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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-10-09
Many Public Men in List of Speakers
Congr@smena and Other Public Men Will SPEAK rom Hearts and Lives Full of E.
peincea and Om of Abundant KnoMdeeM Subject

campaign in HhnoS-that part is assured by the makeup Of the speaking tht- but there will be
state and nation is note only desirable but bomay necessary if we are to have peace prosperity
and plenty in The htme
The old style Of temperance lecture is back number The people are convinced owadaysb by
substantial acts The an is here and admittedly it is a menace What shall be done with it?
That IS the question which the more than half hundred pars will attempt to answer to the
satisfaction Of the Illinois vOs next week
If as these speakers will ahge Prohibition should be written into our national contuhon
the people of IInos will be alive to their duty and responsibility. But as reasoning men and w-
men,, they must be convinced, beyUd a doubt that Prohibition is the deed accomplishment that
it ill do what's claimed for it, that it vn1 not spell disaster and ruin as the liquor men assert it
will
In this connection and to this purpose is fortunate that the AniSaon League has en-
listed as speakers men Who'll yeb been high pIcE e who have fHdo offices of puHc trust who
have assisted i'll the making and enforcement Of laws Iii one of the proofs of the efficacy of Anti
saloon league methods that they have attracted to the League standard governors congressman.
Judges legislators and men in omr public Offices
n. r Patterson former governor of TenmseW will be one of the speakers in this state next
week Mr. Patterson asserts positively that Prohibition prohibits; that it has hda be6cem effect
in the Southern shS and that it will do for other states lust what Htsd done in the South
Richmond P Hobon, Alabama congressman, in position to knw that the ntg great battle
Prohibition amendment to the tdn1 constitution. Frederick Lands, formerly congressman
The list of public mem interested in the abolition of the qu traffic is growing daily. Mem
Altea speakers in the eendys meeting will ry to give a reason for the faith that sin
them They will not comet narned and poorly prepared into Illinois, for hey know the folks in
this. state are thinkers
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
For Clerk Superior Court

TO the Democratic voters Of Hail
fax county: 4 great many OF my
friends Throughout the county hav-
II & expressed the desire that | be
come a candidate for the nomina-
ton for Clerk Superior Court at the
Democratic primary to be held on
Aug. 6, 1914, hereby declare my
self candidate for that position
subject to the action Of said prl-
mary. The primary was called
sooner than was anticipated there
fore it will be impossible for me to
see every voter in the county per-
sonally between now and Aug. 6, SO
| take this method Of informing
you of my candidacy. | belong to
no faction or combination, and if
nominated and elected, will try to
perform the duties of the office to
the satisfaction Of the whole people.
/ am appreciative for the considera-
ton shown me by the people of Hal
fax county in the past and will
thank them for their support in the
primary. w. 7. CLEMENT.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Some Fine Crops

Uncle Billy Within ,ra says the
crops on Roanoke river this year are
the finest he has ever seen, and that
he is willing to stake the lands down
there against any lands in the world
sor real, genuine fertility. Uncle
Billy says he will also stake his rep
ut; ton as the veteran Judge Of this
section and the "sage Of the Roa-
noke" that when it comes to raising
everything at all seasons, the Roa-
noke river lands have them all on
the go.
And when Uncle Billy says thing
you may bet your bottom dollar that
he knows what he is talking about
for those Eberta peaches he brags
so much about are certainly above
the standard-and they are pro
duct of these same Roanoke river
lands.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
To the Citizens Of Halifax County

This is the last appeal that | shall
have the opportunity to make to
you before the primaries which are
to be held August 9Th. In making
up your minds as to whom you will
support for the different offices, l
ask you to consider what is best for
your party. yourself and your coun-
try. If you believe in hereditary
government where few people
control the whole system of govern
ment, you should vote to retain the
same officers in office; but if you be-
lieve in a Democratic form of gov
ernment where all the people should
have an equal chance, you will vote
to put check on the tendency in
this county to pool interests and
stif1e competition. have tried to
make my campaign on high basis,
and have appealed to reason and not
to prejudice. l shall leave the mat
ter with you to be settled at
the primaries, Aug. 9Th. 1t mat
ters very little to me whether you
nominate me for your next Treasur-
er or not individually, but should
like for you to vote to establish a
precedent in the Democratic party,
so that some young fellow could be
recognized without having an office
holding pool to fight as l have had
and am having today. Thomas jeff
erson advocated frequent elections
and rotation in office, and it is pretty
generally agreed that he was our
greatest exponent of Democratic
principles. If he had meant that
we should nominate and elect the
same people to fill the same office
he would have advocated frequent
elections.
| Gentlemen, the case is with you
take it and go the way your con
science leads you to vote and wher
you have voted according to tn,
dictates Of your conscience, you will
have pleased me.
W. H. WHITE.
political advertisement
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Ar. J. II. Hopkins.

