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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17
EdqeCembe Court This Week.

The Tarboro CORRESPONDENT to Sun
days News and Observer gave the
following forecast of matter in ST.
perior court Of Edgecombe this
week.
Judge W. R. Allen, of Wayne
county, will preside over the Septem-
Der term of criminal court, which
convenes here Monday.
"A large number of witnesses will
be summoned and several big legal
battles will be fought, which will at
tract many spectators.
Many leading attorneys will bat
tie in the case of S. w. Sparks, who
will be tried for the death Of r.
Bithel O'Neal. at Lawrence on Thurs
day night, August 9Th. 1t will be
remembered that this was one of the
most bloody fights in the history of
Edgecombe, O'Neal dying the fol-
lowing day from several knife
wounds. Physicians stated he was
the worst carved man they had ever
seen.
"In defense of his mother and sis
ter, Mack Jones, aged IA years. shot
and killed his father, Jesse Jones,
No. Ii township. Wednesday even
ing, August 10Th.
Lula Coffield and Nora Gay, COL
ored, will be tried for the death of
child at Macclesfield. 1t was alleged
at the time that the child was choked
to death and then buried in the
rear Of the hut. This was most
brutal crime.
melvin Randall, colored, will be
tried for burglary. He entered the
house Of Dr.. George L. Kimberley
in Rocky Mount and secured money
and jewelry,
ALLEN Lewis will be tried for rob-
bling John Faithful last Saturday
night.
The case of criminal assault is
against Ed Powell, colored. The
complainant is his step-father."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17

REPRESENTATIVE WANTED
We want representative 70 handle
FORD automobiles in Scotland Neck
and vicinity. Live hustler, with or
without previous experience, can
easily clear $4,000. co in season. Write
with references at once. Ford
Motor Company. Dept. II, Detroit.
Michigan.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17
ROANOKE RAPIDS.
A Town Of Wonderful Growth and De-
Ve!Opment.

Several years ago the editor of THE
COMMONWEALTH spent a night and
a day with Maj. T. L. Emry on the
hills which are now graced by part
of the enterprising town Of Roanoke
Rapids.
The rolling hillsides across which
now stretch the pretty streets OF the
interesting town were in the virgin
forest, yet untouched by the axe and
saw which first cleared away the
forest growth for the good town
that was to be. Maj. Emry's
forest hcme was crude but COM
Portable, and his generous hospital
ity was as free on the wild hills Of
the roaring Roanoke as in his sp'en-
did home with its urban-like sur
roundings in his home town Of Wei
don. lie was doing the first work
then of building dam across the
rapids of Roanoke river at that point
for the utilization Of the great water
power there.
The growth of the town has been
source of wonder and pride to the
people of Halifax county and ether
people of this region. The town has
grown into a great manufacturing
centre from which is exported a
large and splendid output of various
cotton goods.
Millions Of dollars have been in
vested there by capitalist both South
and North, and a vast water power
still goes to waste unutiiized. New
improvements are being made all
the while and additions are being
made to the plants which were first
installed. The latest enterprise is a
large pulp nil! which takes the crude
pine logs cut and hauled from the
surrounding forests and converts
them into pulp and then into finish
ed paper.
The editor OF this paper spent a
few few hours in Roanoke Rapids
Friday, but had not TIE time to
gather accurate statistics concerni! g
the great work of the various enter
pcises established there. From the
progress made since the town was 8
wild forest few years ago there
is every reason to believe that Roa-
noke Rapids is destined to become
one of the largest and most prosper
oIs manufacturing towns in this
part of the State.
We found the good people of the
town in their usual mood Of clever
ness and kindness and we shall ever
hold in grateful remembrance the
uniform courtesy which they have
ever shown us; and We take thi:
method Of thanking them for theil
good words and liberal patronage.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17

