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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-06
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

THE annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the TERMINAL IAXICAB COMPANY,
Incorporated. will be held at the offices Of
said company. rooms l & 2, Alexandria
National Bank Building. at 2 o'clock, on
MONDAY, May 10. 1909. for the election of
directors and for the transaction Of such other
business as may properly come before said
meeting.
JOHN HERBERT CORNING, sec'y.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-06

The annual stockholders meeting of the
be held at the company's Virginia office, ll9
south Fairfax street, Alexandria, Virginia. on
TUESDAY, May IL. at IL q. m. for the cleo
ton Of directors and the transaction Of such
other business as may properly come before
the meeting.
II. P. HUDDLESOE. Secretary.
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-10
.nrssrYvftinM

The birthday dinner given ny
Gertrude Pigg last Sunday was very
much enjoyed. Those present were
Lille and Euniee Hughes, Alton,
Elizabeth and Fanny Literal. Ina
Thompson. and Kathleen Holt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Holt visited
their daughter, Mrs Ida Mareum, Of
Torchlight, last Sunday.
Jim Elliott, OF Wilbur, passed
through here last Wednesday en-
route to Louisa.
woma Whit, who has been visit
ing his sister. Mrs. John Literal
has gone to Ashland,
Born, to David Hughes and wife,
fine boy-Morton Green.
d. L. Pigg is attending the Bible
school in Cincinnati.
Miss Opal Holt made a trip to
Louisa last Saturday.
Guss and Essie Cheek visited
home folks last Sunday,
Mollie Roberts spent last Tues
day night at Mrs, Pigs.
Mrs, Trinnie Chapman, who has
been sick so long, is slowly improv'
ing.
Milt Pigg was calling at Mr.. Bali
recently
Mrs, Shannon, OF Lick Greek, whC
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs
Carl Bussey, returned home las
Sunday.
Sorry to hear of the death o
Mrs. Dock Prince.
w. G. Burgess was calling at Mr.
Pigg's recently.
Mrs. d, l.. Pigg is visiting he
daughter. Mrs. Thad Ransom.
There will be church here tn
second Saturday night and Sunda
by Rev Literal
Jim Pumpkin.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-10
TORCHLIGHT.

Married, at the residence Of AZ
fred Bndicott. in lower TorchliEhr
on the End inst, Roy Frazier agea
s2. 10 Miss Lille Morgan. aged le.
Rev. ]. T. Fraley officiating. They
have every good wish for smooth
sailing down the iourneyrof ihe.
Last Friday morning when DAn
Fortner failed 10 appear for ucrk
all knew some unusual event had
taken place and al investlsnti4s
committee was sent 10 myestIEaie.
and reported that Dan had Just beeh
made the proud father OF a new boT
baby weighing IL pounds. Il =
useless to say that Dan is a happy
man. ~
Ausford stafford Ia also a go
| father, a girl baby having been icH
at his home by the stork last mon
day night.
s. ]. Wells. whose illness has
been mentioned before. Is at this
time In serious condition. No hops
OF recovery is extended BY ths
attending physician,
Mrs W. NJ. Craft Is slowly 10
proving. and will soon be able -
resume her household duties.
Mrs. +. NJ, Maynard has returnet
from an extended visit among REX
tives at Chattaroi, W. Va
The steamer Enquirer came -
Sunday afternoon for a load Of coal
She carried quite a number OF yount
folks who enjoyed the excurSiou
very much.
| c. V. Bartels. J. @, Mitchell ahl
J. NJ. Felty took ride In the mDtDs
boat to Louisa Sunday afternoos
and were overtaken by heaNI
storm, Fortunately everythihE
worked well and the folks made .
safe return
! F. S. Mcconnell. president. nn1
d, A, sapp, secretary Of The Louiu1
Coal Company. are here this week.
Excitement over the new oil fipi
on Three Mile is high At this tilR
BuekskIn BeS
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-10
MADGE.

