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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Complimentary to Miss Sd!lIe Baker.

The following pleasing item was
printed in the News and Observer
some days ago concerning Miss Sal
lie Baker, Of Palmyra, who is a stu
dent in the Baptist University for
Women at Raleigh:
Miss Phelps, teacher of elocution
at the Baptist University, has been
requested to present again the
Shakesperean play, "A Winters
Tale that was SO successfully play
ed by seventeen of her leading stu
dents. One enthusiastic writer in q
letter requesting that it be played
again, said: Work like that OF
Miss Baker should not be lost to Raj
eigh's lovers of art
Miss Sallie Spruill Baker, as Her.
mione, queen to Leontes, had not on.
ly the most delicate and trying part
in the play, but one which required
the player to supplement her natura
charm and beauty with real art, tc
possess a deep nature and to draw
upon her resources and wealth OF
imagination. She delighted, she in
spired the audience, and the scene il
which the animate statue of Her
mione was presented to the King
Leontes was one of intense dramatic
offoot ,,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
A Birthday Party.
effect

On Friday evening, October 9th,
Miss Irene Whitehead entertained a
number of her friends from 8 to II
o. m. The guests were as follows:
Misses Alice Tillery, Virginia Pendle-
ton, Missouri Purvis, Lucille Leggett,
Mertie Wilkerson, Matte Josey,
Mamie Lamb, Laura Clark, Lucille
Kitchin, Anne Harper, Lena Cherry,
Hilda Hancock, Kate Condrey,
Elmira Jenkins, Gertrude Whitehead.
Messrs. Jimmie Shields, Lawrence
House, Redmond Purvis, John
Josey, Charlie Woolard, William
Josey John Edwards, William O. Nc
Dowell, Henry Hilliard, Richard
House, Joe Riddick, Edward Lewis
and Wilmer Hopkins.
After playing numerous games re-
freshments were served, being ice
cream. cake and fruit which every
body pronounced excellent. :,
After playing few games II
became time to leave which every
bodv regretted to do. After telling
the hostess good bye the guests de
parted with many we'll wishes iol
their friend. Miss Irene received
MANY pretty presents in honor OF
her birthday, which was the occasion
of the party.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Dance Friday Night.
(Reported for The Commonwealth

(Reported for The Commonwealth
One of the most delightful affairs
ever given in Scotland Neck was the
dance on Friday evening given by
the young men of the town to the
young ladies.
The hall of the old Male Academy
WAS used for the occasion, the floor
was good, the music was splendid,
the night was ideal. and the presence
of SO many popular visitors was the
browning feature of this delightful
dance. :,
The music was furnished by the
hand from Washington, N. g.. under
the skillful direction Of Professor
Smith. -,
These young folks danced until
the wee sma' hours of the morning
and then the parting hour came, nu'
LONG will this occasion be remem-
bered by the happy participants.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
MOfriS-bGli.
(Reporled to The Commonwealth

At $50 o'clock on Wednesday af-
ternoon, October 7th, the home OF
MIR. HasseIl Bel, On south Main
street, was the scene Of a beautiful
marriage when Miss Mary Bell be
came the bride If Mr.. Robert Nor.
ris, Of Enfield. A large group CT
relatives and admiring friends as
sembied to witness the marriage
TIE ceremony making them one was
performed by the brides pastor
Rev. r. A. Mcfarland, Of the Bap,
fist church. Immediately after the
ceremony the happy couple left fol
Enfield, their future home, carrying
with them the congratulations enc
best wishes of host Of friends.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Inc C0mlng, Going and whereabout, or Orr
People and Other Folks,

