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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07
NOTICED

BY virtue OF power in me vested by
that Deed of Trust which was executed
to me BY r. L. Joyner, which is dulv
recorded in the Registers Office for
HALIFAX county, in Book 1O4, on page
42O, l shall sell for cash at auction in
the town OF Scotland Neck, on the 3Otb
day OF October, 1897, the property
therein described, to wit: That Land
near Palmyra known as the John Raker
land, and bounded by the lands Of
Drew Braswell, Meichisedec White
Charles Hardy, the old James Harreli
land, and the public road leading from
braswells Gross Roads to Palmyra,
ana containing three hundred acres,
moro or less. This Sept. ~, 1897.
w. A. DUNN,
~ - Trustee,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07
Some PERTINENT QUESTIONS.

Some PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
Ii you had chills, and druggist of
Tered you medicine to cure, or money
refunded, would you try it?
Do you think he would make such
an offer it he did not confident-belleve
1T would cure you?
Could he afford to refund the money
Tor quack medicine?
Very we'll now to the point. The
proprietors of DR.. Davids Chill Tonic
have instructed all druggists handling
their Chill Cure to refund the money
In case OF failure to cure. Of not at
your druggists write the proprietors,
Owens & Minor Drug Co., Richmond,
Va.)
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07
Be Square With Your Paper.
Nes0 Berne Journal.

Ney Berne Journal.
Probably no one thing has done NOR,
to retard the progress of the newspaper
In North Carolina than the credit sys
tenn attached to its subscription list.
With few exceptions, the newspaper
published in this State have been issued
week after week and sent out to thei,
readers, who strangely enough are set
down as Subscribers" and with nc
thought that these Subscribers" will
pay any time before the year ends.
In fact with many newspapers, the
Subscriber" who pays within or at the
end OF year is regarded as 'good pay"
1t is no unusual circumstance for
newspapers that have been running ten
or twenty years to have names of Der.
sons upon their books who have been
receiving these papers during the en-
tire existence of the paper, and who
have never paid dollar toward their
support.
The newspapers in North Carolina
that are run upon the strictly pay in ad-
vance plan. whose subscribers are cut
OH with the last issue OF the paper paid
for, are 80 few that they would make a
small list, if published.
In marked contrast with the above
style OF issuing newspapers,ls the meth
cd pursued by the thousands OF pub-
iisners OF newspapers who pour their
editions into North Carolina eyery
week.
ls there an outside daily Newspaper
sent into North Carolina to anv sub
scrlber who has not been paid for in
advance?
How many weekly or monthly pub
LEGATIONS are sent to readers In this State
Tor which the subscription has not been
paid? '
And yet North Carolinians will nav
cash in advance for newspapers nnh.
hshed In Washington, Philadelphla.
Baltimore or New York, Atlanta or
Charleston, and make no protest, while
at the same time, if their own home
newspapers ask for their subscription in
advance, they Will consider it hard
ship, and make protest against such
a system.
Is this just or fair treatment of
the home newspaper, which courage
ously upholds its town, county and
State with all their interests?
The Press of North Carolina TO-DAY
is hard working, liberal towards it's
patrons, patriotic in all matters per
tanning to Its State, yet it must almost
beg for its maintenance.
Islt exacting when a newspaper
demands cash in advance for-its paper |
Surely not
And is 1t too much to ash that North
CarOlinlans show the sam favor to.
wards their own home news ,pers. thew
ought to do moro, that they extend to |
outside newspapers? Surely not.
If this was done how very different |
would the Press of the State appear.
and then might North Carolina boast
OF newspapers which in every wav
might fittlngly represent this great
No greater wave of prosperity could
pass over the State, than that every
reader in North Carolina become q
bona fide pay In advance reader Of one
Or more North Caroline newspaper. !.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07
YOUNG MEMS BEST CHANCES
Of Success are to DO Found Outside
Our Largest Cities.