Death has again visited our COM
munity. and took from the home Of
Dock Prince his wife.
Sam Doc and Garnet Heaberlin,
after a brief visit with their grand
parents, returned TO their home at
Portsmouth.
Mrs, W. NJ. Hughes and son, Lon,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Blanton.
at Chapman. last week.
Farmers are almost done gather
Ing corn and the yield is greater
than in the five preceding years.
The little son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Pigg is quite sick.
Miss Georgia Hutchinson is some
what improved.
q. A. Haws and Fay Nelson made
a business visit to Jep Meek's last
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-10

wednesday
Leo wellman. whose illness %,
been mentioned before, is no bsiisr-
He is quite sick man.
Miss Birdie Roberts was vlSiu
Mrs Martha Meek Sunday
Miss Mollie Roberts was the guy
Of lfer grandmother Saturday ~
Sunday,
Miss Nora Roberts came hoMs
from Ivory to spend Sunday ui,n
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. CARRIES
Roberts.
( Oscar Roberts was in Louisa sat
urday Wild cherrJ-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-10
KENTUCKY NEIGHBOURS
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The people who have denomlnated
themselves as the "citizens" party
at Kenova, have held II convention
to nominate officers for that town
and have named the following ticket
For Mayor. Charles Davidson; Re-
corder, Haven Kirk; Councilmen,
DR.. ]. |. Miller, w, NJ, Galloway, F.
e. Way, T. H. Baldridge and b. F,
Adams,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-10

On last Tuesday thes west wall OF
one of the large buildings OF the
Independent Steel Company's plant
at Kenoya was blown down by the
high winds which prevailed during
the day, entailing a great loss to
the company. A few days ago the
same wall collapsed because OF its
foundation having been weakened
in exeavating for the plumbing work
and It had barely been repaired
when this second disaster occurred
The entire wall gave way in the face
of the severe storm, while the work
men at the plant we're at their din
ner, hence there was no loss of life
as might have been had the men
been at work when it occurred, II
will require a considerable sum tc
rebuild the wall which is seyera
hundred feet in length.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-10

Pikeville. Ky, Dec, 6.--Near Fish
Trap, few miles above here, a
fearful accident occurred Saturday.
John Anderson, prominent farmer,
placed his S-year-old son astride a
horse that had Just been taken out
OF the pillow and which was still in
harness, and started him TO the
store OF John Justice. at Fish Trap,
a mile or two away. on an errand,
The horse became frightened and
started to run; the jingling OF the
harness, as 1t slapped his side, adj
ded to the terror OF the horse and
increased his spede. The little rider
was thrown from the horse, and his
feet becoming entangled In the gear.
ings, he was dragged a distance OF
a mile and a half by the maddened
animal. with his head on the ground
and when the horse was stopped by
nelghbor the little fellows head
was a pulp. his brains having been
scattered for the distance of a mile
The affair was a most horrible one
and is deeply deplored by everyone
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-10

Our Doughnuts are the best In
the world. Try them.
Louisa Bakery.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20
IT'S EiGHTY-EiGHTH VOLUME

The News and Observer en-
tered upon it's eighty-e ighth
volume Tuesday. Whatever
else may be said about the
News and Observer, it can GER
tainly be said without the pos
sibility of contradiction that it
is q paper which, in the over
whelIniHg majority OF cases,
has taken its stand on the side
Of right and has brought all
the power of its powerfully
potent strength to bear against
wrong in order that right might
triumph. Since its birth It has
advocated many issues of far
reaching Importance, the out
come Of which has resulted in
untold good.
1t enters upon its eighty
eighth volume in the same at
titude towards all actual and
possible issues that it has al.
wavs maintained-a favorable
attitude toward progress. en-
lightenment, prosperity and al
else that tends to promote oul
States and country's interests
and uplift and benefit oul
people.
1t has the best wishes of the
numerous and thinking people
whose homes it enters for its
continued success and wider
usefulness.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20
Mistakes CT Inc Farmer.

There has been much said and
written about diversified farming in
the Southern States certainly none
too much. The writer has farcaed
il the States Of Mississippi and Mis-
souri, as we'll AS here in our beloved
Old North State, and has given this
matter much thought There is no
agricultural or financial subject Of
50 much vital importance as that of
raising corn sufficient for home con-
sumption.
To be successful no farmer should
plant an acre Of cotton until he has
planted corn enough to raise from
eighty to one hundred bushels for
each horse or mule used ia the cult
walton of his crops. The greatest Of
all mistakes in this matter is that the
farmer raises cotton to get money to
buy feed for his stock, and pays 81
bushel for his corn when it is we'll
known that it can be raised here for
from twenty to thirty cents per
bushel and even less. When the farm
er fails to plant sufficient corn for
home consumption he certainly does
not stop to think that it costs him
four times as much TO buy the corn
as it does to raise it.
The cotton crop is an expensive
one. 1t takes twelve months to
properly cultivate and handle a crop
Of cotton, while it takes but five CT
six months and less to cultivate and
handle crop Of corn, which means
fewer supplies to purchase, fewer
bills to pay and larger bank &C
count to the credit to the farmer
George w. Fisher, in Charlotte OBJ
server.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20
Press Convention ESSayists.

