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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-16
new FIXTURES INSTALLED.
E. 7. Whitehead Company Improve The
Interior Of Store.

fixtures in his store, costing approx
imately five thousand dollars, Mr..
3. T. Whitehead now rightfully
claims to have one of the most up
to-date and modern drug stores in
North Carolina, and by far the
handsomest interior of any drug
store IN this section of the State.
The recent improvements in his
store have just been finished and
already have attracted much atten-
ton and admiration from those liv-
ing in reasonable radius of Scot
land Neck and from the travelling
public.
This store has a floor space of nine
teen hundred and fifty five feet,
which is the largest floor space of
any store of this kind in the State
of North Carolina. The entire floor
is covered with Venetian tile, the
most costly flooring obtainable. At
a great expense experts from the
factory were sent to lay the tile;
and one glance in the store is con-
vincing that they were con the job.
In addition to the new tiled floor
pure mahogany fixtures have taken
the place of the old oak ones which
we're considered very costly at the
time they were installed. These
fixtures set off the long white stretch
af tlling and furnishes a glow to the
entire interior.
10 his cut glass booth near the
rear Of the store and in front of the
prescription department Mr.. White
mead has march stolen On any bus
hess III The country IN handling cut
gla>sery. This booth is butt OF
Ike mat erial, the NAH .gany fix
lures on the exte ior and .lned in
the interior which adj iiiuninat o..
20 me li.t lsluie lighting system
Tne lights which brighten the booth
are MD in an invisible trough IN the
! CSi1lIS VI CtiG bOctll 81 dS ~ II '';u
| the mirror shelves on which the Gu
glass is with wnitish light.
| To handle the volume of buslne -
coming from his drugs, medicines,
perfumery, stationery, pictures, toi-
let articles, window glass. paints,
oils, furniture, and jewelry, the E.
I. Whitehead Co. has five men reg
ularly employed. The aggregate
stock at this date in the store is fif-
teen thousand dollars.
Mr. Whitehead who has been doing
business at this stand for the last
twenty years, formed part Of the
firm of the e. T. Whitehead & Com
pany up to six years ago when he
| bought out the interest of Mr.. j. A.
Pittman, who for many years owned
a large interest in the store. Now
Mr.. Whitehead is the sole owner of
the business. He has been in the
drug business for thirty years and
each year his business has increased
over the preceding one. His high
efficiency in managing an up-to-date
drugstore, together with the polite
service with which customers are
always favored when in his store
have built him up a large patronage
in Scotland Neck and in the country
about for many miles. This is the
pioneer drugstore in our town an(
has long been noted for it's high clas
line of drugs and sundries. Witt
the recent improvements and con
tinued increase in business Scotlan,
; Neck may we'll be pIoud of her new
ly furnished metropolitan drugstore
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-16

The Crab Crawl, Apple Tree Twist.
Moose Noodle, and the Papa Polloo
are announced as the coming modern
whirls.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-16

w. Wilson must be the guy who
put the "can" in Canal Bill.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-16

a. N. a j q he
Nc $50 Niooiet So minneapolis Mimi Columbus Ohio:
To-day I
glad Of this something
s a
A 0 to
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Another Romance Of
The Titanic Disaster

Richmond, Va, Oct. 25, Az
nouncement was made here ha-
day of the marriage of R05aFs
Williams Daniel, of Phigag2aR-
.phia banking firm, and Mrs
Eloise Hughes Smith, widow ntE
Lucien H. Smith and daughDgK
of Congressman James A. BngA-
es, of West Virginia. The ngar-
riage took place in New YORK. asrp
August Is but was not made puks-
lie until today.
The bride is survivor of t1se.s
Titantic disaster and it was i'm
the boat that rescued her THAI
she first met Mr.. Daniel alses II.
passenger on that vessel. Hay
first husband lost his life at tl.Gss.
time.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Canary Birds
Gone Up in Price
Special to The Leader. Enterprise.

