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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-18
The New South.

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painting of some FIVE centuries
ago so pleasing to naturalists
has been transplanted. The
wild haunts of the red men have
given way to the homely abode
Of the whites, and Plymouth,
Salem, and Jamestown have
grown from stranded colonies
into a steadfast nation. Sc
we're taxation without Iepresen.
tation became 4 bale to free
rights and each day the Ameri-
can troops rallied anew and
moved down by land and sub.
merged bysea their british foe;
while the midnight strides OF
Paul Revere, as he rode upon
his sainted Bucephalous, burst
forth, to echo and reecho through
the ears of the nineteenth CEN
tury and awaken again the
bloody sixties.
The fortitude with which our
spirited soldiers fought against
an overwhelming army of fully
equipped Nortiierners is the
greatest anomaly in the history
of civilization. But that fur
ious storm cloud OF Reconstruc.
tion has cleared away that we
might see a far more dangerous
evil spring up in our very midst
Today the negro population in
the South is two.thirds that OF
the entire population of the
Southern States; and in South
Carolina it reaches one and
one-fourth majority, practical
|ly all of whom are without suf.
frage Surelyit is seemin gly an
objectionable misdemeanor up.
on the part of our legislators to
disfranchise so great a number
of our population. Let US see
where We are and why any re-
strictions except age, insanity,
immortality and convicted Grim
inals are needed in such a dem
ocracy as ours. God in His in
finite wisdom has given to ev.
cry man the right to the enjoy
ment of all things, and why
under the sun should any man
or class of men withhold from
any other man or class of men
that which they hold to be a
God-given right and privilege.
We can scarcely deny that all
classes and conditions of men,
be they rich or poor, white or
black, ought to be equal in the
eye of the law. If we fail to
administer justice to the race
whom we have deprived of suf-
frage, we shall in the fullness
of time lose power ourselves.
1t is true that in the long years
of God the strong cannot op-
press the weak without destruc.
ton themselves. Remove the
State educational qualitica-
tions of suffrage and you will
have a nonpartisan negro race
as we'll as a: freed white race
that will be a stimulus to pol.
itics and morals. Suffrage is a
natural right; it is the preroga-
tive of a free man. Every man #
sound nature mentally and NOR.
ally, and of full age, has right
to an equal sha re with his fell
lows in the government of the
State of which he is a member.
A citizen, says Aristotle, the
philosopher and scientist, "Is
one to whom belongs the right
of taking part in both the delib-
erative and judicial proceedings
of his community. Therefore,
the negro is not citizen.
Money and knowledge are power,
but since the negro has neither,
he is without justice if he has
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-18

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
NOT YET HEARD.

The Corporation Commission some
time ago ordered a train on the
Plymouth branch on the Atlantic
Coast Line, but so far nobody has
heard the train blow. Having secur-
ed the Selma connection and the new
train on the North Carolina road, the
people at WILLIAMSON and other
towns needing better facilities hope
the Commission will see that the At
lantic Coast Line obeys the order
News and Observer.
And the people at Williamson,
Plymouth, Hobgood, Scotland Neck.
and other points along the line for
which the new train was ordered
would be very glad to''hear the train
blow in obedience to the order of
the Corporation Commission. If we
are to have it let's have it, and if we
are not to have it let us know it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
NOTICE.
Call for Mass Meeting
at Court House.

Whereas, The Board of Commits
sioners have been advised that COM
plants have been made against the
Road Law of the county as it now
exists, and being DESTROYS of having
a full expression of Democratic
voters and tax payers of Halifax
county upon said law, it is therefore
ordered by the Board that the Clerk
of this Board publish a notice in all
OF the county papers, requesting all
Democratic voters and tax payers to
meet in Halifax on Friday the 18th
day of February, 1907, for the pur-
pose of discussing said road law and
to ask the Legislature either to ap-
peal or amend the same in accordance
with the wishes of a majority of
said mass meeting or let the law
stand as it is.
T. w. FENNER,
Clerk Board Co. Com.
Halifax, N. c., Feb. 4, 1907.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
This is Worth SaVina.