Cuisines conditions of the great
cities are not favorable to young men, -
writes Edward w. Box in the October
Ladies' Home Journal, advising young
men about to begin their careers
against going to the big cities. "It Is
said" he continues, "that competition
develops men. 1t does, unquestiona-
bly,. But to cope with present compe-
tltion as 1t exists in the centres, calls
for vast amount of experience. That
experience a man must have back of
him before he can enter the competing
arena. But how can l better acquire
that experience than where there is
constant need of it? How better, my
young friend? By serving long ap-
premiership in some city smaller than
the greatest. The large cities are today
poor places in which to learn the rudi-
ments of business competition, for
while the young man is learning, the
experienced man swallows him up.
But that Is experience persists the
young man. 1t is, but a more severe
kind than there is need Of; kind
which, once INDUCED in, does not leave
a pleasant remembrance. Competition
in smaller city may be just as keen,
propcrtionately, but, what is all-impor-
tant to the young man starting out,
the risks are not SO great the exper
rience is not apt to be so costly should
he fail to succeed. 1t is true saying
that a man before he succeeds in bust
ness must expect to measure his height
on the ground time or two. But 1t
Is not necessary that in his first knock
down he ehouId be knocked out.
"But there is another and more i'm
Portant fact which the young man
away from the large cities does not
realize. 1t is that the number of pos
sible positions In the large cities is not
Increasing, despite the reiterated asser-
tons constantly made to the contrary.
The very opposite is the truth. Va
rious causes explain this: higher taxes,
higher prices of lots, or lack of building
room, labor strikes, and lower cost OF
production. The manufacturing in
terests of this country are constantly
tending toward the smaller cities and
away from the centres. All this means
fewer positions, since only in rare in
stances does the executive branch of a
business call Tor larger number of
employees than does the manufacturing
side. Strange as the change of current
may seem, it is nevertheless fact, that
the young man who to-day leaves a
good-sized city of actual manufacturing
turns his back on what in
a few years will be one of the industrial
of America"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07

life; I think it heredf-
tary as my father was
afflicted with it. I have
suffered great distress,
my heart palpitated to
such an extent as to
shake my whole body.
So distressing was it I
could only with great
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07

"For several months, was troubled
with a persistent humor on my head
which gave me considerable ANNOYANCE
until it occurred to me to try Ayers
Hair Vigor. Before using one bottle,
the humor was healed" 1T. T. Adams.
General Merchant, Turbeville, Va.
For sale by E. T. Whitehead &,Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07

Badness is often preceded or accom-
panied by grayness of the hair. To
prevent both badness and grayness,
use Halls Hair Kenewer, an honest
remedy. Sold by E. T. Whitehead &
Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07

estd1HcuIty compose myself to sleep. About
two years ago I began taking Dr.. Miles
Heart Cure. The first bottle gave me no
perceptible benefit, but after taking the
third began to feel much relief and con-
tinued for some months. I have good rea-
son to believe the cure is permanent.
DR.. Miles Remedies are sold by all drug
gists under positive guarantee. first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
and nerves sent free to all applicants.
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart, Ind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07
Pretty Wall Panersi

we can supply you with any and all
Kinds OF Wall Paper in the latest an -,
prettlest designs, at astonishinplv 1 1o",
prices. 1t Is direct from the great msn
nfacturers, United States Wan Pana-
20, OF Cincinnati, and is the latest and
most up-to. date paper on the m.rkes e'
=. 7. WHz4anAn 8 "a
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07

~ Fart DISEASE of long standing is
"A not easily cured, but it IS DURABLE.
Elder VIM. Tennison writes: II was
afflicted Tor thirty five years with heart dis
ease, in fact, troubled with it nearly all my
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07
NO CURE-NO PAY

NJ OUhE"NO FAY
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 nause-
ating tones. Price, Soc. CITY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07

Sin feels sale as long as it can hide
its head.
No man is fit for heaven who wants
somebody else kept out.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07

