The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-17
The News & ObserverCorrects an Error.

soiJiucIiui5 dsO tl.GtS " : Il so - ulCii'
in the News &Obseryer through . cor
respondence from some one a. C..etionia
State farm which chad i.-,.rract
conduct and habits againat Supervisor
w. R. Dixon. Last Wcs}, Ar. T. l..
Arendell, a member Of the staff OF tIle
News & Observer, vi; ited the farms to
investigate reports. III letter dated
Tillery, Feb. 10, he says that the char
ges were unfounded. Mr.. Arendell
wrote in part
II visited INC farm this week, ana
spent day and night there talking "ili
guards, oyerseers and with convicis ;s
we'll as with outside parties, and l find
that the charges referred to were U.s.
founded, and did injustice 10 Superb
tendent Dixon and Steward Russell.
"The incident referred to IN the letter
about trouble between the Supervise
and convict on Christmas day ba1
Just enough truth in it to show that il
came from some one who was on d :
ground, but my investigation siioF
that Supervisor Dixon used only sii>A
force as was necessary to protect hin,-
self and to protect the camp from per-
haps serious consequences from Il is
unruly convict, who vas not serious,
hurt, but was at work again the AIon
day following. One other cIsarga Il
shade OF truth III it, and ti4J WIS
with reference to publishing eonvlcts il
the field.
1.-The management OF an agrio,ll;'}r
enterprise OF this kind is 10 chIIo
play, and those who have the iespcn.
sibillty should not have an injasat
done them by the nnrefuted pubiica
ton of an erroneous statement. For
this reason l am glad that / came
down that I might ascertain just what
the facts were and correct any error
that may have arisen FROM the publ
cation of the former com nlunlcltion.
Worth Repeating.
We regard the following worth space
and repeating to the people Of Scotlaud
Neck. We take it from the Fralikiiu
Times:
"The Times fully agrees with an e&-
change when it says that more towns
die for want of conf iance on the part
of business men and lack oi public
spirit than from the rivalry Of neigl-
BORING CT adverse surroundings. Whel
man in search of a home or busiues.
! location goes to town and finds every
thing brimful OF hope and enthusiasm
over the prospects OF the place ana earn
estly at work to build up the town, re
soon becomes imbued with the sane
spirit, ana as result he drives down
his stake and gees to work with Il ?
same interest. When, however, Q
goes to a town and every one express
doubt and apprehension III the intu =
prosperity of the place, nloDlng abo''!
and INDUCING in complaints about IN,
aginary evils which are likely to beta ]
the town, he naturally feels 1t Is o
place for him, and at once shakes It g
dust from his feet while he pulls with
all poss, bic speed for some 9th or town.
Consequently try and make live, en-
terprising, progtes@iTo town cat Of the
one In which you live When
YOU are working for Or saying a
good thing for your town you are ac-
complishing all the more for yourself"
Tragic Death Of Mr.. Gayvey.
Sundays Richmond Dispatch gave
account of the tragic death OF Mr.. A.
thur Garvey OF Rocky Mount, !. e..
1t occurred in the Murphey hotel Sat
urday morning. Mr.. Garvey went To
Richmond Friday. registered at the
Murphey hotel, and retired at nia!ht
as we'll us usual. He was subject To
epeleptic attacks ana Saturday norl4-
ing some one in the room below hiin
heard heavy fall on the floor. Later
the room was forced and Mr. Garyey
was founnd dead, with the jugular vein
severed and the body in pool Ct
blood. A pane was broken from the
window, and the superstition was that
he tell against the window with al
epeleptic fit crashing the glass which
cut the vein. The coroner was called,
but deemed an inquest unnecessary.
Deceased left wife and child in Rocky
Mount. The body was Forwarded TO
his home for burial.
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