The following simple homemade
mixture is said to relieve any form o
rheumatism or backache, also cleanse
and strengthen the Kidneys and Blad-
der, overcoming all urinary disorders.
II taken before the stage of Bright
disease: Fluid Extract Dandelion. one
half ounce; Compound Kargon. one
ounce; Compound Syrup SarsaparilIa,
three ounces. Mix by shaking well in
a bottle and take in teaspoonful doses
alter meals and at bedtime.
A well known authority states that
these ingredients are mainly of vege-
table extraction, and harmless to use.
and can be obtained at small cost from
any good prescription pharmacy.
Those who think they have kidney
trouble or suffer with lame back or
weak bladder or rheumatism should
give this prescription a trial, as no
harm can possibly follow its use. and
it is said to do wonders for some
people.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
Your = Is

Do they trouble you? If so.
have the DEFECTS corrected
without delay, and thereby re-
gain and preserve yourvision
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
Sale of
Valuable Real Estate,

North Carolina Superior Court
Halifax County Before the Clerk
In the matter Of E. NJ Land, Annie
| NJ. Land, Lucy l.. Perry by her Gen
eral Guardian, Albion Dunn, and f.
A. Perry, Husband of Lucy L. Perry.
Elk Parte
! BY virtue OF power vested in me bv
that decree of the Superior Court of
Halifax County made and entered on
the 2nd day of January, 1907, in that
EX Parte petition entitled as above,
which said decree was duly examined,
considered and approved by His Hon
or, Judge c. c. Lyon, Judge holding
Courts Of End Judicial District. on
the 9TH day OF January, 1907, [ shall
sell for cash, at Public Auction in the
town OF Scotland Neck to the highest
bidder on the 23rd day of February.
1907, at II O'Clock noon, the follow
ing described tract of real estate. living,
being, and situate in the county of
HALIFAX and State of North Carolina,
to wit:
Adjoining the lands of Miss Fannie
Pope and others, and bounded as fol-
lows, to wit: Beginning at a stake
on the road, thence n. 6 W poles to
pine, thence W 90 poles, thence N 1
W 1917 poles, thence S 20 E SO poles,
thence n 100 poles to a pine, thence
5 81 W 232 poles; thence S w 400
poles to the road, thence along said
road to the beginning, and containing
100 acres, more or less, Cess 20 acres
belonging to other parties) it being
the same tract of land that was con-
veyed to V. W. Land by J. L. Shaw
and others by deed of record in the |
office of the Register of Deeds for Hal |
fax County in Book 90 on page 246, |
TO which reference is made.
This January 9Th, 1907.
ALBION Dunn,
Commissioner. |
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
WOR.l ROADS BY TOWNSHIPS.
Tax Payer al Tillery Outlines a Plan
Dear Mr.. Editor :

Dear Mr.. Editor
Please allow me a little space il
your valuable paper to say a few
words IN regard to a matter that in
terests every man, woman, child anC
beast OF burden in Halifax county
VIZ: Roads. Being a daily traveller
on the roads, both winter and sum
,mer, amid fair weather and foul
over roads fairly good and roads I'M
speakably bad, naturally l have civ
en- roads some thought.
The old style of warning in
hands was failure and the present
system Of chain gang working is not
a success.
While they have done good work
IN ditching, widening and throwing
up the roads, still the county is 50
large that they do not get over them
often enough.
Now, the plan l propose land
others with mel is this:
Let each township have a road
commissioner separate and apart
from the county commissioners.
Let each township have a pair of
ii0i0o anu d llSlt ROAD Tlachlne and
split log. drag. Let the township
commissioner hire man to run the
machine the year around. Every
time the roads are cut up by teams
+ SO the water stands in holes land
this is what makes bad roads, let
the township man work them over
and keep holes filled up.
This would probably cost each
township 81 600 a year to start with
winch Is probably not as much as
the present system costs.
Now, the above is only a rough
outline of what may be, and in the
opinion of many, ought to be done.
l think we should ask our Repre-
sentatives in the Legislature to give
US law to carry out some plan like
the above. | have no ak to grind.
only see the need of good roads in
our county if we would keep pace
with other counties in material
progress,
TAX PAYER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
Panama Cdnal-Erie Canal.

