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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
2
The Commonwealth notes editor publisher non endorsement of letters while highlighting C C Moore as circulation manager of the Charlotte Observer. It references the Asheville Gazette urging homestead law modification and calls upon the state press to consider the issue at the next Legislature.
Hon J Bryan Grimes Secretary of State will address the Southern Cotton Association gathering in Halifax on August 28. He will discuss topics related to the association's work and aim to make the occasion highly meaningful for farmers. Grimes, an experienced farmer, urges Halifax county farmers to attend and remember the date and purpose.
The Sanford Express notes farmers see new wheat biscuits on tables and oats in horse stalls with promising corn and cotton prospects, while local observers in Eastern Carolina doubt wheat self-sufficiency exists and urge regional grain independence.
The week’s reports describe two alcohol linked killings. Near Fayetteville James Riddle attacked his son who then shot him after the boy borrowed a pistol to defend his mother. In Winston-Salem district Miss Mary Ball, a Wilkes County teacher, was mortally wounded by D P Tharpe after she refused to accompany him to church.
In two years of declining health with kidney and bladder trouble, a Mansfield resident spent much to doctors without gain. He reports a full recovery after using Foley's Kidney Cure and urges others to consider it, noting his testimony as evidence. Refuse substitutes KE. T. Whitehead Co. Ir W.
The Southern Cotton Association postpones the Halifax farmers dinner from August 14 to August 23 after consulting local farmers. Democratic primaries move to August 13 and County Convention to August 17. Hon. J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, will address county farmers. committees should adjust arrangements and notify by postal card.
The Farmers Institute session on July 28 emphasized careful seed corn selection and testing. Speaker T B Parker warned that a 10 percent missing plants lowers yield, urged choosing well formed ears with two ears per stalk, and recommended a simple three inch square seed bed test to identify grains that sprout reliably.
The August column reports rains improving crops in Dawsons N C and describes farmers enjoying vacations with watermelons and cider. Annie Lawrence and Jessie Messenger return from Enfield visiting Mr J F Lawrence. T H Deberry resigns Weldon post to vacation at home in August. Mamie Cobb of Roanoke Rapids visits cousin Mamie Branes. Local sick list shows convalescence. Lemuel Barnhill and sister attend Eden church. A A and H M Deberry visit Enfield. Camp Hiawatha health tourists from Scotland Neck visit and improve, returning home. Mrs C A Camp of Rocky Mount visits brother J R Holliday.
In the Rocky Mount Record dated July 31 six home robbery attempts are described as occurring in rapid succession last week. An attacker attempted entry on Friday night and four more attempts followed on Sunday Monday Tuesday and two on Wednesday. each time the would be burglar was frightened away before breaking in.
A strong coastal storm last week caused widespread damage along the North Carolina shoreline. Reports from Wrightsville Beach to New Bern and Kinston note unease at the seashore and ruinously destroyed crops, with thousands of acres of corn wiped out and farmers facing ruin.
A Halifax county letter urges the Democratic Party to nominate W E Nicholson of Butterwood township for the Lower House in 1909. The writer Albion Dunn endorses Nicholson as a young, trustworthy candidate and calls Democrats to rally behind him alongside E E Hilliard to represent the county in the next General Assembly.
The North Carolina General Assembly authorized the State Board of Health to provide preventive rabies treatment for residents, with costs shared from the State Laboratory of Hygiene budget and fees charged to those able to pay. Free care is available to affidavits of inability to pay. Dr. C. A. Shore will oversee the program in Raleigh, with treatment lasting about three weeks and a $50 total cost unless waived. A. C. Peterson advertises Shoop’s Pink Pain Tablets alongside the notice.
Halifax N C August 4 1908 Miss Mary Fuller Day of Weldon spent a few days here with Mrs J H Fenner Mr Geo Gilliam of Henderson stayed with his mother and sisters Miss Susie Finch of Littleton visited Dr Urgerson returning home Monday Mrs Erwin Clay and her two sons of Rocky Mount spent a day or two here with Mrs Sater Mr T W Story went to Woodland to see his wife coming back Monday G R Williamson who had been with the A C L here left for Suffolk Alice Flemming spent a day in town with sister Mrs J W Avent Rev J E Holden of Enfield was in town a few hours Monday Mr and Mrs E W Gilliam left for Gastonia Monday night Miss Johnsie Adams of Gastonia visited Misses Frances and Ruby Sater for ten days left Monday Amelia Miller nursing at J H Fenner left for Richmond Saturday Mrs DeLeon Green formerly Dora Sater of Cleveland Ohio spent a day or two with her mother and sisters leaving for Norfolk to visit her uncle E Allen Bettie Clark teaching at Leesburg Fla since last Sept now at home with sister Mrs J T Gregory Mrs T O Vaughan with Master Jack and Miss Maud went to Woodland to visit her parents accompanied by Mrs Z W Story Mrs J T Gooch and Misses Rebecca and Lizzie Hill of Weldon spent a few hours here Monday Messrs T I McGuire Joseph McMahon and Edward Bamburger went to Littleton Saturday night returning Monday Hi Fenner long afflicted went to Sea Springs for health benefit Mrs Fenner accompanied him Mr S G Daniel former Halifax boy arrived home Saturday to stay with parents and sisters for three weeks Daniel is attorney of New York and enjoying home return.
August 4 1908 items note Miss Nettie Allsbrook from Scotland Neck visiting Miss Ella Lilly Mrs Bettie Shaw to Littleton for a stay Misses Ruby Louise Darden and Mary Pittman from Scotland Neck visiting Mr J T Riddick family Ed Pope and Clarence Parks attended services in Scotland Neck Sunday Eva Willie Moore Gertrude Kitchin from Scotland Neck spent Sunday with Miss Selma Twisdale Henry Marshall from Tilery guest of J S Riddick Miss Bessie Hancock spent a few hours here Monday Protracted meeting begins the 8th Sunday night and runs through the week conducted by Rev A V Joyner.
A Raleigh Advocate fragment extols W W Kitchin as a strong honest chief magistrate candidate. The author cites Kitchin as a devout Christian and moral, noting his church activity and marriage to a Roxboro Methodist woman, urging voters to support a capable lawful leader.
A vintage ad offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot treat. It includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and others, claiming F J Cheney is trustworthy. The remedy is described as a internal medicine that acts on blood and mucous surfaces.
Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Savage deceased this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them verified to me or my attorney within twelve months from this date or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery All persons owing said estate will come forward and make immediate payment This July 15 1908 Lee C Savage Adm r A Paul Kircum Atty 7 16 61
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