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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
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BURGLAR KILLED AT GARYsBuRa.

Roanoke News: Mr.. ]. A. Hawks.
Garysbarg mere hant, shot and killed
q burglar, who was in the act of break
Ing into his store on Friday night.
Numerous robberies had been taking
place at Garysburg and Mr.. Hawks
was watching his store Friday night.
During the night he heard noise at
one Of the windows he walked around
the house and saw negro breaking
into the store. Mr.. Hawks shot at him
aud he ran on down the road. Satur-
day a man was found dead and while
the coroner was holding an investiga-
ton Mr.. Hawks appeared and told OF
the shooting, saying he did not know
at the timesof the shooting that be
had wounded tho man, as be ran OF,
but he supposed the man found dead
was the one he shot at.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
POOR WHEAT CROP.

Satterwhite Cor. Oxford Ledger: We
have ceased to hear the whistles of the
threshers and take 1t that all the wheat
has been knocked out. The crop in
this territory is sorry as it was damaged
by the rains. A man by the name OF
Coleman carried four bushels of wheat
to the mill and got only so pounds OF
flour.
Eruptions, cuts, burns, scalds and
sores of all kinds quickly healed by
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye. Certain
cure for piles. Beware OF counterfeits.
Be sure you get the original-DeWitt'
E. T. Whitehead & Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
DOUBLE MURDER.

and Piles. Cure guaranteed. zoo at
E. T. Whitehead & Co.
DOUBLE MURDER.
Gree6yille Reflector 14th: The re-
port reached Greenville this morning
that a double murder had occurred
near Gardeners Cross Roads, in Swift
Creek township. We could not learn
full particulars OF 1t, but gather the fol-
lowing from the reports:
Messrs. William Gardner and Mack
Dixon were neighbors living near
Gardner's. They had falling out
over some small matter and on Tuesday
evening got into an alteration. Gard
ner drew pistol and shot three balls
into Dixon's stomach, when Dixon
knocked Gardner down, took the pistol
away from him and shot the two re-
naming balls into Gardeners body {.
Both men died of the pistol wounds.
ADEEP MYSTERY.
1t is mystery why women endure
Backache, Headache, Neryou mess,
Sleeplessness, Melancholy. Painting
and Dizzy spells when thousand have
proved that Electric Bitters will quick
ly cure such troubles. II suffered for
years with kidney trouble" writes Mrs.
Phebe Cherley, OF Peterson. Ia, land
lame back panied me sc could not
dress myself, but Electric Bitters Who'll
ly cured me, and, although 70 years
old, I now am able 60 do ali my house
work." 1t oyercomes Constipation,
improves Appetite, gives perfect health.
Only SOC at E. T. Whitehead & Co. Is
drug store.
QUEER ROCK in NASH.
Rocky Mount Motor: There is in
Nash county on the road leading from
Whitakers to Taylor's store and nearly,
opposite what is known as the Gay place
a rock that has Imprinted or cut into
Its solid surface the shape OF man.
hands and feet and footprints of al.
most every known animal and many
that are now unknown. When or how
these impressions got in the rock no
man has the faintest idea. The negroes
used to say that the rock was soft and
while in that condition Noah landed
his menagerie on 1t. More probably
it represents the sculpture of race o.
men who lived contemporary with the
mound builders of the West and Az.
tects of Mexico.
Twentieth Century Medicine.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic are as
far ahead of ancient pill poisons and
liquid physic as the electric light OF
the tallow candle. Genuine stamped
c. G. C.. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, 1oc.
PRISONERS CAUGHT.
Last week we noted the Jail
delivery at New Bernie whereby Ii
prisoners escaped. A special to the
Raleigh Post after our item was print
ed said:
"Six of ten prisoners who escaped
from Jail here Sunday were re-captured
today beyond Jacksonville, OnsIow
county. Among the number was the
white man Thompson, who headed the
negroes in escaping. Among the ne.
groes was one of the two murderers
"The six prisoners were brought here
tonight on the Atlantic Coast Line
train by D. S. Jorman, OF Onslow.
"During the three nights cut they
slept out doors, and when caught were
headed for Wilmington The fou,
still at large will probably be soon
caught"
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22

along tine, for the disease develops slowly
in some cases, but the poison is in the
blood and will break cut at the first favor
able opportunity. S. S. s. cures this vast
and building up the blood and stimulating
and invisorating the whole system.
]. NJ. Seals, IT'S Public Square. Nashville, Tenn,
says: Ten years ago ms daughter fell and cut
her forehead. From this wound the glands en-
the side Of her face became swollen and burstcd.
Some of the best doctors here aud elsewhere
attended her without any benefit. We decided
to try S. S. S., ard few bottles cured her eE.
tireiy."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
NEW ENEMY TO COTTON.