Ar weldon ~ vi
Train on Scotland Neck Branch ROAD
leaves Weldon 40 p M, Halifax 4.2s
p m, arrives Scotland Neck at 500 p n
Greenville 6.57 p IN, Kinston 7.55 p m
Returning leaves Kinston $50 m
Greenville $50 m. Arriving Halifax
at 11.2O a M, Weldon 11.4O a m
daily except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington $40 m, arrives at Par.
mele $50 m, returning leaves Parme.
lie $50 a M, arrives Washington II. 25
m. Daily except Sunday. Connec,s
with trains on Albemarle and Raleigh
Railroad and Scotland Neck Branch.
Train leaves Tarboro, via Albemarle
& Raleigh road Daily except Sunday,
5.3op m, Sunday 800 p m, arrive Will
liamston, 7.18 p M, APO p. M, Ply
MOUTH .35 p m, $50 p m. Returning
leaves Plymouth, Daily except Sunday,
7.3O, a. m. Williamson 7.3O am,
9.58 m. Arrive Tarboro $50 a m.
1l.2O m.
Trains on Southern Division, Wilson
and Fayetteville Branch leave Fayette-
vile Branch leave Fayetteville $50 p
pa, arrive Rowland I'll a m. Return
ing leave Rowland 1876 a N, arrive at
Fayetteville 9.19 m. Daily except
Sunday.
Train on Midland, N. c., Branch
leaves Goldsboro, daily except Sunday
600 m, arrive Smithfield 7.3O m.
Returning leaves Smithfield 500 m,
arrive Goldsboro $50 m.
Train on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at 30 p m. arrives Nash
7.l5 p M, Spring Hope 7.4O p M.
Returning leaves Spring Hope 500 a
M, Nashville 8.35 m. Rocky Mount
9.15 M, daily, except Sunday.
Train on Clinton branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily except Sunday
at 6.2O p m, and Ills m. Return
ing leaves Clinton at $40 M, and 3.
lO p m connecting at Warsaw for Clin-
ton, daily, except Sunday at 6.2O D m,
and 1l.15 m. Returning leaves Clin-
ton at $50 M, and 80 M, con-
at Warsaw with Nos. Al, 40, % and 7S.
Trains No. 81 South bound and Ia
North will stop only at Rocky Mt,
Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No. 70 makes close connection
1T Weldon for all points North daily.
All rail via Richmond land daily except |
sunday via Bay Line, also except Sun
lay, with Norfolk and all points north |
via Norfolk. JOHN F. DIVINE,
J. Il. KENLY, GENERAL SUP'T |
SUP'T TRANS. T. M. EMERSON,
Gent Pas. Agt.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-10-07

Ii you want to do something, find
one who believes something.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-04
THE BOHEMlANS.

Good Vaudeville Bill and Introduction Of
the MOtorgraph AT the Opera House.
The production announced by Manager
Spitz for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
OF this week Is a red hot variety produc-
tion entitled the "Bohemians," introduce
ing for the first time in Pawtucket the
Motorgaph, the most perfect moving pict-
ure machine ever invented. This wonder
full machine produces pictures of life size,
in actual motion, and Is said to be the
most realistic of the many machines now
In operation. A train OF cars moving at
the rate OF mile a minute; building on
fire, with fremen rescuing the inmates;
Cissy Fitzgerald, in her well-known wink,
and the Annabelle sun dance are the most
wonderful OF the pictures produced by
this most marvellous machine.
This excellent attraction also presents
vaudeville talent of the highest order,
chosen from the top liners of the profess
sion. In brief they may be mentioned as,
Wyle and Sanford, sketch arsists; Little
Alma, the only child doing buck and wing
dancing; Raymond and Vance, the Irish
"Celts"; the Verdi Quartette, greatest in
the business; Miss Jennie Pearl, serio
comic singer; Victor Vass, whistling solo
ist and the Burke Bros, late OF Ed. Harri-
gan's Company, I'm black face sketch.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-04
ENJOYABLE DANCE.


The salome Club Give Their Birst Annssk
hall at Music Hall.
The Salome Club first of what IL an-S
nounced to be an annual fixture In In
dancing line at the Music Hall Assembly
Rooms last evening, and the AFFAIR was =
success In every respect, about seventy 6vu
couples participating. The music was fur
nished by Baker Bros orchestra and John
Gormley acted ss general fioor director,
assisted by Charles Hague and aids Eugena
Wall and Benjamin Emerson.
The committee having the arrangements
in charge were; Charles Hague, chairmans
John Gormley, secretary; George Darby,
treasurer; Eugene Wall, Fred Burr, James
McNally, Richard Roberts, William Burr
and William Tripp.
Guests were present from the following
organizations: Crescent Literary Associa-
tion, Laurel Club, Pleasant View Literary
Association, Robin Hood Social Clkb, Ohm
trail Falls Temperance Cadets and the Edo
win Darling Social Club.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-04
AUTOPSY PERFORMED.

