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Brookland Society.

Mrs Elmer Jackson entertained at
luncheon Thursday in compliment to the
ladies of the H G. L. Club.
Mrs Jesse E: Eastlack is home after
a visit of several weeks in New Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Gibbs returned
Friday evening from a five-week stay
at Bridseton. Ne. and Boston, Mass.
|. Mr. and Mrs. George Weschler have
returned from a motor trip to Atlantic
City and the eastern shore of Mary
land
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Elwood Audrey
of Indianapolis, Ind, were the recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Cas-
sidy.
MIR. and Mrs Samuel NJ. Gaines have
returned to their home after an absence
of several weeks spent at Orkney
Mr..and Mrs. Ralph Keemle are visit
ing friends at Toronto, Canada.
Mrs. J. E. Roach and son, Mr.. Edward
Roach. have returned to their home
after a trip to Boston by sea.
a joint meeting of the Ladies' Aid
and Missionary Circle of the Brook
land Baptist Church was held at Lord
Memorial Hall Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles z. Molster were
hosts SATURDAY evening to the mem
bers of the Neighborhood Card Club.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Johnston have
returned from trip to Atlantic City,
n. J.
Mr. brewster Marean of Dalton. Mass,
has arrived to SPEND the winter with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Delzene
Marean.
Miss Jean Molster returned to her
home last week from a month s visit
with relatives at Portsmouth. Ohio.
Miss Vernat Hetield is back after
fortnight's trip to Toronto. Quebec
and Montreal, Canada. returning by
way of Lake George and Lake Cham
plain.
Mrs. Earl Stocking was hostess We'd
nesday afternoon to the Ladies Guild
of the Church of Our Savior.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Wilde have
gone to Detroit. Mich, for an indefinite
stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry bowling and
daughter Miss Agnes bowling, have re-
turned from trip to Atlantic City.
n. J.. and New York city.
Mrs. David G. Cheesman entertained
at luncheon Wednesday in compliment
to the ladies of the Birthday Club.
Miss Rebecca Lennon is spending the
week end at Alexandria, Va, as the
guest of Miss Hattie Pollard.
Mrs Mary Fitzgerald is visiting rela-
tfves at Staunton, Va.
Miss Louise Eugunin of Clinton. Iowa,
is with Mr.. and Mrs. David G.. Chees-
man at 1921 Newton street northeast.
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the country, will return to their home
in East Irving street. Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fred Kelley have bought
the Heaton house in East Lenox street
Mrs. Charles Bulkley and niece. Miss
Leonard, who occupied the Latimer
house during the summer. Will leave
October l. for New York city to spend
the winter.
Captain and Mrs. ]. NJ. Welton enter
tanned at dinner at the Brooke Tea
House, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. James Alexander has returned to
her home after spending the summer
in the mountains Of Virginia.
Mrs. William j. McNally was hostess
at a luncheon at her home last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Teas will
take possession Of the house they have
rented in New1ands street on the 1st
Of October. They have spent the summer
at Cape May
Judge and Mrs. John Wilmer Latimer
who have been spending the summer
with the latters father. Mr.. Charles
Craigen in Georgetown, will return to
their home in Newlands street on Octo-
Der /.
Mrs Herbert NJ. Hall has returned
to her home after spending a month
in the Adirondacks IS the guest of the
Misses Excl
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel w Mellott of
Newlands street entertained at dinner
at their hone last Tuesday evening.
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interested in Red Cross work are asked
to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Perry enter
tanned at dinner at their home in Liv-
! ineston street the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barber will return
to their home today from Atlantic City,
n. j.. where they spent the past two
weeks.
| Maj. Ryan Devereux has been spending
| the past week with his family in West
| Bradley lane
! Miss Gertrude Lane entertained 4
party of friends al dinner last Tuesday
evening, at the Brooke Tea House.
| Mrs. Irwin c. Norwood of Davenport.
| Iowa. and sons. are the house guests of
| her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
| Mrs. c. Percival Wilson, of Rosemary.
| Mrs. Thomas Miftiin Hall of Philadel-
phia. Pa. is visiting her son and daugh-
ter-in-law Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert N1if-
fin Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bradley, who
have been spending the summer in
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Chevy Chase.