Mr.. J. L. Hooker spent Sunday in
Hamilton.
Mr.. S. D. Hancock, of Weldon
was here Tuesday.
Mr.. j. 3. Condrey, Jr., of Enfield
spent Sunday here.
Mrs. J. E. Bowers visited relatives
in Washington last week.
Mr.. Sam Hoffman went to Norfolk
Sunday to visit his mother.
Mrs. G. Hoffman went to Green's
boro last week on a visit to relatives
Miss Rebecca Knight went to Mil
dred last Friday to see her home
people.
Messrs. John w. House and Scar
boro Hancock spent night in Raj
eigh this week.
Miss Margaret Braswell, of Whita-
kers, is here visiting her sister, Mrs.
L. R. Mills, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waddell, of Cape
Charles, Va, came Monday on WIS.,
it to relatives and friends.
Messrs. w. E. and Frank Smith
went to Richmond last week to at
tend the Virginia State Fair.
Miss Kate Condrey, of Enfield,
came last week to spend few days
visiting Miss Irene Whitehead.
Mr.. ]. N. Savage went to Viii
liamston Tuesday on business. He
was accompanied by his little son,
Murray.
Mr.. C. Y. Speed, of Rocky Mount,
came over last week to see his faith
er, MIR. John Speed, who has been
quite sick.
Mr.. Ernest Winslow has returned
to Scotland Neck after spending the
summer in Kansas City with his
home people.
Mrs Minnie Lawrence and niece,
Miss Kittie Foster, went to Raleigh
Friday to visit Mr.. B. F. Montague
during the State Fair, and to Cary
to visit Mrs. S. A. Hooker.
Miss Jennie Leggett came home
some days ago from Dunn, the Grad
ed School there, in which she is
teacher, having closed few days on
account Of dyptheria and scarlet
fever.
Miss Willie Andrews, has return
ed from Baltimore, where she has
been some weeks having her ears
treated by a specialist. Her many
friends will be glad to learn that she
is greately improved as result of
the treatement.
Mr.. M. E. Weeks, of Portsmouth,
Va, came over last week to visit his
father. He was accompanied by his
friend, Mr.. Parish, of Norfolk. The
young men took the trip on an auto
mobile, thus giving themselves quite
a country outing which they enjoyed
very much. They returned to their
home to-day wednesday,. MIR.
Weeks left his automobile here with
his father, Mr.. G. G.. Weeks. The
machine is quite handsome, and runs
nicely. 1t is of the well-knoWn
Cadillac make.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15

Mr.. L. J. Bakers gin at Palmyra
was entirely destroyed by fire about
5 o'clock this morning. The entire
plant was lost, with twenty bales OF
seed cotton and two car loads OF cot
ton seed. Fire was placed in the fur
mace about o'clock as usual and
soon thereafter it was discovered
that the gin was burning from the
inside.
The entire loss was from So, 600 to
$4,000 with no insurance. At this
writing there is no intelligence as to
the cause of the fire.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
That The Power OF Money

in making more money
is the secret of getting
rich is generally admit
/ ted.
The average sO-called
"savings deposit' is on
" $>:NO-yet this 800
rnprt.rntS s per cent. III
t.rp%t on nearly ST, 900
for Il full year. AS the
most Of these accounts
were started with a de-
pOsit OF one to ten dol
lars and gradually in
creased to their present
size. doesn't itseem that
YOU YOU can do fully as
we'll as others? Make up
your mind to DO IT.
then it's merely a case
OF application. Your
earnings are as large,
or larger, than those Of
the average depOsitOr
referred to, Only-you
haven't been banking
your money.
Come i'll and let us tell
YOU some other reasons
why you should have a
bank account.
The Scotland Neck Bank,
Scotland Neck, N. {.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
JlsE Received al Edwards &
COEnpanY'S.

Big Lot Heaters for Wood and
Goal Prices S1.75 to 1880.
Cook Stoves $3.50 to $1,000.
Car Load Pittsburgh Perfect
Fencing. All Heights, Lowest Prices.
Full Line Up-To-Date Clothing.
Few left Of those All-Wool Melton
Suits a $4.48.
Full Line Of Ladies' and Misses
CIoaks. viii sell cheap.
Special Bargains on Nice Up-To-
Date Furniture Full line of Iron
Eeds and Cribs. Give US trial.
EDWARDS & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15

Delegates from a number OF
churches from the Tar River Baptist
Association met in Rocky Mount
Tuesday night to organize a new
Baptist Association. The following
persons attended the meeting as
representatives Of the Scotland Neck
Baptist church: Rev. R. A. McFar,
land, Messrs. N. Biggs and R. E.
Hancock.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
A Gard.

| take this method of expressing
my thanks for the many kindnesses
shown me by the people of Scotland
Neck, and for their words Of SYM
patty in the death Of my little
daughter. This evidence Of the re-
gard of my friends will ever be
cherished by me and mine.
?. G.. COHOON.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Chlef OF Police Resigned.