The Medical Examiner Finds No PhystcaI
Causes Led to Watson's Death.
Medical Examiner French In the pres
ence of q number of interested physicians
performed an autopsy on the body OF
William l.. Watson, whose sudden death
occurred from some unknown cause at
his home, No. 80 South Union street, at
an early hour yesterday morning.
The autopsy resulted in no light being
thrown on the cause of death as the doc
tors could find no physical causes that
would have accounted for that result, and
in the opinion of DR.. French the most
probable theory is that death was caused
by dose of the liquid found in bottls
in the dead mans room. This the Medi--
cal Examiner is having analysed and it
will be then determined whether this
theory regarding the matter is correct
The compound Is known to contain -
quantity Of cyanide Of potassium.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-04
he WAS AN IMPOSTER.
PA WTUCkET PEOPLE WC7YMLZRD
BY BOGUS PORTRAIT AGENT.


For several days passed an individual
who represented himself to be q. b. CoEs-%
man of Boston has canvassed this city
and sold coupons which, for the moderate
sum of 80 cents, entitled the holder to =
large crayon portrait, Handsomely framed.
and severalDrders were taken from resf->
dents In v4rious parts of the city. The
man represented himself to be the agene
of the United States Portrait Company OK
10S fremont street, Boston. sl- 49,
On one or two occasions articles have
been missed from places where the agent
(Y) called, and word to that effect having
reached the ears of Detective Haberiin N
decided to investigate. In reply to letter
addressed to Chief Inspector Watts Of B0s-S
ton, the detective received the following
reply this morning, which Is self explana<
tory:
BOSTON, Feb 8. 1897.
John II. Haberlin, Esq, Pawtucket, X. l.: M
DEAR Sm-Your letter of the 18th inst. rg-
ceived and I'm reply will state that there -
no concern at loS fremont street known ~
the United States Portrait Company, and no
man by the name of G. Is. Coleman IL knOun-
In the building Yours respectfully,
WILLIAM II. WATTS.
Chief Inspectors of Police
The chances are that the people who
have invested their money for portrsib
will wait q very long time before they
receive 1t. The man has not been heard
from for some time and has probably
reaped sufficient harvest to leave for
pastures new.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-04
ONE IS Captured.
William Avery Arrested for
Theft at Opera House.
Escaped From an Officer Only to
Be Secured By Another.
Had Jest Returned From New Loudou-IieId
. For Action Of Grand Jury This Morning.

The police arrested q young man last
evening upon whom suspicion rests for
participating in the recent robbery at the
Pawtucket Opera House. Readers of the
TRIBUNE will recall the facts OF the case
which were given at the time exclusively
by this paper.
The burglary took place shortly after
midnight on the morning of Monday,
Jan. rs, and was discovered by Officer
Porritt about o'clock. The intruders en-
tered the box ofiice by the front window
and carried away money and tickets to the
value OF go or 90.
Suspicion was directed to William Avery
and companion Of his, and the police of
this city and Central Falls have been on
the watch for the lads ever since the theft
took place. Last Manager Spitz of the
Opera House noticed Avery In the upper
gallery of the theatre and Immediately
telephoned the station. Sergeant Gardiner
replied and directed that Officer Schneider,
station. Accordingly the officer made his
way to the gallery end brought the man
down stairs. Desiring, however, to be sure
he had the right party, the officer halted
In the lobby for q mfnuts, and IA he did so
his prisoner made . dash for liberty and
escaped, running up Broad street at the
top Of his speed. ~ Wv
The surprised ofIioer gave chase, rapping
as he did 90, Officer Sweet who was at the
corner OF Broad street and Railroad avenue
recaptured Avery and he was taken to the
station where he was locked up for the
night.
Avery, who is sixteen years of age and
lives with his parents on Central street,
Central Falls, was formerly an usher In the
theatre and is well-known to the police
having been on several occasions mixed up
in various petty robberies and cases of
breaking and entering. Last fall he was
saved on more than one occasion from
going to prison by the efforts of his family,
who settled the cases so that prosecution
was not pressed. Avery has been in the
Reform SCHOOL, and while not vicious, ID
apparently unable to keep out of trouble.
Last night when questioned 1T the station
he acknowledged that he had been in the
theater on the Sunday night on which the
burglary took place, and had gone to New
London the same day with friend and
had been there ever since.
Ihls morning avery was arralgned De-
fore Judge Shove in the District Court and
pleaded guilty to the charge and was bound
over to appear before the grand jury.
Afterward his photograph was secured for
the collection at the station.
The patrol wagon was kept busy last
evening giving intoxicated persons free
transportation to the station and five of
them were gathered In during the night.
This morning all received a similar dose
az and costs.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-04
PROBATE COURT.