The following gentlemen have
been appointed to read papers on
the subjects named at the coming
Press Convention at Hendersonville
June % and "a, and nearly all of
them have accepted:
The Future of North Carolina
and the Part to be Played Therein
by the Press" -Archibald johnson,
Charity and Children.
rs the Cash in Advance System
the Best for Country Weekly?"-
w. F. Swaringer, of The Edenton
Transcript.
The Editor as a Town Booster"
j. J. Farriss, of The High Point
Enterprise.
"reminiscences of Early Days of
the North Carolina Press Associa-
ton A. Robinson, of The Dur
ham Sun.
Relation of the Press Toward the
Good Roads Movement in North
Carolina III. B. Warner, of The
Lexington Dispatch.
why Every Editor and Publisher
in the State Should Belong to The
Press Association" Rev. J. 0. At
kinson, D. D., Of The Christian Sun.
What Can the Country Paper dc
to Promote Rural Development"
Clarence H. Poe, Of The Progressive
Farmer.
The Makeup of Country Week.
Tyr r. Clark, of The Statesville
Landmark.
Should the Subscription Price Of
a Country Weekly be More Than g
Dollar Year," Thad. r. Manning
of The Henderson Gold Leaf.
Rapid Fire Shop Talk by
w. c. Hammer, and followed by H
B. Warner, r. M. Phillips, C. H. Poe
H. G. Martin, Thad. R. Manning, j
H. King and others.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20
NORMAN E. MACK,S DEMOCRATIC
MONTHLY.

The first issue Of \ Orman l..
lIack's National Monthly has
made It's appearance. Its cover
design is a handsome one and
its makeup attractive. The
marazine has that III it that
will appeal to all members OF
the family-stories, newest
fashions. recipes for the home,
children's page, etc.-but more
than anything else, it is a Dem
ocratic magazine, and will be
published in the interests of
the Democratic party. 1t is a
magazine the need of which
has long been felt and one that
will be a valuable asset to the
party in whose interests and
for whose upbuilding it is be-
ing published.
The subscription price is only
one dollar per year, and this
low price should enable every
loyal Democrat, rich or poor,
b;c.b or low ia have If in his
home
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20
GJUsl Roads and SCi.GOiS.

Never before has there been SO
much interest in the state III good
roads and good schools as now. The
state is making great progress III the
matter Of schools. Communities all
over the state. rural as well as the
villages and towns are voting special
taxation upon themselves to provide
for longer school terms and carry on
the work of educating the young.
There are now nearly a thousand
local special school tax districts in
the state and the number is being IL
creased almost every week Ihls
shows how deeply this sentiment tor
better schools has gotten q hold upon
the people and is an earnest OF the
future. But there is hardly more
premise in this great activity IN
school work for the future Of the
state than in the good roads move
ment that is spreading throughout
the state. Many new counties are
entering the lists, voting bonds, levy
ing taxes and taking a determined
stand for progress in this matter.
They are all literally going to get
out of the rut. We hope the day
may be fastened when We are State
Of unexcelIed schools and roads.
Apeaking Of schools and roads
Charity and Children says:
They are closely related and usu-
ally go together In fact both are
marks Of the civilization Of people.
i The country or the section that take
no interest in them brands itself as
wanting in the spirit Of progress that
has become so general in our good
State. The time was when we could
! better afford &c rock along over red
gulleys and send our children to log
+ schooi-houses than now. We were
struggling to get on cur feet for 9
! decade or two after the close of the
war, and could not do then what we
are abundantiy able to do now. The
fact is the prosecution Of our own
business and the enhancement Of the
valuation Of cur own property de
mand that we provide better facili
ties for transportation and that we
educate our children that they may
meet the new and larger opportuni
ties Of this new and brighter day
Besides, the onward movement OF
those counties that have been wise
enough to supply themselves with
good roads and good schools is Al
object lesson before our eyes that We
can neither gainsay nor resist. There
is nothing for US, who have beer
backward in these respects, to do
but to join the procession that i
marching along. We cannot affor(
20 be mossbacks. 1t is folly to CT,
out for economy when it comes t.
vital questions such as these. In
deed we cannot afford to delay VIVA
we should have begun ten year
ago" The Evening Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20
aqrees With aif. DuiterH0Fth.
Editor The COMMONWEALTH:
| heartily endorse what Mr.. But

