloth 20 styles II
and yards wide IL, Is, Zoe. New
styles smyrna rugs and other kinds 80
in 25c,, SO in Csc, 60 in $1.4O. Fine
jute rugs 70 inch 95c. Felt Al feet
wide S5;. Moquette and brussels
Hassocks or foot stools SOC. worth Is.
Don't fail to get some OF our floor mat
tings. We are selling these 1nattings
for less than the regular wholesale
price. We have hundreds other STYLE
goods in stock and receiving. Our
prices are low. Our profits small.
Terms cash. When you want goods
cheap go to cash store when you have
cash to spend.
Remember we prepay freight on all
goods bought at one time from US
amounting to $500 and oyer.
We are filling great many mail orders
and have never had complaint. You
buy goods from us and not satisfied
return them and we will refund your
money.
I'll. G. SPIERS & DAVIS.
March 18, 1897. WELDON. n G..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01
NO WONDER HE GOT SICK.

Speaker Hileman was too sick to at
tend to his duties as Speaker during
the last two or three days of the Legis-
lature. And who need be surprised at
his getting sick while contemplating
what is clearly seen in the following
The Progressive Farmer SAID:
A report is going the rounds that
Speaker Hilemau, just after the close
of the Legislature, raised a question as
to whether or not he was entitled to
$500 as Speaker and $500 as represent
alive from Cabarrus county, all at
the same time and for the sixty days OF
the session. The State officials in
charge of such matters could not see
that he was, and so much pay was not
rendered the Speaker. 1t is now said
that Mr.. Hileman remarks that he was
only joking when he raised the point
We happen to know, however, that he
pressed some constitutional statements
very fervently IN his own favor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01
TASTED THIRTEEN DAYS.
Correspondence to TEE coxaosw.Anru.

to TIE CoAMoNwRALTH.
RINGwooD, N. c., March 80, VI.
The weather has opened at last, the
rains have ceased and sunshine and
March winds have dried out the roads.
The warm rains cause grass, oats and
all vegetation to come forth in beauty.
Mr.. E. w. Simpson at Wood Lawn
farm has variety Of grasses of fifty or
more acres. 1t is thing OF beauty
clover ten inches high and oats that
are hard to beat. He has demonstrated
the fact that the grasses can be success
fully raised in this section and small
grain made a paying crop. Many OF
our hustllng farmers are turning their
land, hauling manure, and turning
around as if they intended to till the
SOL we'll during the year '97. Some
fewer acres of tobacco, more Of cotton
but don't neglect the corn and hogs.
Mr.. John Vinson, OF Brinkleyville,
missed tavorite cat some three weeks
ago. Search had been diligently made
by himself and children, until the
mouser was given up as gone for good
Thirteen days after she was missed she
was found in barrel. Mr.. Vinson re
collects that at the time the cat was miss
ed he had gone in the barn and taken W
a barrel and put it into another, it go
ing down three ourths of the way, ane
the cat being Ill the bottom barrel wa
thus confined tor thirteen days wlthou
food or water.
There are four cases of bone felon il
and near Brlnkleyville.
i Our polite tax collector was in tow
today on his last rounds.
Peach and plum trees are in full
bloom.
Rev. Mr.. Bunch, president of M. F
conference, preached quite an interest
ing and pointed sermon in the NJ.
church here Friday afternoon. He
logical, plain, yet entertaining and in
structive, and calculated to do muc
good.
Mr.. w. B. Drewry's wife died Sur
day morning of hemorrhaglc fever, bt
Ing sick only three days. G. e. N
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01
THE OBSERVERS MAN.

While the judgeship for the eastern
district is In question and there is much
doubt as to who will be the catcher OF
the plum, the Charlotte Observer
names its man. It says:
The man and the job would meet If
Chief Justice Faircloth should be ap-
pointed judge of the United States Dis
trict Court for the eastern district. 1t
is what the Irishman said of the
bishopric: "a nate, clane, alsy job; )"
and if His Honor, the chief justice,
would not exactly fit it, he deceiyes his
looks. The tax Is not great on either
gray matter or physical endurance, and
altogether the union of this job and
Judge Falrcloth would look like a
match made in heaven.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01

A drowning man would have little
use for method OF rescue which would
require days. A dyspeptic doesn't want
to bother with remedy that is going
to take weeks to show its beneficial eff
fects.
The Mount Lebanon Shakers are Of
fering product under the name Of
Shaker Digestive Cordial which Yields
immediate relief. The very first dose
proves beneficial in most cases and it
Is owing to their unbounded confidence
in it, that they have put 1Ocent sample
bottles on the market. These can be
had through any druggist and it will
repay the afflicted to invest the trifling
sum necessary to make trial.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial relieves
by resting the stomach and aiding the
digestion of food
LAXOL is the best medicine for
children. Doctors recommend it in
place Of Castor OIL.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01
WHAT TO DO.

