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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-11-04
Honor Roll of Primary Department
for Eighth Week

First Grade.-G | a dys Everett.
Margaret Hines, Sarah Long john
son, Leola Hines, Myrteiia Hyman,
Ruby Hurst, Pauline Davenport,
Mildred Davenport, Hazel Piland
Ethel Bunting, Davis Rawls, Erma
johnson, Willie johnson, Mamie Lee
Turner, Rupert Rawls, Ernest Eth
ridge.
Third Grade.-Margaret Fleming,
Christine Piland, Litton Hurst.
Fifth Grade.-Se e I'm Johnson
Louis Brown, Wheeler, Daniel, Pau
Turner, Blanche Bunting, Elizabeth
Moore, Herman Piland.
Sixth Grade.-Esd m Early
Dare Daniel, Pauline Beverly Nor
man Harrell. Alta Hines. Gladys
johnson, Bertha Piland, Pauline
Johnson
Seventh Grade.-Marvin Everett
Edgar Turner, Mary Hines.
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over the hand. The flare is decided
ly modish and there is almost no
limit to the width Of the flare. Slash
ings, trimmings, contrasting godets,
and panels, are details of the new
cuffs; and the cuff may be of any
length, from the very narrow band
cuff to the gauntlet which reaches to
the elbow and even above, leaving
one to wonder when the cuff begins
and the sleeve ends. Do these cuffs
and gatherings predict, perhaps, q
return to the big sleeves with their
inside ruffies and landings Of crlno-
line which made life SO interesting
some years ago?
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To Preach Here Sunday

Rev. R. A. Willis. Presiding Elder
of tn Warrenton District, will
preach at the Methodist Church
here next Sunday morning. The
quarterly conference of the Scotland
Neck charge will be held on Tues.
the 9th. inst.
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Death at DaWSCnS

Last Wednesday night, Oct, 9th,
1915 the death angel visited our
community and despite the prayers,
tears and anxious hearts took from
our midst one of our little loved
ones. Little Caroline Virginia
Barnhill was eight years Of age, and
was a joy in her home.
~ During her illness she has tender
ly nursed by loved ones and an ex-
perienced physician who did all that
could be done. Gods will must be
done, but He never sends US trials
except through love. The remains
were inferred in the family burying
grounds near Dawsons, Rev. G. H.
johnson conducted the service.
Rfar little girl thou hast said good
night to US:
Gone to sleep from all thy pain,
And thy soul is sweetly resting
In the blessed heavenly home.
To be resigned we are faithfully
trying,
For we know Gods will is best
And we hope to meet thee deal
loved ones
When our Saviour calls US home
| Dear little ones our hearts are ach
ing,
For thy face we miss so much.
But we would not call thee bacl
| here
To this world Of sorrow and pain
And we know that thy art peaceful
Freed from all thy earthly care
And the perfect joys of heaven,
Thou canst now forever share.
L. W.
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Gaal11nttH
Straight Lines Re-
appear In Box Coat
Pleasing Variety in Sleeves
with indications Of Reiura
10 Exaggerated sIze--Wl.eia
Does a Cuff Become a
Sleeve?