Mr.. G. H. johnson, Chief of Police
of Scotland Neck, resigned some days
ago. His successor has not yet been
appointed by the Board of Commits
sioners.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
A Gard OF Thanks.

wish to thank the good people of
Scotland Neck for their kindness and
sympathy in my sad bereavement.
May heavens richest blessings be
theirs is the prayer of
MRS. J. ]. BRYAN.
Dot IL 1903
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15

DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little liver pills. They are
small, sure, safe pills. Sold by E. T.
Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Chickens for Sale.

4 few fine Plymouth Rock Roos-
ters and Pullets, also some Brown
Legh0rn Hens.
MRS. J. II. LAWRENCE.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
House and Lot For Sale.

A good dwelling on lot 100 x 200
feet On Main street in Scotland Neck.
Apply to E. f. billiard.
S-Z0-tf
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Homer RoEl OF Music Class.

FIRST MONTH.
Louise Josey, Lydia Josey, Ernestine
Cherry and Katherine Kitchin.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Special Announcements.

BULBS. PLANTS, FLOWERS,
Trees. Write for Catalogue to
OIIen f. Warren, Nurseryman and
Florist, Greenville, n. C.
See Our Up-ta-Date Line of Dress
Goods for Fall and Winter.
N. B. Josey Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Found !.

\ sum Of money. Owner can de-
scribe and get it, BY paying for this
notice.
G. S. WHITE,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
w. T. Hancock Go.

Special prices in Ladies' Misses
and Children's Cloaks. Everything
ne~ and up-to-date.
W. T. HANCOCK Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15

Try the four leaf clover butter if
You want something good.
J. D. Ray & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Book Misplaced.

Mr.. Lawrence Howard has charge
Of our Cotton Seed and Peanut de-
partment5. See him before selling.
N. 3. Josey Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15

100 Car Load of Cotton Seed want
cd by n. 3. Josey Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Laundry, DYeing & Pressing.

| have added Dyeing, Pressing and
Cleaning to my Laundry Agency.
Give me a trial. Satisfaction guar
antceJ.
JOHN 3. EDWARDS, JR.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Mr. Bakers Gin Burned.

Oct. 13, 1908.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-02
To Cure Wrinkles.

"Look at a paralytic if you think
wrinkles incutable" said a beauty doc
tor. ION the side he is paralyzed all
his wrinkles disappear. Though he be
SO or 20, his profile on that side is the
profile of youth.
$50 the paralytic shows us how to
cure our wrinkles-namely, by keeping
our facial muscles still. If we keep our
faces in perfect repose, never laugh
ing when the comedian sings his best
song, never weeping when wife or
sweetheart dies, we will have no
wrinkles whatever. The Indian keeps
his face in such repose; with ugh
alone he expresses despair or delight;
and the Indians face remains wrinkle
less till death.
''The skin wouldn't wrinkle If it
were not seNposed. The skin of the
body is much disturbed by the action
Of the muscles underneath---as at the
knee for instance-yet this unexposed
skin never wrinkles. Not being ex-
posed to the bad influence of sun and
wind, it has not lost the oil and the
elasticity of childhood. And that's
where come in, with my creams and
unguents and messages, making the
skin of the face like that of the back
or knee, restoring to It the original
elasticity and oil Of childhood"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-02
Will 1t Pay to Feed Hous?

