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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
RUSSELL.
TheLordChief
Justice
OF ENGLAND. III
.ss
An Exalted Life Office With
a Princely Welcome.

There are few men living today on
either side of the Atlantic, whose
careers, professional on political, can
compare, for down right marvelousness
of success, with that of Charles Rus
sell, the present lord chief justice Of
England.
For 20 years his progress, both in
political life and at the bar, knew not
a day of hating. His course was ever
onward untif~ he reached his zenith.
three years ago. when, as successor to
Lord Coleridge, he assumed for life the
highest judicial position in the British
empire with its magnificent emolu-
ment of 100000 year
His appointment to the chief Justice
ship brought with it elevation to the
peerage, and his title now is Lord Rus
sell of Killowen. His promotion to the
head chair of the judiciary of Eng
land is remarkable for the fact that
he is. the first Irishman that has ever
held the office, and, although he is not
the only member of his church who sits
on the English supreme bench, he is
the first Roman Catholic that has been
appointed lord chief justice since the
time of Elizabeth.
Charles Russell was born in the town
of Newry, county Down, Ireland, in
1888. He studied for the bar at Trinity
College, Dublin, and when he was adj
mitted he practiced for a time as soli-
citor in Belfast. Looking for larger
and more promising field of activity,
he crossed the Irish sea in 1859, and
the same year was admitted as mem
Der of the English bar. Thirteen years
later he entered the Inner Temple and
became a full-dedged O. c., being en-
bowed also with the privilege of wear
ing a black silk gown in court, instead
of the plain stuff" gown he had previ-
ously worn as an ordinary B. l.. His
abilities were early recognized by the
leading solicitors of the northwestern
division circuit of England Con which
he elected to practice), and he was soon
a familiar figure in the assize courts
of Manchester and Liverpool, the chief
cities of that densely peopled and
prosperous section. He was not known
outside of the law courts for the first
s or 10 years of his professional life,
for the reason that he took no active
part in politics, local or national
Ignoring all petty jealousies and pre-
judfcess Of race and creed (Which in
thosefdays were by mo means wanting
in England even in educated circles)
Russell steadily forged his way to the
very front rank of his profession His
practice grew most gratifyingly year
by year. until it was estimated by those
who had good opportunity of knowing
that in the early SOS his annual income
was fully 100000.
In 1880 he decided to go into politics.
He stood at the general election of that
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
DEATHS.

MCCARTHY = In Charlton, 4th, James
y Mccarthy
Funeral will take place from the resi-
dence of his brother, John Mccarthy. 40
Columbia street, this city, Monday
morning at SIS. Requiem high mass at
ST. Johns Church at o'clock. Rela-
tiYes and friends are invited to attend.
CARNEY In this city, 5th, Peter Garvey.
Funeral Monday morning from late resi-
dence. IS Ward street, with a requiem
high mass in st. Johns Church at 10
O'Clock Relatives and friends are in
vited to attend.
COLEAIAN--In this city, 5th Timothy j.,
infant son of John r. and Mary A.
(Tully) Coleman.
Funeral from parents residence, No /
Sigourney street, this Sunday after
noon at 2.S0 o'clock. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
AN ARTIST.

An artist great is Dorothy
A quick stroke here and there
Completes picture rich and grand,
A face divinely fair
A touch Of pink and peach bloom glow
No subject can surpass
The subject of fair Dora when
She paints before the glass.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
China Dept.

a visit to our big china Depart
ment in our basement will be of great
interest and profit 10 you now.
A few Of our china novelty bargains
for Monday
10c, for Monday,
Decorated china after dinner coffees,
worth Toe, for Monday,
Decorated china bread and butter
plates, worth ~ lie for Monday,
Decorated china fruit plates. worth
15c, for Monday,
Decorated china tea pot tiles, worth
25c, for Monday,
Decorated china ring trees, worth 25c,
for Monday,
Decorated china mustard cups, worth
SSc for Monday,
Decorated china shaving mugs, worth
39c, for Monday,
Decorated china brush and comb
trays, worth 800, for Monday,
25o EACH
Decorated china rose jars o Sor H. Sc
hllE A1buudNs OOS INHCAA
Decorated china hair receivers. worth
/ 9Sc, for Monday
[ Decorated china chocolate jugs,
sv6Ith ,1gc. for Monday,
ace EACH
Decorated china cracker jars, worth
79c forgAlonday
Decorated china celery trays, worth
SIC for Monday,
One lot highly finished Brownie to-
jsbacee jars, worth 5Sc, for
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
Ladies Shirt Waist
Specials.