Ill the Superior Court
Before tie Clerk.
Bowers & Company
VS.
M. f. Mcmahon.
Notice of order to show cause WHY
~, execution shou!d not issue.
The defendant above named viii
take notice that an order in III,
above entitled action was ;ssue.l bv
>. NJ. Gary. Clerk of the Sucerior
Court for Halifax county. On Ser.
TENDER I'd, 1903. against said Dc.
PENDANT to show cause why exeru-
tl"n should not issue against said de-
PENDANT in the above entitled nrt;n,,
upon that Judgment Of record in tn,.
once OF the Clerk Of the SuDerior
Court for Halifax county which was
gully rendered in said action on ,JnIv
6sA, 1905, for the sum of Tnres
HIndI cd and Thirty Dollars and
costs. And let said defendant fIr.
toer take notice that he is required
g 60 oe ana appear before His Horor
,: M. Gary. Clerk OF Superior Cour;
u saiu county, on the 5th day Of
Uctober, 1908. then and there to
snow cause why said execution shonid
nov Issue against him, and that If he
iai 20 so appear and show causa
piainti!t will apply to the Court f,r
tng re.ief demanded in his posit;on
This the I'd day of Sept, 1905
o,oA S. M. GARY.
S'Ao-4e Clerk Superior Court.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17

The opening price of cotton
this season is a great disappoint-
ment to the farmers. They all
planted cotton seed last spring
and made their calculations on
= basis of 10 cents for cotton.
Now with the crop cut con-
siderably short in this region
by the heavy August rains and
the price two cents below last
years opening, the prospect is
not pleasing.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of Penina ]. Madry, de.
ceased, this is to notify all persons
having claims against said estate L
present them to me duly verified
within twelve months from this date.
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons i'll
de5ted to said estate will make i'm.
mediate payment of same.
This August u. 1903.
d. A. MADaY, Adm.
S-27-6t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17
POSTED

HAVING leased from the owners
! = the NICHOLSON TRACT OF
LAND. thereby acquiring exclusive
control, hereby give notice to all
persons NOT TO HUNT, TRAP OR
TRESPASS in any manner or form,
under penalty of the law, On this
tract of land as described below and
known as the Nicholson Land: The
extreme eastern part Of the original
Clark estate and bounded on the
west and north by Ganus' Gut, on
the south by Clark's Canal and Roa-
noke River, on the south and east by
Roanoke River, J. Davis Reds and
Mike Hardy's land, containing eleven
hundred acres, more or less.
9-l1-lm j. P. FUTRELL.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17
Publisher. Announcement.

rtis a settled point In newspaper ethics that
editor. and publishers are not responsible Tor me
views Of correspondents, and the puolieaticn OF
nnhIisher en- dorses the communication. THE
EoMMoNwEALrH adheres to these general prici-
pies.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17
Clement s Warehouse,
ENFIELD, ~. G.
Headquarters for High Prices.

Our market is now in full blast We are
ready and anxious for your tobacco. Our
splendid corps Of buyers are all on and want
all grades Prices are good On all desirable
tobaccos and especially SO on tobacco with
body Come to see me with your next load
and it will be my pleasure to send you home
pleased. will be here at all times to see that
your tobacco is packed and put on the floors
to best advantage and your interests looked
after in every way. We have as good market
as any in the State, SO when you get ready to
sell come to Enfield and to Clements Ware
house where highest prices always prevail.
w. T. CLEMENT, Prop, Enfield, N. G..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17
Notice..

North Carolina-Halifax County.
lii the Superior Court
Before tie Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17

from all VIII De given OH at about
the same time. The ears should be
held not upright, but in rather
dropping position, as such ears are
less liable to rot, as they will shed
the rain rather than admit it into
the ears, as they frequently do when
held in an upright position; especial
ly is this so if the husks {shuck) do
not cover the tips Of the ears COM
pletely. Also, it is we'll to discard
all ears that have the tips poorly
covered with husks, even if all the
other characteristics are up to re-
quirements. When, during the Win
ter, the corn thus gathered is gotten
out for more careful selection, choose
those ears of cylindrical shape and
those which possess deep wedge
shaped and large-germed grains
which completely and deeply cover
the cobs and which are arranged in
parallel rows. Select heavy, we'll
matured ears that have medium siz-
ed cobs with kernels that are heavy
in weight and medium rough in in
dentation, and which have the butts
and tips fairly well filled out. Keep
the seed stored in a dry place until
planting time.
If you have not selected your seed
corn before from the field in the
way indicated above try it this fall.
You may be a little doubtful of the
value of this extra effort, but give it
a fair trial and we feel sure that you
will never go back to the old and less
profitable method of selecting seed
corn from the barn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03
T. l. .BRUMMETT GETS
 A PROMOTION

Tom l.. Brummett, q popu!ar trav- cling salesman for the lIammctt Gro Ger Company, has been promoted to manager of the sales department there and will assume his new duties at tue local wholesale house oh January 1. He will succeed F. E. TomlnSon, who recently retired from that position to engage in the cotton business. W. V, Hut will remain in the position tenn porarily Mir. Brummctt has been with the Hammett Grocer Company for some years and is a young man of fine business ability. He has been onc of the most valuable attaches of that concern and merits the promo tiOn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03
Pine Bluff Trust Co.
Department of Insurance and Real Estate .