! from present appearances it seems
/ that new corn will bring about fifty
cents a buSfel when it first reaches
the market and that the price is Liable
to go at sixty cents or higher before
the winter is over.N With these prices
in mind the question at once asserts
itself as to whether or not pork can
be produced at a profit with corn SELL
ing at this level. In feeding circles
it is a commonly accepted teory that
40 cent corn should mean cent hogs
80 cent corn, cent hogs and so on up
the scale. According to this rule hogs
in the country should be worth around
6 cents per pound in order to make 60
cent corn pay out. There is but little
doubt that corn at this price cannot
profitably be fed to a poor quality
of hogs while on the other hand there
seems to be no immediate danger ahead
for the man who has the right kind of
hogs to fatten. Nine or ten pounds
of pork is about the average amount
obtainsd from one bushel of corn. altho
under the most favorable circumstances
as high as fourteen pounds of pork to
the bushel of corn have been obtained
Experiments at the various stations
show that under varying conditions
pork can be produced from 60 cent
corn all the way from $4S5 per hundred
to $500 per hundred. If the feeder has
on hand a thrifty bunch OF shoats
whose framework has been built by the
use of grass and other cheap feeds
there is but little doubt that such pigs
can be fed with profit even tho pork
prices go still lower than they are at
the present time.
A very common mistake among feed
ers is to figure all their corn in at the
top price being paid on the market for
No. l. AS matter of fact there will
be found upon every farm a large
amount of corn that would hardly make
any grade on the market but which
is very valuable for high feeding. There
is no doubt but that a lot of the corn
which will be fed to the hogs this
year will come nearer being forty cent
corn than sixty cent corn, if placed on
the market Where steers are on feed
the feeding of hogs becomes an abso-
lutte necessity and even where cattle
are not fattened the manure obtained
from the feed lots for hogs is of con-
siderable value. Even tho corn
goes to sixty cents bushel or a little
higher it is doubtful if any farmer
would be justified in selling good pigs |
before they were fattered and putting
he corn on the market instead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-02
Dehorning.

This is a good time of the year to do
dehorning, work. In cool weather the
wounds heal rapidly and there is no
trouble from flies. In dehorning it is
a good plan to use the right kind of
implements. Don't try to get along
with some old saw that will not do the
work quickly or effectively. There is
necessarily some pain connected with
the work and there is no necessity for
torturing the animal. A good strong
pair of clippers will do the work expe-
ditiously and a. good sharp saw can
always be obtained. Get ready to do
this work in hurry, have place
where the stock can be securely held
and save pain just as much as possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-02
STARTS CAMPAIGN A;AINsT
KEY WEST ClGAB FRAUDS
Sale of Bogus Brands Enjoined as
First Step In General Mvement Now
on Foot

Sale Of Bogus Brands Enjoined as
First Step In General Mvement Now
on Foot.
one injunction has fo4hFed another
in the United States c4rls, restrain
ing the use of the nam(e Key West"
in connection with cigars ut made in
that city. This is the beginning of
general campaign asaAst tie practice
of misbranding cigars The 'njunctions
are obtained by the ~ West Cigar
Manufacturers associaeA
An injunction recsly issued in
Philadelphia restrainfhe defendant
from in any way, Inner or form,
directly or igdirectl whether by
means of lybels. bar. marking on
boxes, wYd of mou' or otherwise,
making rise Of tie Ms Key West
and avn ard ali colble limitations
thereof. in connectiolith the sale or
Offering for sale OF AIRS which are
not int t-uth and III made in key
West. Fla
Mr.. S. r. Perry ole law firm of
Steuart & Steuart, y York. coun-
sci for the key observation-disclosures,
says: >--.
"The defendants in i case are only
one of many dealers 70 make prac-
tice of misbranding cyrs and of sub
stituting weeds Of akinds for the
Key West made proet Owing to
climatic. atmosphericJd other favor
ing conditions. Key vt. Fla, has eS-
ceptional advantagesor the manu-
facture of cigars. aAthe output of
the genuine Key WeSroduct is now
about 1oo,0oo,Ooc cigs a year. Many
times that number Cigars are. how
ever. sold as Key VIZ and 1t is this
fraud that we intend stop. Smok-
ers can partly protefthemselves by
observing on the 5ottf Of the box the
name of the state In Nch their cigars
nre made. If not Inc in n Florida
factory. cigar evidely cannot be 3
Key West
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-02
The GrinneIi News.
to Times-Republicar.

