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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-03-05
III Edwards & Co.'S.

Full line ladies', mems and child
ren's OXfords and Low Cut Shoes
just arrived.
Just received our Spring Cling
ca.ns, Percales and White Goods.
New and up-to-date Furniture
just arrived.
Give Us trial.
EDWARDS & Co.
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NOTICE.
Sale of a Farm Under Mortgage

Att-- "a - - -A- - A-~A~4 A'4~A - - -
Under and by virtue Of power of
sale contained in @ certain deed in
trust executed by j. A. Carlisle and
wife, Fannie Carlisle, to Geo. Z.
Cannon, Jr.. and duly recorded ii
Book 1T at Page 1856, Of the Hall
fax County Public Registry, the I'M
dersigned will expose to sale to the
highest bidder for cash, in the town
Of Scotland Neck, Halifax county,
N. c., on Saturday, HIarch 2lst,
1903, at / O'Clock p. H., on HAN
street, in front Of the STORE OF the
n. B. Josey Co., The following de-
scribed tract Of land, viz: 4 certain
tract Of land lying and being situate
in Hoseneath township, Halifax
county, N. c.. and more particularly
described ard defined as follow:
That tract OF land bounded by the
NJ. T. Savage land, the Stamper
land. Josiah WaIston, and asa Wen
mack, and beginning at a pine in
Walston's line, thence n: a degrees
W. SO poles to a pine, thence N. g
poles to pine in a branch, Eobt.
Ccchran's corner, thence =. % poles
to a pine, thence to the first station,
containing 50 acres, more or less.
Same being further described as the
identical tract of land that was con-
viewed by Disco Pittnan, Executor.
to Mrs. Jennie Station by deed Of
record in Book 1G2 p. 1T Of the
Halifax County Public Registry
which said land was by Hrs. Jennie
Station subsequently conveyed to J.
| B. Edwards and by him conveyed to
]. A. Carlisle reference to all Of
which conveyances is here made.
t Terms Of sale: Cash.
This the 18th day Of February,
1903.
Gao. r. CANNON, JR.,
Trustee.
RICHARD G. ALLSBROOK,
Attorney.
2-27-4t
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Rev. c. u. Durham CoIilg.

Rev. C. H. Durham, of Lumber
ton, N. c., will preach in the Baptist
church here next Sunday, morning
and night.
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Notice Of Land Sale.

By virtue OF power vested in me
by d certain deed of trust executed
TO me by andrew Baker and wife,
which is duly recorded in the office
Of the Register of Deeds for Halifax
County, North Carolina, in Book 1856.
81 Page s., | will on the 2lst day OF
March, 1868, sell for Cash at Public
auction, 10 the highest bidder, in the
town Of Scotland Meek, N. c., at II
O'Clock a. n, the following describ-
Ell Real Estate:
Lying, being and situate in the
County OF Halifax and State OF
North Carolina, and more particular
IL described as follows: Beginning
at the corner Of w. H. Scott nov
belonging TO Wimberley and Bur
rouchs) and the Steptoe heirs, thence
N. 81 IL W. so 2-l0 poles, to SCOTS
avenue, thence along Scott's avenue
s " SO poles, thence n. GO 1-2 poles
Z. 81 SIC poles to stake. the be-
ginning, and containing IS acres,
more or less Cess ) acres sold of To
Ed RiiD the SAID land lying on the
left hand side IF Scott avenue lead
ing to the old Scott house, and being
the same land that was conveyed to
Andrew Baker by G. G. Allsbrooil
and wife by deed of record in the
Register Of Deeds Office for Halifax
County IN Book III at Page 288.
This the 18th day Il Feb, 1908.
S. a. DUNN, Trustee.
2-20-lt
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-03-05
Gar Load Stock.

We shall have a car load Of Horses
and Mules next week. If you are
going to buy wait to see our stock.
BICGS & JOHNSON.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-03-05
Full Market.

You can get the best Of Fresh
Meats including Steak. Pork and
Sausage, any time at my Market.
Oysters. as usual.
W. A. PRICE.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-03-05

Notice!

Fox River Butter and Corby'!
Bread always On hand.
l-3-G HOWARD GROCERY Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-03-05
Wanted

Customers TO take a limited guam
t;ty of MILK EVERY DAY.
MRS. E. z. billiard.
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MISSIONARY INSTITUTE.
Interesting Meeting in The Methodist
Church.