Special to The Leader. Enterprise.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 29 Canary
birds are almost worth their
weight in gold since the Euro
pean war cut off the supply Of
feathered songsters from the
Hartz mountains in Germany.
Up to three months ago the deal
ers in New York received 10000
birds a week from Germany, and
sold them at from $1.75 cents to
$3.50 each, but now the price of
a really good singer has risen to
IS rnd So and none can be had in
Atlanta at any price.
japanese canaries are taking
the place of the German birds to
j., sons extent but the difference in
cnmate and the lorg-seas journey
affects the health of the Nip
ponese singers and they die
quickly.
One street fakir was arrestedin
Atlanta recently for selling
'canaries" at fifty cents each on
the Streets. The bird turned out
to be English sparrows died yell
low, and they failed to make
good on the Dealers promise that
they would sing as soon as they
got used to their new surround
ingS.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Prison Farm 10
Cut Cotton Acreage
Special to The Leader-Enterprlse.

special TO ne Leader EnterpflSe.
Atlanta, Ca. Oct. 81. Cover
nor John M. SIaton has address
sed a letter to the state prison
commission asking that body to
cut down the cotton acreage at
the state prison farm next year.
thereby setting a precedent and a
wholesome example to the state.
1T is my understanding that
if larger proportion of foodstuff
could be raised it could be utilized
and an expense of the mainten-
ance of the department thereby
lessened," said the governor.
If the same amount of cotton is
raised next year as this, and if
it is true that the cost of produc-
ton is ten cents a pound, in my
judgment the price next year
will be less than the cost Of pro-
duction, and therefore it is to the
general advantage of cotton pro-
ducers that they limit amount of
cotton for 1916"
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
L9uisv55'le Eating
Horses And Mules

Louisville. Ky, Oct. 27. First
steps in an investigation to deter
mine whether horse and mule
meat is being sold in Louisville
under the guise of beef were
taken today by the Jefferson
grand jury and the City Board
of Health.
The grand jury indicted one
butches and the Board of Health
heard the testimony of butchers
and dealers in an effort to learn
how widespread has been the al
legged practice.
Affidavits placed before the
board declare decrepit horses and
mules have been slaughtered and
widely sold over meat market
counters.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Leading Atlanta Jeweler
Goes In Bankruptcy
Special to The Leader-Enterprise.

Special to The Leader-Enterprse.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 29.-One of
the causes. perhaps OF the bank
ruptcy of Charles W. Crankshaw,
for years a leading Atlanta jew
eler, is that the great state of
Georgia has not paid its bill for
the silver service purchased seven
years ago for the battleship
named in honor of this state.
The bill is listed in the Crank
shaw assets at 81, 800. There
was some question as to the leg
ality of the appropriation made
for the silver service, but this
came up only after the silver was
being used on board the ship,
and the jeweler was never able
to recover either silver or money.
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Citation

COURT OF ORDINARY,
GEORGIA, BEN HILL COUNTY.
In Re Probate of will in solemn
form Of Adrian Hageman.
Mrs. Fannie Hageman having
applied as executrix for probate
in solemn form of the last will and
testament of Adrian Hageman,
late of said county, the heirs at
law Of Il e said Adrian Hageman
are hereby required to be and sp-
pear at the Court Of Ordinary of
said county on the first Monday
in November, 1914, when said
application for probate will be
heard. :
This Oct. 5, 1914.
C. M. Wise. Ordinary.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Uncle Sam To Buy Big :
Supply Cotton Irvine

Washington, D. c., Oct. ga
quarter of million dollars worth
of cotton Irvine tor use the coming
year by the postotiice department
probably will be bought soon, it
was said today at the department
where bids for mail wrapping
twlne were opened.
The bids showed proposals for
Jute Irvine were 10 cents a pound
and for cotton - cents, but de-
partment officials think cotton will
be cheaper because of its greater
yardage.
Jute has been used exclusively
for years. Postmaster General
Burleson personally interested him
self III bringing out bids from cot
ton cord manufacturers.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Canada Held Outside
The Monroe Doctrine