Mrs. William J. McNally and her chill
dren. who have been visiting friends at
West Chop, Mass, have returned to their
home.
Commander and Mrs. A. l. Parsons.
house on East Melrose street, have re-
termed to the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Preston Shealey
left Thursday for. Atlantic City. N. j..
where they will spend several weeks.
The Chevy Chase Branch of the Mont
gomery County Chapter of the American
Red Cross will hold it's next meeting at
the home of the chairman, Newlands
street, on September 2S. All who are
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laughing men, with the names of New
Zealand and Australian regiments on
their shoulders. who were walking on
their knees, not one among them had a
foot left. They were CHEEKY, looked
healthy and seemed to have no care
They had finished with war, and ap-
parently had no fear for the future.
But then the reflection comes, that
men like these are just now being
cared for and looked after and feted and
petted by every one. In a few years time
however, when things have settled
down and the world is going through
it's course of reconstruction, what will
be their fate? With examples like these
to think of. how can any one with any
sort Of imaginative quality, fail to
ponder over what may be?
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Picked Up Here and There.
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should be about FIVE feet ten inches
in length and be under rather than
over strength. The bow which Is too
heavy to bend gracefully and easily
will strain the archer's back.
Mrs. Hornblow, in 1873, was the hrst
woman to make archery popular for
women, and to
The Most Awkward her belongs the
honor of having
Made Graceful. demonstrated
that the bow really was weapon
very much adapted to women. She said
that it would make the most awkward
girl graceful with but little practice.
Her own skill with the bow and arrow
is historic. Many fine records have
been set by women since then.
There is no outdoor sport unless 1t
is hand ball which costs as little to
play as archery. and yet archery seems
to be enjoyed almost exclusively by the
rich and the royal.
Why this should be is quite unex-
plainable. There is no expensive cos
tune necessary. Your everyday sport
clothes is costume enough, with
leather guard on your arm and pair
of leather gloves on your hands. Your
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After serving eighteen years of two
sentences in the pen;teltiary. Roland
B. Rigor, who, with Lee Mooney, held
up and robbed a conductor of car of
the Lakeside line of the United Rail
ways Company of Baltimore, was re-
leased from the Institution recently on
parole granted by the governor.
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Home of An
Uncrowned King

Home of An seldom seen IN
London n
Uncrowned King. davs when he
sorts, he spends most of his time play
ing tennis at his charming place at
Richmond, where he lives with his very
popular mother ex-6ueen Amelie of
Portugal, and his wife, the ex-OUeen
Augusta Victoria.
For obvious reasons. comments a Lin
don writer. this lady is seldom seen
away from her own home. l am told
that she is entirely pro-ally in feeling
and home life: but it is impossible not
to remember her parentage. Therefore
Augusta Victoria may be said to lead
an almost cloistered existence within
the four walls of her husbands pretty
estate.
| l have seen her once or twice recent
ly, driving in Richmond Park. She does
| not look too happy or satisfied with
i the world. She is always very smartly
| dressed. and has most elegant car
/ riage of the head ard shoulders. She
/ would. indeed, be extremely good look
ing were it not for her nose. which is
OF portentous size. and Juts out from
her forhead in most curious line that
reminds one of the Prov of q battle
. ship.
r
amusing, but her English is much too
+ foreign in accent to permit of her con
/ versation being heard outside~her ow:
! special domain. She talks French. how
ever. tiuently. and this is the home Ian
: guage of the uncrowned king in HI.
| English retreat
| Every other Tuesday afternoon at the
Savoy Hotel, London, the huge ballroom
| is given up to
They Have Finished tn e use Of
With War. d,ers 49, ~
various hospitals Up to about 400 in
number They are invited there to tea
by different hostesses. who ply them
with good fare. They also provide Il
cheering entertainment for the broken
warriors and do their best to give
| them a thoroughly amusing afternoon.
| Lady Ma idstone, writes an English
| woman, was the hostess on one of
| these tea afternoons: on another occa-
sion Mrs. Samuel Newhouse played
hostess, while Mrs. Waldorf Astor dis
pensed her smiles and her hospitality
upcn still another occasion.
! The atmosphere OF the gathering and
| The extra ordinary impressive sight of
hundreds Of MANNED men in hospital
! blue. sitting peacefully at tea in this
! white and gold apartment that once
! lpon a time was the center of pre-war
| revelry, is intensely and persistently
pa thetic.
! Such sigh: makes one realize exact
l'y what is happening, even more than a
visit to one or other OF the great hos
! oitals of Engian In a hospital you
expect to see sorrowful sights. and
much that is painful but in ballroom
| where men are gathered in such num-
| bers, all with the same bond of COM
| mon cause and common suffering
| among them. it gives a jar to ones
,eart and intelligence that is very po-
sent.
I saw. for instance. a terrible process
sion of ten or twelve broad-shouldered.
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bow need not cost more than SO and
target can be had for IS cents.
The physical advantages of game
cannot be overestimated. Archery Is
especially beneficial for women be-
cause 1t Is not vigorous and not siren
uous. and yet it brings all the muscles
generally into action. The back is
strengthened and Strengthened, the
chest is broadened, the lungs are in
creased In capacity and the soothing eff
feet which it has for the nerves is un-
eaualed Accurate shooting depends
upon steadfness of nerves and steadi-
ness of eve and upon a certain quick
calculation of the brain in discounting
wind, speed and the atmosphere. The
best arrows are those whose weight is
adapted to the power of the bow.
Newport society has It that cabs are
to return to favor again, that next
season behold
Newport Halls the ing h lem in
Discarded Horse. iuli ,a' s1lns : -ne .ne
Will come into his own again. So insist
ent has been the summers demand for
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cabs at Newport that the old cabbies
who went through all the throes of
practice necessary to turn out perfect
ed chauffeurs are now selling off their
automobiles and again gladly acquir-
ing cabs
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Newport Halls the
Discarded Horse.

