Masquerade at the skating rink poster
Community notice invites attendance to a Friday night masquerade at the skating rink. The ad lists admission 10 cents for adults and five cents for children, urging everyone to come.
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
3
Community notice invites attendance to a Friday night masquerade at the skating rink. The ad lists admission 10 cents for adults and five cents for children, urging everyone to come.
Hien W W Kitchin appeared in town with friends praising his health and campaign progress for governor. He announced confidence in his nomination at the State Democratic convention in Charlotte and spoke in Windsor on Tuesday after an unexpected visit.
A temperance meeting is announced for Dawsons on May 3 at 3 p.m. with Mr Albion Dunn speaking on prohibition. A large turnout is expected and attendees will be instructed and entertained as the discussion aims to enlighten voters for the May 26 ballots.
A birthday party for Bonnielyn Whitagel aged 12 was held Friday April 24 with about 29 young guests. The event ran from 1 20 to 6 30 pm featuring games and frolic and a 5 30 reception with refreshments. A list of attendees includes Kitehia Gertrude Orsen Virg itehurst Jen se Dar Trancoe Sam Moore Doroth Annie Maria McDo Bae wards Jessiehead Par nele N C Mildrest Futreil Etta May W Edward Charlie Woolard Jessee Bower Herbert Riddick Norfleet McDowell Dupree Shields Le wie Lawrence Jimmie Hopkins David Prince Franklin Whitley Luther Purrington.
The Scotland Neck graded school held its final music recital last Friday night with a record audience. Twenty one performances showcased the pupils under Mrs. W. R. Bond and Miss Lizzie Hyman, praised for fine training and discipline. The event demonstrated strong control of several hundred children and reflected well on the staff and school administration.
Names of residents from Weldon Crowells Enfield Rocky Mount and Florence visit relatives in Scotland Neck. several plan trips to Norfolk New York Washington and Hamilton. notifications of employment at Scotland Neck Cotton Mills and assorted family connections mark a typical social page fragment.
A rally is planned at Aurelian Springs with a morning event focused on creation and an afternoon school-related session. Organizers emphasize community engagement and timely participation.
Mr. Oates, chair of the Anti Saloon League, will address and entertain listeners at Mend. He is well versed on current affairs and aims to instruct his audience, even if some disagree with prohibition.
A fragmentary account describes a fish fry and rock-yuddle hosted by Capt. T. W. Tillery for friends at Newfleet's Ferry. About twenty five to thirty Scots Neck residents gathered to greet the Have Belle as she arrived, with attendees traveling by hareback and bugsies. The event featured supper at twelve thirty and a rock prepared under Oncle Billy Whitmore's supervision, with local guests including CG. J. Shields and Captain Tillery among the participants.
The account details a wedding at a church with extensive floral decorations including calla and pampas lilies. The groom’s brothers and bride’s brothers entered, followed by the bride escorted by her father, in a white satin gown, and the ceremony conducted by Rev I McK Pittinger amid Episcopal rites. The groom, a York realty professional, stood with his best man Burton Hoyle Smith.
The Road Board for Scotland Neck Roseneath and Palmyra voted Friday to buy two more mules bringing the team to six. The board invited public inspection of road work and improvements while the expenses for road equipment were itemized including mules harness lumber tools and carts totaling 31 631.49.
A church leader planned to attend an important conference in Europe after receiving confirmation of ongoing PSTsons. The trip, extending two to three months, followed his arrival from this country as he prepares for Sunday services and continued preaching engagements.
A McFarl of Louis has accepted the call to the Baptist church here and will arrive to begin work about the first of June.
Weldon plans a new hotel soon and will begin work when a suitable site is found. Superintendent S G Worth Beaufort arrived with a team to start the Weldon Fish Hatchery. Worth has made the hatchery a key institution and aims to boost the rock fish season, which last year fell short, though locals expect strong activity this season.
An antique advertisement claims a one hundred dollar reward for a cure of catarrh, with a dubious promise that a medical remedy acts directly on blood and mucous. The damaged text presents a conspiratorial tone and references B J Cheney and a druggist offering a "perfectly wade" cure.
The notice warns that failure to pay poll taxes by May first will bar participation in fall elections. Tax collectors are urged to collect and provide receipts, while voters in other counties should contact sheriffs or tax collectors to settle dues promptly.
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