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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-12-23
A Personal Word.

For the past few weeks we have
been sending out statements to all
names on our subscription books
that are in Arrears. To the loyal
staunch friends that have responded
so promptly we desire to express
our appreciation.
There are few, however, who
have responded by saying they never
subscribed for the paper, and others
who say they ordered the paper dis
continued several years ago, and
still others who refused the paper
at the post Office after receiving our
statement. The strange part to us
is that man or woman will take q
paper from the Office year after year
and read it and never know or ask
who is paying their subscription.
The law is that when one takes a
paper from the post office they are
liable for the subscription, and such
accounts will be rleced in the hands
of our attorney after January LIST,
1910, with instructions to collect the
same.
If there is any person receiving
THE COMMONWEALTH who never
ordered it and does not know who is
sending it to him and furthermore
never expects to pay for it. we
would like to receive notice to this
effect by the first Of the new year.
that we may have the account looked
after. Again, if any one is receiving
the paper and does not want it senC
US the amount due to date and your
name will be dropped at your plea
sure. Please do not read the paper
for years and then refuse to pay fol
it by offering some thin excuse.
Nothing in this article is mean
or intended for the friends of tn
paper who owe us and expect to pa.
as soon rs they can conveniently d.
so. J. C. HARDY, Editor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-12-23
Now CCTpCraiIGn al TilleFy.

The Secretary Of State has issued
Q nn.rl-r to the Halifax Land Com
r-nv. with main Office at Tillery, n.
c. TIL COMPANY has paid in cap
it,. f rs 622. and the incorporators
ara D.. II. II. Fries and Fritz Won
Barae.a. II, Of New York, and S.
I. Dunn. Of Scotland Neck.
The object Of this corporation is to
b.. and improve lands, to manu-
lecture knit goods, sash, doors and
binds, veneer works, saw and grlst
milling and run a general merchan-
disc store.
nr. Il. II. Fries already owns
around and near Tillery Is, 900 acres
q the most valuable lands in Hal
fax County that he is going to pu
il %".3 condition, build good houses
e.e. DR.. Fries has already spen
r.EG much money identifying hi:
mansion at Tillery. It is now
t55ar Re- beauty and viii be q joy 70
hin a1l his friends forever. Til
Is the jad If men we need to com
tooug section.
Mr.. Z. T. Dunn will be in charg
Of t.sl- property and is the agen
I Il
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-12-23
Hol'day.StriCklsad.

On Wednesday morning, Dec. Is.
at $50 o'clock the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Strickland was the scene OF
a quiet but pretty marriage when
their daughter, Lizzie, became the
bride of Mr.. Tommie Holiday.
The parlor and hall was beautifully
decorated with holly and cut flowers
Promptly at the appointed hour te
the strains of the wedding March
rendered by Mrs. Dunstan Branch
the bride entered leaning on the arm
of the groom.
They were met by Elder W. B
Strickland, grandfather OF the bride
who in an impressive ceremony pro
nounced them husband and wife
The bride wore a travelling suit o
blue with hat and gloves to match
She is the only daughter OF Mr.. an
Mrs A. Strickland and has a host o
friends and admirers in this and ad
joining counties.
The handsome and costly present
attest the popularity OF both tn
bride and groom.
Immediately after the ceremon
Mr. and Mrs. Holiday left for the
future home near GAINESVILLE, N.
The best wishes of host OF frlen'
oo with them to their new home.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-12-23
No Paper Next Week.

There will be no issue of THE
COMMONWEALTH next week. The
office however, will only be closed
SATURDAY, and Monday and those that
have printing to be done or desire to
oottle their subscription account VIII
Ind some one in the office during
th ,f week ready to take your orders
" We desire to extend to all oul
,eaders the greetings of the season
and wish for them a happy Cir'o'
~, mas and prosperous New Year.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-12-23
HRS. Margaret Savage.

Mrs. Margaret Savage was born
in 1923 and died Oct. 20, 1909. She
had the privilege Of living more
than f0urscore years. Her husband
preceded her to the better world.
Mrs Savage united with the Bap-
fist church more than thirty years
ago and as long as she was able to
attend services she was faithful and
loyal in her church work, but for
the last several years i'll health kept
her away from her church and the
work she loved so we'll. Her life
was gentle, patient and submissive.
A good woman is gone. A sister in
Israel has fallen. We are left in the
night to see through glass darkly
bnt she stands in the midst of the
eternal day.
In her old age she was cared fol
by her step-son and step-daughter
Mr.. ]. Y. Savage and Miss Marga
ret Savage. These step-chlldrer
cared for her with a devotion anc
faithfulness that was beautiful tt
behold. Mrs Savage leaves one SIS
ter, Mrs. Bennett Allsbrook, ant
other relatives to mourn her loss.
In the absence Of her pastor, tn
Rev. Mr.. Bradley conducted the fu
neral services and her remains wer'
placed away in the Episcopal GENE
terv to rest until our Lord shall rals'
them incorruptible and immortal t
fade away no more.
R. A. MCFARLAN
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-12-23
LOCAL NEWS.
Isems Gathered from the Town
a..d Country.