Washington Messenger Mr.. w. h.
Bennett, of Blount's Creek, Beaufort
county, who was in town this morning,
tells us the farmers in his section
are much concerned over the
appearauce of a. worm like the army
W )rm in their vicinity. They first
made their appearance en- the farm OF
BIZ. S. r. Fowle In a field of millet and
destroyed it in two days and are now
making their appearance on cotton.
They are in large numbers and 1t Is
feared they will destroy all the Gotten
in that section.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
SHE DIDN'T WEAR A MASK.

But her beauty was completely hid
den by sores, blotches and plmples till
she used Buck lens AMIGA Salye. Then
they vanished as will all other Erup-
tions, Fever Sores, Boils, Ulcers, CIR,
buncles and Felons from it's use. In
fallible for Cuts, Corns, Burns, Scalds
and Piles. Cure guaranteed. 25c at
E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22

It overcomes all forms Of Food poison,
whether inherited or acquired, and no
remedy SO thoroughly and effectively
cleanses the blood. If you have any
blood trouble, or your child has inherited
some blood faint, take S. S. S. and get
the blood in good condition and prevent
tic disease doing further damage.
Send FOR our free book and write OH
physicians about your case. We make 10
charge whatever for medic, advice.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. GA
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
Twentieth Century Medicine

Cascarets Candy Cathartic are as
far ahead of ancient pill poisons and
liquid physic as the electric light of
the tallow candle. Genuine stamped
c. c. c. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, Ioc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22

makes new and purs
blood TO nourish and
strengthen the body.
and IS a positive and
safe cure for Scrofula.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22

and OF ito Capitol and
Twenty teachers @
voting entire time to
AID teacher Of Violin
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
A TARBoRo MILL TO DOUBLE.

Tarboro Southerner: The Runnv.
mede Hosiery Mills closed Saturday
for two weeks. Primarily this was
done to give the operatives a holiday,
but secondarily to clean up and put in
more machinery.
1t Is proposed by the time the
wheather becomes cool to have the
capacity of the mills nearly, ii not
quite, doubled.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
HEAVY RAIN IN NORTHAMPTON.

Rich Square Times: The heaviest
rain ever known here, OF which any
record is made, fell last Sunday night.
A traction over three inches of rain fell,
ana On Monday night there was some-
thing like cloudburst, oyer six inch
es OF rain falling and the most of It in
less than three quarters of an hour.
owing to the comparative dryness OF
the land and the streams most dried up
but little damage was done except to
growing crops. The average monthly
rainfall here ia four inches, 90 more
than ordinarily falls in two months fell
Sunday and Monday nights. It has
been raining almost continuously since,
doing much damage.
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22

EICk CATTLE AT THE ASYLUM.
News and Observer Tuberculosis
has made its appearance among the
cattle composing the asylum herd, one
OF the finest in the State.
Twenty-Five Of the forty-odd cows
ara affected and it is feared that thew
will have to be killed. Already thew
have been isolated from the unaffected
cattle, and the use OF their milk discon-
tinued.
Vat the meeting of the executive com
mite last night, it was ordered that
one OF the COWS most affected by the
disease be killed and the lungs sent to
the city for examination by an expert.
The sick cattle are very valuable.
thoroughbred animals, some of them
giving ten gallons of milk day. IT
they have to be killed the loss will
amount to many hundred dollars.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22

TRYING TO BURN THE DEPOT.
Washington Progress Another at
tempt was made last Friday night to
burn the A. 6. L. passenger depot.
The would be incendiary lett his hat,
light-wood splinters and a can of oil.
It was late and very dark. Capt. Ross
Cox, the night Waterman, went
around on the building and the empty
cars and walked on the man. He
jumped up and ran off leaving the
articles named. He was unable to saw
whether the man was white or colored.
BEWARE OF GREEN FRUIr.-Now in
the heated term people should pay at
tention to their diet, avoid unripe fruit
and stale vegetables which invariably
bring on cramps, cholera morbus. or
diarrhoea. Children are particularly
subject to complaints of this kind. and
no mother can feel safe without hay-
ing bottle of PAIN KILLER. It is a
sale. cure. Avoid substitutes. there
Is but one Pain-Killer, Perry Davis'
Price 25c. and Soc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22