A policy from our Insurance De- partment is a sure cure for all wor- rles, cares and doubts, that threaten agents of companies with limited as sets.
 Our Companies are the largest and strongest in the world, and our agency Is permanent one.
 A purchase through our Real Es- tate Department will always be a satisfactory one.
 We can sell you beautiful home for cash Or monthly payments,
 We have several building lots To- cated in different parts of the city which We are selling cheap.
 Talk with us before closing deal.
 We are agents for number of ac- ceptahle dwelling houses. located !n desirable reighborhoods, which we will rent for falr price If you are in need of a nice house, let us show you what Ee have on our lis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03
Two More PatrOImen.


 etlied and $5,359 52 issued.
 Two More Patrolmen. Chief of Police A. ]. stewart vas. oh motion of Alderman t.d,,I Meyer. of the police committee, lnatructed to appoint two special policemen, to patrol the streets as plain clothes men. They will be retained for two .lonths | ana may be longer. if their work is satisfactory. Chief Stewart reported that only two patrolmen were on dut; in hl2lts and two during the d!y This l does not include the two patrOlmcn on duty the day and night at Union Station. The additional spocills are badly needed and the .ounc seadlv recommended their aHpointment Assessors Are Named. l. f. Royce, J. E. Avery and Adam Robinson were namcd as assessors for imprOycmeul district number 25. which W;l5 recently r.leI tD dcfr&V q part of the c>p=,,as iae6rfed iF repairing the river bank Their al= poilftment was recommended D. AJ- tol ttrFs N. N Austin, as couqse! jpe )ho commissioners of that dfstrict. Alderman Will Nichol asked that thc city teams be 5,. i to fcz- as street, between Secopd and ta.raqur street, for tine rUrp0se iul grading that street. H alsG called attention of the colHc!! to the bad condition of the railrad eros sing on Main street at ih..a ani Fonrth avenues.
 City Attorney W. E. Sorrells, who vas absent from the city submitted a letter to the council in which he | stated that Chancellor Elliott In the chancery court had issued a manda- tory, injuhction compelling c c. BrockWay to move the houses, on East I'arraque street, back to the property line. He also assured ta9 | council that the Chancellor would iI sue q citation against the two ice coltl- panies calling them into court to show why they should not be fined for contempt in emptying hot water into tEe city drain to the annoyanco Of ad- joining property oWners.
 The reports of Chief Stewart and Judge Stewart showed receipts Of the police department for Octobr to be ] Continued on Page Five.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03
The Bank of Pine Bluff
LAFAYETTE LODGE
 ELECTS OFFICERS
>cmi- tnnuai Bu>ineN> 'cctin. He;E Last Night !. V. Reap Elected
 hanccllor tnmm9nder.

Nj thr r"s=g tar meet.8s ol fatayettc lodse No. l"a KHiahl5 of rythias, held last n.sht, thc reeuIar semi-an4 n0al election ot officers aas ncld and resulted as follows
 !. W. Reap, ehanc le coHmander; b NJ. Mitchell, yicr commander. c. T.. Perry, prelato, C N- YoHae, mas ter of work; E. H. fllsberr.. master nt eXeheqllef. G. IL Moore. Haster of finance, | ]. Moore. f-cpcr Of rec ofds and seaIs, (. l. fraim. master at arms; ]. $. Wright. iunca guard; N r Williams. outer guard.
 Ihe third or chigltle tdtk was conferred on Esquire ( '. I'ssety with all the pomp and plr0dor that this lodge is noted for fhe electri- ea} effects and stereop. ean pictures all worked successfully and were very impressive. lafayette Iodge IS malf- ing a good start for it's fall and wiu- ter work and all members are urged to attend meetings
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03