Christmas.
Get ready to write it 1910.
Santa Claus will be on time.
Remember that the stores will be
closed Saturday and Monday.
The show windows Of some of our
stores look mighty pretty in their
Christmas dress.
The first snow of the season fell
Saturday night. It disappeared just
about as fast as it touched the
ground.
The Methodist Sunday School will
have g Christmas tree for the chill
drem at their church tonight
Thursday.
The Graded School closed to-day
Wednesday,. Appropriate North
Carolina Day exercises were held il
the chapel at 1920 o'clock.
1t will be impossible for us to get
all the visitors during the holidays
unless we get assistance. We hope
all who have visitors will report
! them to us.
Judge Geo. w. Ward will preside
at the Spring terms of Halifax Su
perior Courts in 1910, and Judge G
L. Furgerson will come to the Coun
| ty for the fall terms.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs
Walter Dunn, Of Enfield, died O
Group Tuesday night. This is thu
second death in this family in tn,
past few weeks, and the bereave(
parents have the heartfelt sympath.
Of their friGnds.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-12-23
OPPORTUNITY

Vi I CINI u y L L I-1 ~
mt or lease-will make a bale
-.nr acre-well worked and
4. No hauling Of guano etc,
mants at your door. Farm
j.. cheap, See me. ". Il.
12-0-3t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-12-23
Stores TO Close.

We are requested to announce
that all the stores and business hous-
es of the town will be closed on
Christmas day and also on Monday.
This is done in order to give the clerks
a rest. The business men are to be
commended for their action in agree
ing to close.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-12-23
seW g,iSemeniS.

fI"."..r'.: Hancock & James.
Lo,"ar'3 oandy-J. W. Allsbrook
I"5 l,rady for Turkey Time-Jo-
sew HARDWARE Company.
Fire IL france BernardA]lsbrook
Sewing Machines-R. c. Josey q
ComJany.
Chr. mas Greetings-HardyHard,
ware Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-12-23
This Is Worth Remembering.

Whenever you have a cough or cold,
lust remember that Foley's Honey and
Tar will cure it. Remember the
name, Foley's Honey and Tar, and re-
fuse substitutes. Sold by all Druggists.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-23

Attorney j. G.. johnson was a pas
senger down the line as far as Milton
yesterday Gil professional business,
Jas. Brosnahan. of the firm of Nc
Phail Brosnahan Co, was at Dresden
yesterday between trains on a business
trip.
Miss Allie Dickson took Mondays
train to Grand Forks, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. w. B. Dickson. Miss
Dickson enrolls as a Langdon student
at the state university for the coming
year.
Chas. Porter, who has been teaching
a school nea Calvin, spent part of the
week with friends of Langdon and
vicinity. He is leaving shortly for
Chicago to take up his college work at
the opening of the fall term.
According to the Larimore Pioneer
there is a possibility of Mrs. Fanny v.
Click, a former Langdon resident. locat-
ing at Larimore to make her home.
Since leaving Langdon some years ago
she has resided at Springfield, III.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-23

For farm loans Mooney & Johnston's
is the only place.
ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Tornado Insurance only Sl.5O per thousand
for one year. Insure now. Cavalier Co.
National Bank.
Cashier P. j. Antony, of the Farmers
Bank at Munich, was over in his auto on
a business trip Friday.
Tuesday afternoon the Langdon
Womans Club will meet at the nome of
the president, Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre.
Mrs. Harry Price has been on the sick
list for over q week and though still con-
fined to her home on Fourth street is
much better.
G. o. Rye has the contract of putting
in the beautifully decorated steel ceiling
which is being placed in the interior Of
the M. d. church.
Miss LaBelle Mahon left Saturday for
oD6Tliu, oulo, WHERE SIG LAKES dufdlCeu
studies in vocal and instrumental music
during the coming year.
Attorney q. L. Cleary. of Plattville.
Wis, visited part of last week here with
his brother, Attorney Jos. Cleary,
returning on Fridays train.
e. o. Lowell, the Grand Forks florist,
made the acquaintance of a number Of
his Langdon customers during u visit
here OF a day or two last week.
Mrs. Inez Lewis came up from Grand
Forks on Thursday last week TO look
after threshing the crop on the
Stoddard farm a mile west of town.
County Treasurer Sheehan is having
a brick foundation placed under his
Sixth street home. He also intends
making interior alterations and improve.
ments.
Miss Muriel Ferguson had as a visito,
several days during the week Miss
Fanny Powles, who is leaving Milton in
a short time with her parents to make
their home in Oakryn, Pa.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-23