Under this pseudonym were written two of the
most striking of recent novels, . Black Rock" and
The Sky Pilot" A new novel of Canadian and
Ounoox during the year. In spirit, humor, fkhos
and strong eharacter-drawiny il h even Or to
its predecessors.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22

In cases of cough or Group give the
little one One Minute Cough Cure.
Then rest easy and have no fear. The
child will be all right in little while.
It never fails. Pleasant to take, al
ways safe and sure almost instantaueou
effect E T Whitehead & Co
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22

The laws OF health require that the
bowels move once each day and one of
the penalties for violating this law is
piles. Keep your bowels regular by
taking dose OF amberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets when necessary
and you will! never haye that severe
punishment inflicted upon you. Price
% cents. For sale by E. T. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22

If the action of your bowels is not
easy and regular serious complications
must be the final result. Dewitt g
Little Early Risers will remove this
danger. Safe, pleasant and effective.
E.. T. Whitehead & Co.
The Washington times., 1901-11-08

of the Treasury Department was on Juiy
l, 1901, superseded by the National Bureau
Of STANDARDS, the functions OF which arr
as follows: The custody OF the stand
arus: the comparison OF the stanuards
used in sCientinc Investigations, engineer
ing. manufacturing, commerce, ana euu-
caUOnal institutions with the standards
adopted or recognized 10y the Govern
ment; the construction, when necessary,
OF standards, their mUltipIes ana suDuI-
visions; the testing ana cahDraJlon OF
STANDARD measuring apparatus; the solu-
tICu OF problems when arise in COnntc-
ton WITH STANDARDS, the determination OI
physical constants ana the properties OF
materials, when such data are of great
Importance TO scientific or manufacturing
iHttres and are not to be obtained Of
suIncient accuracy elsewhere.
THE bureau l. authorized to exercise
its functions for the Government of the
United States, for any State or municipal
government within the United States, or
Tor any scientific society. educational ia
stitution, firm, corporation, or inuIviduai
ufacturHg or other pursuits requiring the
use Of standards or STANDARD measuring
Instruments. length measures, used by
engineers. manufacturers. and scientists;
weights used in commercial transactions.
chemical analysis, prescriptions, manu-
featuring; capacity measures of all
kinds; ordinary and clinical thermome-
tcrs, hyuromotCrs, alcphOlGmeters sail
and SacCh1rumcters. electrical
standards for measurement of resistance
force. and current. also
electrical measuring Instruments and pho
tOmctric standards for light"
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
BUILDING SITE PURCHASED.
Land on Pierce viii Road Selected
for Hurcuu of Standards.

The purchase of a site for the building
Of the new Government Bureau of Stand
ards was finally arranged yesterday. after
the Attorney General having approved
the title Of the land The selection of the
site was approved 10y Dr. Henry 5. Pritch-
EFT, President OF the Massachusetts In
! stitute OF Technology, and Secretary
Gage.
| The tract Of land selected for the pur-
pose is known as the "Chidrens Home
! site. 1t consists Of about eight acres, sit
uated about n quarter of mile west of
! Connecticut Avenue. on Pierce Mill Road.
The site was selected because it is So sit
uated as to be free from all mechanical
and electrical disturbances and influences.
and because its elevation is sufficient to
meet the requirements Of atmospheric
conditions. factors necessarily taken into
consideration in view Of the delicate and
accurate work which is to be performed
hv the new Government institution. The
sum Of SIS. 900 has been appropriated, to be
expended in the purchase Of the site.
The board Of visitors. when it meets in
December. will examine the plans for
two buildings, the erection or which has
been authorized for the purposes of the
bureau. These buildings are to be a lab
oratory and power house. and it is esti-
mated will cost about $2j0O1O. IT IS eX-
pected that the work of construction will
be b. gun in January, and that the build
Ings will be finished In about a year.
The new bureau was authorized at the
last session Of Congress. 1t has already
been organized, and Prof 5. w. Stratton
has been appointed as its director. The
temporary quarters are in the Butler
Building Already considerable work has
been done considering the limited space
for laboratory purpose and the meagre
equipments.
The personnel of the new bureau has
been carefully selected. with the assist
ancc Of the Civil Service-Commission
from persons having had experience In
the various lines OF work to be developed
by the bureau.
The personnel of the visiting committee
which has in charge the selection Of site. |
approval of buildings, and general advis-
ory jurisdiction is such as to ensure the
host interests of both the manufacturing
and scientific world. This committee is !
composed Of Pre- esidont Ira Remsen, Johns !
Hoykins University. Baltimore. Md: |
President Henry S. Pritchett, Massachu- |
s7tts Institute Of Technology. Boston. |
Mass. Prof F.lihu Thomson. electrician. |
General Electric Company; Prof. Edward |
/. Nichols. professor Of physics. Cornell !
University: Albert Ladd Colby. metal !
lurgIcal engineer. bethlehem Steel Com
many. South Eethlehom Pa.
I;y the law creating the new bureau the |
office of standard weights ard measures
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
FEES IN REAL ESTATE SALES.
Act of Legislative Assembly De-
clared Null and Void.