ni@ht. All evening and uhtii a'-
 clock this morning, press hour, the
 bank i'll the rear of the knoX block.
 the Hotel Jefferson and tie court
 conrt house. caved rapidly. Large
 chunks Of earth fell into the river tt
 every fifteen and tWenty minHte
 intervals. Some of the chunks were
 of such weight and size that they made
 noises like the booming o) a cah-
 non i'll the distance, as they struck
 the river. Crews of Workmn worked determihedly all during inc night, making large quib faScines, which viii be lowered 10 the waters edge this ling. Large arc lights have been |stfnng along the river front to fur nisi light for the woIkmen. lip tu midnight last night the bank just north of Berlin's stable was still hold ing fast and the owners of the prop Ie;ty still have hopes of saving the : propertl and other buildings est 0.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03
MON MThLY SESSION
 OF CITY COUNCIL
Two More Patrolmen to Be Named By Chief Stewart Alderman Meyer Questions Authority of County Judge Gould Assessors Named For Improvement District Alderman Hut Would not 70 K' Some thing He Said He Knew Nothing About The Pro ceedings.

Si,23o.99 worth of city scrip Hts c4u- C lied and S521q - ieslinI
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03

The river got in more work las
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03

The regular monthly meetlug Of the City Council was held last. night at the City Hall, Mayor Toney pre- sided and all of the alderman an swered roll rall Various sums were appropriated to pay outsidtandins warrants and the regular monthly ac- counts and pay rolls of the city de partnents were allowed The regu- lar monthly financial statement Of City Clerk Lee showed a net indebt- edness of the city at present to be $l00,@50.S9 with cash on hand in the sum of $l,933.30. During Octobt I
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03

IAc treaehefous Arkansas rirer continues to eat it's way into the very heart Of the business district of Pine Bluff and tue situation Monday waS more alarming than at an; time since the river began to give way betMeen Chestnut and State streets, q week ago Early that morning tnctwo big cotton warehouses on the river front between Chestnut and Pine streets. were badly damaged when their north walls tumbled into the Arkansas river. The buildings are almost Completpi5 wrecked and it is believed both ha.e been undermined by the raging watcs and will gradually De swept away by the waters.
 The bank continues to cave rap.!l4 ja the rear of the Hotel Jefferson ana Jefferson county court house. Ine greatest damage was done at the foot Of Chestnut street Monday morning winch thirty feet of earth crashed Chestnut street Monday morn ing. when 20 feet Of earth crashed into the river. completely cutting ois PuileH street and it is feared taat cottages, which are now barely hang ing over the rivers edge will meet q similar fate before Tuesday morning.
 May Lose Hotel and Court House.
 William Parkin. the gOTern,tcuv en- 2li:ter who has been in charge D. th,. revetment work here 10. several da;s, was forced to return to his hoaa- quarters at Little Rock Mon1ay a'- tETnoon and X. C.. Chatwin, of Sh,eye- cert, La, an expert river eaoiuCar. vas placed in charge here. Before l4aving the city Mir Parkin dec.qre,.
 Gat the situation was far from en- Coltaging. He predicted that unless t1e fascines which are being placed 'p large numbers along th, cavlng river front. prove effective. there is grave danger of the city losing its magnificent $l50,00o Hotel jcffe:sou and of the Jefferson county also sus- taining the loss of it's costly court house. Other property owners alcag the river front will suffer heavy joe- ses. he said.
 Hundreds Of men. with fifty teams &s their command. are making I deter Il.ned effort to save the most attrac- tive business section O. Pine Biuil Th,y have been working night and day since Thursday and their work, ui.llt effective in some places, has not proven of any great va'dC fo. ti't rarA continues cavinS aiaiminsly ftom Chestnut street 10 as ta.' east as tennessee street. Engineer PaglNn states. however, that he believes ri4c lasc'1 cs are proving valuable, but the fact that the river is full of cdn:as and is not confining it's damaging work to any one point makes it dilii- caij to deal with. Mir. Parhi., says the river is gradually eating it's way
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03

The regular monthly meeting of $l
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03

Mrs. II. F. Bradford has returned from Little Rock, where she attended her granddaughter, Mildred Percy Saunders, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. D. II. Saunders, who was quite sick there for some weeks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03

Miss I.ilIie Miller left yestcrdaJ for 4 Visit 10 relatives and friend, in Dal- iN:. Kew t}raunfe'@, and San A,tania. IL Nas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03
Do You Care
 How You Look?