The Missionary Institute in the
Methodist church this week has beer
a meeting Of considerable interest.
Presiding Elder Rome, Of Littleton,
was here and preached IN the church
Sunday night. Quarterly Confer
ence was held Monday, and the IL
stitute was opened Monday night by
a sermon by Rev. S. T. Moyle, of
Warrenton.
Tuesday morning there were dis
cussions of topics pertaining to mis-
sionary work, participated in by a
number OF ministers, and at II
o'clock the meeting was addressed
by Miss Head.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-03-05
MISS HEADS ADDRESS.

At II o'clock Miss Mabel Head, of
Nashville, Tenn, assistant secretary
of the Home Mission Board for the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
addressed the body On the subject of
missions. For an hour she held the
closest attention Of her audience as
she fuently and impressively discuss
ed the great cause Of missions and
the noble work being done through
this department in saving the lost.
Miss Head has had broad expert
ence in this work and her address
made q profound impression. She
has great power before an audience,
and all who heard her were greatly
pleased.
In the afternoon the work of mis-
sions was further discussed by the
ministers who were in attendance
upon the institute.
At night Rev. C. L. Read, OF Will
lafnSLOn, preached an able ana IN
structive sermon on missions, based
upon the command Of Christ to his
disciples to go into the world and
preach TIE gospel.
At the close Of his sermon Rev. W.
F. Craven, with some pleasing re
marks concerning the kind reception
given the visitors to the meeting, Of
fered the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that we heartily thank
the good people Of Scotland Neck
for their cordial, christian hospitality
to Us during this Missionary !nsti-
tute.
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"W. T. CRAVEN,
&C. I. READ

Rev. C. A. Jones, pastor Of the
church, in few Well-chosen remarks
assured the visitor that it had been
a pleasure to the people Of Scotland
Neck to have them, thai their COM
ing had been a beneGiction to the
Methodist church and the communi-
ty, and he hoped they would come
again.
Rev. J.E. Holden, of Enfield, form
erly pastor Of the Methodist church
here. said that ne regretted that he
could not get around the town and
meet all his friends. His duties call
ed him back home. His friends
shared in the regret, for he has many
in the town and all through the COM
munity.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-03-05
SOME OBSERVATIONS.

There were charts on the wall rep
resenting every District in the North
Carolina Conference except New
Berne. The Districts SHOWN were
Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, Rock
ingham, Warrenton, Wilmington,
Washington, Elizabeth City. The
charts showed by proper coloring TIE
percentage OF pledges paid by each
church. White indicated that all
pledges for last year were paid, black
indicated the deficit and thered what
the churches paid above the pledges.
The square representing Scotland
Neck showed white.
Following are the names OF the
ministers who attended the Institute,
with Their addresses:
Revs. VS.. Rome, Presiding Elder,
Littleton; w. w. Rose, S. T. Noyle,
Of Warrenton; 3. c. Alfred, Ridge
way; r. c. Craven, Henderson; j, c..
Johnson, Littleton; J. 7. Draper,
Roanoke Rapids; J. e. Holden, En-
field; F. D. Daniel, Hobgood; E. c.
Thompson, Rich Square; c. !. Read !,
Wiliamston; ". T. Craven, Convey;
J. III. Rhodes, Pres. Littleton Female
College.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-14
WALLACE VS.. UNITED OIL co.

The damage suit brought by Mr.
Wallace against the United Oil com.
pany il on again In the district court
aud argument is now being made be-.
fore Judge Bailey. Able attorneys
have been retained by both parties
aud the case is being warmly contest !.
cd
The case was begun about month
ago when Mr.. Wallace made appli.
cation for receiver and sued the In
land Oil and Refining company OF al
for n million dollar damages.
Much evidence WAS taken ut that
time and by mutual agreement ths
case was postponed until the present
There las be additional evidence
introduced and the case WILL most
likely be continued several days At
t)rneys Champion aud Bradley arc
both retained and are in attendance.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-14
DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL
BY TnIMBLE DOZEN

The charming home Of Mr.. and
Mrs Geo. NJ. Deibert was the scene
of delightful social function yes
terday from 8 to p. M, when the
Thimble Dozen entertained the Mod
ern Embroidery club. The reception
rooms were beautifully decorated
with sunfiowers, the clubs chosen
flower. After an interval OF merry
conversation and fancy work. Thin
bles were exchanged for pencils. slips
of paper were distributed and the
gathering resembled an amateur art
lists club The result was an aston
ishing array OF illustrated songs
which were properly displayed and
guessed. The ladies we're then
ushered into the dining room where
a delicious two.course luncheon was
served at perfectly appointed tables.
Here the decorations were lovely pink
and white cut flowers.
The place cards contained conun-
drums to be guessed. Miss Lillian
Ramsay assisted Miss Ruth Deibert
in doing the honors in the dining
room. 1t WAS jolly crowd and every
body had an all round good time.
The Modern Embroidery club Depart
ed voting the Thimble Dozen the
'best ever. The next meeting will
be at the home of Mrs. V. Robinson.
One of the M. f. @.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-14
new RESERVOIR.

