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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07
FOOD CHANGED TO POISON.

Purifying ivod in the jntestines
pronuces effects like those of arsenic,
but DR.. Kings New Life Pills expei
the posions from clogged bowels, gent
ly, easily but surely, curing Constipa-
ton, Billlousness, Sick Headache,
Fevers, all Liver, Kidney and Bowel
t1oubIes. Only 25c at e. 4. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07

Their promptness and fheir pleas
ant effects make DeWitt's Little Early
Risers most popular little pills wherever
they are known. They are are simply
perfect for liver and bowel troubles. +.
I. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07

The stomach controls the situa ion.
Tuose who are hearty and strong are
those who can eat aud digest plenty of
food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure diEests
what you eat all the good food you
want. It you suffer from indigestion,
heart burn, belching or any other
stomach trouble, this, preparation can't
help but do you good. The most SEN
sltiye stomachs can take it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07
State news.
Happenings Noted In A Week.
CULLED FROM EXCHANGES.
A DRUNKEN MURDERER.

Atlanta Journal: Winston Salem
N. c., Feb. 28.-Newe reached here to.
day that John Shepherd killed Alonzc
johnson, in Wilkes county. day OF
two ago. Both men were drintDe
and johnson was shot three times by
Shepherd. The murderer immediate.
ly fled and has not been arrested. It is
believed that he has left the State
The murdered man leaves wife and
three children.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07

1t was stated in the HOUSE OF Com
mons tha. Great Britain lslssuing T. om
S., ,0oO, 900 to Sc, 6,0oO. 900 of war bond,
weekly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07

a Sc. Petersburg dispatch says that
n. De Witte is resdy to remit .ncreas-
ed tariff rates on American 60 dds Ss
soon as the sugar duties are remit
ted.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07

See that you get the original De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve when you
ask for It. The genuine is q certain
cure Tor piles, soresand skin diseases.
3. T. Whitehead 4 CO.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07

The steamer City o. Rio de Janeiro
was wrecked nea. San Francisco, and it
is believed 122 persons perished.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07

Much has been written by various
students of the present and the past
concerning "Uncle Toms CABIN the
great book written by Harriet Beecher
Stowe. Some claim that the book had
much to do with bringing on the civil
war, while others deny it. Mrs. w. II.
FELTON,, in the Atlanta Journal, clai ms
that "Uncle Toms Cabin" was only an
incident in the war matter. She
strongly iortifes her position by good
arguments like the following para
graph:
'sTo affirm that Mrs. Stoves nc vel
preeipltated the civil war would indi-
cate that the release of Barab oas
caused the crucifxion OF Christ. As
stated before, both were incidents, in
dications, like the leaves that precede
the stormy blast, or the discolorstions
which mark bad case of blood poison
il the human system. The disease
was raging, the sectional gale was
making a hundred miles an hour, and
Mrs. Stowe pandered to the worst ele-
ments in northern society, to arouse
bloodthirsty prejudice against the peo-
pie Of the Southern States"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07

cure GoI0 IN mead.
Kermotf's Chocolates Laxative Quinine, easy
to take aud quick to cure cold In bad aid sog1
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07
BOYS FATAL QUARREL.

Greenvllle Reflector At Rock y
Mount On Wednesday two boys, ont
white and one colored, both about l:
or IA years of age, became involved il
quarrel. The colored boy struck the
white boy over the head with a stick
and the latter died from the injury in
flicted by The blow. The colored boy
was arrested and has been placed in
jail at Tarboro to await trial for mur.
der.
The white boy was named Richard
Dickens and the colored boy George
Ray.
KILLED HIS CHILD.
Press Report: A tale OF horror
comes from Polk county. A man by
The name of Blackburry went home
drunk, began to abuse his wife because
she had not enough iood to supply hi,
whiskey appetite. After kicking and
and beating he, almost into uncon-
sciousness, he grabbed their infant od
the bed where it lay crying and threw
it a. its mother as she lay In the floor
The child's head struck the mantel, the
blow killing it instantly. He then
left the house. The wife managed
about midnight to crawl TO naighbor's
house and tell the news. A lynching
is anticipated.
CRAZED BY DRINK.
Greenville Reflector This morn
ing Mr.. Paul Metrick, the tailor, made
another attempt to take his life. This
time he cut cash on his throat again
and also took laudanum. He bad been
drinking hard for some days past aud
his rashness is due to this cause.
Some months ago while on II spree he
cut his throat. Poor fellow, it. seems
that whiskey has got the advan tage Of
him. Yet there are people of influ-
ence who will do nothing to put the
great evil out of reach OF men who
are too weak to resist it, but, on the
other hand, use their influence to keep
it where it will blight mems lives and
eend them to destruction.
THREE DEATHS FROM PNEUMONIA.
Charlotte Observer Statesville, n.
c., Feb. 28.-A few weeks ago Mr.. S.
B. Bailey and family moved to town
from the neighborhood of Belts bridge
this county. Soon after coming here
Mr.. Bailey, wife and children we're
seized with severe cases cf grip. In
the case of the father and mother this
developed into pneumonia. The faml-
ly being so afflicted, Miss Belle Hardin
a niece of Mr.. Bailey, came in to nurse
them and she was soon taken with
pneumonia also.
On Monday night Mrs. Bailey died
Tuesday evening Miss Harbin died,
and about 9 O'Clock the same evening
Mr.. Bailey died. Thus, in less than
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07