Ii gou do, we can help you. Eisen- kramer, The Tailor, over Citizens Bank, second avenue corner Plue street.
 4h,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03
TWO WAREHOUSES
 60 INTO RIVER

Damaging Work Done By the Treacherous Arkansas s Monday-Parkn Returns to Little Rock-Says Ho tel Jefferson and County Court House are In Imme diate Danger Unless Fla scines Prove Eff ective-- Quib Fascines Being Used-Hundreds of Lives Ell dangered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-03

Is tae time .os ese-s 1azc eara,r 10 loo& out for tae f4tdze wor. ,s o'e1;y. wages Food 4ra yoa s4r,n. .a portion Of what yen ea-a?
 Open an account H!th OFT SaY!axs Department and deaozlt regularly. should you lese soos eos.tian. wi.h to go ia business for soqssetr. or 3uy 2 home later what roH etge NOW u!1 help you,
 Saving can fae eeaf fataraa ho~s
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-02-08

ter and harsh criticisms of my fell
low-citizens, the members of the
church of the Latter Day Saints.
Miss Napper's many friends among
the Mormon people will not need to
have her defended, and she is glad
to know that her informant gave her
wrong impression as to the teach
ing in other Sunday schools, though
it may not be amiss to point out thar
good logic requires Mr.. Peet to in
quire whether possible exceptions to
enlightened teaching elsewhere meets
with as prompt investigation as the
unfortunate cases he refers to meet
with at the hands of the authorities
in the Episcopal church.
Since the Episcopal church has
during its past history in Utah, fol-
lowed course of charity to all and
malice towards none, l submit that it
is but fair, when apparent exceptions
to that rule arise, to give us the
benefit of the doubt, for it is certain
ly not the intention of any of the
workers of the Episcopal church to
depart from the example of Bishop
futile and Bishop Leonard.
Yours respectfully,
F. S. SPALDING.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-02-08
"NOT-YET-BUT-SOON."

"Known conditions indicate that
this proposition will pay dividends
of one hundred per cent per annum'
This is one sentence from fervid let
tiers. Just now being received by all
whose names are on the "suckcr
list" which solicit the purchase, at
fifty cents each, of shares in the
Nome Gold Dredging and Power
Company. Other phrases, designated
to tempt the credulous, are "thor-
oughly eliminate of risk" zone of the
most profitable-enterprises known
to mankind" Sufficient to pay an
average of one hundred per cent an
nually for over forty-four years to
every stockholder." Among the Of
ficers and directors of this marvellous
company we note one who is thus
described: "Hon. William J. Stone,
Jefferson City, Missouri. United
States Senator from Missouri, and
former Governor of that State"
Should not our people either pay
this Senator salary sufficient to
relieve him from the embarrassing
necessity of selling cheap mining
stocks to suckers, or else send a sub
stitute to Washington and regretful-
ly leave him free to give of his high
ly valuable time to defending his
family against the wolf?
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-02-08
THE NEW HAVEN OCTOPUS.

In the New England railway situa
ton there are some simple aspects.
However Mr.. Mellen may have adj
mitted or concealed his ambition,
his actions make his intentions frank.
He will control absolutely, and has
already gone far toward controlling,
every steam railroad and every troll
ley and every coastwise steamship in
New England Every time the New
Highlander travels mile, every time
he ships ten pounds of freight, he
will negotiate with this Mr.. Mellen's
agents and pay into Mr.. Mellen's
treasury the charge that Mr.. Mellen
finds necessary to pay interest on
the water in his securities. Wheth-
er this carries monopoly beyond even
the point of greatest efficiency, who
Their New England would not be bet
ter off with system of independent
trolley trunk lines like those in the
Middle West, running sleeping cars
Mr.. Melen's road-these and many
others are questions to be decided,
not by Mr.. Mellen, nor yet by the
wealthy owners of Boston and Maine
stock with whom the advantage of
exchanging their seven per cent stock
for Mr. Mellen's eight per cent, share
for share, might conceivably out
weigh motives of public welfare. Nor
are these matters to be decided by
the owners of moribund little troll
leys who are glad to let Mr.. Mellen's
rich New Haven road give solidity
to their water and create a charge
upon which New England travellers
and manufacturers for generations
will pay interest These are matters
to be decided by the will and ballots
of the people of New England.