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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-09
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHOULD BE
CHANGED SAYS UNDERWATER

would eliminate any possible coufus
ion. The second feature needed is
an automatic telephone system which
would permit the operator To notify
all stations simultaneously as soon as
the alarm l. sounded. The third IL
a gong service. The present system
j. on one circuit, and a break puts
a." entire system GU or commission.
n service recommended he said.
Is a separate wire from each alarm
IoN TO all fire stations. These i'm.
provements could be made. he esti.
mated. for approximately Sl.lOO.
Need More Men.
referring TO the fire department.
ne said that the companies are cfH.
cient and suitably located. though AN
are undetermined lie :
- additional men. lie also recon
mend" the securing Of additional an.
paratus. including a not pump. a
large auto truck and "A motor hook
and ladder truc..
speaking Of the water situation. In.
Ein"er Aowland said that Wheeling
had theVrgest wstCr consumption per
capita OF any city IN tho country. the
average being 300 gallons per person
p'r DAY. Wheeling will D., facing a
serious proposition unless something
ls don" 20 relieve tho situation ha
SAID To would be necessary. no ron.
iinurd. 10 Install larger pumps con.
sIfu'L au additional reservoir. or 10
install water meters. IN the event of
q lars. FIRE. N which would continue
-'N'ial hours. Do" pointed out. there is
nov ~NiiCl'ut water iu reserve. and the
present pumps would DO unable fo
meet %" increased demand. U, stated
lNhi Do inc now pump should break.
inc old M would prove inadelusto.
100 said that the C0ueumption az
water. ii % were filtered. would be- as
great. and it will BE- necessary 10 take
some steps 10 diminish the waste
Telephone Gig Help.
mould %" changed ho said in dis.
,u--inr tho subject further with an
IhI'Il'Ecuc'r reporter 40 should b.
made ~urto.dlto and be- in c-nrffnuous
operation An automatic telephone
-h ''W mould BE- Installed. so that a
'ii. received at any 20 Of tho fre
station. could De- automatically con.
V'y'd fo each and every ono of tho 80
lions This would D.. 70 Great bsr.ft
i' 90 department and ~ tho cify ron.
crazy. a. you can well .po ly rotor.
'.', fn fnD disastrous hilh school fr,
iiH1 such 20 f'l"rhua, syst,m boon ir
' '' mat time. that fr. MIGHT have
no ~ HE'fird or af least would rrob.
'Il nave NOT boon sO serious. as all
OFT ih' stations could have received M.
L. I'pN"n' cali and would have rs.
With mo addition of another on
t.H' one nf fHr auto TYNE 4rd tl,
.Hi nn 70 Hf I.ae' .u moro mo, i-
i'nlf mont much benefit VoYif
IN.n fl' water SUNNY must
Do" r'rl0nD1 With Tho waste y ,r,-
HDrs just think of sG raug,l
.Hf r.r person hnirr used ffe W..
IW Not moro than 100 Gallon. rtr,,fH
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-09

James Jsnsfrur. ur near SIT buEsf. up
aTt near tus Mozart .HHHl house last
saturday AMEN fHH short "A turn was
made iu entering fFr Terrace road Whsr
"" wagon overturned. AIRS jefferson.
tTr son and the load uf vegetables. egg
etc. were thruwu fu me ground some
men near b. assisted la lighting tfuas
ana 90 serious damage Uaa done. -.
ceIt O. the load ~ produce. which ~
o. udered somewhat I~nr4Iabls.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-09

Board Of Control during the morning
and discussed the matters Of improve
ments that are needed. In a simiia-
manner as he did before the directors
of the board of trade The board Of
control members discussed the situa-
ton with the underwater. after which
he went on contemplation trio TO TIE
FIRE houses with Fire Chief Edy ard +.
Rose
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-09

LAST rtday, Miss keherra CarriEan.
t'Nn or the LlmeStun~ school
brought 60 a close a. very good years
worA With an appropriate program in
the afternoon.
On Saturday the wayman's RiFr.
school. clyde =. Kelley. teacher. closed
Win a picnic and FIELD exercise. A
h~elghborhpod basket dinner was served.
az noon. The afternoon Wa f.at-r.i
ny a great variety Of contests and
about twenty winners received vafuable
prizes. II was an enjoyable anair. ard
was very largely attended.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-09

Agnes Mueller and Augusta A. Rum
sey were named as surety.
b. = honecker qualified as guardian
for Stof Asmanis. with bond liked az
Sz''' George T. Boneke was named
as surety.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-09

II. :. Riley, trustee. 10 Elizabeth
WAGNER. lot in seventh ward. Consid.
Grafton. $40.
Charles X. Wclch 20 Roswell G
hlodtatt. lot No S In Fink's addition
consideration. $40.
5. Ncsbitt. Jr. to Charles r. Men,
and wife. lot 40. 30 In In~dependencc
Consideration. SO.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-09
PETITION foR DISCHARGE.