will come into his own again. So insist
mt has been the summers demand for
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Manuel. late of Portugal. who is quite
a CHEEKY, chubby speciment of ex-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13
SCOTLAND NECK GRADED SCHOOL
(By Z. D. Jenkins, superintendent

The graded school of Scotland Neck
IS credit to this community inasmuch
as the present building is almost new
and replaced one destroyed by fire
few years ago, and which had been in
use for more than half century.
The building is brick with wide en-
frances and stairways, which can be
emptied in case Of fire in few minutes.
This edifce stands in central part of
town and occupies four acres
There are ten class-rooms, all very
commodious, superintendent office,
teachers rest room, lavatory, upon
which has been spent three hundred dol
lars for equipment in general science
and physics; two music rooms and an
auditorium equipped with opera chairs
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

lowing additional factories. Cotton
Mill, Sash, Door and Blind factory,
Canning factory, Ice plant and laun-
dry, all Of which would no doubt re-
ceive local financial support.
Located as Scotland Neck is, in the
heart Of a territory thickly wooded
with gum timber, it is an ideal point
for the location of a veneering plant,
which would be gladly welcomed.
This, too, is an ideal point for the To-
cation Of a canning factory, which
would have the hearty support OF the
farmers and merchants, as well as the
local Board of Trade, which would en-
deavor to guarantee enough acreage to
justify the location Of such a plant
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

ortiz in this field. It has always been
source OF much satisfaction to its
mem bcrship and various periods, has
included within it's charmed circle some
Of the most highly intelligent ana cul-
cured Of the community.
In the years since it's foundation
many and various clubs have had their
origin and at this date conti1Ue to
flourish with ever increasing vigor.
Among the large number We can men
ton only a few. This is the IS Scissors
Club,'' which i'll spite Of the cutting
ma ture of the name is to be unreserved
y recommended to spinisters. Its mem
bcrsfip included at first nearly al the
unmarried ladies in sight. With the
exception Of one or two (who have ex-
cellent prospects) these have been
happily converted into charming and
blooming young matrons.
Let this fact not operate however
to keep eligible young men away from
town. On the contrary clubs OF like
character are in continual process or
| formation and each group as it appears
upon the scene seems more irresistible
| than that which preceded it.
At present there are four or five
sewing clubs for the more serious
minded, and card clubs to the number
Of three, for those merely on pleasure
(; bent. Two bridge clubs have had for
six or eight years uninterruptedly after
Moons Of most cheering intercourse
with congenia1 spirits. These clubs
meet every week on Tuesday afternoon
and afford much pleasure to those who
delight in the intricacies Of Auction
Bridge.'
The younger set last year formed
"Five Hundred Club This organi
zation meets at night and includes botf
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13
SCOTLAND NECK FROM A BUSI-
NESS STANDPOINT
fBv Mr.. Norheet Smith, Secretary Of
Scotland Neck Board of Trade)