J. v. McCnndless and J. A. Mil
ner have hled In tho county clerk u
Office = plat Of the Pikeview reservoir
II IL proposed to conduct water by
pipe line. Tho reservoir which will
conserve over 400. 900 cubic feet In to
be built In soc.ion 30, township 10
and II II TO bs used for impounding
wSter for their ranch, mention Of
which WAS made n short time ago.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-14
PLEASE PORTLAND.

Tho Portland Co.operative associa /.
ticn were 80 we'll pleased with the
Florcnce orcbestra's work at their re.
cent ball that they have retained
these music makers for other like on
tortainments which will be given In
the Portland hal! once month. The
ball given last Wednesday evening
was the best attended Of any this
season. They have one Of the finest
halls In tho county. A most excel.
lent floor, electric fans. splendid deco
rations and In all ways n modern up
to date public hall for all class OF on.
tertainments.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-14
W. 0. W. INITIATE Big CLASS

There are several new Woodmen In
town. Last night the uniform
rank and the degree team from the
Canon City camp came down In force
and in much appreciated way. led
q big bunch Of Florence strangers
through tiis devious paths of the
forest, teaching them the many secrets
Of Woodcraft, and it il rumored that
these same candidates know lots more
than they did when they started
their journey.
The camp WAS honored by the pres.
ence Of Hon. Frank 7. Hawke of
Pueblo, IA head manager of the order
aud ]. M. Price. the organizer who
has been assisting the Florence camp
In securing this class, both Of whom
made short addresses before the camp
closed. 1t was near midnight when
the work WAS finally completed but
Neighbors McNulty and Kauble had
prepared AN inviting lunch in tho
ante room to which candidates, visit
ors and members did ample justice.
The Florence camp hns begun re-
newsd growth which It will no doubt
continue in the days to come and the
membership are very grateful to Or
gnizer Price for the efforts he has
put forth In their behalf since he
has been in Florence.
Before the camp closed 1t WAS
voted that the Fl orence camp attend
the mortgage burning At Wetmore In
force Saturday. night and that the
camp furnish conveyances for all
neighbors who would care to go
and who no report to N. W. McCon-
nell. the clerk.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-14
HENRY M0RRISSEY
HAS REAL RACE HORSE

7. H. Morrissey received word last
evening that his horse Harriska had
won the first heat in the big race at
Longmont yesterday. The fact tn t
there were seventeen entries and the
local horse had eighth position and
the track being very heavy from a
recent shower makes the performance
one that all florence horsemen are
proud Of. notwithstanding the, ,hand;.
second heat will be on today and with
better track, Harriska will make
good against all horses started.
The daily tribune., 1908-08-14

Take your dinners at Hotel Lon.
nox. The service will please you
ALAG
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23
Inspiration VS., Presentation.

BISHOP Potter was wonderfully ef-
fective preacher" said a Brooklyn cler-
synlan. His method was reserved
and quiet. He always had himself well
in hand
J once delivered a sermon before
nm. ! was young and enthusiastic at
the time, disciple Of the methods OF
TaIlmaS". let myself go in that SER
mon. My voice shook the church. My
gestures shook the pulpit
AT luncheon afterwards, am
ashamed to say that fished for COM
pliments. ! leaned over the bishop and
asked him in a low voice to give me
some advice on preaching.
Dear knows what expected him to
rcply-probably that | was beyond any
advice from him. At any rate, what he
did reply was this:
My dear young friend, never mis-
take in the pulpit perspiration for in
Spiration.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23