Washington. D. c., Oct. 26.-
The German point of view is
that by joining in a European
war Canada has put herself out
side of the pale of the Monroe
doctrine but Germany has not
the intention of attacking Cana
'da nor colonizing Canada. "
This statement today was is
sued here by the German en-
bassy.
The statement was an ampli-
cation of the view expressed yes
terday by Count Won Bernstorf,
the German ambassador, that by
taking part in the war the Cana
dians have justified an aggres-
sive campaign against Canada.
To further explain the reason
that caused the German govern
ment, in a formal note delivered
to the state department by Count
Bernstorff, Voluntarily pledging
Germany not to attempt colonial
expansion in South America, no
matter what the outcome of the
war. the embassy issued this
statement:
1.-The note was written at that
time because Winston Churchill
had said in his message to the
American people that if Germany
was victorious in the present war
she would attack the Monroe doc
trine."
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Citation.

GEORGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.
TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Mrs. G. B. Brown having in
proper form applied to me for
Permanent Letters Of Admins
tration on the estate of C. B.
Brown, late of said county, this
is to cite all and singular the
creditors and next of kin Of Mrs.
c. B. Brown to be and appear at
my office within the time allowed
by law, and show cause, if any
they can, why permanent ad-
minjstration should not be grant
ed to Mrs. C. B. Brown on C. B.
Browns estate.
Witness my hand and official
signature, this 9Th day of Octo-
Der, 1914.
G. M. Wise, Ordinary.
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GEORGIA, BEN HILL COUNTY

By virtue of an order granted
by W. F. George, Judge Superio,
Court, Cordele Judicial Circuit,
in the case of R. L. Duckworth
v. Ben Hill Fair Association, will
be seldom first Tuesday in Novem.
Der next, during legal hours OF
sale, to highest bidder for cash
before the courthouse door said
county. e following: Five
Acre TRACTS Number 447, 448,
and 1856, said tracts will be sold
separately a nd free from all
liens, and sold as property Of
said Fair Association.
D. E. Griffen, Receiver.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Application for Leave To
Sell Land.
GEORGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY,

GEORGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has applied to the
Ordinary of said county for leave
to sell land belonging to the
estate Of E. M. Whitehead. for
the purpose of paying debts of the
estate of said E. NJ. Whitehead,
deceased. Said application will
be heard at the regular term of
the Court Of Ordinary for said
county to be held on the first
Monday in November. 1914.
This Oct. 5, 1914.
w. E. Whitehead,
Administrator Estate If E. M.
Whitehead.
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Citation.

GEORGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY
Notice is hereby given to all
persons holding demands Of any
kind against the estate of James
Tate, to- present them properly
itemized and verified, to the I'M
dersigned. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested tc
make payment without delay.
This September 4, 1914.
Jno. w. BealI,
Administrator de bonis non of the
estate of James Tate, deceased.
Sill. 1aW-6t
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Tax Sale.
GEoRGIA-B BEN HILL COUNTY

OEORGlA- DEN HILL COUNTY
Will be sold first Tuesday i n
November next during legal
hours Of sale before the court
house door said county to high.
est bidder for cash; One third
undivided interest in five acre
tracts Nos. 566 and 589, as shown
by recorded plat of American
Soldiers Colony Company.
Levied on as the property OF
Eldridge Cults to satisfy tax
fifaes, for state and county taxes
for the year 1912 and 1918. Sale
fifaes being issued by F. M.
Graham, Tax Collector, Ben Hill
County, Georgia.
This October 9, 1914.
W. H. Fountain,
Sheriff Ben Hill Comfy
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Sherins Sale.
GEORGIA BEN HILL COUNTY:

GEORGIA BEN HILL COUNTY:
Will be sold first Tuesday in
November next at public outcry at
courthouse said county, within
legal hours of sale to highest bid
der for cash, Ten acre tract Num-
Der Thirty Eighty Five of Ameri-
can Tribune Soldiers Colony Com
pany Levied on as property of A.
Marshall to satisfy execution from
justice court fifteen thirty seventh
district, G. NJ. said county, favor
st. Louis Lightning Rod Company
against A. Marshall.
Levied upon and returned to
me by T. H. Hendrix, constable.
This October 8, 1914,
It W. H. Fountain, Sheriff.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Farm Home Tor Sale

