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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
3
The advertisement from J D Ray & Co promotes fruits and confections at Scotland Neck Market. It touts Florida oranges fancy apples and bidding customers to see the cheap pretty items before buying. Includes mentions of Baldwin apples and a general sales pitch.
The paper urges all delinquent subscribers to pay before year end as only one more issue will be published this year and the holiday week for printers follows.
Mr Scarboro Hancock clerks for Mr N B Josey and others in town. Visitors include Mr Silas Vaughan, Mr P L Salabury of Hamilton, Mr and Mrs Brewer of Graham's Forge, Mr and Mrs Andrews of Robersonville, Mr and Mrs Eure of Halifax, and Mr W T Rasberry visiting from Petersburg. Mrs J N Savage to Scotland Neck next year. Mrs G E Edwards travels to Whitakers. Mr E M Cherry returns from Long Island City. discusses Southern pride. Santa Claus letters upcoming. Scotland Neck December 16 1903. Death of Mrs R H Shaw with funeral in Tarboro and buried in Tatboro Presbyterian cemetery.
Correspondence from the Commonwealth notes Dr. O C Stallings tending his ill brother John Stallings in Cedar Rock. Listings of moves and visits include Frank Moore near Enfield, C E Hargrove farmhanding, J A Hargrove on business, Mrs J D Lawrence visiting Scotland Neck, W E Fleming and J E Fleming in Enfield, R L Simmons and ill father C P Simmons in Enfield, Henry Pitt buying Noah Biggy’s farm, J J Barnes to Enfield, Bennie Partine with Tom Partine near Whitakers, and Mrs J J Barnes returning home from Savannah. Also Laddie family moving to Warren county and Annie E Lawrence visiting Scotland Neck. Ends with Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic advertisement claim iron and quinine in tasteless form.
Rev. T. P. Bonner, Methodist pastor for one year, preached his last sermon here last Sunday and departs with family for a new charge in Fairfield Hyde county. He preached Sunday night in the Baptist church, to a large audience, in a fitting final address. The community expresses high esteem for him, Mrs. Bonner, and their children as they relocate.
The ad argues climatic conditions overstate disease influence and promotes home care with German Syrup. It claims morning expectoration improves, sleep steadies, and coughing reduces with liberal daily use. Trial bottles cost 25 cents, regular 75 cents, from E. T. Whitehead & Co.
Auction date January 18 1904 at Pine Tree Farm on Roanoke river for cash. Property includes mules horses cattle hogs corn fodder peanut vines cotton seed carts wagons and farming implements. Dec 15 1903 signed J P Wimberley Admir C T Lawrence.
An advertisement urges teachers to mail for details on an interstate examination course by J L Graham in Memphis. It claims statewide, mailed instruction and calls it the best for advancing teachers, requesting a stamp for reply. Also notes a church bazaar by Episcopalians on Main Street raising 170 for the church. A medical ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money-back offer and mentions Hall's pills.
Advertises peanut bags and packing supplies with prices for Bagging Ties Peanut Bags for sale Includes Black and Speckle Peanuts Clay and Red Peas and machine picked 2.50 per bushel sale quantities and bag options listed
By power from deeds of trust dated January 15, 1900 December 31 1901 and February 24 1903 Walter K Lewis will sell at auction in Scotland Neck on January 9 1904 two tracts in Halifax County One tract Wade H Tillery bounded by C P Simmons C J King J L Lewis X B Britt Calvin Lewis and Mrs Garibaldi contains 109 acres more or less The second tract conveyed to Walter K Lewis by J C Burton trustee bounded by J H Parker and Mrs W H Tillery North NC Lumber Co Beech Swamp and late J H Parker and containing 200 acres more or less December 15 1903 W A Dunn Trustee
260 acres five miles from Halifax and seven miles from Fnfield. Five-acre farm open land? (text unclear) 25 acres well timbered and 100 acres of fine tobacco land. Good buildings, small orchard and excellent water. Terms one third cash balance in one, two, three and four years. Price made known on application. HILLIARD & HOUSE.
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