Machinery is digging the Panama
Canal thousand times quicker than
the shovel dug the Erie.
Machinery produces the L. & M.
Paint at so times less cost for labor,
than if made by hand.
The L. & M. gives the best job in
the world, because L. &M. Zinc
hardens L. & M. White Lead and
makes L. & M. Paint wear like iron
for 10 to Is years.
1t only requires 4 gallons of this
celebrated paint and three gallons
of Linseed Oil at 60 cts per gallon.
to paint a moderate sized house.
If any defect exists in L. & M.
Paint, will repaint house for moth
ing.
Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.,
Scotland Neck, N. C.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
HOW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward Tor any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
- II. j. CHENEY Go. Toledo O.
we, the undersigned, have known
r. j.. Cheney for tho last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm
WALDING, KISNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, @.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonial sent free. Price IS cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pill for constipa-
ton
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
Active at lOd.

Abram Geogory, an old negro, who
is witness at the present term of
court, was born in 1903 in Sampson
county, moved to Mississippi in 1889
spent 49 year in that State, return
ed to North Carolina sixteen years
ago, IS hale and hearty and says he
never was sick nor ever missed a
meal of victuals in his life. He talks
Interestingly of the olden time. New
er was "pulled down" in a log-feld
and alwa,-s stood his ground on all
occasions. Sampson Democrat
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
SYMPATHY FOR EDITOR THOMAS.

His friends throughout the State
and especially members of the State
press, will sympathize with Mr.. J. A.
Thomas, editor of the Franklin
Times. in the death of his wife, which
occurred at her home in Louisburg
a few days ago.
Mr.. Thomas is one of the best be-
loved newspaper men of the State
and his brethren of the press extend
him sympathy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14

Wlthout delay, and thereby re-
gain and preserve yourvision.
G. w. Mewbcrn, 3. S.,
Doctor of Optics,
examines and treats eyes FREE.
and FITS them with glasses at
reasonable prices. See him as
follows for 1907:
Pinetop, Feb. II.
Macclesfield, Feb. -.
Old Sparta, Feb. IS.
TarbOro, Hotel Farrar) Feb.
IA.
Tarboro, (Eld. G.. NJ. Corbett's
Home) Feb. Is.
Speed, Feb. IS.
Hobgood, Feb. 10.
Scotland Neck, Brick HoteD
Feb. 20.
Tillery, Feb. 81.
Halifax, Feb. %.
=, Weldon, GA. G. L. HoteD
Rosemary, Feb. %.
Roanoke Rapids, Mar. l, 2.
Enfield, Mar. 5, 6.
Whitakers, Mar. 7.
Battleboro, Mar. s.
Meet Me Between Trains No Further Notice.
I-24-tf
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14

10 allow commissioners of Tarboro
to issue bonds. To levy special tax
for the town Of Tarboro.
10 amend the charter of Littleton.
10 appropriate $1,000 for an ex-
hlbition by the colored race at the
jamestown EXPOSITION.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-23
SHERIFF IS NOTIFIED.


 . Linden. Oct. 22--(speciaI. l--This morning Norman Bradford came to Linden and informed Sheriff Grant that. 6 negro. while out hunting early in the morning, discovered a trunk broken open in the woods, near the residence of Luke Bradford. near Octa- gon. eight miles south of Linden.
 Mir. Bradford tried the telephone to get the sheriff in Linden. but as usual, 1t would not work. and he had to ride to town. Mr. Grant started immediate ly with his trained dogs and found the body of MT. Bradford, He had been killed fifty yards from his house and laid on a quilt and dragged 100 yards from where he was killed to . ravine.
 On examination it was found that Mir. Bradford's skull was crushed in two places by an axe
 The trunk was found one-quarter Of A mile from the house, and so far as can be ascertained. the contents of the trunk was undisturbed as there was jewelry, a watch and some clothing in it.
 Some years ago each of the Bradford heirs received as his or her share quite a large sum of money in gold. Tue must have been the motive for the murder. No clue has been found.
 The murder seems to have been com mited more than week ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-23
Master Jack Steiner Creeps
 Nearer Lead in Pony Contest

