The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-03
Flood and Other Things at Halifax.
(Cor. to The Commonwealth
Halifax, N. c.. Sept. !, 100

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Joe Butts, Jr., spent Sunday will
his parents.
Louis Froelich, Jr., went to Mar.
chester, Va, Monday.
! Ferrail II. Mcmahon was in tow
g day last week.
G. L. Williamson, Of Suffolk, spent
day or. two here with friends last
week.
Miss Blanche Coffin has returned
from a lengthy visit to friends in
Enfield.
Miss Alice Hale went to Peters
burg last Thursday to visit friends
and relatives.
Mr.. F. Froelich is spending this
week in Richmond and Manchester
Hon. Claude Kitchin spent last
Friday night here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hale, OF
Norfolk are visitors at Mr.. and Mrs.
c. H. Halc's this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harper, OF
Newport News, are visiting then
mother, Mrs. H. c. Harper.
Mr.. Rufus Shaw, of Weldon, spent
a portion of last week with his son,
Mr.. J. G. Shaw.
Mrs. Stanley Keeter is spending
some time at Lynchburg with her
people.
Miss Naomi Joyner, who has been
visiting Mesdames T. O. Vaughan
and z. W. Strong, returned home
Saturday.
Miss Cecil Fields and her sister,
Mrs. Jack Nea,e and children, of
West Point, are visiting Mrs. E. J.
Brown this week.
Miss Lizzie Jarratt, of Jarratts,
Va, is a visit at Mrs. e. J. Browns.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Fenner went
to Rocky Mount Saturday to see
their son, Mr.. w. E. Fenner.
Miss Nuna Robertson, Of Enfield,
visited Mrs. D. NJ. Campbell tits
week.
Miss Nell Nelson was called to
Manchester last week on account of
the death of her ia her.
Messrs. Jack Jones and Henry
Marshall, of Tillery, were visitors in
town Sunday.
The third quarterly Conference
for Enfield and Halifax charge was
held at Haywoods church Moniay
morning, Rev. w. S. Rome, P. E.
presiding. A series of meetings is
in progress this week. Service morn
ing and night. There has recently
been much work and improvement
on the church and the members are
more hopeful and enthusiastic, and
perhaps will be in better shape to do
the Lords work.
The overlooking Of Roanoke river
left almost complete devastation and
ruin in its wake in this section.
Many farmers here who had based
their calculations on the river lands
for their feed corn, now find them
selves absolutely stripped Of all.
Col. Frank Faison said today, Il have
no corn left, none" Messr5. J. A.
Whitehead, F. H. Gregory. j. c.
Butts, and many others have more
left.
One night last week there was an
attempt to raid the store Of The
Halifax Mercantile Co. About II
o'clock Mr.. Joe Mcmahon went in to
see if everything was all right, no.
ticed a large pane of glass out Of one
Of the rear windows, get an axe
helve and commenced peeping Under
counters and behind boxes and bar
rels, finally running over a pair Of
shoes, minus the wearer. The search
for the thief became more animated,
he being located on the grocery side
behind sugar barrel. The culprit
was pulled out, securely tied, shaken
bit, questioned, and said his name
was John Miller of Petersburg. He
admitted that he had an accomplice
who was brother, and had pawn
tickets on his person, this partner
who had run off when the trouble
commenced. had obligated to get rid
of all the pistols, knives, raz0rs, etc,
that could be gotten from the store
His description Of this helper was 50
satisfactory that the next morning
at about 8 o'clock he was spied, seiz-
ed, and soon surrounded by a crowd.
On being searched there was found
enc razor in right pants pocket, one
in left hip pocket, one in upper coat
pocket. A peculiar thing happened
while he was being arrested, he
seemed anxious to get small vial