Believing that Scotland Neck has a
most liberal share Of good things along
moral and material lines, it is our de-
sire in this article to endeavor to SO
portray them to the outside world that
they too may come and enjoy our
blessings and advantages.
Scotland Neck is situated in old
Halifax county, once the home of the
Capitol Of North Carolina on the wa
tershed of Roanoke and Tar rivers,
about six miles of the former. Its or
iginal settlers were of Seotch-1rish de-
scendents, and its population at the
present time is almost exclusively ma
tive born.
The moral tone of the entire com
munity has always been Of the very
highest, and the people deeply religious
The Oldest established denomination is
that Of the episcopalians, but the Bap-
fist and Methodist churches are very
tlourishing. The Baptist congregation
is Just now completing one Of the hand
soonest houses of worship to be found
in any city many times the size OF
Scotland Neck. Practically every de
nomination is represented in the popu
1ation.
The stranger, or casual visitor, ii
our midst, is at once Impressed with the
general education Of the citizens. We
take an especial pride in claiming that
educationally this section is surpassed
by no rural community Of the country
Education has always been a hobby
with our people. Almost every young
man and woman has had the advan
tage Of college, or higher educationa
training. The town Of Scotland Necl
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armor Of the vessel.

armor of the vessel.
At length the materials were gather
ed together at Edwards Ferry on Roa
noke River, upon the farm that is now
the poperty Of Mr.. w. f. Smith, near
Scotland Neck, and the builders set to
work with such tools as they had.
These were very few and inferior. The
equipment Of an ordinary blacksmith Is
shop would supply every tool they had
at hand, with one exception. ....
"Necessity is the mother of inven-
tion,' and it proved SO in this ease
for out Of the ec,igencies Of the occas-
be Of inestimable value in mechanical
operations was produced. This device
was none other than the now common
drill for boring holes through iron. The
inventive turn Of Mr.. Smith stood him
in good stead. He invented the drill
and accomplished in short order by this
machine the work Of drilling and plac-
ing the plates. Without such ma
chine the work would have been great
ly augmented both in time and labor.
Some federal soldier afterwards, see
ing the invention had it patented as
. his own, so the device did Mr. Smith no
personal good.
The boat was begun in the spring Of
; 1853 and was completed and ready for
action just one year later-to be exact
April 10, 1864. Perhaps description
Of the completed boat would not be
amiss The craft was 122 feet long, had
forty-6ve foot beam, and drew eight
feet Of water. The easement was 80
feet in length, was formed Of massive
| oak timbers, covered with planks Of
oak four inches thick, and this again
| overlaid with "armor plate' (made at
home) two inches thick. Her armament
pounders,' one in the bow and one in
the stern These guns were so mounted
as to be able to be used in any direc-
| ton, swivel mounted, the easement was
! so pierced as to admit their use as
! broadside or quarter guns.
The vessel was propelled by twin
| screws operated by engines Of 200 h. P.
/ each.
And so, under the command of her
captain, James Wallace Cooke, she was
at last ready, all except the christen-
ing. The honor of performing this cere-
mony had been conferred upon Miss
Spottswood, a refugee from Virginia
but owing again to difficulties which
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large enough to hold the entire school
for the next five years to come. The
building is steam heated, has electric
lights and water works.
The grammar school is made up Of
seven grades, and the High school has
four year course, so that anyone who
completes the high school course will
be enabled to enter the freshman class
Of any college in the state without ex-
animation.
There is a move on foot, and will pro-
baby be adopted, to add a department
of domestic science and arts at the be-
ginning of the next school wear, and
this, I believe will be a most valuable
addition to the school.
One hundred volumes have been do
mated to the school library since the be
ginning Of this school term by the pa
torns and friends Of the school, which
have, in large degree replaced those
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13
THE CONFEDERATE RAM "ALBE.
MARLE''
(By Miss Lena Smith)