special to TfmeS-Republicar
Grinneil. Dec. 2.-The residence
property on Main street, formerly be-
longing to DR.. Pippin, and included iii
his auction sale of Saturday last, has
again changed hands, Mr.. C. L. Rob
berts, who bid it off at the sale, having
resold to H, T. Williams of Searsboro
a brother in-law of Mayor E. b. Wiley
of this city. MI. Williams has recently
sold his large farm in the vicinity OF
| SearSboro, for $50 per acre, and plans
to move to Grinnell and occupy his
newly acquired property in the spring
! j. T. Cessna has made his plans to
leave Grinnell today for Oklahoma
partly to escape the rigors of an Iowa
winter, and partly for purposes of bust
ness. His plan as to length of stay
is somewhat indefinite, but may include
the entire winter.
The friends of Mr.. q. P. Clark of Los
Angeles, Cal, but former we'll known
resident of Grinnell, and one of the
warmest friends of Iowa college, are
greatly lpained to learn of his heavy
loss recently by fire, to the extent of
$4,000 above the insurance carried
This means also probably heavy loss
to the college here just at the present
time, when all gifts are so especially
welcome inSthe completing of the en-
dowment.
Miss Grace Golf, the efficient clerk
at the office of the Grinnell Electric
and Heating company, is confined to
her home with a severe case of tonsil-
tits. This is the first time in four
years of this service that she has lost
a day by sickness.
President I. ]. Phillips, of the League
of Iowa Municipalities, has honored
Grinnell and it's mayor, E. B. Wiley, by
selecting him as a member of the
committee on sanitation and sew
age.
Miss Frederick A Lidtka was united
in marriage yesterday at noon to
Wilbur NJ. Gregson, both of whom are
well known and highly respected in
this community. The wedding took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Lidtka, in this city, parents of
the bride.
At the regular meeting of the city
council Monday evening last the ques-
court hereafter to be held in this city,
WAS u6Ciueu III ldVOI OIL y. w. IL.
Boyer, who will re-arrange properly
the rooms over the Boyer banking
rooms and the china store of Brown
and Harrington. All necessary prepa-
rations for the convenience of the
court are to be made at once, and the
rental is fixed at $500 per year for a
five year lease. /, /
Notice is given Of the annual meet
ing of the Poweshiek County Corn .
Belt Meat Producers association, on
Saturday Of this week, at o'clock in !
the. afternoon at the city hall, at which ,
lime and place the election of officers |
will take place and delegates will be /
selected to attend the state meeting
at Des Moines on Dec and 9. Pres
dent A. Sykes, of the state assJci-
alton, will be present at the meeting
lere on Saturday, and address the as
;embly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-02
BUTTER PRICES ADVANCE.
Enormous Amount of Creamery Stock
BOUGHT and Held in STORAGE.

Bought and Held in Storage.
Chicago, Dec. 2.-Manipulation OF
the leading butter markets of the coun-
try by coterie of Chicago Elgin and
eastern produce men is said to be re-
sponsible to a large extent for the
present eXtrava CANT prices for butter.
| While supplies of butter are larger
than is usually the case at this sea :
son, values are materially higher than
a year ago, with prospects good for
further advances before there is any
relief.
Rumors OF a corner in June storage
butter, which is the best of the sea-
sons pack, have been circulated for
some time. and while vigorously denied
by the principals. the fact remains
that the stock of choice storage butter
is tightly held. with prices high and
on the up grade.
Leading commission firms in Chica-
go. Boston, New York and Elgin are
credited with being the engineers of
the so-called deal.
L. e. Purtell & Co., a South Water
street commission firm, is given the
credit for handling the local end of the
operations. At Elgin the Rock River
Butter company is reported to have
had charge.
The alleged deal dates back to
last June when the production was I'M
usually heavy, with receipts at the
principal markets enormous. Represen-
tatives of the above firms were heavy
buyers here and in the other leading
butter markets. Their buying was re-
sponsible for unusually high prices
during June, and other dealers to
large extent We're taken by surprise
and did not buy their usual quota of
butter. All thru June and well into
July, brokers were securing the coun-
try for choice creamery stock and sue
eeeded in buying an enormous line
large part of these purchases Is
still in storage, altho there have been
free marketings at remunerative prices.
Some estimates place the percentage
of storage stocks of June butter held
by the clique at 75 per cent. About ST.
100000 is said to have been invested
in the operations.