New York, November / 1915.
The wealth of artistic and smart
ideas in afternoon and street frocks
this season, while fascinating, is
somewhat bewiIdering, too.
Of course the chief features are the
same, this is out Of respect to Fash
ions dictates, but there IRE any
number Of ways that one may vary
these details effectively to meet the
demands of ones own personality.
Fashion shows are becoming as pop
uiar with women in geaera as any
smart social event. The dainty man
neqoins wear the clothes as if to
the Manor Born and perhaps
bit more gracefully.
THE POPULARITY OF THE BOX COAT
Since the first showing Of fall and
winter fashions there has been much
discussion as to whether the regula-
ton tailored suit with normal waist
line, snugIy fitted, would dominate.
at first it seemed as if it would, but
sicne then there has been q decided
change to~7ard the looser, belted
models, unbeIted coats with half
suggestion of waistllne, or stranger
still, no waist at all, return in
short to the box coat
These box models are-How very
smart indeed; they appear in tailor
made suits, separate coats and fur
coats. Most Of the fur coats, in
fact, show the box back, even if the
front Of the coat is belted.
The effec5 of these untitled coats
is 2 bit more youthful than.the fitted
lines, which demand beauty and
grace of figure. The French wom-
an appreciates the line that is most
becoming to her figure. and in most
instances this is the straight line.
Among the new frocks and suits
there are are, too, boleros and Etons
that are really quite charming
L
These also are becoming to the av-
erage figure.
| One seen at recent fashion show
| was of gold lace, combined with
| black charmeuse; it was on an after
noon frock, and was simple to a de-
gree, but unusually attractive. An
other Of dark blue serge WAS made
with square cut yoke, back anc
front, to which the lower portion Of
the Eton was gathered, forming g
soft, full line across the bust, being
| drawn snugIy in at the waist, where
it was stitched to tWo-inch belt O.
! the serge. The skirt also showed
Il the yoke and was embroidered will
chain-stitch design worked out il
silver threads at the joining Of yok
and lower portion of the skirt. TIL
SKIRT. The same embroldey was car
| ried out on the jacket, Oh collar
| frcnts and belt.
THE NECESSARY TOUCH OF FUR
i One in~talking of fashions mus
| speak again and again Of fur it IS S
| absolutely necessary to gown an
| su;t that every Imaginable anims
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Special Announcements.