Capitalists of Atlanta. Georgia. ex.
pect to shortly incorporate the Allan.
ia Taxicab Company, with a capital
STOCK of $4,000 to operate cabs on the
city streets. Ten machines will be
purchased to begin with.
Preliminary arrangements are al
ready being made in Egypt for the visit
OF President Roosevelt to khartoum
i'll 1909, and he is being talked of to
day as "the great celebrity" who is
coming to Egypt
The women Of Mexico have organ.
lied Il mothers congress, which will
hold is first meeting in December The
president is Signora Luz Gonzalez Cos
10 de i.oDez. and the object is to aid
all mothers who need protection, ad-
vice or assistance.
Col. Charles Hunt. live stock man
Of FL Paso, Texas, says he has the con
cesSion to establish a race track in
Juarez. opposite Ell Paso, and will
spend quarter of a million dollars on
1t. He says the concession was
granted by President Diaz
ReDOrtS OF railroads from all parts
of the country indicate that the great
falling off IN business resulting from
the panic of last fall is being rapidly
overcome and that most of the roads
are now showing an increase in bust
ness over that of last year.
Rev. jeremiah c. Moynihan. the old
est Roman Catholic priest in Chicago,
and probably in the world. died in
Chicago Tuesday, aged one hundred
years and five months. Despite his
advanced age, he was physically and
mentally active. He celebrated mass
in the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy
Angels less than two years ago.
AT Newark, N. j., Saturday, Judge
David B. Howell of the first Criminal
Court twice shot himself in the head
in Branch Brook park, inflictlns
wounds from which he died in hos
pital two hours later. Judge Howell
was an active Democratic politician
and Republicans made sharp personal
criticism over the fact that he had
been divorced from his wife, which
wore on his mind
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23
Denver Hunqarian Mills Burn.

Denver.-Nearly 100000 was the
total of the damage done by fire, al
most certainly incendiary, which de-
stroyed the west wing of the Hungar-
ian milling and elevator plant and its
more precious treasure of stored wheat
about / O'Clock Wednesday morning.
The entire wing, the most valuable
part of the plant, was destroyed in the
quick blaze, and about 100000 bushels
OF wheat, valued at 81 bushel, was a
total loss The loss on both building
and contents is partly covered by i'll.
surance.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23
GENERAL NEWS,

Reports have reached Berlin OF
frghful massacres in Armenia by
Turkish troops.
A new popular edition of the letters
of Queen Victoria will be issued by
the London Times.
The Christian Science Publishing
Society will establish a daily paper in
Boston to be known as the Christian
Science Monitor.
A fortune of 100000 awaits the re-
turn Of Daniel b Russell of Melrose,
Massachusetts, who has been missing
since 1886. He is a son OF Daniel Rus
sell. who died January 23, 1907.
The National American Woman Suf.
frage Association, in session at Buff
T talo, resolved to continue asking Con-
AErcss for the Sixteenth amendment to
the federal constitution, giving woman
a vote.
The burning of the grain elevators
of the Boston & Maine and Canadian
Pacific at Richmond, Vermont, with a
loss Of $500 900, was due to an expos-
ion of dust. All the eye witnesses were
E.i!ed instantly.
The Colonnade the most costly and
substantial building on the Chautau-
qua assembly grounds at jamestown,
New York, was burned Monday; also
Taylor's printing office, including the
entire November of the Chautauquan.
Loss about $4,000.
In a paper read last week at the an
nual convention at Louisville of the
Mississippi Valley Medical Associa-
ton, DR.. r. d. Crothers, superintend-
cnt of the Walnut Lodge Hospital,
Hartford, Connecticut. contended that
inebriety was far more fatal disease
than consumption and was more wide
n spread He asserted that alcohol
ism is a physical and not a moral
problem and is the special province
OF the medical profession.
The entire lower deck of the steam
'r City of Savannah which has been
chartered bv the Automobile Club OF
America to carry passengers from New
York to Savannah for the Grand Prize
race. will be converted into an i'm
mcnse floating garage. Packing space
for thirty cars has been arranged and
racks will be provided to prevent cars
running amuck in case of heavy seas
Twenty-Five thousand gallons of oil
Dim be sprinkled on the fourteen miles
bt state and county roads included in
the circuit Tor the Vanderbilt automo-
bile cup race on Long Island.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS,
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