One lot ladies' shirt waists, made of
pure wool flannel in all new colors,
trimmed with Soutache braid. have
a velvet collar and all lined through
out, worth $3.50.
FOR ONLY $1.9S EACH
One lot ladies' shirt waists, in fancy
plaids, extra fine quality and make,
worth $9.75,
FOR ONLY $2.75 EACH
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06

per- is rendered miserable by a disor
dered liver. Improve both by takins
Cartar's Little Liver Pills.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06

purpose of decorating the walls of q
municipal building and forever keeping
in mind the faces of the men who have
contributed to the city's splendid
growth and magnificent achievement.
Their influence is not for art as much as
ii is for good citizenship; not so much
for students to study as for example.
Worcester can well afford to honor the
memory of her past mayors in this
manner and at the same time ffttingly
adorn the wallis of the city hall. Art
students will not gather there to copy
or study the portraits, but the puplc
of large will find inspiration to better
living from their presence.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
Dutch Bulbs.

$4,000 TULIPS so varieties; crocuses.
Narcissus, Hyacinths, etc. Plant now
and buy low. At headquarters Thayer,
the florist. Ripley st. Funeral de-
signsg and decorations for all occasions.
Telephone 3G4-4. HA "e'r
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SPECIALS
in Ladies' FIalneIette
Skirts and NightgOWnS.

|.
Ladies fannelette underskirts, good
quality, stripe effects, full width and
yoke belt, for Monday,
25c EACH
II.
Ladies fanneleLte nightrobes, extra
quality, in fancy stripe effects, for Mon
day,
III.
Ladies flannelette underslSirts, fancy
stripe effects and trimmed with lace
insertion, for Monday,
w.
Ladies' hannelette nightrobes, fancy
stripes, featherstitch braid and rick
rack trimmed, worth SIPS, for
CSC EACH
V.
Ladies hannelette skirts, fine grade,
in 10 different styles, lace insertion,
trimmed, worth slips, for
Csc EACH
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
Dinner Sets, Lamps,
Toilet Sets
at lowest prices in the city.
Monday Lining Sale.

Fibre interlining. was 25c, for Mon
day,
Fast black skirt percaline, / yard
wide, was 1Oc for Monday.
Extra quality siIesia, was 15c, for
Monday,
Extra quality, yard-wide perealine,
was 15c, for Monday,
SC A YARD
Extra quality canvas, was 15c, for
1Oc A YARD
Extra quality cotton surah, was zoe,
for Monday
Belts.
One lott fznew Waldorf belts, made
of black. double face satin ribbon, Az
inches wide and enameled buckle, all
complete, for
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
Ladies'
PettiCOatS.

Fast black sateen petticoats, with full
fiounce, with braid and corded effects,
a slips skirt, for Monday,
SIC EACH
Colored moreen skirts, trimmed with
velvet and soutaehe braid, full flounce
and worth $500, for Monday,
$299 EACH
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06

Miss Sadie e. Linnell opened at the
Crocker art store, Pearl street, yester-
day, a collection of water color sketcn-
es made around Falmouth, together
with a number of flower studies in the
same medium. There are many pleasing
landscapes which will be of particular
interest to those familiar with Fal.
mouth its picturesque stretches OF
marsh and sand, its rugged bluffs and.
rocky coast. Several flower studies are
done with exceptional freedom and are
excellent in color. The exhibition viii
close this evening. Miss Linnell has
studied at the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts and with Rhoda Holms Nichols
and William Rice.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06

The announcement that classes are to
be opened at the Art Museum in the
near future win be hailed with@delight
by all. Without them the museum
would not seem to be doing everything
in its power towards the advancement
of art in Worcester. The classes will be
particularly suited for students and no
doubt many who now go to Boston Will
avail themselves of the opportunity TO
study in the city. The details of the
classes have been left with sub-com-
mittee which will select an instructor
and make definite plans. The collection
of casts will furnish excellent models
for those who care to draw from them.
The class rooms on the lower floor are
large and we'll lighted.
There is much at the museum to in
terest now, and new things are being
added daily. Some detailed mention Of
the new pictures will be made in a few
days.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-06
Glove Dept.
Specials,

Ladies fast black, feece-lined win
ter gloves,
lie a PAIR
Another lot of ladies heavy kid street
gloves all colors, The regular Sl.2j kind,
for only
7Sc A PAIR
The commonwealth., 1898-02-10
Safe Blowing.