There was only one change yester- day in the standing of the contestants for Monty and the cart Master Jack Steiner. who has been somewhere up near the lead all along, crept up q notch closer to the lead. He has been ranking fourth in the list. but yester- day he took jump up to third place. and is now next to the two leaders. Miss Vivian Slough Is still in the lead. and Miss Sarah Ferrall Is next. And there E comparatively little mar gin between the two. Indeed. all the leaders are ranking very close togeth- CT, and 1t is anybody's race as yet Following is the standing of the con testants after all the votes had been counted last night.
 Vivian Slough.
 Sarah FerralL
 Jack Steiner.
 Willie Belle Williams.
 Maude Williams.
 Kathleen Armstrong
 Clarence Arnold Smith.
 Percy Spruell
 Annie Beth Crawford
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-23
AT THEATO Beginning October zzth, Passion Play, Q to q, Vaudeville, ys30 to II V. m.
DEAD BODY IS FOUND LUKE BRADFORD MURDERED FOR
 HIS MONEY. ~--a~-@~ He Was . Hermit Who Resided Near 0etagon, Marengo County--Ae-
 eumuiated Small
 Fortune.

Demopolis. Oct. 22--(Special.) News was received in DemopoIis at a late hour this afternoon of the discovery of the body of Luke Bradford. "a white man, apparently 70 or T5 years of age, In q ravine about twenty or twenty i've yards from his home near Octagon, about twelve miles from Linden.
 The body was discovered by a negro white out hunting and from its appear apce Bradford had been dead about four days.
 The dead man lived by himself in a house out of the way, and was consld- cred a miser. It is thought that those who committed the deed secured about s2.500 or ss.000, as the old man was known to have accumulated that amount.
 The body was badly decomposed and the head severed. His house was searched by the authorities and they found that trunk had been broken open and 1t was thought that the money was secured. It Is believed he was killed in his house and the body dragged to the ra- vine and thrown therein.
 The deceased was unmarried. and 1t is said always lived the life of a her. uaits
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-23

QCOuftUUG0 xr0m fuBe OHtst meet Mir. Skinner and representatives of the Knickerboeker and other banks in a conference at Il o'clock tonight.
 Bankers are Anxious.
 Bankers not directly associated with the Knickerbocker were quite as anxious that it's integrity be maintain ed and many conferences were held to- night with view to putting the Krickerbocker on its feet if this can be Accomplished without weakening other institutions,
 George W. Young of the Windsor Trust Company expressed the senti- ment of bankers generally when he said tonight:
 1t would be suicidal for the other trust companies not to desire to save the Kntckerboclzer."
 J. P. Morgan and his partners were In conference at their Wall Street of- fices until after o'clock. Mir. Morgan when asked as to the situation said:
 we are doing everything as fast as we can, but noShins sfs; s.s'sszs E. 1- ized." He refused to discuss the Knicker- booker Trust Company and would give no intime tion of the plans under way to alleviate the situation.
 George W. Perkins Mir. Morgan's partner, met a number of bankers and trust company officials at the Union Leaue club tonight, when the financial situation was canvassed in an informal way:
 To Extena Aid. There was q meeting of the trust companies' association after banking hours today, at which committee consisting of George W. Young, of the Windsor Trust Company; Otto T. Ban nard of the New York Trust Company. and Clarence HF- Keeley of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company was appointed to confer with the officials of the Knick erhocker with view to extending such assistance to, that com pany as an investigation of the com pany would warrant.
 The official statement concerning the meeting said that twenty-five bank presidents of New York and Brooklyn were present and that committee to report on a closer plan of eo-opera- tfon among trust companfss was also named.
 -5A. Foster Higgins, who last night was chosen to the presidency of the Knickerbocker when Charles T. Bar ney resigned. was present at the meet ing and laid before the others state ment of the Knickerbocker affairs He asked aid for the institution and then
  of the directoHs of the Knickerbocker' Later he said that the trust compa- nies' association wished to inspect the Kniek erbocke CTS securities and that af- ter the committee had done so the as- sociation would treconvene at a late hour up town. President Higgins was not optimistic
 When the meeting of the Knicker- booker broke up,- Joseph s. Auerbaeh, a director and counsel for the conpa- nv, gave out the following statement:
 dEverything possible has been done by the officers and directors to meet the extraordinary demands on the re- sources of this company, but 1t can well be understood that no trust com pany has sufficient liquid assets at all times to meet the demands of the greater part of it's depositors. The di- rectors are confident from the state ment of the acting superintendent of the banking department, made today,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-23