On the 10Th inst the Scent passen-
ger rate went into effect on the trunk
lines of Arkansas. taking the place of
the 2-cent rate, which was ordered by
the state Legislature in 1907.
Signpost erecting on an extensive
Acale will soon be started by the Au-
tOmobile Club of California. The iirst
roads to be marked will be from San
Francisco to Santa Cruz and from San
Francisco to Del Monte.
The worlds champion Cubs" Chica-
COS winning baseball team, have di-
vided among themselves their share of
the receipts Of the five worlds cham
pionship games played with Detroit. AS
the winning team the Chicagoans re-
ceived $27,6G9
Ralph Baker drove his White steam
.er mile in sc 2-5 seconds on a circu-
lar track at Kansas City Monday after
noon in the final heat of the free-for-
all race for the fastest mile ever wit
messed on the track Time for five
miles, 1852.
According to a letter from Manager
Howard l.. Gillette to the Pacific Wave
the college daily, the University of
Washington baseball team is meeting
with an unparalleled reception in it's
tour of Japan, where it is playing all
the leading universities.
Governor d. S. Dckerson of Nevada
has ordered Attorney General Richard
H. Stoddard to notify the district a:,or-
neys of the various counties to begin
proceedings at once against every divi-
dend paying mine in the state which
has not paid its bullion tax.
Property valued at almost $4,000
was destroyed in Chicago Friday by a
fire which consumed the International
Salt Company's docks, the offices of
the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
and 1l.ty freight cars at One Hundred
and Third street and Calumet river.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Emery of Cincinnati
4 has given to the Ohio Mechanics in
titute $5O0,000 to be used in erecting
II building to be known as the Emery
auditorium and to be devoted to the
use of music. Mrs. Emery is the
widow of the late Thomas J. Emery,
millionaire capitalist, and the gift is a
memorial to her deceased husband.
The Rev. F. J. Fielding, pastor of
Corpus Christi church, one of the larg-
est Roman Catholic congregations of
the Southside in Chicago, had mar
row escape with his life Sunday when
an unknown Greek or Italian fired
twice at him in the vestibule of the
church. One Of the bullets grazed his
forehead. The man escaped after be-
ing followed two blocks by the priest.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23
Wife Finished the Story.

cablegram all the way from Lon
ion says: A well known man In the
itrical affairs in America is telling
story on himself. He does not wish
mis- name revealed, as his wife would
not like it. This man is a gourmet Of
no mean ability, and prides himself
on devising new dishes. This is the
story as he told it:
At dinner the other night at Ro-
mano's, they asked me for something
new in the way of fancy food. When
| got home. | told my wife what | or
dered. First | said. i had an olive
put in Il woodcock, then the woOdcock
put in pigeon, the pigeon put in .
partridge and the partridge put in
pheasant, then tied up with bacon and
cooked
"'Well,' said my wife, why don't
YOU 80 on and finish?'
That is all; there was no more.
Oh yes there was, she answered
Then you put that into a jackass, then
put the jackass into a cab and told
the driver to bring you here, home!'"
tn 1oI
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23
Not Dangerous.

Pat-I hear yer wolfe is sick, Moika.
Mike-She is thot.
Pat-Is it dangerous she Is?
Mike-Divil bit She's toe weak
be dangerous amy more.-Brook-
Iyn Life.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23

The employment department Of tho
Denver Y. NJ. c. A. is prepared to fur
nish dependable workmen OF almost
any trade or line of business. They
carefully investigate every applicant
and recommend no one that is not re-
liable Several hundred young men
have been placed in good positions by
them during the last few months.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23
F!atterinu 4 Husband.

THE biggest idiots always seem to
marry the prettiest women" said Q
nan to his wife.
Now you're trying to flatter me-"
was the cutting response.-Ex
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23
c A n c ERIC A n Ger

FhD'OI.FtM VI is Il prescrT ton di. covereh and
compounded iy physician of over forty yea s. prac
ticc The @ mpany - aIante e- To remove any ex-
ma root and fibre absolutely without in
or knife. Money due when cancer IL out Write
/ 10 Dr. NcR a;, Co., 1896 IL Ci ampa St Islysr
G. lor do.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23

The safest way to ask a lady's age
is TO ask some other lady.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23

Pick up any new ideas at the fair?
them work for you. The new idea is
valuable only when you put it into
the concrete form of action.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23

Plan the work so that Sunday is not
made day for picking up the loose
ends OF the work dropped during the
week. We know many a farmer who
tries to still conscience troubled
over Sunday work by the plea of the
necessity of the work, when in reality
the necessity has arisen only because
of careless, shiftless methods during
the week.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23

Get the best ewes you can buy, il
you find pleasure and profit in sheep
raising. Sheep are reasonably cheap
this fall. In buying look well to the
size, form and texture Of the wool
coat.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23

In tests with asparagus in France
il was partly concluded that the green
sprouts have the best flavor. and this
was believed to be due to the pres
once Of the chlorophyll, the green col
oring matter in the skin.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23

IL You do not want to keep the cab
basc in the cellar try this method
Select the driest place in the patch,
pull up the cabbages and stand close
ly together. heads down. Cover with
sell from five to six inches, thinly at
1lrst, so they will not heat, covering
on!J enough to prevent freezing as
the season advances The burvins
beds may be made from four to six
ieet wide. Cabbages in quantity
should never be stored in a cellar.