CQlCOr 1HE OOM EALih.
| heartily endorse what Mr.. But
terworth said in your paper some
weeks ago ii reference to building
new court house fer Halifax county
to cost forty thousand dollars when
a much smaller amount will enlarge,
repair, clean up and paint the pres
ent building so, / believe, 1t viii
meet the demands Of the people for
many years to come. 1t certainly
does seem to me to spend this great
amount when absolutely unnecessary
and without submitting it TO vote
of the people is stupendous blum
der and a waist of the peoples mon
ey, and | believe the people should
enter their protest against any such
move as this. Who are the people and
where do they live who are SO anxi-
Gus for this forty thousand dollar
court house? Don't you believe at
least ga of the voters in the county
are opposed to any such blunder and
extravaganza as this when it will
put the county in debt again. The
The Enfield Progress says we do not
need building for show but a com
/ Portable, clean, sanitary house: And
] believe the general appearance OF
the court house inside is the real
trouble. Old rusty stairs and dirty
carpets, dirty windows, broken seats,
etc. Remove these things, replace
them with new ones and use plenty
soap and water. Keep things paint
ed up and clean, and keep the county
out Of debt. | believe these are the
things to do.
j. d. RAY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20

The Charlotte celebration is
on. The first days celebration
began Tuesday: the culmina
ton Of the celebration will be
reached today Thursday when
President Taft will address the
thousands of people who have
assembled there. A commune
cation from Charlotte states
that his address is expected to
resound in important declara-
tons regarding his policy to-
wards the South.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20
According to a statistical abstrac

According to a statistical abstract
OF the United States, to be issued in
a few days by the Bureau Of Stats
tics Of the Department. Of Commerce
and Labor, about one-third Of the
Lightweight million population Of
the United States, including Alaska,
live in the thirteen original States;
another third live in the States ere
ated from the territory coded to the
Union by the original States, and
the remaining third on the area
added by purchase or annexation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20
Surprise Marriage in Raleigh.

There was a quiet marriage in
Raleigh on Saturday afternoon when
Mr.. F. Young Arlington, of Rocky
Mount, received as his bride Miss
Martha Shelburn, the marriage TAX
ing place at the parsonage Of the
Central Methodist church and being
performed by Rev. l.. B. Jones, pas
tor Of the church. Miss Shelburn
was in Raleigh on a visit to friend
and Mr.. Arlington joined her here.
A special yesterday from Rocky
Mount says the wedding was sur
prise and was known Of only by a
few close relatives, and adds:
The bride has made her home in
this city during the past several
years, having moved here from Scot
land Neck. She at one time held
the responsible position of chief
operator with the Home Telephone
and Telegraph Company in this city
Mr.. Arlington IS the eldest son of
Mr.. E. Frank Arlington. ard has
lived in this city the greater p 1T Of
his life. He has been employed fol
the past several years as shipping
clerk with the wholesale firm OF
Hales & Edwards and is one of the
city S promising young business men
The young couple returned to this
city Saturday night and are living al
the home of the groom on Tarborc
street. News and Observer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20
Publishers Announcement.

