The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-20
News AAoat.

Wilmington now claims popula
ton of IS; 900 people.
Prof. J. A. Matheson has been E.
lected to the chair of Pedagogy in the
State Normal at Greensboro.
The North Carolina Retail Mer-
chants Association are holding their
annual session in Greensboro this
week.
Eugene E. Schmitz, mayor of San
Francisco Cal. is now in Jail in that
city. convicted of extortion and
bribery.
John w. McAdams, a prominent
farmer, of Orange county dropped
dead on the streets of Haw River
last week.
The Warrenton Furniture Factory
has made an assignment of its assets
to Mr.. Tasker Polk for the benefit
of its creditors.
Franc H. Jones, the defaulting
cashier of a Charlotte bank was
given a term of six years in the Fed
eral prison.
James M. Barr, former president
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
has been selected as the executive
head of the Jamestown Exposition
to succeed Harry St. George Tucker
resigned.
Arthur c. Benge was arrested in
Wilkes county list week on q charge
of perjury. He had taken the neces-
sary oath and had secured license
for Charlie Campbell, a mulatto, to
marry white woman.
Saturday night at the construction
camp of the Norfolk & Southern
Railroad, twelve miles from Wilson,
Marion Bullock, white, killed two
negroes and fatally wounded anoth-
er. The negroes were gambling
when dispute afose. Bullock pull
ed his pistol and fired, with the
above result.
AS the result of an investigation
before the coroner of Wake County
DR.. David S. Rowland and his wife,
Lillian M. Rowland were committed
to Jail without bail on a charge of
having murdered engineer C. R.
Strange, Mrs. RoWland's husband
up to the day of his death on April
9Th, last.
The Inflated launch of the Battle
ship Minnesota has been raised from
the bottom of Hampton Roads. Great
disappointment was felt when only
one body, that of Fireman Westfall,
II men drowned ca are e'n s3tiil 4 bef1nhee
searched for night and day. The
launch was crushed in and otherwise
showed signs Of d collision.
Carl Kiser, the fve-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Kiser, of Char
lotte, died as the result of drug
clerks error in compromising pres
cription. The clerk filled the pres
crlption from a bottle containing
acid, thinking it's contents
vas castor Gil. The clerk who filed
The prescription is Frustrated with
grief over his fearful blunder. ;
In Cleveland county last week the
'-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Curney shot and killed his baby sis
er. The parents were away from l
lone when the boy managed to get ;
lold of gun from a rack over !
he door and in playing with the
Weapon it was discharged, the entire I
Dad entering the baby's side and
early severing its arm from the
ody. The child died in ten minutes {
fter the accident. I
The annual convention of the
forth Carolina Pharmaceutical Asso-
lation, which has been in session at {
AXE Toxaway, adjourned to meet {
ext year at Morehead City. The {
blowing officers were elected for I
ne ensuing year: President, Chas. :
!. Thomas, of Thomasville; First }
lce-President, George Y. Watson J
Southport; Third Vice-President. J
I. H. Justus, of Hendersonville; !
ecretary, P. w. Vaughan, of Dur I
am; Treasurer, G. K. Grantham. {
Dunn. c
A special from Tarboro to Raleigh !
ews and Observer says: The Ma +
mic fraternity of this city has {
Varded a contract for the erection G
a temple, which will cost $4,000 G
elusive of plumbing and heating. G
he exterior will be pressed brick 4
one and terra Gotta. and in appear 4
ce will equal any building in town. 4
le ground floor will be for a store. I
d will be almost half belted with I
ate glass. The building will have 7
frontage on Main street of thirty O
ct and dantb M, Woc+ D;+4 49, | -