The Court of Appeals yesterday affirm
ed the Judgment OF the Supreme Court
of the District, announced by Justice Brad
ley. in the case of Laura L. Olcott against
Francis II. Smith and Martin L. Kohler.
trustees, in which the complainant sought
to recover a certain amount claimed under
a second deed in trust. The decision of
the court is in the main most important
as affecting the rates charged by auc-
doneers. inasmuch as the act Of the Leg
islauye Assembly on this subject is de-
clared to he null and void.
The litigation grew out of the sale of
the lot upon which the Bond Building. at
the corner Of New York Avenue and
Fourteenth Street, now stands The
property originally belonged to Brooke
Mackall, who in July, 1895 pledged it to
Smith and Kohler by a deed in trust. to
secure the payment of $4,000 to G c. Har-
rison. In February, 1893, a second deed in
trust was placed upon the property to Sc
cure the payment Of 5000 to the COM
plainant.
The property was sold. and Mrs Olcott
claimed a balance which was left over
after the first mortgage was satisfied
When the matter came up for hearing in
the Equity branch of the Supreme Court
Of the District, Justice Bradley presid
ing. he signed a decree In favor Of Mrs.
Olcott. From this judgment an appeal was
taken to the Court Of Appeals by Smith
and Kohler, and, as stated, the finding of
the lower court was affirmed. The opin-
ion Of the court was announced by Mr..
Justice Shepard. Wharton Z. Lester was
counsel for the complainant.
1t l. stated that, heretofore. when no
contract was made in advance. auction
eers have generally charged for selling
real estate under deeds OF trust in ac-
cordanre with an act OF the old LegisIa-
tive Assembly which provided that for
sales made by aUctiOEeers the rate of 5
per cent should be charged on the first
S2CJ and from that sum up to 1900. > per
cent ON all sums greater than 81 GJJ. only
! per cent was allowed. In the case in
point. the property was sold for S72 G11
and it is stated that the auctiOEeers rem
dercd a bill for S.iIl. claiming commits
sions on two 5 les. The bill was how
ever aiterward reduced, it is said, to
1853.
Laura L. Olcott brought suit against
the trustees, claiming that she was en-
Titled to the surplus arter the sale and
the satisfaction of the first mortgage.
and disputed the right Of the trustees 10
pay the sum they did FOR expenses When
the matter was on hearing i'm the lower
court. the auctiuueer was allowed 500
which is about the sum the Equity court
HEcS under the rules. This award was
affirmed By the Court OF Appeals. which
held that the act Of the Legislative As
Semhly Is void.
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
MAY PLAY CRoaUET AT NIGHT.
Decision of the District Supreme
Court Reversed

In the case Of William j. Marsh and his
wife. Margaret l.. Marsh. against James
o. Akers and Margaret Lacy, generally
known as the "croquet case" the Court
Of Appeals has reversed the decision of
the lowe. court, which enjoined the de-
PENDANTS from playing croquet at night
on a certain let in Huntington Place, west
of Fourteenth Street.
In the original proceedings it was al
legged by the Marshes that the defendants
and~1heir friends were In the habit Of
playing croquet at night on a lot opposite
the home of the cOmplainants, much to
their annoyance. II was learned that the
lights provided 10 illuminate the croquet
grounds created very disagreoable odors
and the mallctiug Of the balls used in
play WAS another source of annoyance
These aEnoyanccs, il was declared be
came so serious as to CndangCr Mrs
Marshs health
W hen the matter came up for hearing
in the Suureme Court Of the District the
pro siding justice signed an order eujoining
the defendants from continuing the game
The Dc {. ndants. by their counsel Arthur
\. Binncy. took appeal to the Court
of Appeals. with the result stated. Tho
n1iiriHn r. the cast was delivered by Chief
Justice Alvey.
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
ERNEST H. LIE MoUR DEAD.
The WeII-Known Caterer succumbs
to RheumatiSrn,

