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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
Miss Douglass, Recital.

The pupils of Miss Douglass school Of
elocution and physical culture gave their
last recital of the season prior to the an
nual commencement exercises at her studio.
Metzerott Hall, Saturday evening, with the
following program: Recitation, 1.-The Rum
away Princess Bessie Wright: vocal solo.
Maud Emerson; recitation, Miss Maloney
on the Chinese Question" Mrs. r. w.
Browne; recitation, Robert of Lincoln"
Edna Fritz; piano solo, Mrs. e. ]. Kelly;
recitation. "rhis Little Pig Went to Mar
ket," Edith Cowl; pantomime, "Gemin'
Thro' the Rye tsung by Mrs. Dunn,
Misses Lyddane. Kelly. Cowl. Fritz and
Wright; defamation, Karl, the Black
smith, Thomas Benning; recitation. 1.-THE
House That Jack Built Jessie Shepard;
vocal solo, Mrs Arthur G. Dunn, recitation.
How Tom Saved the Train" Gertrude C.
Lyddane: recitations, Bring Dem Pres
ents Back and Little Orphan Annie
Mrs e. ]. Kelly: attitudes, meditation, ap-
peal, rejection, grief, hilarity, alteration,
animation. secrecy, tenderness. defiance,
suspense. respect. mock respect, vehemence,
execration. recoil, shouting, despair. joy,
bashfulness. accusation. surrender. listen
ing. watching, acceptance, faith, victory.
benediction, good night, Misses Cowl, Fritz
and Wright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
Temperance at Fort Washington.

temperance meeting. followed by a
musical and literary entertainment was
held at Fort Washington. Nd, Friday even
Ing under direction of the branch of The
District of Columbia W. c. T. u, The
meeting opened with song service, led by
Mrs. Catlin. Devotional exercises were fol-
lowed by an address, Total Abstinence No
Barrier to Success" by Mrs. Don p. Blaine.
general secretary of the District Y branch.
The meeting closed with the hymn, abide
With Me" sung by a sextette of soldiers.
The entertainment that followed consisted
OF mandolin and guitar duets, by Miss
Pensy Cozlin and Miss s. E. Beamer; dia-
lect reading. by Mr.. Anderson; vocal duet,
Marion and Howard Catlin; guitar solos
and songs, with guitar accompaniment by
Miss Beamer; several humorous recitations.
by Miss Grace Ross. and mandolin and
piano duets, by Misses Pansy and Annie
Collin.
Mrs. Blaine and the young ladies who as
sisted in the program went down to Fort
Washington aboard the army tug Gibbon
Friday afternoon, and were entertained at
the home of Mrs. Roberts, wife OF Col. b.
X. Roberts. returning Saturday.
Similar entertainments are given once
each month by the District branch In
honor of the Soldiers Christian Temperance
Union of Fort Washington of which societl
Mrs. Roberts is the president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
General and Personal Items From the
West End.

The last rites over the remains Of Mrs.
Lula Brown, who was a Miss Hilleary. and
whose death Tuesday was the third in the
Hilleary family of Cherrydale, Va, within
q month, were performed yesterday after
noon at Walkers Chapel, near the Hilleary
home. The obsequies were largely attend
ed by the residents of Alexandria county.
The interment was made in the family
burial grounds on the Hilleary farm.
The funeral of Dr. c.. B. Crusor. whose
death occurred Thursday at Freedman's
Hospital. took place yesterday afternoon
from Ebenezer A. M. E. Church. Rev. DIR.
Reavers of Berean Baptist Church conduct
ed the services, assisted by Revs g. F.
Flagg and Benjamin Perkins. Delegations
representing the Masons and Odd Fellows
and several other fraternal and benevolent
societies were in attendance. The interment
was made in Mount Zion cemetery.
The congregation of Dumbarton Avenue M.
e. Church has elected officers for the ensuing
year as follows: Trustees, Jesse III. Wilson,
Columbus Thomas, John Hieston, Daniel
johnson, William v. Lewis, w. T. Birch.
Walter Brown and A. Is. jackson; stewards,
f. II. Brown, J. W. kirkley. Edgar Frisby.
r. b. Travers, James S. Hayes, Isaac Birch,
F. 3. Stewart, c. H. Johnson, Thomas
Bremerman. H. Welien Fisher and Lewis
Jackson; recording steward. Lewis jack
son. Mr.. Jesse III. Wilson was chosen dele
gate, with Mr.. Edgar Frisby as alternate
to the annual conference, with instructions
to ask for the return to the pastorate Of
Rev. Frank Fl. Havenner.
Walter Powell. Harvey Avery, Harry
Turner and William Powell, a quartet OF
enthusiastic wheelmen. have planned a 500
mile bicycle tour, which they expect to
accomplish in ten days. Their itinerary will
carry them through Maryland, Virginia.
West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and stops
will be made in several towns along the
route The tourists will leave Georgetown
at 8 o'clock Friday afternoon.
hr a. 10 md has fad
position of choirmaster and organist IN st.
Johns Episcopal Church. He will not, how
ever. begin the discharge of his new duties
until September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
preached this work with a reverence be-