Much Is said about the advantage OF
The south, and truly it is section rich
in resources and pregnant with posai-
oilitles yet all undeveloped. In the
matter OF cotton milling the New York
Evening Post recently said:
"The southern mills pay the frelg ht
TO and from the market and then out
sell tie Massachusetts, mills, which &C.
iyer the goods only at the local depots.
Fall RIVER mills have endeavored as
much as possible to get away from the
goods that are being made by the
southern mills, but they cannot get
away readily from the basis that is
fixed in the market when goods made
from the same number of yarns are Of
tered Tor sale. Competition is promised
soon in even the standard wide print
cloth, the SO l-2-inch, 64x64s. An
other worrying feature is that the south
las increased in splndleege in the past
year an amount equal to two-thlrds, Of
the total spindleage in Fall River, some
three million splndles."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-03-07
TIE EDIToRs'S LEISURE HOURS
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

There seems to have been some very
gross negligence practiced at Washing
ton in the matter of paying govern
ment employees for work they have
not dona. According TO a recent re-
port of d special committee OF the
House to investigate the employment
roll, number CT persons have been
paid for work not done and for tin e
not accounted for. Employees ara
much absent from their post Of duty.
It was stated that one employe had
not worked more than six months in
the four years he has been employed,
has been drawing his salary all the
time and has not been in Washington
for eleven or twelve months. All
these abuses ought to be corrected ard
the people look to their representative
IN congress to do 1t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
DUMMERsTON.

Miss Cora NJ. Kinney will conduct the
religious services in the church next Sun
day forenoon. The singers will be aided
in the song service by the male quartet.
On Tuesday evening the West Chester
field mail was received at the Dummerston
post-ofiice and the Dummerston mail was
probably received at West Chesterfield.
Evidently some one Numbered in making
up the mail for those places and number
of persons were disappointed in not get
ting their mail on New Years evening.
Rev. Lucien Kimball was taken sudden
ly i'll last Friday with bleeding from the
lungs and is under the daily care of DR..
Miller. He was on the eve of departure
for his new field of labor in Swanzey, N.
H. Miss Sarah G. Choate, a graduate
from the training school at Mortified,
Mass, supplied the pulpit for Mr.. Kim
ball, at whose home she will remain dur
ing the winter
Egbert Wyman, proprietor of Forest
county abstract Office in Crandon, Wis,
recently wrote to Dummerston for hsto-
ry of the town, stating that he was in
formed by relative in New Orleans that
such a book bad been published. His
father, Ezra Wyman, was bora in Dunn
merston in 1911 and was a grandson Of
Capt. John Wyman, who settled in Dunn
merston during the Revolutionary war.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N. II.