I'm federal court here Yesterday. a
petition FOR discharge from bank
fNi''N cas-" Df The Tuurber Candy
entered
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-09

Louis Custer and Louise Mazza.
both OF the West End. Pittsburgh. Pa.
Avn" Hornor. of Wheeling, and LA
l.. Homer, of bridgeport.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-09
Decd Of Trust.

ono decd of trust was left for rec
ora Yesterday with the clerk of IN,
County Court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-09
COUNTY COURT


Fiduciary.
~Iohannah Mueller qualified aa ad.
ministratriv for tho D-f.f, Of Iarfa
Mueller. with bond fixed 100 $1,000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-09

~ Resinol shsvins S,ieI
Nt-l desieu 90 u,si siss On reas.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
SCOTLAND NECK, N. c., THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1914.
SALUTATORY
GREETINGS,

GREETINGS: As this is my maiden effort in the col
umns OF recently purchased The Commonwealth
will that in buying this paper have realized OF
the fondest and oldest ambitions Of my life here among
began to in print the meanderngs and other Incidents
of the people here at home, cherished desire OF some
day owning and editing local AS this bitOn
has been realized in my purchase Of The Commonwealth
April 1st, am launched forth to make bigger
and better commonwealth out of the that for the
last few years has been the recipient hard knocks
Of which it justly deserved. Although 1 realize
how futile any effort of would be to try to axe in
night OF The Com monwealth leader in Tar heel
journalism; will give the most vigorous stage of life
shove her the front ranks OF North Caro-
lima weekes and trying gain for the pioneer of the
Halifax county precs the leadership which should have
hers for twenty The rundown condition
which the has been for the last few years. will all
the fire my determination regain her lost prestige
and universal good will.
The cOumns OF this paper will be thrown to the
public. The Commonwealth will always be glad to
expression to the thoughts OF it's subscribers My
object in taking this paper not POLITICAL My
aim is the columns Of this paper agitation
the many needed improvements and reforms in Scotland
Neck and Halifax county. And with the cooperation
the of the and the county these ends should
be easily accomplished Ibeieve with the rich fertile coun
try that have background and with little ginger
thrown in to the people who here the ground oor
the of Scotland Neck should in six years.
have a population Of five thousand people.
This, then, is what need--unison in a great move
ment put Scotland Neck such boom that when we
stop for breath few years hence the Peanut Mecca will
wake up with her population tripled.
wish to thank my friends who have wished we'll in
my enterprise and hope that with their continued
good will will be able to show my gratitu by giving
them weekly newspaper of which they will be proud
The EDITOR
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
PoStaffice Changed Hands.

All Scotland Neck and the country
about will be glad to learn of Mrs.
Kate Dunn's entering into her duties
as postmistress of the Scotland Neck
Office on Tuesday, the eth. Miss
Bette Hill, who has been postmis-
tress for the last eight years will be
retained by Mrs. Dunn as assistant.
two other clerks will also be kept
who are now in the employment Of
this Office.
Mrs. Kate Dunn, Who is the widow
Of the late Hon. w. A. Dunn, is a
woman who is held in the highest
possible esteem in this community
and over the state Of North Caroline.
Her husband was one of the leading
attorneys Of the state and enjoeed a
practise that was hardly confined to
any one section. With the receipts
of the postofice rapidly increasing
each year the Efficiency Of Mrs.
Dunn will be greatly appreciated.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
In TIE POLICE COURT.
Some Cases Disposed OF by Police
Justice Shields.

Walter Smith, colored man Of
Meals Station, alleged train robber,
was arraigned before Justice j. E.
on Monday, Of last week, to answer
the double charge of larceny and of
receiving stolen goods. He was
bound over to the next term of court
and to insure his presence there then
was put under a bond of $4,000
This he procured and was released
from custody by Sheriff House, who
came down and made the arrest.
Joe Taylor, a negro boy about
eighteen years old, with a reputa-
ton around Meals Station as 'fbad
Negro" ran amuck last Monday
morning while f1ourishing an ugly
looking six-Shooter. Taylor was ar
rested and brought to Scotland
Neck where he was arraigned be-
fore Justice J. E. Shields on the
charge of carrying concealed weap.
ons. He was found guilty and put
under a bond to insure his being al
Halifax at the next term of court
He could not raise the bond and sc
Sheriff House took him to the coun
ty Jail on the evening train.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
Ear SmasheS Into Telephone Pole.