preached this work with a reverence be-
fitting its sacred character, and through
out its entire length, which was nearly
three-quarters of an hour. he seemed i'm
bued with the spirit of the composition. OF
course. brass band cannot give the effects
or stringed orchestra, but what Of the
beauties of the score and their dramatic
enects could be brought out by the force
at his command were obtained by Crea-
tore. He had the lights lowered during
the whole Of the "ParsifaP' number. and
the effect was devotional and reverential
the audience was responsibility attentive
during its entire performance and at its
conclusion Creatore was recalled again and
again to bow his acknowledgements The
other numbers on this program were the
Iannhauser March" trio from "Attila,"
Merry Wives Of Windsor overture, the
sextet from Lucia" Faust selection
and an arrangement from Carmen"
These were doubled. for everything except
the ParsifaP' number was encored and
the encore numbers were always of a.
lighter vein, among them being the Fred
eric song from 'Mignon," Here / am in
Beauty's Bower" Lion du Bal" ma
tonal PATROL a march and the Star Span-
gled Banner" All were we'll done, both as
to delicacy. of shading and dynamic effect
for Creatofe has a larger and better band
than he has ever brought here before and
they are under better subsection. The in
dtvfdual antics of the conductor do not
particularly detract from his work but
seem to intensity 1t and to prove that he
enters heart and soul into it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
Creatore and His Band.

Creatore and his band were greeted by
large ard enthusiastic audience at the Co
lumbia Theater last night. He Demon
strated again that he is one of the most
magnetic of leaders and that he has his
force entirely under his control. He also
showed that he is not confined to any par
ticular school OF music for his selections
included the works of German. French and
Italian composers. The most interesting
number on the program was the "Parsifaf'
music beginning with the motif of the
rHoly Grail In the nrst act. He ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28

$5O,OO0,OOO. He referred to the growing in
fluence of the so-called citizens associa-
tons, whose object seemed to find i'll in
everything that they did not themselves
approve, and who were largely responsible
for the efforts to bring about municipal
equitable corrolary, municipal ownership,
and said that this had brought financiers
almost to the point of declining to invest
money here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
Change in Motive Power Equipment.

The little side-wheel steamer George j.
Seufferle, which was formerly owned here.
but was sold to Baltimore parties about
year ago, has been metamorphosed into
a propeller steamer and under the name OF
the Severn will run between Annapolis and
West River. Nd. in connection with the
Annapolis Short Line Railway. After leav-
Ing here last fall the steamer was taken TO
Solomons Island. Nd, where she was re-
built and changed into a propeller boat
New engines were installed and she has
been made much faster to suit her to tho
requirments of her new route.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
Arcanum Council Entertains.

The members of District Council No.
1895, Royal Arcanum, INDUCED in a progress
sive euchre contest at the council chamber.
in Schmidt Hall. 518 eth street northwest,
after the conclusion Of the regular order of
business recently. Prizes. CONSISTING OF a
German beer stein. a shaving mirror ana a
cigar case. were offered to the three play-
ers making the highest scores They were
won by Messrs Rosafy, Sanger and Fitz-
gerald, respectively several ties being de-
cldec by cutting the cards. The occasion
was greatly enjoyed by all who partici-
pated
1t Is the intention Of the committee on en-
tertalnment to arrange a series OF enter
tainments for the present wear,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28

He criticised the demand of the new COM
etc. that had ever been granted any other
railroad company in the District, and the
provisions Of the fourth section of the bill.
which he said would give the state of Vir-
ginia jurisdiction over a corporation in the
District of Columbia.
Gen. Harries referred to the fact that
four years ago the last horse car was BAN
ished from the streets OF Washington, being
succeeded by the most modern Of motor
forces and the best of equipment, and that
the betterments had increased the value of
urban and suburban real estate by at least
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
Gen. Harries' Opposition.