Rev. II. +. Rouillard expects to ex-
change pulpits with Rev. Mr.. Marvin of
Hinsdale next Sunday
The officers of Spofford Grange are ex-
pected to be installed at the next regular
meeting, Jan. y, 1901.
Mrs. Ellen Ware of Westmoreland is
with Mrs. George f. Amidon during Mr..
AmidOn's absence at the state legislature.
Representative George +. Amidon start
ed for Concord Monday morning to attend
the state legislature, which convened on
Wednesday of this week.
The annual parish meeting will be held
at the church on Monday evening, Jan. Z,
at 7 30 p. NJ, for the purpose of electing
all necessary church officers for the year
1901.
The ladies society met Wednesday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Matte Carey. Next
week Wednesday afternoon they will meet
at the hall. This being the annual meet
ing for the election of officers it is desired
that all members be present.
o. r. Farr has suspended work in his
mill for a few days on account of break
down in some paris O. engine, which
he has been obliged nd away for re-
pairs. How long the delay may be neces-
sary is not known at the present time.
The crowd was SO large at the last as
sembly on New Years night THAT stand ing
room only could be OBJ aimed. Over 103
supper tickets were sold by the ladies from
which they realized 5000. The quintet
orchestra furnished music for dancing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
WEST WARDSBORO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lackey of Hns-
dale are visiting their relatives here.
Hermon Eddy is home from his school
in Hamilton, y. Y, for a short vacation.
Miss Sadie Davidson is attending the
winter term Of Leland d Gray at Towns
bend.
Lewis A. Dryden, having finished his
work at CIRCUITS mill in Stratton, has gone
to Boston to work.
Rev. f. F. Merri6eld, whose death oc-
curred last week in Cummington, Mass.
was former beloved pastor here, about A
years ago.
There was large party of friends at K
A. Eddy's last Thursday evening and a
good time was enjoyed. Sugar on snow
was served.
The correspondent begs leave to say
that it was through a slight misunder-
standing that some OF these items were
not sent last week
The new steam mill of the Springfield,
OF V. b. Waits mill Frank St. Mary
and family have moved into Mrs. Wait
house to board the help
Rev. w. A. Davidson, Baptist state
missionary, was here SUNDAY, Dec. %
His sermon was much appreciated. We
also had very interesting Christmas eXer-
cises Monday evening, Dec. "A. Singing
Of solos and duets was nterspersed with
appropriate recitations and two trees were
loaded with gifts. Santa Claus helped un-
load them and large audience received
them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

l.. c. Gale, one of our hardware mer-
chants, is in Boston this week.
George Dudley is at home from his
school at Springfield to sperd part Of the
holiday vacation.
A merry party went from here to Wards
boro to a dance on Monday evening to
usher in the New Year.
It is reported that Charles Sanborn has
bought the Mcot farm on the Chester
road and contemplates moving there.
Sarah Moffat fell at her home on We'd
nesday evening and broke her wrist. DR..
Milington was called and the fracture
promptly reduced.
Several couples from the High school in
Chester took a ride to the Peabody House
here on Monday afternoon and after a din
ner and dancing the New Year in, returned
to their homes.
Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Allen are in Bur
lngton this week attending the convention
of the Young Peoples Religious societies
Mr.. Allen is the popular superintendent Of
the Baptist Sunday school here.
The seighride for the benefit OF the Con-
gregational church in Londonderry passed
through here New Years day, returning
to the Union ball, where an excellent sup.
per and a tine entertainment were provided.
Elmer A. Brooks, who moved with his
family from this place to Hart, Michigan,
five years ago, visited in town this week.
His many friends were pleased to greet
him, and to all appearances he is pros.
porous and happy in his new home,
News has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Emeine (Melendy) Howe,
widow of the late Albert n. Howe, at her
home in Swanzey, n. II. Mrs. Howe was
a native and former resident of this town
and will be kindly remembered by many.
| She was a daughter of the late Emery Mel
endy and sister of the Melendy Brothers OF
this place. She leaves three children, Mrs.
l.. T. Boyce of Keene, n. H.; A. Webb
Howe of Syracuse, n. Y; Fred A., with
whom she lived. The funeral will be held
at her late residence on Friday.
Hooker post, G. A. R., held their an
nual installation of officers last Saturday
evening. The following officers we're in
stalled by Past Commander E. F. Rugg
c. V. Bryant, commander; o. S. Abbott,
senior vice commander; o. NJ. Williams,
| junior vice commander; Ii. A. Dudley,
adjutant; H. P. Chase, quartermaster; A.
, N. Hall, surgeon; Martin Haskins, chap
lain; j. A. Pierce, officer of the day; John
Ramsdel, guard; W. A. Shattuck, ser
geant maj or; c. W. Castle, quartermastel
sergeant.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04