Mr. ]. II. Hopkins, who had been
confined to his room for the past few
weeks, died at his home in Scotland
Neck Monday afternoon at half
after six o'clock. The burial SER
vices were held in the Baptist ceme-
terry late Tuesday afternoon, the ser
vices being conducted by Rev. R A.
Mcfarland, pastor Of the Baptist
church.
Mr.. Hopkins health had been
failing for the past three years, but
up to about four Or five weeks ago
he was frequently seen on the streets
and about his home.
He was the oldest Of a family Of
twelve children, all of whom sur
vive Mr.. Hopkins, save one brother,
who died several years ago. Those
OF the family now living are Mrs.
CorneIia Hopkins, the mother, Of
Dunnellcn, Fla, and five brothers,
J. w. Hopkins. living in Florida, ".
D. Hopkins, Of Atlanta. Ga, c. F.
Hopkins, Of Scotland Neck, A. c.
Hopkins, who lives III the far west.
c. L. Hopkins. Of Florida; there are
five sisters, Mrs. E. L. Stryker, of
Allenhurst. Ga, Mrs. R. Fl. Weeks,
Of Leggetts, Edgecombe county,
Mrs. Augusta Williams, Miss Addie
Hopkins and Mrs. Sallie May Manero,
all of Dunnellon, Fla. Only one of
these was present, Mrs. Stryker,
who has been here for the past two
or three weeks.
MIR. Hopkins was born in Halifax
county 81 years ago, and had lived
in and around Scotland Neck all his
life. He had been twice married
his second wife surviving him. There
are three children living, one boy
and two girls, all by the first mar
riage.
Mr.. Hopkins had engaged in farm
ing all his life, and at one time oper,
ated one of the large farms on Roam
oke river, being very successful II
his undertaking. When his health
began to fail about three years age
he was forced to sell his farm, which
he had considerably improved il
value as well as in fertility.
He was one of the towns mos
familiar figures and will be sadl,
missed by his friends and family, t.
whom the tenderest sympathy Of tn
community is extended in this hou
Of bereavement.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
A Word Of Endorsement.

The following letter from for
mer citizen Of Scotland Neck is
highly appreciated by the editor of
The Commonwealth. 1t is from
Colonel A. L. Smith, of Charlotte,
and says:
Il am enclosing my check for 81. 90
subscription to your paper for 1914,
and take this opportunity to con-
graduate you on the Improvement
in the paper. It should be made
$500 per year instead of one.
Il see you are going at things in
the right way, going to the seat and
not mincing matters, but endeavor-
ing to wake the citizens up from
their long slumber and telling them
what they, should do to improve the
town.
1.-TWO things you need badly, first
of all is water system; this is all inn
portant for sanitary reasons and in
surance rates. Then you should
have that peanut factory which you
have suggested: this would be a
good asset for the town and great
convenience to the growers.
Il note in your last what you say
about the blue laws, not allowing
ice to be sold on Sunday. Our ice
wagons make regular deliveries on
Sunday just as they do during the
week, but the drug. stores do not sell
soft drinks except on the sly, nc
cigars or cigarettes.
81 wish you we'll in your worthy
enterprise.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
United States Standard Clock