10 acres, stumped and in cult
walton, small house and barn,
two miles north of the city, fine
public road and within one mile
of two of the best schools in
the county. Good neighbors.
Apply to owner at the farm,
If Alex McSwain, Route 4.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Bible Students

The. international Bible Students
Glass meets every Sunday at 2:30
p. NJ. at the Woman's Relief Hall
on Main street. All are cordially
invited to meet with them.
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Keep healthy, use Dodd's pure
clean fresh ground Meal.
First Baptist Church,

Rev. l., A. Cooper, Pastor.
Sunday School $3.50 a. M.
Preaching 1900 Sunday morn
Ing.
Preaching 800 Sunday evening.
Prayer meeting 500 Wednesday
night.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30

A new Table, a Rug, Couch, Chair,
Parlor or Bed Room Set will add great
ly to the cheerfulness of your home life
this winter Bring your wife, or your
daughter, or both around and look over
our stock. You will be sure to see some
thing you need, something that will add
immensely to your enjoyment during
the long and dreary nights of winter.
And winter is only few weeks away.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30
Invigorating to the Pale and Slckly

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria enriches the blood and builds up the sys-
TEN. true tonic. For adults and children. SOC
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30

Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure.
The worst cases, no matter of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR..
Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c, Soc, s.. 90
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OUR INVITATION.

To all who mourn and need COM
tort; To all who are weary and
need rest; To all who are friend
less and want friendship; To, all
who are homeless and want shell
tering love; 70 all who pray and
to all who do not, but ought; 70
all who sin and need Saviour and
to whosoever will, this church
opens wide the door and makes
free a place and in the name Of
Jesus, the LORD, says, "Welcome."
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-30

5000 votes in the Merch-
ants Contest for subscrip-
ton to Leader Enterprise.
Contest closes Oct. 3lst.
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First Methodist
Episcopal Church
Edward Arnold WanIess, Pastor

Edward Arnold WanIess, Pastor
Sunday School-9:3O a. m.
Morning Worship 1O:45 a. m.
Subject: "The Secret of True
Worship"
Epworth League $3.50 p. NJ.
The evening preaching service
will be dispensed with, that all
may have the opportunity of at
tending the big Union prohibition
meeting to be addressed by the
State Supt. of the Anti Saloon
League.
The sermon for children will be
delivered the evening of Nov. 18th
Prayer meeting every Wednes-
cay evening at 1870.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-02

hands. Many times he had %journeyed
to the school and hung about the
gates, straining his eyes toward the
merry groups Of young girls. Which
among them was his, heart Of his
heart, blood Of his blood? That she
might never be drawn into this
abominable tangle, he had resolutely
orr her out Of his life completely.
The happiness Of watching the child
grow into girlhood he had denied him.
self. She at least would be safe. Only
when she was safe in a far country
would he dare tell her. He tried in
vain to conjure up a picture of her;
he always saw the mother whom he
had loved and hated with all the ardor
of his youth.
Many things happened the next day.
There was a visit to the hangar of
one William Orts, the aviator, famous
for his daredevil exploits. There were
two visitors, in fact, and the second
visitor was knocked down for his
pains. He had tried to bride Orts.
There were several excited bankers,
who protested against such large with
drawals without the usual formal an
nouncement. But a check was a
check, and they had to pay.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-02

