The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-22
TIE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS,
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Present, Past and Future.

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Morehead City to the mountains has
been revived recently. 1t would seem
a great stroke for certain developments
in North Carolina which perhaps moth
Ing else could bring about. We have
great State, truly, and it is wisdom
tc turn every possible influence to oul
of'n best and highest development
The railroad referred to would
mean much to material development
within our State lines
the Dunn Union tells OF seeing at
Ellington recently Mr.. r. G. Belden,
one of Harnett county's most honored
citizens. lie is IS years old and is
sprlghiy and locks after public inter-
ests. The editor of The COMMON
WEALTH while school boy at Lilling-
ton years ago, remembers to haye seen
Mr.. Belden who was then an old man.
He could interest us boys about our
Greek studies then, and it is little
/ wonderful that be retains his yigor at
the gateway of four-score and ten.
People live long time in Harnett
anyway. Mr.. Matthew Wilder, anoth-
| er we'll known citizen of the county
whom we remember to have known
we'll in our boyhood days, died a few
days ago, more than IS years old.
Harnet is the home of that grand old
Democrat, Mr.. CASTOR Holt, concern
ing whom these columns published
some interes ting facts during the sit
ting OF the last Legislature,
A native born North Carollnian of
whom little is known here, died in
Paris few days ago. 1t was Augustin
Daily, man of theatrical talents and OF
distinction. The following bit of his
tory Of his life, which appeared In the
Philadelphia Record Immediately after
his death, may interest our readers, es-
pecially those in and about Plymouth
"The late Augustin DAILY was born
in Plymouth, N. c., July 20, 1888.
His education was received partly in
Norfolk, Va, and in the public schools
OF New York city. He began his lit
erary career as dramatic editor of the
Sunday Courier, in New York city, in
1859, and he continued to discharge
similar functions on that paper, on the
New York Times, The Sun, The Mail
and Express and The Citizen until
1869, when he opened the Fifth Ave
nue. Theatre, On Twenty-fourth street.
This building was destroyed by fire in
1878, and three weeks later he opened
another theatre, formerly the Globe, in
Broadway, under the former name.
Early in August, 1879, he established
Daly's Theatre, in Broadway, near
Thirtieth street; and several years ago
he opened in London, England, a
thoroughly equipped house under the
same name For several seasons he
managed the Grand Opera House in
New York.
ellis career as dramatic author be-
gan in 1862 with an adaptation from
the German Of Mozenthal's Deborah,
and since then he had produced many
original plays, among the Divorce
.Pioue,' Horizon Under the Gas
Light and numerous adaptations
from French and German dramatlsts.
He achieved also notable distinction
in the presentation of Shakespearean
drama, although his productions in
this field were the occasion OF much
conflicting criticism.
"In recent years the combination OF
PLAYERS with which his name has been
dentified-Daly's Company OF Come
dians-has achieved an international
reputation Under the leadership of Miss
Ada Rehan, whose remarkable talents
have constituted leading factor in
the success of his undertaking. Mr..
Daily devoted all his time to his theat-
rlcal enterprises. He was an enthusl-
asst and hard worker, always noted
for the elevation OF his dramatic pur-
poses and the completeness OF his scenic
presentations. He was well-lnformed
student of the dramatic literature OF
many nations"
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