FOR SALE OR RENT THE
store building now occupied by Jere
Bunch Grocery Co. Possession given
September 1, 1915. Hugh johnson.
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wonderful harvests. Among the
most popular furs for trimming pur-
poses are beaver. seal and krinmer.
The dark blue serge IS smartened
with touch Of natural gray krim-
mer, and the satin finished broad
cloth is enriched by narrow and
wide bands CT seal Or beaver.
INTERESTING SKIRT LENGTHS
We have become accustomed to
the shor1 street suit and f1ock; when
TO- carried to the extreme, it is far
more satisfactory than long skirt,
especially with the vogue Of the very
wife skirt. We have become used
also to- the round length evening
irock for dancing, and approve Of
it's comfortable common sense but
the formal dinner frock with its
slinky, pointed train, and its ex-
trensely short front is somewhat dis
| concertlng. One unusually striking Z
model exhibited lately, developed in
a wonderful brocade of Biachinl's S,
was made with one Of these extreme
ly short skirts aad long, pointed,
train; although rich and wonderful,
| the gown was startling and decided
| iy bizarre in effect. Much of the
grace OF the gown is sacrificed with
these skirts.
| A VARIETY IN SLEEVES
| There is wide choice in style Of
sleeve for both house and street COS
tune. The later models show pre-
nounced use Of the sleeve set into
the armhole with gathers. At pres
ent the vogue is for the moderately
large sleeve, with slight exaggera-
ton of fulness at the elbow ano
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| the art, examining the road for marks.
That way!" he indicated, oaping
back to the running board.
We piled back into the car and pro-
ceeded under kennedys direction, as
fast as he would permit. so 1t con.
! tinued, perhaps for couple Of hours.
I At last Kennedy stopped tho cab
and slowly directed the driver to veer
| into an open space that looked partic-
ularly lonesome. Near II stood one.
story brick factory building, closed,
but not abandoned.
AS | looked about at the unattrac
tive scene, Kennedy already was down
on his knees in the dirt again, study.
ing the tire tracks. They we're all
confused. showing that the taxicab
we we're following had evidently
backed in and turned several times
before going on.
Crossed by another set OF tire
tracks," he exclaimed excitedly.
studying closer. That must have
been the limousine. waiting"
Laboriously he was following the
course of the cars in the open space.
when one word escaped him. "Foot.
prints!"
He was up and off In moment, be-
fore we could imagine what he was
after We had got out OF the cab,
and followed him as, down to the
very shore of a sort Of cove or bay.
he went. There lay rusty, discard
ed boiler on the beach, half sub.
merged in the rising tide. At this
tank the footprints seemed TO 70
right down the sand and into the
waves, which we're slowly obIiterating
them. Kennedy gazed out as II TO
make out a possible boat on the hori.
zon where the cove widened out.
Look" | cried
Further down the shore, few feet.
| had discovered the same prints. 20.
ing In the opposite direction, back to.
ward the place from which he had
just come. | started to follow them
but soon found myself alone. Ken
nedy had paused beside the old boiler.
What Is IT." asked. retracIng nv
steps
He did not answer. but seemed TO be
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the powerful limousine. on uptown
they went, the only thing preventing
the limousine from escaping being the
fear OF pursuit by traffic police IL the
driver lei out speed, They we're con.
tent TO manage to keep Just far enough
ahead TO be out OF danger Of having
Kennedy overhaul them. AS for us.
we followed as best we could, on up
town, past the city line. and out into
the country.
There Kennedy lost sight alto.
getber of the car he was trailing.
Worse than that We lost sight OF
Kennedy Still we kept on bllndly.
trusting TO luck and commou sense IN
picking the road.
| was peering ahead over the
drivers shoulder. the window down.
trying to direct him, when we APP
preached fork IN the road Here
was dilemma which must be decided
at once, rightly or wrongly.
As we neared the crossroad gave
an involuntary exclamation. Beside
the road, almost on It, lay the figure
of man. Our driver pulled up with a
jerk and was out OF the car In an In
slant
There lay Kennedy! Someone had
blackiaeked him lie was grooming
and just beginning to show signs OF
consciousness as bent over
What's the matter, old MANI" |
asked, helping him to his feet,
He looked about dazed moment,
then seeing me and comprehendlng. he
pointed excitedly, but vaguely.
"Elaine!" he cried. They've kid.
naped Elaine!"
What had really happened, as we
learned later from Elaine and others,
was that when the crossroads was
reached the three crooks In the llmou-
sine had stopped long enough to speak
to an accomplice stationed there. ac.
cording to their plan for a getaway.
He was a tough-looking individual who
might have been hoboing il to the city.
When, a, few minutes later, Ken
nedy and Elaine had approached the
fork. their driver had slowed up. as II
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In doubt which way to 60. Craig had
stuck his head out Of the window, as
| had done, and, seeing the crossroads,
had told the chauffeur to stop. There
stood the hobo.
did car pass here, just nova
| big carr" called Craig.
The man put his hand to his ear, as
II only half comprehending.
(Which way did the big car go?" re-
peated Kennedy.
The hobo approached the taxicab
sullenly. as If he had a grudge against
cars in general
One question after another ELECTED
little that could be construed as intel
ligence. II Craig had only been able
to see, he would have found out that,
with his back toward the taxicab
driver, the hobo held one hand behind
him and made the sign OF the Clutch
ing Hand, glancing surrepttlously at
the driver to catch the answering sign.
while Craig gazed earnestly up the
two roads.
AT last Craig gave him up as hope.
less. "Well--go ahead--that way" he
indicated, picking the most likely road
AS the chauffeur WAS about to start
he stalled his engine.
Hurry" urged Craig, exasperated
at the delays.
The driver got out and tried to crank
the engine Again and again he turned
It over, but somehow ii refused to
start. Then he lifted the hood and be-
gan to tinker.
Whats the matter?" asked Craig,
impatiently jumping out and bending
over the engine, too.
The driver shrugged his shoulders.
Must be something wrong with the
ignition, | guess" he replied.
Kennedy looked the car over hastily.
II can't see anything wrong he
frowned.
"Well, there is" growled the driver.
Precious minutes we're speeding
away as they argued. Finally with his
characteristic energy, Kennedy put the
taxicab driver aside.
LET me try it," he said. miss
Dodge, will you arrange that spark
and throttle"
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Elaine, eQuat to anything did so, and
Craig bent down and cranked the en-.
gine. Il started on the first spin.
See" he exclaimed. There wasn't
anything, after all"
He took step toward the taxioab.
MIR Kennedy--look QUIT" cried
Elaine.
Craig turned But 1t was too late.
The roughlooking fellow had awak.
ened to life. Suddenly he stepped up
behind Kennedy with q blackjack, AS
the heavy weight descended Craig
cmmpled up on the ground uncun,
scious.
With scream, Elaine turned and
started to run. But the chauffeur
seized her arm.
SAY, DO" he asked OF the rough fell.
low, what does Clutching Hand want
with her? Quick There's another
cab likely TO be along In a moment
with that fellow Jameson In It."
The rough fellow. with an oath.
seized her aud dragged her into the
taxicab. Go ahead" he growled. in
dicating The road
And away they sped. leaving Ken.
nedy unconscious on the side of the
road, where we found him.
What are we to doy' asked help
lcssly of Kennedy, when We had at
last got him on his feet
His head still ringing from the force
OF the blow of the blackjack. Craig
stopped down. then knelt IN the dust
Of the road, then ran ahead a bit,
where II was somewhat muddy.
(Which way--whch way?" he NUT.
tered to himself
thought perhaps the blow had af-
fected him and leaned over to see
what he was doing. Instead, he was
studying the marks made by the tire
of the Clutching Hand cab.
More slowly now and carefully. we
proceeded. for a mistake meant losing
the trail of Elaine.
We came to another crossroads and
the driver glanced at Craig. "Stop!"
he ordered
In another instant he was down in
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THIRD EPISODE {
The Vanishing Jewels.