Ernest II. lie Mour. sixty years of as-,
"A native of Strassburg. Germany, a well
known local caterer. died at his residence,
III Twelfth Street northwest. shortly
after l O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Mr..
l. Mour had long been a sufferer from
rheumatism. His ailment increased in
severity in the past few years. and he
was forced TO retire from business about
year ago. He is survived by widow
and n sister, who reside in the province
of Lorraine. Germany.
The body has been turned over to the
undertakers to be prepared for burial, and
the funeral services will he held Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock The remains Will
be inferred at the Prospect Hin Gene
terry. with Masonic ceremonies. MIR. lie
Mour was an active and well-known
member of Lebanon Lodge, No. /, a
member of Washington Commandery. No.
/. and a Shrinor. affiliated with Almas
Temple.
There are few old residents Of Wash
irgton who were rot acquainted with Mr..
lie Mour. He was born in StrassburE.
Germany, in the year 1872. where his
father Xas governor of the province.
He came of noble birth. but being of a
roaming disposition left his home when
only seventeen years of age. and came to
this country. He landed at New Orleans
in the year 1862 just at the outbreak OF
the civil war.
The young foreigner Joined tho Union
Army as a hospital steward. being fitted
for that position by reason of havlE5
studied at medical colleges in his native
country.
After serving with the Army of the
Potomac for two years, he was taken i'll.
Being unable afterward to perform the
duties required of him, he was honorably
discharged from the service.
Upon leaving the army, young lie Mour
came to this city. where he secured a po-
sition in the War Department as a clerk
in the Surgeon General s office This pO-
sitioG he held FOR Il number Of years, I'M
til the inauguration of President Hayes,
when he determined to resign and enter
into the catering business
By the aid of a number Of influential
friends, he secured the management of
the House restaurant in the Capitol dur
ing Cleveland's first Administration. and
as result met not a few of the promi-
nent statesmen then sitting in Congress
In the meantime he had opened another
place of businCss on Eighth Street and
Market Space. where he continued to re-
ceiVe orders for dinners on large scale.
After losing the management of the
House restaurant. Mr. lie Mour devoted
his entire attention to building up his
trade on Eighth Street. and as a result
his services were always in demand. He
continued TO take an active interest in
the catering trade up TO about a year
ago. when his physical condition was bad
ly impaired by severe attack of rheu-
matism, after which ne retired.
The members of the various orders Of
which Mr.. lie Mour was a member win
attend the funeral in Il body IS will a
number Of prominent citizens who had
known him almost since his arrival in
this country, many years ago.
The Washington times., 1901-11-08
WILL SUFFER NO LOSS.
Peculations of Maccnbees' Treas
urcr Covered by Bond.

1t is with considerable regret, but with
no alarm, that local members of the
Knights of Maccabees learned the news
yesterday that Charles B. Thompson, OF
Port Huron, Mich. the Supreme Finance
Keeper. of the Supreme Tent. had bctray-
ed his trust. and used for his own pur-
poses some S51. COO Of the orders money.
The fact that the order is protected by
Il surety bond means that it will lose
nothing The surety bond company, in
all probability, VIII be the loser, and II
naturally follows that if Thompson is un-
able to make good, he will be prosecuted
by that company.
There are five branches of the Macca-
bees in the District. They are as fol-
lows: National Tent, No. /, Record Keep.
er. Guy +. Padgett; Brookand Tent. No.
:, q. W. II. Lrimp: Golden Rule Tent, No.
>. w II. Marsh; Mount Vernon Tent. No.
!. S 5 English; BrightwoOd Tent, No. g.
MyrOn ID Baker.
Thompson is well known by many of the
Washington Maccabees. and is said TO
have been a very popular as well as Il
highly esteemed member Of the national
OrCauiZa tiuu.