There was a New Years dance at Grange
hall which was pronounced excellent.
Ora Underwood is working for c. d.
White, He boards at l.. K. Plumley's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert F. Moore have re.
turned from Springfield and will remain in
town for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f Knight were called
to Nrewsville, II. N, Wednesday, by the
ceatl of Mrs. Knights sister, Mrs. j. Je-
rOIae.
Mrs, A l.. Howard is home for a few
days. She will go soon as assistant ma
iron to the Home for Aged and Disabled
in Brattlehoro.
DR.. Dutton of Brattleboro, veterinary
for the state, was in town Tuesday TO test
II. G. Benson's cows. He found two dis
eased and they were killed. Several other
herds were tested and pronounced in
healthy condition.
The installation of officers for Vermont
Grange, 1870, was held at Grange hall, Jan.
/, with Fl. A. Allen as installing officer.
The following will serve the coming year
II. K. knight, master; S. D. May, over
seer; Mary Kidder, lecturer; II. f. How
ard, steward w. II. Hamilton, assistant
steward; NJ. A. Smith, treasurer; Mary
May, secretary; Mrs d. Morgan, Pomona
Mrs. Alta Howard Flora; Clara Hamilton,
Ceres l.. r. Plunley, gate keeper; Ella
knight, lady assistant steward; William
Waite, chaplain.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
lgnatlus Donnelly Dead.

Ignatius Donnelly, ex-congressman,
author of THE Great Cryptogram, {"
Atlantis" and a number of other
books, treating of social and political
questions, and lately a candidate for
vice president on the middle-of-the-
road Populist ticket, died suddenly
from heart disease in Minneapolis
early Wednesday morning. Mr.. Don
nelly was born in Philadelphia in 1881,
of famous Irish stock. After being
admitted to the bar he went to Min
neapolis in 1856 and for years was
a prominent figure in that state, in au-
thorship, politics, law, journalism,
agriculture. He had been in both
branches of the state legislature at
different times, and as lieutenant gov
ernor and acting war governor he is
sued the first call for troops from Min
nesota in the civil war. He was a
member of Congress three terms, and
twice more an unsuccessful candidate,
| and was defeated for nomination as
| United States senator by a single vote
| He was counted a Republican many
years, but in recent years had been
populist leader. He was perhaps
best known to the general public by
his writings in which he sought to
prove that Bacon wrote the Shakes
perean plays.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
THE VERMONT PHd1NIx BB i MEBORO HFRIDAYN JANUA
WEsTMiNsrER WEST.

Mrs. Frank i. Harlow and Miss
Bertha Miller returned to Maiden on
Tuesday.
Miss Florence Goodhuc expects to
go to New York the end of the week
to attend the wedding of her friend,
Miss Nellie Clark, which will take
place Jan. JIG.
Two deer were seen crossing the
street near b. A. Walkers one day last
week. They assembled the hill east of
the village, where they came within
three or four rods of Arthur Harlow
and Charles Miller, who were chopping
in the woods.
In the report Of the society meeting
week or two ago the omission of a
single word has caused some misun-
derstanding 1t should have stated
that Harlan Goodhue, J. l.. Ormsby
and Ira Miller were chosen a commit
tee to have charge of the street lamps.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
THE CHANGE OF LIFE

Is the most important period in n We
mans existence. Owing TO modern
methods of living, not one woman in
thousand approaches this perfectly
natural change without experiencing
train of very annoying and some-
times painful symptoms.
Those dreadful hot flashes, sending
the blood surging to the heart until it
seems ready to burst, and the faint
feeling that follows, sometimes with
chills, as if the heart were going to
stop for good, are symptoms of n dan
gerous, nervous trouble. Those hot
flashes are just so many calls from
nature for help. The nerves are cry
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
WEST HALIFAX.

o. b. Hescock and G.. G. Hicks have
new housekeepers.
Several are filling their ice houses this
week. The ice is of good quality, about
one foot thick.
A singing class was organized at the
Baptist church Wednesday evening and
the first lesson will be given next Monday
evening at 7 30 at the Baptist church. 1t
is hoped that all will take an interdst and
those who desire to sing will join the class
There will be New Years service at
the Baptist church next Sunday. The
theme will be DIVISIONS of the Future. ="
The meeting will begin at 10 As A. NJ; Sun
day school at II; Young Peoples meeting
at p. NJ. All are welcome.
At the annual meeting of Charles P.
Clark post, G. A. r., the following officers
were elected: Commander, F. II. Niles;
senior vice commander, Orrin Wilson /;
junior vice commander, II. b. Brown; Of
ticer of the day, f. T. Miner; adjutant,
j. c. Vim; quartermaster, II. w. Griffin I;
chaplain, A. A. Hill; surgeon, A. j. War
rem; guard, O. B. Hescock; delegate to
department encampment George Burns
alternate, Emery Stanclift; quartermaster
sergeant, F. L. Woodland; sergeant major,
Herbert Barden. The installation Friday
evening, Jan. 4, will be followed by an
oyster supper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
JACKSONVILLE.