the stun in the last six months.
 Apart from this. hundreds of bottles have been sold every week from each platform, and nearly I,eos bona fide testimonials have been sent to the colonel, who prizes them for what they are worth
 Entertainments have been given sv- cry day and night from the platforms and it Is safe to say that during the six months the platforms, have been in operation in this district that near iy half million have attended the lectures and demonstrations.
 Every home almost has received lit- erature about the. medicine. and much display advertising matter has been posted all over the district. The drug stores all say that Plant Juice is the best seller on their shelves, and 1t is we'll known fact that one bottle al- ways sells another. Plant Juice is recognized as q family medicine and can be found in numbers of homes at any time.
 Colonel Dillingham; is eminentiy pleased with the results of his work In this district and while he says the re- ceipts do not cover the expenditures vet he Is confident that Plant Juice is here to stay and that the future will take care of Itself.
 Colonel pilingham has made many friends while in the city and has won the confidence of the business men with whom he has come In contact by his straightforward business manner.
 Note: Colonel Dillingham; has one 1 of his companies in Montgomery, at this time. The platform is on Court Square.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-23
BR0WARD EXPECTED
GOVERNOR WILL BE RECErvED IN
 PENSACOLA TO-DAY
ne win rake Part in Confederate Re- union ana Camp of E1erida Na- tfomal Csuard---C0tt0n Steam-
 CT In Trouble.

Pensacola, Fla. Oct. 22.--(special. )--- Information was received here today that Governor Napoleon B. Broward will arrive here tomorrow to attend fhe annual reunion of the Florida Di- vision of Confederate Veterans, which convenes tomorrow morning for ses- sion of two days.
 The Governor comes for the purpose of witnessing the drilling of the State troops, which are now in camp at Forts Pickens and McRae. He will be accompanied byA Adjutant General J. Clifford R. Foster. who was unable to come to Pensacola with the troops. but who will probably remain until the en- ezfnpment comes to close the latter portion of next week.
 Governor Bfoward's visit is looked
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-23
BIG CAMPAIGN
 COMING TO CLOSE
After Spending Thousands of Dollars on Ad vertising Plant Juice Remedies the Strenu- ous Campaign of Col. Dillingham; in Birmingham Will Closem Few Weeks Been There for
 Six Months.
SIX Months.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 22--(special., s--The famous advertising campaign of Colonel Dillingham; in the interest of his Plant Juice rernedles fs Sfs. w ing to a close in this district after six months arduous but success ful labor. The medicine will be left sn the hands of the local druggists after this month is closed Tn the meantime the platforms which are op- esating in this district win continue to demonstrate the remedies and they are attracting as large crowds as when the demonstrations were a novelty.
 During the six months Colonel Dn- linghan has been in the district he has spent large fortune in bringing his medicine into notice.
 Absolutely no expense has been spared and every detail of the stupen- dous task has been under the person. .gal supervision of the colonel him self. Thousands of dollars have been spent on printed matter. while the entertainers. which are used at every platform. get from ss to "A every night. when it Is taken into consider ation that three to six men have been with every platform, this item has in itself consumed considerable expense At one time there were no less than seven platforms in operation in this district at one time, in fact Colonel pfiIingham has about 2s ia operation mest all of the time.
 wAat it Ha. DeAs.
 The Plant Juice remedies have gain. ed the confidence of the people of inc district and this fact is manifested by the statement from the wholesale dealers of the remedies. who say that they have disposed of s5o.OOO worth of