General George H. Harries, vice presi-
den of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company. opposed the building of a
road across the city by a new company.
He detailed the numerous extensions that
had been made by the two existing rail-
road companies. These recent extensions
had cost more than million of dollars and
not one Of them had been profitable. They
were built because of public demand.
In addition there is in contemplation an
extension of 18th street, and the company
hopes to have that line running before the
summer is past. Other extensions are to be
made to the Union station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28

Jack Davis, a negro driver for the Zenith
Coal and Coke Company. is in Mcdowell
county, Va. jail, charged with killing q
mule with pick. He says that he killed
the animal because 1t did not understand
his orders and failed to obey him Is a
driver.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-15
TIE y6eep Men are af war.

Cheyenne, Janua, aAA
serious conflict is threatne ed tletw..en
the hocg sters of Converse glnd
NEsatrona Counties ind while blood
saeH is not feared there prondso. to
be1 long drawn out lega. fghtlbe-
tween the riva heepme d Thtisin-
teaior department. recently liaed
the erp5argo on certain copntieEi in
wyoming which had been decltred
sclean ~ the governments seas M
sspectors and dow permits sffheep d
IN these countless which areSA lhan V,
Iaarami s Converse and Wes toT. to
80 to market without being TAGGED
With the yellow label The Mock
mas tors Of the clean countie's, to
protect thair aocka from the sdabby
sheep 10 the aslioiniEg countie III SCI
Cared the passage of i yuling fay the
stale board of sheep sommissiSn ers,
which prohibits 2hosks from these
infsetsd coansles passing late any
sof sthe counties declared eleaEa,
Natrona county is one d Sthose
not yet declared dean, and snEsily ol
her shespmen has for years used til,
government range in CoHiyerst
coanty 10y winter grazing The,t
declare tnere is no scab id sheii
Sesfnty they are u able I.o Nav,
1ne em pargo lifted while th|s Con
vs rssscou |, 2 ~ authorities are deter
~. - nsssa ~, 5n LSl g shall tht,
a9ne. The N ntrona coun ea$5 flock
masters have gathered ,,d.ar IL,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-15
Contributed.

There has been quite an interest
In A. @. U. w. orders and Gr rand
Lodge Jurisdiction for the lastfeW
years over the fact that many nen-
sbers Of the order are growing old
and quite liable to die when their
certificates will become due and have
TO be paid.
There seems to be horror Of pay
ing the Certificate Of q mem bsr when
he has beensa good prompt paying
brother for thirty or fort years and
q deep seated fear the dollar it takes
from each member will wreck the
order and destroy it's usefulness
unless the old man, after forty years
OF fEcontributions, when his vigor was
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-15


bound darY and are preparing & TO rush
across with several hundred thous-
and sheep. The say to remain in
Natrona county is TO starYe their
sheep, and this they will not do.
They are prepared TO fight it out to
the end with the Converse county
owners
< The outcome Of the contr oYersy
will be watched with interest The
attorney general may be called upon
to defend the state board of sheep
commis sioners Id Injunction suits
now threatened by the Natrona
county men. The Converse county
boundary line has been styled the
ssChinese wall by the Natrona
7saeep men.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-15

he late report frorn thsI
effect thai Ss 81 rssshoe MIMI
FIJI, and shat the recent difeis
splp loyees are being satisfas
paay's ssGairs generally sre
bus iuess-like tons, and Till s'vlt.
ight one Z Ills will Re wsl
the Horseshoe Com pas,y Is al Il Il
Thc sn1elter at this place sta
days shut dowr, End is now rnr
csan learn. OF cours every yo1ie1
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-15

Northern Hills papers is 10 tie
I Co. are paying their men ii
lces between the com pan ard
nj adjusted. he COM
sridly assuming : hea Ahy and
ak for the future IS said TO be
ONE news to all Hill people As
tant one.
ted up this week after a few
ing satisf actori " 50 far as we
Iopes il may contil1n ne.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-01-07
RALEIGH IN A BAD FIX.

