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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
2
The notice states editors and publishers do not endorse correspondent views and that publishing a communication does not imply endorsement. It adds that Commonwealth adheres to these general principles and ethics for newspapers.
A New Year prayer asks for patience and endurance through affliction and asks for strength to do better. The editor thanks readers and Mr Vaughan for work during the absence, extending season’s best wishes to all.
The Halifax county branch of the Southern Cotton Association calls a meeting on Monday January 6 at Halifax courthouse. Farmers are urged to attend, and to enter the meeting when the courthouse bell rings, ensuring their presence through adjournment.
A New Year greeting reflects on 1908 possibilities beyond money concerns. The column urges readers to embrace fresh resolutions and hopeful efforts, focusing on positives despite past disappointments, ending with a general well wish. An advertisement for Dvan's Ointment is appended as typical 1900s filler.
A local notice discusses a premium offer for cash subscribers with no specifics this week. It notes a general economic lull from a poor cotton crop and low peanut prices, and describes Christmas travel crowds and orderly behavior despite nearby saloons once in Scotland Neck.
Raleigh voters approve prohibition by 928 to 331 with 11 total votes cast. Dispensary profits of about 75,000 go to school and road funds, while taxes rise slightly. Observers predict broader support for prohibition across North Carolina and the South as saloon advocates concede the shift.
The paper reiterates that all contributors must sign their letters or have a name on a accompanying slip for publication. Two recent letters signed J M and X Y Z could not be published due to missing real names, and the editors urge authors to provide their true names or consent to anonymity if preferred. If X Y Z submits a real name, the letter may appear next week.
After a short illness Henry Allen Pittman died around two o clock Saturday December 28 1907 at his home near Scotland Neck He was about sixty three a Confederate veteran and Buck Kitchin Camp member He left four sons and two daughters his wife having died June 1907 His body was interred between three and four o clock Saturday in Episcopal cemetery Scotland Neck The burial drew a quiet reverent crowd among friends and neighbors
A Sunday marriage at the Baptist parsonage on December 22 became complicated when Rev. G. T. Lumpkin learned the bride’s name did not match the license. After contacting Halifax Register of Deeds T. W. Fenner, the license was corrected and the ceremony proceeded, resulting in a happy couple.
The Southern Cotton Association is presented as pivotal in stabilizing prices for cotton. Halifax County will hold a meeting at the courthouse on Monday, January 6, 1908, to elect officers, appoint committees, and plan next year. Farmers are urged to attend as delegates to kick off the new year with energy for the association’s work.
Mr. W. L. Vaughan, who held editorial control of THE COMMONWEALTH for nearly three months, departed Monday for Washington, N. C. to enter the legal profession. A Wake Forest graduate and former English instructor, Vaughan passed the Supreme Court license last September and earned praise for his thorough work and literary skill. The paper commends him to the people of Washington as he makes his home there.
The Commonwealth correspondent reports the death of infant Claude Barnes at seventeen months old on December 17, 1907 near Dawsons. He suffered briefly from a distressing illness but died peacefully, with prayers that he rests in heaven. A friend notes the family’s sorrow and faith.
At Elder W. B. Strickland's residence on December 18 1907 Mr J H Allsbrook wed Miss Augusta Jackson. The couple enjoyed a supper with relatives at the groom's home. The bride, a popular Beaufort County resident near Washington NC, had many friends in Scotland Neck and nearby areas. The groom is well known locally.
Cor to The Commonwealth reports Thomas Carlisle died Wednesday December 18 after falling ill Sunday with black jaundice. He leaves a wife and one child, plus a sister and brother. Other notes include D A Weeks's wife ill with rheumatism, Willie Whitehead moving to Farmville in January 1908, P H Pittman renting his farm, Dr Earl Weeks and wife visiting Christmas with his father G W Weeks, and Leggetts tournament drawing a large crowd and clearing forty dollars.
Governor Glenn grants a Christmas pardon to Alpheus Vaughan former Singer Sewing Machine office manager in Raleigh after two years and four months of a five year sentence for embezzling 2700. Vaughan has a wife and three children and has been a model prisoner. A promotional note about a dyspepsia tablet follows.
Dr. W. R. Cullom of Wake Forest filled the Baptist pulpit delivering a morning sermon on Isiah 32:2 and an evening message on 2 Cor. 5. The preacher stressed that God uses humans as mediums of good and outlined four new view points for a person in Christ. Local readers praised his scholarly and forceful delivery.
The December observance featured a detailed North Carolina Day program with songs, readings on Scotch-Irish origins and Orange County, a Regulators segment, a Black Boys of Cabarrus story, sections on Andrew Jackson and James K Polk, various choruses and solos from pupils of multiple grades, and an address on the Scotch-Irish influence in North Carolina by Mr. Stuart H. Smith.
The Commonwealth reports the death of Mr. Ben Drew on December 28. His death was sudden. His youngest son was with him and he urged him to lead the family after his passing. His remains rested on Christmas afternoon in the family burying ground. Several old soldiers attended the funeral. he served as a soldier from 1861 to 1865. May blessings rest on his loved ones and all lovers of truth in the good old state of North Carolina. by T. E. Ausbon.
Abraham Brown of Winterton, Y., endured conflicting diagnoses from five doctors, from heart disease to kidney trouble and blood poison. His wife urged Electric Bitters, which restored his health after one bottle. Sold by E. T. White head & Co., druggists, 50c, guaranteed to cure blood poison and stomach, liver, and kidney complaints.
Obituary notice from Enfield North Carolina dated December 23 1907 honoring two longtime friends and comrades John T Applewhite and James N Lawrence both with decades of friendship. The letter by T L Whitaker veteran of the Confederate War expresses sympathy to the families and recalls pleasant visits and kind words from Lawrence in Scotland Neck.
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