Although there is no perfect clock
the one that nearest approaches per-
fection in this country, the standard
clock of the United States, is kept
in glass case in a dark under
ground vault in the naval observa-
tory in Washington. 1t is SO placed
that no changes in temperature may
affect it, and it is wound half-hour-
ly by electricity. Scientific officers
of the government regularly detail
ed for this duty, watch over it day
and night, constantly correcting it
by observations made from the sun
and stars.
Thus this clock. though Of itself it
does not keep time with the sun and
stars and the earth, is made so ac-
curate that even the scientists, who
say that there is no clock in the
world that is perfect, call its time
correct" Strictly speaking, we
are assured, the only thing that does
keep perfect time is the earth,
changelessly rotating through space
But mathematicians and astrono-
mers concede that the time of the
big clock inside the glass case comes
near enough. That means within
some thousandths of second.
1t is this almost perfect clock that
sets the standard of this country
1he inclosure in which it stands in
observatory at. Washington is sur.
rounded by three walls with spaces
between. 1t rests on massive stone
pillars that reach far into the earth
The temperature is SO maintained
that should a human being step into
| the room the increase in tempera
ture occasioned by this intrus or
would be registered on thermo.
state Of almost Incredible delicacy
From the "almost perfect" clocl
which is in duplicate, wires pass tt
two time-sending clocks in anothe
) room Of the observatory. 1t i
through these that time passes ou
: to the country.-New York Time es
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
For Comfy Sheriff.

To the Democratic Voters of Hal
fax County:-Pursuant to the re-
quest of my friends, | hereby an
nounce that [ will be a candidate for
the office Of Sheriff Of Halifax coun-
ty to fill the next term OF office, sub
ices to the acton Of the Democratic
primary. | have hitherto served the
people Of Halifax county as Sheriff
for which honor | am profoundly
grateful, and when acting as their
public servant ever sought to do
equal justice to her citizens, and if
my friends will elect to honor ne by
reelection, pledge it my unfalter-
ing purpose to discharge the duties
Of that high Office for the common
veal Of the people
J. 2. PATTERSON.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Route No. 2 Items

Roseneath, July 29-Our church
which has been undergoing repairs,
is nearing completion, and when
finished it will be quite neat. cozy
church. While the church was be-
ing repaired the congregation held
services in the Nahalah Presbyterian
church.
Crops in this section are looking
unusually fine this season, especially
peanuts and cotton, and if nothing
happens the farmers will reap a
bountiful harvest this fall.
A protracted meeting will begin
at Roseneath church on the third
Sunday in August. Rev. N. G. Be-
thea will assist Rev. Davis. The
hours of service will be announced
later.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. C. Neal went to
Enfield Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Phillips of
Scotland Neck, were visititing
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bell near here
Sunday.
Mrs. E. L. Fonvielle has returned
to her home in Wilmington, after
visiting her aunt Mrs. Lucy Ivey.
Mrs. Lucretia Ives Webb of Rose
mary, is visiting Mrs. Enoch Sim
mons.
Miss Agnes Ivey returned home
Thursday after a visit to her sister
Mrs. R. H. Knight of Duke. She
was accompanied home by Maste I
Cecil Knight.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Taken to Hospital in Rocky Mount.


The friends Of Mr.. A. W. Outer
bridge, former citizen of Scotland
Neck, but for the past several years
has been living in Whitakers, will
regret to learn that the injuries re-
ceived by him during storm about
six weeks ago have become so alarm
ing that it has been necessary to
carry him to a hospital in Rocky
Mount where he is now confined.
The last reports received here by
friends are that it is feared an am
putation Of one Of his lower limbs.
which was broken during the storm,
will be necessary.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
10? County Treasurer

To the voters Of Halifax County:
| hereby announce myself q candI-
date for the Office Of County Treas
urer, subject to the Democratic
primary. which meets On August 6,
1914 Thanking you for your past
loyal support. | hope my service
heretofore will meet with your ap-
proval and merit your continued
support. Yours very truly,
J. z. Bowers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
For Superior Conr. Clerk.

[ hereby announce that | shall be
candidate for the Office Of Clerk Of
the Superior Court of Halifax coun-
", subject to the decision of the
Democratic primary to be held on
the 9Th day Of August next. If
nominated and elected | promise to
perform the duties Of the office to
the best Of NY ability, and with
courtesy and fairness to ali who
have dealings with the Office, as !
have tried to DO in the past. I full:
realize my obligation to the people
Of my county for their support i'll
the past, ana will fully appreclate g
whatever support given me in tt G
coming primary.
STERLING M GARY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Or. Cannon Returns 10 Blackstone.