While rounding the corner at
Twelfth and Main streets some days
ago at a speed which would have
shamed Barney Oldfeld, Willie
Price and Alfred White, both of
rural Scotland Neck, were hurled
from the Ford roadster which Mr..
Price was driving into nearby tel
ephone pole, which it seems the car
attempted to climb while making
the turn.
While turning the corner at such
high velocity of speed the outside
tires of the car were torn from the
rims. thus causing the driver to lose
all control of the roadster. For
tunately both occupants of the cal
escaped uninjured, as the sudden
turn in the road greatly decreased
| the unlawful speeding.
| Patrolman Jones was on the job al
once and made the arrest for violat
ing the traffic ordinance, whereupor
ex-Soldier White, with the usual 'e
should worry" remarked that ht
had the price with him." The,
were fined $1,000.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
THREE SOUTHERN RESERVE BANKS.
Richmond. Atlanta and Dallas Selected
by Organization Committee.

Washington, April 2.-After three
months of consideration of reserve
bank organization committee to-
night announced that it had divided
the continental United States into
IL banking districts, and selected IL
cities for Federal reserve banks
under the new currency law. This
was the first decisive step toward
the establishment of the new sys-
ten The cities and districts are:
District No. l, Boston-Reserve
bank will have capital Of SO, 931 TAO,
with 446 National banks as members.
Territory includes New England
States.
District No. 2, New York-Capltal
$50, ,687, ,616, with 478 National aid a
.,umber Of State banks as memoers.
Territory, State of New York.
District No. 3, Philadelphia-Cap-
ltal S12,993, O13, including 800
National banks and several State
banks. Territory. New Jersey and
Delaware and all Pennsylvania east
Of Western boundary of following
counties: Mexican, Elk, Clearfield,
Cambria and Bedford.
District No. 4, Cleveland-Capital
S1l, ,621 ,535, with 724 National and
several State banks, Territory
State of Ohio. all Pennsylvania lying
west of District No. 3, the counties
OF Marsholl, Ohio, Brooke, and Han
cock in West Virginia, and all Ken
lucky east of the boundary of the
following counties: Boone, Grant
Scott, Woodford, Jessamine, Gar
rard, Lincoln, Pulaski and McCreary
District No. 5, Richmond Capita
sc, 6,543, ,281, with Ats National bank
and a number of State banks ant
crust companies. Territory, Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland, Vir
. ginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and all of West Virginia excep
tn ose counties in District No. 4.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09

Some people have nasal catarrh
and know it. Not only the patient
knows it, but all of his friends know
it. Many people know it that are not
his friends. Just those people who
happen to meet him in the street car
or on the public square.
That sort of a nasal catarrh need
not be described. Everybody knows
the symptoms without their disgust
ing recital.
Peruna helps such cases every day.
Thousands have attested to this fact
unsolicited. Peruna benefits even the
worst cases Of old nasal catarrh.
But there are cases of nasal ca
tarrh not so evident. One nostril is
stopped today. The other nostril is
stopped tomorrow. Cannot breathe
freely through the nostrils. Easy to
sneeze. Mucus in the nose too thick.
Sometimes forms brownish Jumps.
Catch cold easily. Never quite free
of a cold. These symptoms describe
case of subacute nasal catarrh.
Many people have it, and some who
would not admit they have nasal ca
tarrh.
He knows he must blow his nose
freely. He remembers that he does
not breathe easily through the nose.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
TURNS Her BACK ON new COMERS,
Scarcity OF Houses Cause of the Slow
Growth OF Scotland Neck.

For the past few weeks the Office
Of Alexander & Smith, real estate
dealers, has been flooded with calls
from renters who would make Scot
land Neck their home if they could
only find places for their families to
live. The conditions existing in the
scarcity Of homes, furnished and
unfurnished, have become alarming
for the last month. Family after
family have tried to come here seek
ing employment, only to be turned
down on account Of not being able
to secure desirable homes.
II seems that practically every
house, available for rent. in Scot
land Neck is occupied Hundreds
Of spinnals in the Scotland Neck
Cotton Mills remain idle every day
on account of the present conditions
Complaint comes from all sides about
the housing capacity Of the town.
The atmosphere is rife with calls for
houses, citizens claim.
The existing conditions are at
tributed to the fact that moneyed
men in Of Scotland Neck refuse to
invest in homes for the working man
on account of the low rents paid the
investor. This, however, is without
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
g.,.nnrsant to all women
Readers of This Paper