A]!@rt " Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first aud second mortgages.
You can't afford 10 make y farm loan
any place bat with Mooney ~ Johnston.
Postmaster j. ". pralten was here
Tuesday from Milton t"ransacting bust
ness between trains.
Ed n. McCay, a we'll known Langdon
old timer who of late years has residee
at Munich goes to Oak Lake, Man. t.
buy grain this fall.
Miss Mabel Beggs left Monday return
ing to her home at Glendale. n. ID.
having visited here a couple of weeks
with her sister. Mrs. A. n. Brown.
Mrs. Weaver. who has been visiting
the past two weeks at the ALERT home
in this city with her friend, Miss Vivian
ALERT, left yesterday returning to her
home at Edgerley, n. d.
Duncan Sillers was here from Calvin
last Saturday with T.. q. Hoffman, the
Devils Lake insurance mar who has been
doing considerable business over Cava-
her county during the summer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-23

The DEMOCRAT carries the best and
largest stock of tablets and other school
supplies.
IL you want to buy or sell a farm, call
on or write Joseph Power. Langdon. \.
D., Office over Citizens State Bank.
G. f. Anderson is the new telegraph
operator at the Cit. Northern depot.
arriving from Grand Forks on Thursday
Mrs. W. I. Hewitt was an arrival
yesterday, coming down on the Afternoon
train from Hannah for a visit with bel
sons.
Ben Coopermann, greeted a number
of old Langdon friends while here the
forepart of the week looking up the
cigar trade.
Mrs. Vim. Bolton has been %indisposed
for several days suffering from an attack
of tonsilitis, but is again able to be up
and around again.
A. o. Void took Saturdays train for
Grand Forks, expecting also to visit
Fargo on business matters before his re-
turn the middle of the week,
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and condi-
pions. O. q. Thompson. cashier.
j. f. Shea, U. S. marshal was a pas.
senger Monday to his home at Fargo,
having spent a week looking after his
farming interests in the western part of
the county near Calvin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-23
Ole Olson is coming. Fine.

Ole Olson is coming. Fine.
Mooney & Johnston are the only ones
who have cheap money for farm loans.
DR.. Semple made a professional visit
up the line as far as Dresden between
trains Saturday.
Buy that suit at Simon Schefter's
clothing store. Dressing rooms and
tailor shop in connection.
Miss Vivian ALERT and her friend Mrs.
Weaver, of Glendale, visited Saturday
at Dresden with MIS-. e. f. Reilly.
Charles Plummer returned Saturday
to his home at Sarles, having spent most
of the week here attending district
court.
Mrs. Jas. DeBerg returned on Fridays
passenger from a visit of a few days at
the home of her niece, Mrs. j. w
Pratten, at Milton.
A. T. LeVesconte, manager of the
lLdllSQOl ILlSGU No.y lOOhSQ llC uuSl-
ness interests in the Twin Cities last
week returning Saturday.
FIG. Price, travelling salesman for the
Minneapolis Paper Co, made the rounds
of the Langdon trade while here a couple
of days the f%orepart of the week.
Mrs. : j. Robson is being confined
indoors with a mild attack of dyphtheria,
which necessitated the home being
placed under quarantine last Friday.
Miss Pearl Monroe bid good bye to her
many Langdon young friends Saturday
leaving for Grand Forks where she takes
up her last year of study at the state
university.
Mrs. Malcolm Morrison has leased the
Jos. +. Schneider residence on north
Fourth street at present the home of
DR.. and Mrs. j. Il. Sylvester and will
occupy same after October LIST.
Mrs. JAS. Mirehouse vas a passenger
yesterday returning from a visit OF
several weeks with friends at her old
home in the east. She has found the triI
one of great benefit to her health.
The local columns of the Nekoma News
state that the Catholic ladies of st
Edwards parish gave a social at the
home of Mrs. Jos. j.. Anstett on Wednes
day afternoon this week. 1t was attend
ed by several of their Langdon friend:
! JOS. Hynds, the all around newspape
man who has made good since assuming
the management of the Calvin Time
about two months ago and has quite
c%oterie of Langdon admirers and friends
week,
Miss Rosie McRugh left on to-day
train for Minneapolis, where she will
again attend school the coming year
She was accompanied by Mrs. McHugh
who makes short visit with Twi1
City friends before returning to he
home in Langdon.
G. E. Mahon, who since leaving Lang
don two years ago has made his home a
Vancouver B. c., and is interested will
A. l. Birtch in the sale of British Colum
bia timber lands arrived in the city o.
last Thursdays train and will look afte
the marketing of crop on his farm soutl
of town.
Mrs. Jos. Marty and little daughte
} visiting with her husband who ha
accepted a position with the r. Wor]
d Co., hardware store. The Mart,
family have rented the Mrs. Bessi
Finlay residence property on Fourth
street, expecting to occupy the sam
5 before October LIST.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-23
+ Local Happenings 6
20 .
OF course you are going to see Ole