There is comfort in the knowledge sc
often expressed, that DR.. Kllmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
fulfills every wish in relieving pain in
the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and
every part OF the urinary passages. II
corrects inability to hold urine and
|scaIding pain in passing 1t, or bad eff
fects following use of liquor, wine OF
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity OF being compelled to get ut
many times during the night to uri
nate. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized
1t stands the highest tor its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases. Il
you need medicine you should have
the best. Sold by druggists price fifty
cents and one dollar. You may have
a sample bottle and pamphlet both
sent free by mail. Mention The Com
MoNwEALAH and send your address to
DR.. Kllmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01
THEY WANTED PLACES.

The farther we get from the last cleo.
ton the palmer does it become that the
ruling idea amongst the fusionists was
to get places.
We are more convinced than ever
that motives from clear-cut convictions
of principle entered into the work OF
very few OF the leaders whose combina.
ton machine now has control of the
State. They had an eye on the main
chance, and In most cases worked fol-
number one. The whole sixty days OF
the Legislature was devoted to much Of
that kind of work.
If the roll-call of the last Legislature
had been made as to who sought cleo
ton and went to Raleigh on purely
patriotic motives, and an honest answer
had been given, there would not have
been corporal's guard at the capitol
during the whole session to protect the
interests of the State.
No people can stand such a state Of
affairs long at once. We believe that
there are freemen enough In North
Carolina who love her interests to recti.
fly this State of affairs; and we believe
that by wise management they will dc
it at the next election.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01
LET NONE OTHER PASS.

THE COMMONWEALTH does not wish
to appear hypercritlcal towards the
people of Scotland Neck, but we do
think that our people have let slip some
OPPORTUNITIES that ought to have been
seized.
We remember three within the past
dozen years which, had they been
seized in time, Scotland Neck would
have been a much larger town than it
is to-d:y with permanent incomes that
it can never see.
First, the Norfolk and Carolina rail-
road. A citizen of the community
said to us two years before the road
was built that it was going to be built,
and offered to bring the road by this
town for thousand dollars, on the
condition that if he did not bring the
road by Scotland Neck he would expect
nothing.
The people here made light of the
matter, but in less than two years the
road had been surveyed and was in
course of construction. They bestirred
themselves then, but it was too late
The road missed us, to our great incon.
venience hence forth.
Second, the large lumber plant al
Tillery might have been secured TO,
Scotland Neck if the proper efforts had
been put forth to do so.
Third, few years ago Prof. Kinsey
president OF the Kinsey Seminary al
LaGrange, was here prospecting tt
move his school here, merging it anc
Vine Hill female academy into one
People said Kinsey was simply adyer
Using his own school and had very lit
tie idea of coming to Scotland Neck
1t now turns out, however, that he Il
going to move his school to Wilson
and we believe that if our people hat
been desperately in earnest for him t.
come here he could have been movet
here and his school would have beel
worth a great deal to the town.
We do not mean to say that our pee
pie have let all the opportunities sliI
but these three they could have utiliz
ed, we think. We make these observe
tions in the hope that they may Undue
our people to look more closely at pos
sibilities in whatever opportunities the
may see in the future.
It is time for us to wake up.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-01
THE STATE PA YING FEES TO
iSEABOARD AIR LINE At
TORNEYS.
Wilmington Messenger.

Wilmington Messenger.
Raleigh, N. c., March Ex-Governor
Russell had to-day warrant issued on
Treasurer Worth for $3.50 in favor of
Captain Day and ex-Judge MacRae,
who are to appear for the governor in
the injunction case at Greensboro. This
causes comment, because both lawyers
are general counsel for the Seaboard
Attorney General Walser says the
governor has full authority to employ
counsel