Thousands upon thousands of wo-
men have kidney or bladder trouble
and never suspect 1t.
Wor,,pn's complaints often prove
!, he nothino else but kidney trouble
or the result of kidney or bladder
disease. ,.,
+ the kidneys are not IN healthy
o,rI;iion. they may cause the other
organs to become diseased.
Yor may suffer great deal with
main IN the back, bearing-down feel
hos headache and loss Of ambition
Poor health makes you nervous.
irritable and may be despondent; it
makes any one so.
R1- hundreds Of women claim that
Dr Kilmer's SWamp-Ro0t, by re
s+arine health TO the kidneys. proved
10 he lust the remedy needed to
overcome such conditions.
4 good kidney medicine. possess
ing real healing and curative value,
chnnl5 he q blessing to thousands OF
nervous. over-worked women.
MANY send for q sample bottle to
see what Swamp-Root. the great
Kidney. Liver and Bladder Remedy
viii do for them. Every reader OF
this paper, who has not already tried
il hv enclosing ten cents to DR.. Xii
mer & Company, Binghamton, N
Y. may receive sample size bottle
hv parcels post. You can purchase
the re zular fiftv-cent and one-dollar
size bottles at all drug stores
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
InAT UNIVERSITY AFFAIR.
Greatly Exaggerated Reports Sent 10
The Daily Papers.

Several students of the University
and as many young men of the town
were before Mayor Robertson Satur-
day accused of gambling. It seen,
that one Of the party let the cat out
of the wallet by unfolding all that
he knew about it to Chief of Police
S. F. Long, who Immediately got
busy and had warrants issued for
the arrest of all who were concerns d
in the gambling games. The TOW
authorities authorized eleven ar
rests, and prosecutions were extend
ed to the placing Of eight under a
bond Of $25 each, awaiting their ap-
pearance at Orange Superior Court.
This created little sensation, owing
to the prominence Of some Of the
young men in the gambling game.
The News and Observers CORES
pondent sent the story to tho Sun
day paper, giving the names of all
who were engaged in the game of
crap" Of course this caused
some remarks to be made to the
correspondent. who on Monday sent
another story, more sensationally
and exaggerated than the first. The
correspondent must have imagined
that some one was going to lick him,
but we understand that at no time
was he in danger.
Indeed, this has been one Of the
best, quietest college years ever
known, less hazing, drinking and
gambling.
The biggest mistake was made
when the affair was allowed to be
aired in the daily papers.
However. that is one mighty coed
way to break up some of the evil
doings Of any college, out not best
for the Institution.
The very fact Of the gamblers be-
ing arrested and tried by the town
authorities and suspended from col
lege by the University authorities
before it got to the papers, it seems
to US is sufficient proof that the
town and University authorities
were very active and promptly did
their duties. Then for the daily pa
pers to make such a sensation over
something they would have passed
unnoticed had the same thing hap
pened in their home town, shows the
wrong spirit to ward great insti-
tuition like the State University.
Let us hope that nothing else will
ever happen, Of a sensational ma
ture, for these papers to reap a har.
vest at the expense and sacrifice OF
one of our educational institutions.
Chapel Hill News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
News From DaWs0DS.

Dawsons, N. c., April 6.-Mr. l..
G. Barnhill made business trip to
Halifax Monday.
Messrs ]. B. and Lloyd Partine
went to Tlllery Saturday.
Mr.. Lee Whitaker and niece, Miss
Edith Harris, Of Enfield, attended
the marriage Of their cousin Mr.
Herman DeBerry to Miss Weeks
Wednesday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. J. Leslie Simmcns
is visiting Mrs. J. A. Barnhill.
Mr.. Dixie King, Of Tillery, spent
Sunday here.
Mrs. Jim. Weeks, of Tarboro, spent
a few days here last week visiting
her sister, Mrs. w. j. Weeks.
Messrs Herman DeBerry and W
J. Partine went to Enfield Saturday
on business.
Mr.. Henry Weeks, Of Tarboro
was here last week to attend the
marriage Of his granddaughter
Miss Connie Weeks to Mr.. DeBerry
Mr.. Hugh Pitt. of Battleboro, wa
among the many visitors here las
week attending the DeBerry-Week
nuptials.
Misses Ruth and Minnie Parks, o
Crowells, spent a short while herr
Wednesday.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
You Have Nasal Catarrh
Not Very Bad, But---
1t BotherS You a Good Deal.