Banging away at my typewriter the
next day, in Kennedy's laboratory,
was startled by the sudden, insistent
ringing Of the telephone near me.
Hello" l answered, for Craig was
at work at his table, trying still to ex.
tract some clue from the slender evi.
dence thus far elected in the Dodge
mystery.
oh, Mr.. Kennedy" ! heard an ex.
cited voice over the wire reply, "my
friend. Susie Martin, is here. Her ia.
Their has just received message from
that Clutching Hand and"
Just a moment. Miss Dodge" In
terrupted. "This is Mr.. Jameson
OH" came back the voice. breath
less and disappointed. Let me have
Mr.. Kennedy-quick."
had already passed the telephone
to Craig and was watching him keen
ly as he listened over it.
He motioned to me for a pad and
pencil that lay near me.
Please read the letter again, slow
er, Miss Dodge he asked. adding.
there isn't time for me to see it,
just yet. But want It exactly. You
say 1t is made up of separate words
and type cut from newspapers and
pasted on note paper?"
handed him paper and pencil.
"All right, now, Miss Dodge, go
ahead"
As he wrote he indicated to me by
his eyes that he wanted me to read.
] did SO:
Sturtevant Martin. Jeweler,
No. 1894 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
slr-As you have failed to deliver the
$4,000, l shall rob your main diamond
case at exactly noon today.
Thank you, Miss Dodge continued
Kennedy, laying down the pencil.
"Yes. | understand perfectly signed
by that same Clutching Hand. Let
me see" he pondered, looking at his
watch. 1t is now half-past eleven
Very we'll. shall meet you and Miss
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~
Martin at Mr.. Martins store directly"
1t lacked five minutes of noon when
Kennedy and / dashed up before Mar
tins and dismissed our taxicab.
A remarkable scene greeted us as
we entered the famous jewelry shop.
lnvoluntarily | drew back. Squarely
In front of lis man had suddenly
raised revolver and leveled it at us.
DON'T" cried a familiar voice.
THAT is Mr. Kennedy"
Just then, from little knot Of peo-
pie. Elaine Dodge sprang forward
with a cry and seized the gun.
Kennedy turned to her, apparently
not half so much concerned about the
automatic that yawned at him as
about the anxiety of the pretty girl
who had interviewed. The too eager
plain-clothes man lowered the gun
sheepishly.
Sturtevant Martin was typical So
ciety business man, quietly but richly
dressed.
In the excitement / glanced about
hurriedly.
Directly in front of me was sign
tackled up on pillar. which read:
This store will be closed at noon to-
day. Martin e Co."
All the customers we're gone.
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Copyright, 1914, b
SYNOPSIS.


The New York police are mysthed by a
series of murders OF prominent men. The
principal clue TO the murderer Is the warn
ing letter which Is sent the victims signed
with a ''clutching hand" The latest VIC
tim OF the mysterious assassin Is Taylor
Dodge. the insurance president His
daughter, Elaine. employs Craig Kennedy.
the famous scientific detective, 10 try to
unravel the mystery, What Kennedy ac-
composites is told by his friend, jameson,
neWspaper man.
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BELLOWS FALLS.
BOAT OWNERS GIVEN SCARE.
Logs Broke Through Boom, but Were
Held by Another.

