The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-27
Halifax News.
(Cor. TO The Commonwealth

Littleton last Thursday.
MIR. Geo. Stephenson, Jr., who
works III Rocky Mount, spent day
or two here last week.
i.ia,s.s. f. z. M":cet, of Peters
.,ur.,, ard I. 3. P4a'iste;1. cf NJ
folk, were here last week.
Mr. George Cooper, Of Petersburg,
spent several days with MS sister,
Mrs. C. H. Hale, last week.
Mrs. Partin, Of Rocky Mount,
spent a day or two last week with
her father, Mr.. 7. F. Mcclure.
Mrs. Ausby and Miss Rebe are
spending some days with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Cole, at Shelmerdlne.
Mrs. Leona Suggs, of Tarboro,
spent several days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. l. G. Shaw, last week re-
turning home Sunday.
Mrs. Leonora Howerton who has
been visiting Pittsburg and other
places this summer, is now visiting
the Misses Withe and Helen Daniel.
Mr.. Jno. G. Daniel left for New
York City last Friday morning after
spending his three weeks vacation
with his people.
Mr.. George Young, with the West
ern Union, of Petersburg. was here
to see his mother, Mrs. Sam Rich
ards, a day or two ago, accompanied
by his little son.
Mrs. L. G. Grady left last Friday
morning for Duplin county, her old
home, to remain some time with her
relatives.
Mr.. Thos. F. Mcclure, head sales.
man for the Halifax Mercantile Co.,
spent Sunday with his family at Lit.
Teton.
Master Moore Jenkins spent Sun
day with his grandmother, Mrs. V
S. Grizzard, at Rosemary.
Miss Margaret Froelici, the acom
plished daughter of Mr.. Fred Froe
Itch, returned to her home in Man
chester, Va. Monday.
MIR. Geo. N. Stephenson, with ths
A. C. L. at Rocky Mount, spent 6
day Or so with his family last week.
Mr. ". D. Faucet, civil sngineel
for the S. A. c. with headquarters:
at Portsmouth, spent Sunday witt
his mother, Mrs. W. A. Wilcox.
Aunt Harriet Johnson, Yer,
worthy old coiored woman, died las
Monday, August II, in the "slashes"
aged ITO years. Deceased was one
of the old time darkies, that is fas
becoming extinct. She was quits
an old woman during the war witt
the North and South and could re
gale you for hours with it's incident
and horrors. The Old lady was blinG
for seven years before her death
but retained her facultys rcmarkab
ly we'll till the last. She loved he
white folks" and was never happier
than when serving them in variou
ways.
Halifax Superior Court convenee
here Monday with Judge Chas. NJ
Cooke, of Louisburg, N. c., on the
bench. His charge to the CRANE
jury was strong and forceful, an,
practically covered all the groun.
necessary. He reviewed and EN-
phasized the laws enacted by tn
State, covering those cases now so
numerous in our criminal courts
that of carrying concealed weapon
being one of the most common il
practice and the greatest menace t.
public safety. He dwelt at som
length on what is termed our natura
and civic liberty and defined then
separately and distinctly, clairnin,
that by right Of the States author
ity, no individual has any right t.
appropriate liberty to himself tina
would endanger the public welfare
Fifty years ago." said he, "mel
would have resented such interfer
ence with personal privileges AM
rights, but now they have seen b.
its favorable results the advisabilit,
OF having such law, and they VIII
love their State loyalty abide by it.
He touched on the cigarette habi
stamping it as an absolute evil, tend
ing to upset morals, undarmir
health, impair the intellect, an,
cheating the community and Stat
of men who would perhaps be capac
itated to do it honor. The State ha
acted wisely, he said, in providing
law prohibiting the giving or sellins
Of cigarettes to minors and said il
time, perhaps, there would be Law
making it a misdemeanor for mino
to smoke them.
| His Honor also touched upon tn
whlskey evil, citing cases that ha,
come under his observation, wher
towns and communities had bee
| impeded, restricted and demoralize,
because of its baleful influence
Now. he said, since throwing OF
this yoke of bondage they are exert
ing a powerful influence for good
He begged that we, as loyal citizens
lend our support to the inforcemen
OF the law in that respect, thus a
levlating such conditions as we hay