Safe Blowing.
Tuesday night some one broke into
the shops of the Carolina Buggy Co.,
secured tools and broke into Mr.. JOS
Stern's bar They broke the lock in
the front door. They took % cents
from the cash register and also several
bottles of whiskey. A vigorous at
tempt was made to open the safe. The
knot was wrenched from the safe door
and powder poured Into the opening
and ignlted. The door was blown
slightly ajar but not enough to open it.
The force Of the explosion passed
out at the upper corner OF the safe
door and charred the walls and ignlted
window curtain. It was evident that
the robbers we're professionals. Two
glasses we're near some liquor, indicat.
ing that they helped themselves. They
had a bucket of water near by as it to
put out the flames if anything should
take fire.
The commonwealth., 1898-02-10
An Iron Fence Around Our Cemeteries

Mr.. EDITOR I'm your last Issue
there was something said about the
necessity for the business men of Scot
land Neck getting together to advance
the material interest of the town.
This Is very right and 1t ought to be
done, but there is another matter to
which would like to call attention,
not only to the business men, but to
the whole community. 1t is the I'M
portance of having a suitable fence
around our cemeteries. The wooden
structures now around them are con
stantly breaking down SO that cattle
and hogs go in and trample and root
the graves of our departed ones.
think an iron fence placed around the
whole, both the Episcopal and Baptist,
would be the best thing to do to pro-
tect them.
This whole community is interested
in this matter. There is hardly fam
lily within radius OF ten miles but has
some dear one inferred in one or the
other OF the cemeteries. The cost of
such fence I have no means now of
getting at, but am certain if an active
canvass is made enough can be raised
to pay the cost OF such a fence.
would suggest that a ,mmittee, con-
slsting of A. Mcdowell, 1. H. Smith,
r. E. Hancock, w. E. Whltmore, and
yourself take charge OF the matter and
see what can be done. There are a
number of people who have removed
from Scotland Neck leaving their dead
buried here, who, am confident, will
contribute to this object.
r. H. S.
The commonwealth., 1898-02-10
A Tobacco Farmers Experience.

EDITOR THE COMMONWEALTH II see
in your paper that we are to have a
tobacco market in our town. 1 am
very glad. I expect to plant a crop
myself ,and hope many of the Halifax
county farmers who have not thereto
fore done so will plant crop.
Let me give some views through
your columns: I cultivated tobacco
two years in a neighborhood of good
experience. found that the greatest
difficulty was the raising of plants
not sowing enough seeds. Farmers
should raise plants enough to set out
their full crop by the first of May-at
least not later than 18th of May.
Experienced tobacco men SOW about
twenty-five square yards OF bed fol
every acre to be set in plants. This il
in order to get plants in time. The
crop ought to be grown and housed ir
80 days from the time it is set. This
will avoid worms largely. We have
the worms by crops. We have one
crop of worms in June and one ir
August. We have very few worms il
July. The August crop OF worms
starts on the full moon in August an6
we should tfy to have our tobacco il
the house by that time.
FARMER FRIEND.
The commonwealth., 1898-02-10
Death of Mrs. Whitley.


Mrs. Fannie A., wife OF George
Whitley, and daughter of w. D. and
Sarah J. Brady, was born July Is
1875, and died Jan. %, 1898.
Sister Whitley was converted in hel
fifteenth year, and joined the Method
ist church, Williams Chapel, Martin
county, and lived a consistent christian
life until it pleased God in his wise
providence to take her from among US
She enjoyed religion, and enjoyed
going to church and hearing the Gospel
preached.
She was dutiful child, a kind and
loving wife.
Her body was inferred in the Hob.
good Methodist church cemetery. there
to await the resurrection morn.
May Gods blessing be upon the be.
reaved family, and may they find com
fort in the words,
"God doeth all things WE'LL"
RUFUS BRADLEY.
The commonwealth., 1898-02-10
Sale Of Valuable Land.