After an absence Of three years,
DR.. James Cannon, Jr. principal OF
the Blackstone Female Institute for
the first seventeen years Of its eS-
istence, has been reelected by the
board of trustees as principal CT
that great school. DR.. Cannon IS at
present leadin. the Statewide pro
hibition campaign in Virginia.. but
will take charge Of the work at
Blackstone in September, imnedl-
ately after the Statewide election.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
For Gg:Infr Sheriff,

hereby announce that shall be
a candidate for the office of Sheriff
Of Halifax county, subject TO the
decision II the Democratic primary
to be held on the 9Th day of August
next. Il nominated AMI elected i
promise t. perform the duties q ne
office to the best of my ability.
Thanking you for the past courtes es
shown me and assuring you OF my
appreciation o. the support given
me this time, / will endeavoI 30
again discharge the duties Of this
office to the best interests Of the
county. ]. A. House.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Arrested

Many people suffer the tortures OF
lame muscles and stiffened joints because
of impurities in the blood, and each sue
ceeding attack seems more acute until
rheumatism has invaded eWhole system.
To arrest rheumatism it is quite as In
portant to improve your general health as as
to purify your blood. and the cod liver oil
in Scott S Emulsion is nature great blood
maker, while its medicinal nourisa1nent
strengthens the organs to expel the
impurities and upbuild your strength.
SCOTS Emulsion is helping thousands
every day who could not find other rehef'
Refuse the alcoholic substitutes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
BODY OF NEGRO WOMAN
FOUND BY THE ROADSIDE

Wednesday morning of last week |
Mr.. W. NJ. Hancock 'received'a a tele-
phone message from Mr.. Walter
Bell, who lives on the Butterworth
Farm, on Roanoke river, stating
that the body Of colored woman
had been found dead on the road
side leading through the farm, with
the request that he come down
there.
In company with Mr.. S. B.Kitchin
and several others Mr.. Hancock
went to the farm and found the
body of Mariah Tillery lying just be-
yond the road path in a bunch of
bushes. with several slight bruises
on her face and signs showing she
had bled freely from the ears. No
other marks of violence were found.
A colored woman chopping cotton
in a field nearby was questioned,
but she could give no light as to the
cause of the woman's death. She
stated that she saw the woman on
the road near the spot where the
body was found, and she noticed
that she had a coughing spell and
sat down. After that she saw no
more of her.
The dead woman's husband Berry
Illlery, was questioned but he could
give no light on the matter. He
was not at all alarmed at his wife
being away all night, as it seems
she was in the habit of being away
without his knowledge as to her
whereabouts.
The county coroner was notified
of the finding of the body, and DR..
0. F. Smith was authorized to make
an investigation, which he did, but
there was no evidence to justify the
arrest Of anyone, and his jury re.
turned a verdict that the woman
came to her death from causes un
known to the jury.
1t is said by some that there i.
strong suspicion that the woman
was murdered, but if this be the
case the murderer successfully GOV
cred up all traces of his identity.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Roanoke Rapids Defeats Hobgood

In fast, snappy baseball game
last Friday Roanoke Rapids defeat
ed Hobgood, the score being 10 to
0 in favor of Roanoke Rapids. The
game was played on the Roanoke
Rapids base ball diamond. 1t seemed
that the Hobgood boys were unable
to "get themselves together" that
day. Batteries: Hobgood--Darden,
Bass and Leggett. Roanoke Rapids
Hayes and Floyd.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
For The LEGISLATURE.

| hereby announce myself candi-
date for the House of Representa-
t'ves from the county Of Halifax,
subject to the action Of the Demo-
cratic primaries to be held on the
9Th day of August, The support of
the Democracy of Halifax county
will be greatly appreciated by me.
w T. ONO
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
For RegiSter OF Deeds.