1isa settled point in newspaper ethics that
editors and publishers not reSponsl Die Tor the
views of correspondents, and the publication OF a
communication does not mean that the eal'cI Oh
publisher en- dorses the communication. HE
COMMONWEALTH adheres to these general prlcl-
nj
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20
COOPERATION AND PATRONAGE

L
is so we'll understood, and the
progress and prosperity that re-
suit from its broad application
so universally known, that 1T is
hardly necessary to explain the
principle or to multiply Illus
trations of its workings. SUI
flee it to say that cooperation
is concurrent effort, concurrent
effort is united strength and
united strength is the most &c
onomic and effective force that
can be used anywhere, under
any circumstances, to accom-
plish any given end.
Where one finds concurrent
effort in national affairs he
finds progress and prosperity
and-happiness, because,as one
has we'll said, the happiness
of a nation depends upon ma
tional wealth and national
glory, land prosperity is wealth,
and without progress there is
no glory.
AS in national affairs, 50 in
all other affairs, cO-opera
ton. concurrent effort, united
strength. call it what you will,
effects advancement and we'll
being. Where there IS q town
whose citizens work together
for the towns uplift, there is q
town where effective results
are being accomplished, pro-
gress being made and prosper
ity being brought about, and
where these conditions exist
is to be found loyal public
spirited citizenship.
There are various ways in
which citizens of a community
whether i'll the capacity of town
officers, merchants, manufac-
turers, lawyers or doctors, NAV
cooperate. Among them may
be mentioned the following: BY
eXerting united efforts in every
good movement that is institute
ed in the community, for the
accomplishment Of the ends for
which such movements are or
iginated benefits the town, and
what benefits q town benefits
it's citizens. Another way in
which citizens Of community
may cooperate is by being one
in their efforts to encourage and
aid-whenever they can-the
efforts of each individual citi-
zen. The opportunity for this
kind of cooperation presents
itself when there are two mer-
chants to buy from-a home
merchant and a merchant
whose establishment is else
where: two manufacturers
home manufacturer and 9
foreign manufacturer: two
wholesale grOcers-one in your
town and one in some Other
town. This feature Of cO-opera
ton can best be expressed in the
word 'patronage" and the prin
ciple best applied by patroniz
ing home industries. Buy from
the home merchant, manufac
turer. and grocer: cooperate
with them in their efforts, ant
the effective results of the ap
plication Of this principle viii
be marked.
When a home industry is pat
ronized it prospers, when j
prospers it is put in a posi-
ton where it may grow and en-
large. When it enlarges it re
quires a more numerous work
ing force and draws men int
the town in which it is estab
lished. The town grows, tn
merchants, grocers and busi
ness men-as does the manufac
turer-prosper, and SO it goes
When one prospers all prosper
when one is aided all are aided
the interests of one become tn
interests of all, and everythin;
rebounds to the growth an
prosperity of the town.
Citizens should realize thi
and be guided by far-sighte
motives; should work togethe
for the towns uplift and unit
IL 4~ L
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-20

DeWitt's Little Early Risers. the
famous little liver pills, small, gentle
and sure. Sold by f. T. Whitehead
Company.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-13
DAWSON MAY HAVE A $4,000 LIBRARY BUILDING
Appropriate $4,000 Annually Maintenance
Mr.. Carnegie Will Furnish the Building.

1t is not unlikely that through the
The efforts of the ladies of the Lii
brary Association, who. by their wise
planning, untiring energy and devo-
ton to the higher and better things,
have already done much for the good
of the city, handsome library build
ing will soon be added to the public
structures of Dawson.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie offered,
sometime ago, to donate $4,000 for
a library building in Dawson if the
city would pledge $1,000 a year for
ten years for the purpose of keeping
up the library. but his offer was not
accepted at that time.
Recently, However, the ladies made
Hp their minds that Dawson must
have a library building and no longer
lag behind in this respect, and Tues
day night they petitioned the Council
to give them $1,000 year for library
purpose. A number of gentlemen
were on hand to back up the ladies
request and urge upon the Council
that the sum asked for be donated.
The petition of the ladies was
granted. but it was decided to first
give well known philosophical cit
izen of Dawson an opportunity to erect
for himself an enduring monument
and at the same time become a public
benefactor now and for generations
in the future The following resolu-
tion, offered by Alderman McNulty,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-13

starting with First avenue near the
lanyard branch on the south side of
the city and numbering them con-
secutively to the northern limits
Some of the residents on Church
street kicked vigorously against the
change of that thoroughfare to
Eighth avenue, and by vote of the
Council Tuesday night the committee
was over-ruled, and Church st. will
continue to occupy a place on the
town map.
The city tax books will close on
November 1, and motion was adopt
ed that after that date executions
for taxes shall draw interest at the
rate of Z per cent until January list,
after which date the city marshal
shall proceed to make levies to en-
force payment.