By virtue of the authority conferred
upon the undersigned by decree Of
the Superior Court of Halifax county,
rendered by Sterling M. Gary, Clerk of
said court. in special proceeding, en-
titled, 81. L. Britt and others, ex parte, -
1 will sell for cash to the highest bid
der at public auction at the Court
House door at Halifax, N. c., on Mon
day, the 2lst day of February, 1898, at
10 a. M, the following described tract
of land situated in BrinkIeyville town.
ship, Halifax county, North Carolina,
and bounded on the north by the lands
of w. G. Harper, on the east by the
lands of w. E. Bowers, on the south by
the lands OF N. G. Wilcox, on the west
by the lands of David Parker, known
as the Daniel tract, lying on the public
road leading from Brinkleyvllle to
Ringwood, containing 324 acres, save
and excepting therefrom that parcel OF
said tract conveyed by deed of date
June 21st, 1898, registered In book 1O2,
page 143 of said county, from R. j.
Mitchell and wife to Annie 2. Norman,
bounded on the north by W. E. Bowers
and N. M. Harrison & Co., on the west
by two other shares of same tract, and
on the south by Mrs. Pattie Wilcox,
and on the cast by Mrs. Wilcox, con-
tanning by survey of Robert Brinkley
226 acres, more or less.
J. G. BIGGs, Commissioner.
Jan. 18th, 1898. 1-2O-4t.
The commonwealth., 1898-02-10
LOCAL NEWS.

SKATING LAST wEEK.-For day or
two last week the lovers of sport upon
Ice enjoyed skating on the ponds. but
the cold snap did not last long enough
for much fun.
NOTE THE COMPARIsoN.-Mr. Il. b.
Bryant told THE COMMONWEALTH few
days ago that In 1896 he sold from
4 acres of tobacco $3.50 worth. The
fertilizers cost him $3.50 per acre and
it took no more work to cultivate and
save his crop, he said, than If he had
raised cotton on the same land.
HAS REsIGNED.-Prof. G. T. Hill,
Principal OF the Scotland Neck Train
Ing School, (colored) has resigned.
The trustees of said shcool have not, as
yet, accepted his resignation ; but have
repeatedly asked him to withdraw the
same. Prof. Hill has conducted this
school very successfully for three years,
and the school now is doing we'll.
It has this winter sent out several
teachers who are now teaching some
where in the county.
DROWNED IN ROANOKE RIVERA
few days ago a cOlOred man named
Richard Devereaux, one of Mr.. w. T.
Hancock's laborers, went into a boat
at Edwards ferry to get the water out
so that he could put two colored wo-
men across the river. The boat, which
was little distance from the bank,
soon capsized and the boat and the
man both went down together. Some
one made effort to catch the man as he
went down but only got his cap and
the man was drowned.
The commonwealth., 1898-02-10
Robbed the Grave.
FARMER FRIEND.

A startling incident of which Mr..
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows !:
II was in a most dreadful condition.
MY skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk
en-, tongue coated, pain continually in
back and sides, no appetite gradually
growing weaker day by day. Three
ately, friend advised trying Electric
Bitters,' and to my great JOY and sur
prise, the first bottle made decided
improvement continued their use for
three weeks, and am now we'll man.
know they saved my life, and robbed
the grave OF another victim" No one
should fail to try them. Only 80 cents
per bottle at E. T. Whitehead d Co.'S
Drug store.
The commonwealth., 1898-02-10
ONE OF Two WAYS.

The bladder was created for one pur-
pose, namely, receptacle for the
urine, and as such it is not liable to
any form of disease except by one of
two ways. The first way is from inn
perfect action of the kidneys. The Sec
ond way Is from careless local treat
ment of other diseases.
CHIEF CAUSE.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy kid
neys is the chief cause of bladder trou.
bles. So the womb, like the bladder.
was created for one purpose, and it not
doctored too much is not liable to
weakness or disease, except In rare
cases. 1t is situated back of aud very
close to the bladder, therefore any pain
disease Or inconvenience manifested In
the kidneys, back, bladder or urinary
passage is often by mistake, attributed
to female weakness or womb trouble of
some sort. The error is easily made
and may be as easily avoided. To find
out correctly, set your urine for twenty
four hours sedement or settling in
dicates kidney or bladder trouble. The
mild and the extraordinary effect of DIR.
kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kid
ney and bladder remedy is soon applied
II you need medicine you should
have the best. At druggists fifty cents
and one dollar. You may have a sam
pie bottle and pamphlet, both sent by
mali, Mention THE COMMONWEALTH
and send your address to Kilmer & Co.,
Binghampton, N. Y. The proprietor
of this paper guarantees the genuine
ness OF this offer.
The commonwealth., 1898-02-10
The Discovery Of the Day.