hand. They might kill him; there
was a chance Of their accomplishing
that; but never should they touch his
daughters fortune.
Jones, you go to the ear door and
I'll take a look out Of the front. We
have an hour. l know the breed.
They'll wait till midnight and then
force their way in"
Hargreave saw a dozen shadows in
the front yard.
Men all about the back yard"
whispered Jones down the hall.
The master eyed the mar.
Every we'll, sir" replied the latter,
with understanding. IT am ready"
The master went to the safe, emptied
it of it's contents, crossed the hall to
the bedroom, and closed the door softly
behind him, Jones having entered the
same room through another door to be-
fool any possible watcher. After a
long while, perhaps an hour, the two
men emerged from the room from the
same doors they had entered. So wh1s-
pered the watcher to his friends be-
low.
"Hargreave is going upstairs"
Let him go. Let him take a look
at US from the upper windows. He
will understand that nothing but wings
will save him"
Silence. BY and by a watcher re-
ported that he heard the scuttle of the
roof rattle.
Look" another cried, startled.
A blush glare came from the roof.
Hes shooting off a Roman candle!'
They never saw the man-made bird
till it alighted upon the roof. They
never thought of shooting at it till it
had taken wing! Then they rushed
the doors Of the house. They made
short work of Jones, whom they tied
up like a Christmas fowl and pumped
roughly into a chair. They broke open
the safe, to find it empty. And while
the rogues were rummaging about the
room, venting their spite upon many a
treasure they could neither appreciate
nor understand, a man from the out
side burst in.
The old man is dead and the money
Is at the bottom of the ocean! We
punctured her. She's gone!"
A thin, inscrutable smile stirred the
Inns of the man bound in the chair.
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Hargreave covered a good deal Of
ground, but during all this time his
right hand never left the automatic in
his overcoat pocket, except at those
moments when he was obliged tossign
his checks. He would shoot and make
inquiries afterward.
Far away a young girl and her
companion got on the train which was
to carry her to New York, the great
dream city she was always longing to
see.
And the spider wove his web.
Hargreave reached home at night.
He put the money in the safe and was
telephoning when Jones entered and
handed his master an unstamped note.
Where did you get this?"
"At the door, sir. I Judge that the
house is surrounded"
Hargreave read the note. 1t stated
briefly that all his movements during
the day had been noted. 1t was known
that he had collected a million in pa
per money. If he surrendered this he
would be allowed twenty-four hours
before the real chase began. Other.
wise he should die before midnight.
Hargreave crushed the note In his
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-02
Twenty-Five Gets Places in citideI

Columbia.-List of scholarship win
aers to the Citadel for 1914 has been
filed by Col. o. ]. Bond, superintend-
emit, with J. E. S%wearingen, state SUI
p%erintendent of education. Seventy
seven applicants competed for the ~
appointments.
Following is a list Of the successful
competitors:
Abbeville, Willis E. Murray; Ander-
son, Charles E. Daniel; Barnwell,
Jerry A. Price; Beaufort, William N.
Levin; Berkeley, Arthur H. DELAY,
Jr.; Charleston, Francis A. Carney
and Arthur H. Small; Chester, Toby
Johnson; Darlington, Horace w. Car
ter; Dorchester, L. C. Waring, Jr.;
Greenville, Harry l.. Cunningham n
W. Lake McKittrick; Hampton, Will
liam P. Bowers; Horny, Thurmond e..
Sparks; Jasper, to be announced later;
Laurens, J. Leland Bolt: Newberry'
to be announced later; Saluda, G. N.
Foy; Spartanburg, Benny Stroup; Will
liamsburg, John E. Cook; York, H. F.
Addicks and John E. White.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-02
CHAPTER Il.
The Masters Man..

Vroon faced Hargreave's butler som
berly. The one reason why Braine
made this man his lieutenant was be-
cause Vroon always followed the let
ter of his instructions to the final pc
Rod; he never sidestepped or added
n frills or innovations Of his own,
and because Of this very automatisE
he rarely blundered into a trap. II
he failed it was for the simple fact
that the master mind had overlooked
some essential detail. The organiza-
ton of the Black Hundred was almost
totally unknown to either the public
or the police. 1t is only when you fail
that you are found out.
THE patrolman has been trussed up
like you," began Vroon. IF they find
him they will probably find you. But
before that you will grow thirsty and
hungry. Where did your master put
that money!"
"He carried it with him"
why didn't you call for help"
"The houses on either side are too
far away. I might yell till doomsday
without being heard. They will have
heard the pistol shots; but Mr.. Har-
greaves was always practicing in the
backyard"