To the Voters Of Halifax County:
i hereby announce myself candl-
date for re election to the Office Of
Register Of Deeds, subject to the
Democratic primary to be held on
August 6, 1914, ard if elected |
pledge to the people Of the county
the same promptness and courtesy
extended to one and all. Thanking
the people OF the county for the
past support given me, am
! HINTFp NORMAN
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
PROFESSOR c. ]. EVERETT
|. Died MONDAY MORNING

gretted death that has ever occurred
in Scotland Neck was that of Pro-
fessor G.. j. Everett, superintendent
Of the local graded schools. Profess
sor Everett had been critically i'll for
about two months, being one of the
victims Of the typhoid fever result
ing, 1t is generally believed, from
ice cream served at a reception given
to the graduating class and teachers
of the school during commencement
week. Professor Everett was the
first to develop the fever, and soon
one of his little boys was stricken.
Following these two cases perhaps
more than fifty per cent Of the par
ty developed the fever in rapid sue
cession. All the other patients,
while not we'll, are considered out
Of danger, some of them being able
to be out.
Professor Everett frequently as
sured Mrs. Everett and those at
tending him that he would recover
and not to be alarmed, and for sixty
days his strong constitution and
wonderful determination struggled
with the disease, but on Monday
morning about one o'clock death
gained the mastery and his soul de-
parted to the great beyond. Mrs.
Everett and two little boys survive
Professor Everett, and the sincerest
sympathy of the community is un-
stintingly bestowed upon them.
The remains were Immediately
embamled and prepared for burial,
and were taken Tuesday morning to
the former home Of Mrs. Everett,
near Creswell, in Washington coun-
ty, for interment. Those accompa-
nying the body from Scotland Neck
were Rev L. T. Singleton, Mayor J.
E. Shields, Sam Hoffman, A. L. Pur-
rington, c. l.. Mcdowell and S. F.
Dunn. Mrs. Everett was not able
to take the trip.
Professor Everett came South
from his native State of Pennsyl-
vania, fourteen years ago, and ten
years of that t:ne was spent in
Plymouth as uperintendent of the
graded schools Of that town. He
came to Scotland Neck just one year
, ago, having been unanimously elect.
ed superintendent of the schools al
i. this place.
The schools under his manage
ment last year reached a height OF
proficiency never before attained
and his death is severe blow to the
educational interests of the towr
. and community. Quiet and unas
: suming, he attended strictly to hi!
own affairs, and he received the un
, divided support Of both the patrons
, and pupils. Never during the en-
: tire school year was there the slight
E, est friction or complaint from any
f one as to Professor Everett's man
!, agement Of the school or his treat
. ment of the children under him
He had already been unanimousl,
x elected for another year, and had h
i lived, and wished it, would have con
S tinued to succeed himself indef
!. nitely.
e Professor Everett gained the low
and respect Of every pupil unde
: him from the very first day O
school, and many Of them shed bit
! ter tears when told of the untimel
: death of their leader, he havin
l. made companions of his pupils, an
n the smaller children looked upo
n him almost as they do their father
o so gentle and kind, yet positive, wa
n he toward them.
n The town has lost splendid cit
zen and the State one Of its ables
81 educators.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
VNI XXX
For The LEGISLATURE.

To the Democratic Voters of Hal
fax Hounty:-I hereby announce
myself as a candidate for the Legis-
lature from this county subject to
the Democratic primary, which
meets on the sixth day Of August,
1914. Thanking you for your past
support and hoping my past service
will merit your support IN the COM
ing primary, [ am
w. ?. WHITE.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
For state Senator.

hereby announce myself a can
Gidate for the State Senate for Eali-
fax County, subject to the action Of
the Democratic primaries. | will
fully appreciate the support accord
ed ne by my friends.
N. l.. STEDMAN
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
For GCod Roads Commissioner

I hereby announce myself canol-
date for Good Roads Commissioners
at the coming election, subject to
the Democratic primary TO be ed
August 6, 1914.
JOHN l.. PATTERSON s
Roanoke Rapids, N. c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30

cit takes two to start a quarrel,
said Mrs. Gabb.
"Oh, no it DOESN'T" replied Mr.
Gabb. A man and his wife are
one" philadelphia Ledger.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
For Coed Roads Commissioner

| hereby announce myself candi-
date for member Of the Good Roads
Commission Of Halifax county sub
ject to the action Of the Democratic
primary to be held on August 9Th.
Yours very truly
A L SCHLLCHTER
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30

DON'T wait until you have used
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der for more. 1t behooves you to
keep a supply on hand. as does all
up-to date business houses. Send
us your order right away for some
nifty" stationery,-the kind we
print telephone No. 5.
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Evening journal., 1914-10-09
REMOVAL NOTICE

AT OTICE-DR. r.. W. RYON HAS
~ returned from Colorado aud is again
occupying his Offices at 2si-2s3 DUPONT
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