OF course you are going to see Ole
Olson.
Get your seats now for Ole Olson while
you have a chance. There will be a big
rush for the best, seats and if you wish
to see this attraction, don't delay.
Ole Olson is said to be breaking all
records for business this season. In
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, the
play has done a tremendous business.
1t will be with us next Thursday night.
Mr.. r. Hayward, state inspector of
high schools and assistant state sup
erintendent of public instruction, is here
from Grand Forks on an official
visit of inspection of the schools at towns
in this county this week, coming down
the line yesterday from Hannah.
Mrs. Frank Moran returned to the
city last Thursday from a stay of over
a week at Bathgate. where she still
retains considerable property interests.
Rev. Thos. Dougan, who is here look
ing after the marketing of crop on farms
he OWNS in this county went up the line
Monday to Hannah where be has three
quarter sections that were somewhat
damaged by hail. He expects to leave
the latter part of the week returning to
Brodhead, Wis.
Yesterdays change of weather and
the sudden drop in the temperature is
quite naturally attributed to the fall
equinox. The forecast from the wea-
Their bureau yesterday at noon predicted
frost and when the thermometer this
morning showed a temperature OF "a
degrees everyone was pleasantly sur
prised.
This week the DEMOCRAT presents to
it's readers the first installmeI,t of Lang
don City School Notes, which hereafter
will be contributed from week to week
by the pupils under the personal dlrec-
ton on Sup't Dan j. Ridlington. The
items will be of interest both to the
pupils OF the various grades and their
parents.
Veteran George Swinburn stayed off
here yesterday on his way north t6
Wales, returning from an all summers
visit in Wisconsin, his old home, where
he has a fine fruit farm that nets 1
good income yearly. He still has proper
ty interests at Wales, where he hello
down the federal job of postmaster TO
a number of years.
M. L. Sullivan has had to abandon tn
plan of completing his fine brick hom'
this fall. 1t being impossible to ge
men although the material is already OF
the ground. Last Friday Mr.. Sullivan hat
building on the rear of the lot which
Mr.. Sullivan and the family will occup.
through the winter.
Cashier N. A. Hayes, of the William
Co., Bank. at Williston, and a forme
we'll known attache of the Citizens an,
First National Banks of this city, enjoy
cd a visit over Sunday with Langdo1
friends while on his way back t
Williston from a trip to the western
part of the county where he has a faro
near Clyde. 1t was almost necessar
for mic" to bring along a lard O
Identification as he now WajpnS %
pounds and had to introduce himself t
a number of old friends, who used t
know him when he was in the feather
weight class of financiers.
The DEMOCRAT office has a full line @
school supplies including tablets, pencils
pens, crayons and blank books of all kind
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-23