"Build me straight, 0 worthy master,
Staunch and strong, goodly vessel
That shall laugh at all disaster.'
These words Of Longfellow might
well serve as my text, and it gives me
a great and peculiar pleasure to have
the privilege Of telling the story of the
building Of the ship, the good old con
federate ram Albemarle,'' for as a
tiny child | played among the workmen
using the timbers, which were to ride
the waves on such desperate errands,
as castles and playhouses for my dolls.
Though it is one Of my earliest recol-
Iections the scene is still vivid and
fresh in my memory. b
The necessity for such vessel had
been keenly felt. It was in the days
when anything but ribs Of oak consti-
tuted a decided novelty in the con-
struction Of ship. The monitor had
really wrought revolution in mari
time warfare, as great, IN It's way, as
the submarine of today.
Hence, as I said, the South felt un-
less she was to be entirely shut off
from the outside world she must meet
the demand Of the times by instituting
a new kind Of vessel.
Gilbert Elliot, a native Of Elizabeth
City, and nephew Of ship-builder,
of Boston, though youth Of only nine
teen, secured the contract and gave the
actual building Of the vessel to Peter
E. Smith, who was genius in mechan-
ical affairs.
The design was furnished by Admiral
Porter. It was originally intended for
| a gunboat but was afterwards convert
ed into a RAM It is hard in these times
| of specialization and organization to re-
alize the difficulties under which the
| builder of the "new' type of boat Ia
! bored. To begin with there were no
J sawmills-there were no nail factories
there were no iron plate foundrles
so all these things had practically to
be manufactured by the builders.
| To make matters more difficult iron
| itself was scarce, and so while tlmbers
! were being sawed and shaped under the
! direction Of Mr. P. E. Smith young
Gilbert Elliot had to run hither anc
thither to collect old railroad and other
| iron which were afterwards smelteo
and rolled into plates suitable for the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

itself has made ample provision for the
education of it's youth, through it's
high school composed of q large facul-
ty of splendid teachers.
Being situated as it is, on the wa
tershed Of the two rivers, the health Of
this section is excellent, being free
from malaria and fevers The climate
is most equitable, running neither to
the extremes Of heat nor cold. The
thermometer, in summer, rarely, if ev
er, exceeds ninety five degrees, and in
winter is almost unknown below TWEEN
ty dregees, which is extreme. The
snow fall is practically nil.
Through it's system Of good roads,
the schools and churches are easily
accessible to the rural population. Scot
land Neck is in the centre of a net
work of improved sand clay roads,
which are worked and maintained by
county convicts. These roads lead to
the main touring highways, running
north and south.
The town of Scotland Neck is sur
| rounded by a back country unsurpass-
ed anywhere for it's fertility of soil
The farmers are most progressive, prac-
ticing actual diversifcation in their
| methods of farming, while the princi-
pal crops are cotton, peanuts, tobacco
corn and smaller grains, yet large gu
! antilles Of live stock, such as cattle
hogs and sheep are raised. Owing to
GU mild WINNERS, and the growing OF
grazing crops, they have been very
successful in the livestock production
Scotland Neck the town, has a popu
lation approximately two thousand PEG
pie. Owns it's own electric light an6
power plant, md most complete anC
modern water and sewerage system
serving every individual house in it,
corporate limits.
The business men and merchants ar
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destroyed by fire when the old building
burned down
The school receives the following
magazines all Of which are used by diff
ferent grades: The American Boy, The
Country Gentleman, The Popular Me-
cnanics, The American, The State Jour
nal, The National Geographic, and Har-
per s, The Review of Reviews and Lit
erary Digest are used as text books by
the ninth and eleventh grades respect
lively.
There are two literary societies in
the school 1.-The James Whitcomb Ri
ley Society," for the grammar grades,
and 'The Lanier Society," for the
High school.
On the campus there is a tennis court
four basket ball courts, and baseball
diamond and it is hoped that ample
play ground equipment will be added
before the beginning Of the next term.