Alfred Sprague has moved to Reads
bOro.
School in No. 6 changes teachers this
week
Several parties are drawing ice at pres
ent. The ice is very fine.
II. G. Reed has the contract to Gil the
ice house at the creameries.
A party from here attended the New
Years dance at West Dover.
The dance last week Friday for the ben
eft of the military band was fairly at
tended.
On the coming in of the new century
several of the brothers, sisters and cous-
ms of Marcia A. ButteTlield called upon
her and stayed until the opening year to
celebrate her 18th birthday anniversary.
A pleasant time was had, with music by
the entire company, and refreshments of
cake, coffee and fruits were served.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
GREEN RIVER.

Blanche Barden is at work for Mrs. f.
A. Richmond.
Fred Thomas and Annie Greenleaf are
i'll with the humps, and there are several
more cases at Hale.
Mrs. X. T. Cutting returned Monday
from two weeks visit with her daughter
and friends in Greenfield, Mass,
Fred Stowe started Wednesday morning
for Gardner and other towus in the inter
est of his chair stock business.
Alonzo Bracket, who has been confined
to the house the past week by illness is
improving but not able to be about
Mrs. Alice VIM of Baldwnville, Mass,
and her sister, Miss Bertha Fowler of the
Castleton school, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. II. Stowe Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Reed, the old gentleman who carries
the mail from Green River to Hale, fell
from his sleigh last Wednesday evening on
his return to Hale, striking on the ice and
disabling him so he has been confined to
his bed since.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04

The bankruptcy law is a matter which
requires the attention of the citizens of
Vermont far more than those outside of
the legal profession, or those who take
pains to investigate have any idea of. Its
intent is noble one for it relieves the
poor and the distressed, but its present
operation proves tc be a haven of refuge
for every dead beat in the country, who is
shrewd enough to become debtor. The
smallest loop hole is usually sufficient TO
attract the attention of this class of PEG.
pie, but where an opportunity stands as an
open door before them, they are sure 10
take advantage of it, while their creditors
remain outside Barre Telegram.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
EAST JAMAICA.

Ora Howe is on the sick list this week.
Miss Dora Thayer returned to Brattle
boro Wednesday.
Some of our young people attended the
dance at George Howard at West Towns.
bend Monday evening.
We are to have new station agent Ar
thur Jopson of Wardsboro is learning the
business of Mr.. Cobb. He intends to
move here soon to live if he has the posi-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. n. F. Pierce gave a New
Years dinner to Ii people The table
was loaded with all the good things that
make up good dinner, turkey and chicken
pies being among the rest Cards were
the games of the day and evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
WEST DOVER.

. There was dance at Towards hall
Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. d d. Tucker are visiting
in New London, Conn.
Miss Minnie Livermore is visiting in
Bellows Falls and Keeue.
Forty five new books have been added TO
the Sunday school library.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hatch spent New
Years day with her parents.
The sick are all improving with the ex-
ceplion of Mrs. Mary RICE, who is still
confined to her bed.
At the New Years dance at Green
Mountain hall about 7S tickets were sold.
Every one seemed to enjoy themselves.
A party of seven couples from Whining
ton held social at the schoolhouse hail
Monday evening to watch the old year out
and the new year in.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
MRS. JENNIE NOBLE.

ing out for assistance. The cry should
be needed in time. Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound was pre-
pared to meet the needs of woman's
system at this trying period of her life.
1t builds up the weakened nervous
system, and enables a woman to pass
that grand change triumphantly.
81 was a very sick woman, caused
by Change Of Life. suffered with hot
1ushes, and fainting spells. l was
afraid to go on the street, my head
and back troubled me so. l was en-
tirely cured by Lydia L. Pinkham's
NOBLE, SOLO Keyser St., Germantown,
Pa.