The drug store of w. A. Ferguson has
been made more attractive with a new
flooring of neat patterned linoieum.
which was laid during the past week by
| Messrs Price 4 johnson, the furniture
men.
Duncan McIlwan, the Dresden heavy
weight republican, who is sometimes
referred to as the double of "Bill Taft"
the president of the United States, spent
the greater part of Tuesday with county
seat friends.
Supt. Ridlington was busy during Sat
urdsy, the weekend school holiday, in
getting installed new seats and furniture
in the seventh grade room, which has
received several additions in enrolment
since the opening of the term.
Rev. Thos. Dougan, a former popular
Langdon pastor arrived Thursday and
will give his farming interests here and
at Hannah his attention before return
ing to Brodhead, Wis. He has only just
returned from a summer vacation visit
with relatives at the old home in Ireland.
Attorney w. A. Mcintyre is moving
back again this week into his old
quarters next to the Cavalier County
National Bank, where with q plate
glass front, new floor and a complete re-
II H.. .Lo-. ... =
noticeable improvement all around has
been made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Dougherty went
up the line Monday to Hannah, where
their eldest son, William, is in the
hospital under treatment for gall stones,
He has been quite seriously i'll but
hopes are now entertained for his
recovery without the necessity of under
going an operation.
Judge Ii. e. Dorval accompanied by
his son. Joseph. left Saturday for
Rensselaer,, Ind. where he will place Joe
in an academy for a year. 1t is located
near Chicago and is one Of the noted
Notre Dame schools which are so widely
known over the United States as insti-
buttons of education.
Miss Lizzie Mcmillan arrived in the
city Saturday from Minneapolis, since
which time she has been at the bedside
of her cousin, Miss Barbara Mcmillan,
trained nurse at the private hospital
of Drs. Semple & Mcqueen, who was
taken down last week with an attack of
appendicitis. The operation performed
Monday is stated AS having been entirely
satisfactory, the patient now being in a
fair way toward recovery.
Now we are to have Ole Olson, the
original company that has been on the
road for so many years and always given
such excellent satisfaction. 1t will be
presented here with the same
that has made the play famous, with all
of the original music and character
songs and dances. The company is
playing this section of the country more
in an experimental way, as the manage
ment in control of this attraction have
several shows on the road, and if "Ole"
can succeed in getting a good house, it
will be an incentive to bring us other
good shows, so it can be seen that if we
desire to be supplied with good amuse-
n.snts, we should at least patronize them
when they come along. We are guar
| anteed n of the best on the road in
Ole Olson on Thursday evening of next
! week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-23
DnS. KERR G SMITH


George Edworthy got back yesterday
from a visit of IA few days up the line at
Hannah, whore he has been looking
after his farming interests and enjoying
Il hunt.
DR.. j. f. Sylvester has purchased the
north fifty feet Of the Farrell block on
the corner of tho Fifth and Pine street
and this week has commenced the
erection of il new two story residence
there,
Chas. Jackson was a passenger on
Saturdays south train returning to his
home at Kingsvllle, Ont, where he has
resided since disposing of his farm south
of Langdon several years ago. Mr..
jackson still has property interests here
and makes a yearly visit with friends.
H. e. Birtch was an unexpected
arrival Tuesday coming here from Cal
gary where he has been dealing in real
estate since leaving Langdon some seven
years ago. His mission is to sell farm
lands and town property in the vicinity
of Calgary to as many of his old Lang
don friends as possible. Mr.. Birtch tells
Us that "Johnny" Machon's health has
been exceedingly poor since the death
some months ago of his brother, Mr..
George Machon. He is in bad shape
with heart trouble, until lately having
been in the hospital and Immediately
following the death of his brother went
east to Toronto for treatment. His
present condition Mr.. Birtch states is
such that there is little hope of his
receiving anything more than temporary
relief.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-04
ARREST SERVES CURIOSITY.
Speeders Are stopped and Society
Women Visit Hains Trial.

New York. May 3-Seven deliberately
gowned guests Of Harry Payne whitney
at his home in Westbury, L. l.. over
Sunday. found themselves somewhat en-
barraSsed this morning when Haley D.
Weaver. one Of Mr.. Whitney's chauf-
feurs, who was driving them back to
New York, was arrested in Broadway.
Flushing
Weaver was driving one OF Mr.. Whit
ney's automobiles at twenty-six and 4
half miles an hour-at least. that is the
rate at which Policeman MeAvoy thought
It was soins. The whitaeys are 10 sail
for Europe on the Mauretania on We'd
nesday, and the weekend party was a
farewell celebration.
When Weaver was taken into the
police court, it occurred TO the women
that they would be interested in the
Hams trial in the Supreme Court rooms
in the same building. They fled inta
the court room and took front seats. They
kept Court Officer Burke busy by rising
from their seats and leaning forward
every time Mai. Hams. who was under
going crOss-examination got mere than
usually melodramic-
But when the negro girl who vas the
servant in Capt Hams house began 10
tell about the things she said she had
seen Mrs. Claudia Hams and William
z. Annis do they looked at each other,
rose as one woman, pulled their d.
rectoire skirts even closer about them,
and scuttled.
Chauffeur Weaver was left 70 hts fate.