He recalls the fact that he snores
some now, whereas he did not pre-
viously.
Subacute nasal catarrh! Or we
might call it incipient nasal catarrh.
Or, still better. nasal catarrh just be-
ginning and becoming chronic.
Now is the time to take Peruna.
A little Peruna will do wonders at
this stage of the disease. Snuff lit
tie weak salt water every morning
(see "Ills of Life" sent free by Pc
runa Co., Columbus, Ohio), just
enough to clear out the nose. Take
dose Of Peruna before breakfast.
Hold it in the mouth. Let it triclle
down slowly and breathe the fumes
Of it out through the nose as you
swallow it.
This will stop an incipient case Of
nasal catarrh in 4 few weeks. Stop
it entirely. The nose becomes clear
again. The breath is sweet. The
breathing free. No more snoring. or
snuffling, or shifting, or catching
cold easily. ALI of these things are
in the past.
An army of men and women have
been benefited by Peruna. You might
as we'll become one Of the benefited
ones as to allow it to go on any
further.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
LETTER FROM CALEDONIA FARM.
CAPTAIN Christian Celebrated Birthday
Death of Miss ROOk.

Caledonia State Farm, March 3d.
Captain c. N Christian, our es-
teemed supervisor, celebrated his
fiftieth birthday last Thursday, and
apparently he has many more useful
milestones before him in this life.
His noble, energetic wife prepared
a charming birthday dinner for the
occasion, and all was lovely affair,
the tables being laden with good
things and elegantly adorned with
flowers. Only the family and few
intimate friends were present.
There was lots of merriment during
the day and it was hard to tell
which enjoyed themselves most.
The sweet little girls eyes sparkled
with JOY on the brilliant scene, and
al retired to their homes highly
elated over their homes highly elat-
ed over the grand day just passed
and added to the pages of time.
1t Seems now that the cold and
gloomy winter has gone and spring,
that bright, gala season, has come
again. We have had so much rough
weather Of laie that Captain Chris
tian is somewhat behind on his spring
| plowing, but now as we are having
some better weather the Captain is
making things hum on the old farm.
Miss Julia Rhem, the accomplish
ed daughter Of Captain C. j. Rhem,
is on an extended visit to relatives
in Memphis, Tennessee Her many
friends anxiously await her return.
Mar. Joe Cook received a telephone
message last Monday from his wife
in Northampton county conveying
! the distressing intelligence of the
sudden death of her sister, Miss An
ME Wytch Rook. The sad news fell
with crushing sadness upon the
hearts of her many friends Sun
day night Mrs. Cook was awakened
by her sister complaining Of severe
pain about the chest. She asked
for medicine to alleviate the pain.
Mrs. Cook suggested calling in a
doc1or, to which she replied, ct 5
nof necessary: am dying
| Miss Rook was just blossoming
into lovely womanhood when the
witherlng hand of death was laid
upon her and in few minutes her
soul was ushered into the presence
OF her maker. We know not when
death will overtake us. We flourish
for a while in the spring and sum-
mer of life, only to fade and wither
before the biting blasts of wintry
old age. But as we know that the
flowers, the leaves, the birds and
the sunshine will come back again
SO do we have faitn in life that is
to be. We know not how it will
come or when it will meet US, bu,
W. know there is a resurI ection ard
mother life somewhere beyond the
mi ists
Sweet little Elizabeth Christian
has been very sick, but she is nov
out and her musical voice can be
heard again. Elizabeth is the pet o+
al. who chance to see her.
nrs. R. n. Martin Is in Baltimor,
and will make her return about th'
middle Of April. R. N. M.
The above letter was intende'
fer last weeks paper but was una
voidably crowded out.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
Hobson. Of Alabama, said he ex

Hobson. of Alabama, said he ex-
poets to make forty speeches day
by campaigning his state, in the
coming senatorial fight, which was
staged in that state between Hob
son and Underwood, on motorcy-
Gle. Hobbie, old boy. | had rather
take my chances against Underwood
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-09
RaraCa Class Elects Officers.

At a meeting of the Baraca Class
of the Baptist church last Sunday
morning the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: Pres
ident, C. J. Shields; vice-president,
NJ. w. Perry; secretary, Allison Nc
Dowell; assistant secretary, &. L.
Lawrence; treasurer, J. H. Apple
white; assistant treasurer, Claude
Paramore; supervisor, Jas. A. Pitt
man; teacher, w. H. Mcdowell.