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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
2
The Halifax County Democratic Convention drew large turnout amid factional tension and calls for reform of primaries. Residents fear possible tampering with prohibition law and favor legalized primaries to better reflect the will of the people and reduce trading at conventions and elections.
Happenings Around Speed reports construction started on the graded school near Speed North Carolina. J W Preast’s cotton opening early, family reunion hosted by Mr and Mrs Preast in Speed with Charlie Preast and Mary Jones attending. Religious services led by Rev A G Caudle followed the reunion. Esther Savage visiting the Rawles girls. holidays bring general good cheer around Speed.
Halifax County Democrats met in the courthouse yard August 17 to select nominees for sheriff treasurer register of deeds coroner and county commissioners. J H House was named sheriff nominee and J Norman won register of deeds, J E Bowers treasurer, J Robertson coroner, with five top county commissioners chosen and Travis declared state senator nominee by acclamation. A primaries resolution urged compulsory legalized primaries for county officers and legislative nominees.
Immense Monday turnout at Halifax for the Democratic convention described as one of the largest in years. Local notes report travel and visits by Mrs E J Brown, Mrs Lizzie Gusby, Misa Rebe, Mr and Mrs Geo Cole and child, and Mrs DeLeon Green of Cleveland visiting relatives. Reports of inebriation and fights seen on streets. Religious meetings by Rev D E Wipperman and Rev C J D Parker and Rev J E Holden begin or continue at Dawsons and Pierce's campground this week.
The Williamston Enterprise reports a fatal shooting in Robersonville on a Wednesday morning. Robert Roberson, hired to pull fodder for Charles H. Whichard, demands pay, is killed when he returns with a pistol and shoots Whichard at the market house. Whichard dies that afternoon.
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana says ten years bedridden with kidney disease found no relief from doctors until Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended. He reports it was a God send and credits the remedy with his improvement as published by E T Whitehead Company.
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