Boat owners here were given a scare
Friday night about 1915 clock when
information was telephoned to them
that several million feet of logs had
broken through boom and were bear
ing down upon the craft which are
tied up along the river bank There
are dozen or more boats on this side
of the river and almost as many more
on the North Walpole side, represent
ing several thousands of dollars The
owners hurried to the bank of the river
and waited. There was nothing else to
do. The rushing logs failed to appear,
and after staying up until 3 or 4
o CLOCK in the morning the boat owners
went home. A few logs drifted down
the river, but not in numbers large
enough to cause damage.
The logs did break through a boom,
but We're caught by another boom For
several weeks "short stuff owned by
the International Paper company has
been in the booms here and the logmen
have been piling it in North Walpole
On Friday afternoon the advance guard
Iof the Connecticut Valley company 8
drive arrived at the jam piers about
two miles up the river from the Arch
bridge and were held in check by a
boom. These were the logs which broke
through the barrier Many of them
were held by a second boom which has
been used to hold back the l. P. com
pany's logs. When it was learned
that the boom at the pam piers had
/ broken, instructions were sent to Wind
sor to stop sending the logs down On
Saturday men went to Vernon to place
| a boom and on Sunday they replaced
| the boom at the jam piers.
NO damage was done by the rising
waters, caused by the rain, along the
Connecticut, but in Bellows Falls the
roads and streets were badly washed in
places. The Pond road, steep road
going to the reservoir, was Quilted to
depth of four feet near the Rocking
Ram road Thursday and the dirt was
washed for a distance of 800 yards
down Rockingham street Hyde street
was washed away for about 100 feet
and piece about 30 yards long was
washed away on the New Terrace.
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way and for few minutes residents
of that part of the town expected to
SEQ more than one building go out of
existence because of the sudden head
hWay gained by the flames and the ex-
Itraordinary ferocity of the fire.
Persons who were within a few feet
of the building when the fire was dis
covered had no idea that the building
was burning until the flames burst
through the roof, accompanied by a
mutfled explosion, probably caused by
hot air, and sent sparks into the air to
great height. The waste paper proved
good food for tho flames and before
the chemical wagon on Rockingham
street could be notified the ell of a
three-story tenement house on Canal
street was on fire and the rear of a
two-tenement house on Rockingham
street, which backed on the building,
were burning. These houses are owned
by q. B. Wheeler. The flames from the
burning stock-house could be seen from
the square, reaching high above the
roof Of the tenement house, and the
populace feared for the safety of the
entire block for several minutes.
The proximity of the houses to the
burning stock-house caused the depart
ment to show speed and within a few
minutes the three-decker and the other
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WEST DOVER.

Kenneth Jones is helping at Julian
Snow s during the haying season.
Mrs. J. J. Snow recently visited in
the home Of her uncle, NJ. NJ. Negus,
in Wilmington few days.
Mrs. Lester Haskins and little
daughter Bertha, of Wilmington were
guests at William Titus S Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Titus were
very agreeably surprised recently by a
visit from their daughter, Mrs. Henry
Haskell, and her eight sons and daugh-
tcrs from Brattleboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwin Hill and
daughter, Marion, drove to Charlie
mont, Mass, recently to visit relatives
and be present Mt the gathering of the
sherman family held in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. III. sherman. They
brought home Clarence and CLAYTON
Stafford, of Greenfield Mass, nephewg
of Mrs. Hill, for a few weeks stay.
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j. T.. MANN

Torrey going with him for few DAYS
visit.
Mrs. Everett Vale and daughter of
South Londonderry were weekend Wis
itors of her mother, Mrs. Amanda Al
len, on her. way home from Springfield,
Mass.
Mrs. George Chase and child of
Windham and Mildred Wilder called
Friday at George Eager's on their way
to Pixies Falls to visit their mother.
Mrs. Harry Clough. Mrs. Chase re-
turned Saturday to Windham. Mil
dred will remain for while, having
finished work at w. r. Carleton 8.