Charlotte Observer.
Il have Jus: returned from Raleigh"
said the travelling man, "and 1 want
to tell you that those people down
there are in bad fix. They are suffer
ing terribly from sn over-consumption
Of Chatham county rabbits. In an
eatin' way it's just rabbit all the time
in the State capitol b tn at the hotels
aud in every household. The rabbits
are shipped up In car-!oads-great tall
rabbits that are sold go cheap that
the people got into the rabbit-eatin'
habit before thsy knew what they were
about and now the habit Is fixed.
Why, Raleigh is the most melancholy
place ever saw. Everywhere you see
folks with gloomy expressions on their
faces. "Too much rabbit, explained a
resident to me. But there's no use In
trying to stop it. It's worse than the
pie mania. When Governor Aycock
gives dinner party it's rabbit broiled
when Treasurer Lacy entertains there
is stewed rabbit; Col. Tom Kenan
serves jugged hare and the Supreme
Court dimes on rabbit on toast. We
are living cheap, and indlgestlbly.
The influx of the Chatham county
rabbit ia the worst epidemic OF the
year and the effect is such that / can
almost see the ears Of State Auditor
Dixon growing longer and s!enderer
day by day"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-01-07
CURED AFTER SUFFERING TEN
YEARS.

B. F. Hare, Supt. Miami Cycle &
Mfg. Co., Middletown, O., suffered for
ten years with dyspepsia. He spent
hundreds of dollars for medicine and
with doctors without receiving any
permanent benefit. He says, zone
night while feeling exceptionally bad
was about TO throw down the evening
paper when saw an item in the paper
regarding the merits OF Kcdol Dyspep-
STA Cure. / concluded to try it and
while had no faith in it felt better
after the second dose. Alter using two
bottles am stronger and better than I
have been in years, and recommend
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to my friends
and acqna,ntances suffering from stom-
mach. Sold by E. T. Whitehead 4
Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-01-07
DAWSONS CHANGES.

Correspondence to The Commonwealth.
JAN. 4, 1904.
Miss Aleathia Weeks, Of Whisakers,
is here visiting her uncle, Mr.. Henry
Weeks.
Misses Matte and Lizzie Hargove,
ef Enfield, spent several days here
during Xmas.
MIR. Billie Walston, OF Scotland
Neck, has taken charge Of the Dunn
farm. We welcome him and his nice
wife to our community. Mr.. J. Bennie
Partine is visiting near Halifax.
Mr.. Henry Weeks has moyed to J..
c. Brancb's farm.
Mr.. G. L. Branch went to Enfield
Sunday.
MI. ]. w. Fleming will move over
to "Pleasant Hill" formerly owned by
Mr.. G. P. Simmons.
Miss Annie Lawrence spent last week
in TIllery visiting Miss Jennie Messen-
ger.
Mr.. Charlie Pitt and Misses Leila
ard Iyer Weeks spent Sunday In
Clowells visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Vanlandirgham
will again reside at Mr.. J. L. Barnes
W. e. Fleming, OF Meals, who has
srent several weeks here has returned
to Mr. F. P. Shields farm On the river
MIR. J. W. Fleming and little grand
son, Master Marion Partine, visited MIR
Il. L. Fleming near Enfield Sunday.
Mrs. w. A. Quincy and sous, Willie
Boyd and Marion Lee, are visiting neal
Enfield.
Mrs. r. w. Barnes spent Xmas visit
Jog Ter mother, Mrs. E. L. Stephenson
near Halifax.
Miss Lille May Hargrove, of Berk
ley, Va, spent few days here Christ
mas visiting the family of Mr.. Johr
Fleming.
Miss Ella Staliings spent Christina
with Miss Blanche Reayans near En-
field.
Mr. J. II. Branch has sold his farm
to Mr.. Ernest Lawrence, of Tlliery
who will move Immediately to same
Mr.. Branch will move to Eutield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Holiday hav'
moved back from Enfield.
Mr.. Jim stephenson who has epen
the holidays visiting his parents a
Halifax, has returned and will farm
with Mr.. R. w. Barnes another year.
Mr.. Julius Sharpe who has beer
farming at Mr.. r. C. Young's farm 70
the last fifteen years has moved to MI
Kitchin's farm near Scotland Neck.
Mr.. Bob Burt, of Halifax, was her
several days ago on business trip.
Rev, ]. K. Henderson spent Monda
in Scotland Neck, the guest of Mr.. n
Biggs.
MIR. S. A. Pa.tine went 70 Whitaker
Friday TO visit his brother, Mr.. Tor
Par,ine.
Mrs. Alexander Minchew, of Boyaki,
Va, has been here during the holiday
yisltiyg her aunt, Mrs. J. F. Lawrence
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-01-07
Administrators NOTICE,