What Was Done ut the Regular Session
Wednesday Afternoon.
The regular meeting of the Probate
Court was held yesterday afternoon.
Judge Blodgett presided and the following
docket of business was considered:
Petition OF Frederick NJ. and Carrie j.
Powers to adopt Harold f.. son OF Frank
-E. and the late Florence b. Powers, was
granted and decree entered.
The will of Alpheus w. Mathewson was
admitted to probate and Emma Stanton
was confirmed as executrix; bond 500;
sureties, William Hayward and John Hut
ton; appraisers, Moses F. Whipple, Oscar
Natke and James Humes.
Petition for the appointment of an ad-
ministrator on the estate of Orren 8. Hor-
ton was dismissed.
Daniel McGough was appointed admin
istrator on the estate of Patrick McGough; I;
bond $4,000; sureties, Edward Smith and
Arthur McKenna; appraisers, William
Ringland, Peter Hughes and James Con-
nelly.
Maria Tiernan, administrators on the es-
tate of James Rice, represents the estate
insolvent, and upon her petition Bernard
McGrath, Frank H. Lee and James Moriarty
were appointed commissioners and six
months were allowed for the presentation
of claims.
The first account of Abbie S. Fowler,
guardian of the person and estate of Flor
ence b. Fowler, a minor, was examined
and allowed.
Petition of Herbert l. Gray, executor.of
the estate of Josephine A. Kern, to sell in
ventory at private sale, was continued one
week.
The inventories of the estates of Kate f.
Manchester, Josephine A. Kern, Clarence
+. Secee, and John II. Potter were ordered
recorded.
The bonds of Annie Short, admins
tratrix on the estate of Lizzie w. Short !;
George w. Newell, administrator on the
estate of George w. K. Newell; Harry l..
Beldon, executor Of the estate of Kate +.
Manchester, and of Henry Kern and Will
liam Potter, administrators de bonis non
with the will annexed, on the estate of
Charles Kern, were allowed.
The eighth accounts Of Charlee p. Smith,
guardian of the persons and estates of Josie
p. Pearce and Ruth A. Pearce, minors,
were examined and allowed.
Petition of Thomas 3. Cameron, guar
~
lowance OF account, was continued to Feb.
IL, at 2 o'clock.
Petition of William X. Sayles, guardian
dian of Lucy Bowen, was continued three
weeks with order of notice.
Petition of Louis f. Butler, guardian
Of the estate of Sarah Ann Arnold, minor,
for allowance of account, was continued
one week.
The wills of Christopher Benke and
Roxanna 8. b. Brown were presented for
probate, and the petitions were each con-
tinued three weeks with order of notice.
Petition for letters of administration on
the estate of Mary M. Metcalf was con-
tinued three weeks with order of notice.
Petition of Maria Tiernan, administra-
tor on the estate of James Rice, for allow
ance of account, was further continued.
Petition OF Claude j. Farnsworth, ex-
ecutor OF the estate of Eliza Arnold, for
allowance of account, was continued three
weeks with order of notice.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The joint resolution was passed fdr ad-
iournment from tomorrow until April Is.
The Judiciary Committee recommend that
action on the adoption Of the Tamany
Voting Machine be indefinitely postponed
and the subject YVES placed on the calendar.
Resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
uses of the State at the Tennessee EXPOSE
tion was placed on the calendar for to-
morrow. n
The Finance Committee recommended
the passage of the resolution providing
for the appropriation of $4,000 for the
completion of the State census, with two
amendments.
The first amendment provides that the
appropriation be reduced from $4,000 to
$500, and the second provides that the
Governor instead of the Superintendent OF
the Census be responsible for the vouchers.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-04
FOUR HUNDRED PRESENT,

Meeting OF massachusetts Com'nandery,
Military Order or Loyal Legion.
Edward P. Tobie, William H. Potter and
Edward p. Tobie, Jr., attended the meeting
and banquet of Massachusetts, Command
cry, Military Order of the Loyal Legion Of
the United States, at the American House,
Boston, last evening. Four hundred COM
panions were present.
The Junior Vice Commander, Capt.
Charles Hunt, presided. A paper entitled
"The Restoration of the Flag to Sumter"
was read by Companion LIST Lieut.. Daniel
Eldredge.
After the business meeting the compan-
ions adjourned to the banquet hall for
supper. Orchestral music, songs, ETC.,
were in order afterward.