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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
2
Debates in the lower house of Parliament led to a general row with blows and torn papers. The sittings were suspended as fights raged, signaling a chaotic moment in the session.
A Southern Railway wreck near Lynchburg Virginia at Rangoda occurred about 6 am Thursday when a second train entered the block before the first cleared. President Samuel Spencer, his friends, and several others died, totaling eight fatalities. the Rangoon operator Mattox was blamed then cleared by later reports.
The advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the trade mark of strength and purity, sold globally. It notes cod liver oil’s nourishing properties and claims a taste-free preparation developed thirty years ago. It positions the product as best for weak children, thin people, and those with wasting strength.
The cotton crop is nearly housed while peanut yields fell short but good prices lift spirits. Eli Chesson leaves for Wilmington NC, Henry Chesson moves into the Camp residence to farm next year. Miggs buys the Fiemings Springs to fix up. An oyster supper at L E Deberry’s residence for Thosta ville orphans raises three thousand two hundred fifty eight dollars to be sent promptly. J D Lawrence and family return home with renewed home pride.
Property owner posts land warning forbidding all persons from hunting with dog or gun on the Ben Smith Property under penalty of law.
A brief notice states the full intention to prosecute all who disregard it, signaling strict enforcement and legal action by local authorities. The wording emphasizes accountability and deterrence within the community.
In Halifax County Superior Court the matter of S B Krrcuin et al versus Higgs et al directs a public auction of the Wiley Higgs home tract of 116 acres in Roseneath township Scot land Neck NC. The sale, cash to the highest bidder, is ordered by Commissioner Stuart Smith under a prior decree. The notice is dated December 4, 1906.
Administrator W. E. Bisnor notifies all claimants to exhibit claims by November 8, 1907 and all debtors to settle promptly. Halifax County North Carolina notice dated November 8, 1906.
Court notice sets December 22 1906 at 12 noon in Scotland Neck for cash public sale of two Halifax County tracts 75 50 and 68 32 acres totaling 143 82 acres described as Lots 12 and 13 on the Burwell land. Auction follows decree approved by Judge Walter H Neal in 1906. Also notice of estate administration for Devoran Bowerson Beaufort County with claims due within one year.
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