Aug. J. Bogel, the leading, druggist
of Shreveport, La, says: "Dr. Kings
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and 1t is the best seller
1 have" J.. F. Campbell, merchant o1
Stafford, Arlz., writes CDR. Kings New
Discovery is all that is claimed for it
it never fails. and is sure cure fol
Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
cannot say enough for its merits" DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump'
tlon, Coughs and Colds is not an ex
pertinent. It has been tried for &
quarter OF century, and to-day stands
at the head. It never disappoints
Free trial bottles at E. T. Whitehead &
Co.'s Drug store.
The commonwealth., 1898-02-10
About the Grafflin Estate.

The following news item taken from
the Philadelphia Record recently, will
interest the people of this community
as part of the Graffiin estate lies on
the Roanoke river seven miles from
Scotlond Neck:
"The suit of Mrs. Annie L. Vroo.
man, wife of Walter Vrooman, now re.
siding in St. Louis, Mo-, well-known
political reformer, to set aside deed OF
trust to her brother covering her Inter.
est in the estate of her father, the late
George w. Graflln, was heard yester-
day in the United States Court.
"About year ago Miss Annie Graf
fin, AZ years old, married Walter Vroo-
man, who was about %. William
H. Grafflin, her brother, was in charge
of her fathers estate, and objected to
marriage because OF the disparity in
their ages, but agreed to pay each OF
his sisters $500 month so long as
the fathers estate remained in the firm
of G.. w. Graff1in & Son.
GAS Mrs. Vrooman intended going
West with her husband, she says she
signed an instrument without reading
it, but learned that it gave her brother
full control of all her property except
insurance policies valued at $4,000
and house valued at 1926, 1000.
"After lawyer had informed her OF
the purport of the instrument, she con-
suited Ex-Governor Stone, of st. Louis,
who told her that the deed deprived
her of all control of her
property. Then she wrote her
brother, asking him to repudiate
the deed, but he replied testify and the
suit followed.
"Mr. Graff1in contends that his sister
knew the full purport of the deed at the
time she signed it. He says he has
neglected to furnish her with the $500
per month because she has not left her
address with him. The estate is esti-
mated at 81 ,OOO,0 ,0OO."
The commonwealth., 1898-02-10
Suggests Efforts for Lower Freight
Rates.

| EDITOR COMMONWEALTH Now that
our town has taken on some seemingly
"new life," is 1t not fit time to agi-
tate the question of better freight rates
You are aware that the exorbitant
freight rates we have to contend with
is the greatest barrier between us and a
"New Scotland Neck" We are for
tunate in having so near our door a
great ater-way-Roanoke riyer-and
doubtless the railroad company realize
their shortage in freights this season as
compared to what they have heretofore
been carrying. I suppose the freights
which have been carried by the river
line for the past few months, which
freights have been wagoned from Scot
land Neck to Hills ferry, amount to
something nearly ten thousand dollars
perhaps more.
Give us a tobacco market-wlth
reasonable rates of ingress and egress-
rates that will enable us to pay some
thing like 80 or 3596 more for cotton,
tobacco and peanuts, at same time
giving us this reduction in goods ship
ped here, and you will see trade, and
lots of it, from distance-trade which
we have never before gotten. We be-
lieye such rates can be easily secured.
Of we can't get them one way, we can
another).
Shipments can be made to Washing
ton, N. c., and Williamston-right by
Scotland Neck and re-shipped from
those points here as low as we can have
them shipped direct to us.
Do you not think 1t wise to get to-
gether, determine what rates we want,
send delegation to the railroad Of
ficials, lay our petition before them ,and
ask for consideration of same at their
hands,?
The railroad people are not unreason-
able, neither blind, and doubtless have
wondered in great surprise that we
should not have taken these steps long
before now.
To show how unreasonable rates
operate against us, person here want
ed to make a shipment out West, and
the best rates he could obtain from
this point was $25O.OO. He could have
shipped to Baltimore, and re-shlpped
from there by express for $1,000, a saw
ing of $175.OO. tits reported that the
passenger train on the Scotland Neck
road pays all expenses of the road-the
freights all being net profit. What a
profit 1 think the railroad company
could easily afford to give us just a
small slice of reduction, something
like 80 or 35% and then realize a
pretty liberal profit from us, and l be.
lieye they aoiH do SO when convinced
that we mean business.
1 think the following gentlemen
would constitute suitable committee
to send for this purpose viz, Messrs
w. H. Kitchin, w. A. Dunn and E. E
Hilliard. What say you about the
matter? A MERCHANT.
Scotland Neck, Feb. Z, '9S.