HAVING qualified as administrator
OF Carrie Spiers, deceased, late
OF Halifax county, N. c., this is to no
THY all persons having claims against
the estate OF said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or before
the Ath day of December, 1904: or
this notice will be pleaded In bar OF
their recovery. Al persons Indebted
20 said estate will please MAKE imme-
dlate settlement.
This Decemb@ "a, 1908.
]. AcKs KIM.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-01-07
NOtCe--Lald Sale bV I1uStee

BY virtue OF power conferred on me
by several deeds Of trust executed to
me respectively on January Is, 1900,
on the 3lst day of December, 1901, and
on the oath day of February, 1903, by
Walter K. Lewis, ] snail cell for sh
at auction in Scotland Neck, on the
9th day of January, 1904, the following
described tracts Of land in the county
OF Halifax, to-wit: One tract known
as the Wade 81. Tillery tract, bounded
by the lands OF q. p. Simmons, G. ].
King, ]. L. Lewis, r. B. Britt, Calvin
Lewis and Mrs. Garabaldi, and contain
ing one hundred and nine acres, more
or less !; and that tract which was con-
veyed to said Walter K. Lewis BY J. C.
Burton, trustee, aud bounded on the
north by the land of the late ]. III.
Parker and late Mrs. w. III. Tiliery. ON
on the east by land of the North Csro-
lima Lumber Co, on the south BY
Beech swamp, and on west by land Of
late J. 81. Parker, and containing two
hundred aHres, more Or iees.
hi1 16s 1904
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-01-07
NEW YEAR GREETING.

The COMMONWEALTH, after a weeks
rest, tenders New Year greetlags to all
its readers. Press If local news cr~wds
all our SPACE this week.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-01-07
Notice..


Harry CLARK. Halifax County.
Action for Divorce in the Superior
Court. -ss
Harry CLARK, the defendant above
named, will take notice that an action
entitled as above named has been
commenced in the Superior Court,
for Ha flax county, to dissolve the
bonds OF matrimony now existing
between the plaintiff and the defend
ant, and said defendant will further
take notice that he is required to ap-
pear at the January term of the Supe-
rior Court, to be held at the court
house In Halifax on the fifth Monday
bsiore the first Monday in March, 1904,
and answer or demur to the complaint
in said action, or the plaintiff will ap-
ply to the court for the re'ief demand
ed in said complaint.
This the 5th day OF January, 1904.
S. NJ. GARY,
1-7-4t Clerk Supeeior Court.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-01-07
Administrators Sale of Personal
Property.

1 shall sell for cash at auction at the
Pine Tree Farm On Roanoke river, on
the 18Th day OF January, 1904. large
lot of Mules, some Horses. Cattle, Hogs,
Corn, Fodder, Peanut Vines, Cotton
Seed, Carts, Wagons and Farming I'm
plements. This Dec. Is, 1908.
Dsc Is, 1903. J. p. WIMBERLEY
12-17-4t Admir- G. r. Lawrence.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-01-07
{ ". R. WALSq0N. :
0O0O0OOOOOOO0
A Buggy Free
4 Chance to NV Customers

To all custo who pay
me $500 in cash at one time
for any kind Of work from
my.shop, I will give a num-
bered ticket. For every $40
cash at one time after the
first ticket is taken by the
same customer I will give
another ticket.
Numbers corresponding to
every ticket will be filed away
and at the end of the year
1904, some disinterested per-
son will select a number from
all the numbers filed, and the
person holding the ticket
corresponding with the num-
Der selected will get a Brand
New Buggy of my own make
FREE.
w. A. BRANTLEY,
Scotland Neck, n. G..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-01-07
Sale Of Personal Property

On Tuesday, January 18th, 1904, at
the residence of the late Jas. A. White,
/ shall sell at auction to the highest
bidder the following personal property !:
Mules, horses, cattle, hogs, farming
utensils. engines, boilers, cotton GIN,
saw mill, corn, fodder, peanuts, cotton
Sod, household and Kitchen furniture.
etc. Sale win commence at IL O'Clock,
THIS December 10, 1903.
ss I. =. WHITE,