Editorial notes on ethics and state farming progress
Thursday July 0 1905 notes editor publisher responsibility for correspondents and public communications. Farmers deserve home harvest sufficiency and should grow wheat for home use. W E Crossland of Richmond county dies, praised for farm leadership and Prison Board service. Dr D H Hill elected president of A M College Raleigh succeeding Geo Winston. trustees vote unanimously, praised as top educator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Crossland
Richmond County
D. H. Hill
A. & M. College
Raleigh
Geo. T. Winston
Hill
Farmers Storage Warehouse boosts local cotton and peanut storage
The Commonwealth celebrates the Farmers' Storage Warehouse Company in Scotland Neck as a way for farmers to hold crops like cotton and peanuts with weather protection and low insurance. The venture, funded by local residents, aims to spare farmers from selling at unsatisfactory prices and cites Mr. C. Moore of Charlotte and the Southern Cotton Association as influential in its spread.
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THE
Commonwealth
Scotland
Scotland Neck
C. Moore
Charlotte
Southern Cotton Association
Elbow Room Versus Town Life Prompts Civic Hint
A Sanford Express paragraph notes country residents enjoy space while town dwellers rely on community. It urges town residents to stand up for their community if settled there, and to support neighbors when they know of no good. Silence is golden if not sure how to help.
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The
Sanford Express
Reflect on Community Responsibility and Local Morale
The passage counsels residents to support legitimate local business rather than demand excessive stock for every whim. It urges celebrating small joys overlooked by big newspapers, avoid neighbor abuse, and warns that constant critics harm a town more than two virtuous residents can mend.
Convicts Escape in North Carolina News Note
Halifax July 28 1908 convicts escaped from C J Rhem camp at the state farm pursued by guards and hounds for about 20 miles one inmate caught near Halifax Nevile guard had horse accident with a heavy fall but doctors report no broken bones though possible internal injuries and others in the community noted visits and illnesses among local residents and clergy at Halifax and Crowells exchanges of pulpits announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Froelich
E. L. Travis
Frances Sater
J. H. Fenner
Crowells
D. E. Wipperman
Halifax
C. J. Rhem
North Carolina State Farm
Mr. Nevile
Mr. Neville
Dr. Register
Soil and Peanut Growing Talk At Scotland Neck Institute
State Agricultural representatives discussed soil improvement with emphasis on deeper but measured plowing, humus from stable manure and legume crops, and efficient cultivation. Brown outlined North Carolina Bunch peanuts, seed selection, soil prep, and harvesting timing, stressing crop rotation and proper stacking to protect yields.
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T. B. Parker
T. E. Brown
Hertford County
United States
North Carolina
Virginia
Mr. Brown
Halifax County
Garden talk highlights home vegetable growing urged
The State Agricultural Department assistant horticulturist, S B Shaw, stressed farm garden value for crop profits. He listed fifteen vegetables including beans, beets, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes and peas and urged households to grow them at home or exchange other produce for canned vegetables, with more to follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Shaw
State Agricultural Department
Death of Mrs McMahon at Halifax in 1908
Mrs. McMahon widow of the late Michael McMahon died at Halifax North Carolina on Monday night about 3 30. She leaves two sons Ferrall and Joseph and a daughter Mary Morris from her first marriage to Captain John Toomey. The Roman Catholic community notes her Christian virtues and acts of kindness. Remains placed in the family vault Wednesday afternoon.
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Cor
Commonwealth
Halifax
N. C
McMahon
Michael McMahon
Ferrall
Joseph
Mary
John Toomey
Nannie Ferrall
Mike Ferrall
Artie
Confederate Reunion Planned in Winston-Salem
Announcement notes Winston-Salem prepares August 19 and 20 for the State reunion of the Boys in Gray. Citizens promise elaborate entertainment for Confederate Veterans, aiming to leave them with pleasant recollections of the visit to the Queen City of the Piedmont. The city gates will be opened to the Old Guard.
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Winston-Salem
Gray
Piedmont
State Reunion to Bring Veterans to Winston-Salem
The city prepares a grand welcome for veterans. Police will suspend operations, homes will open, and old comrades will greet each other with warm hospitality. Committees arrange sleeping quarters meals and activities to honor the visitors including distinguished guest R. E. Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Walt Bea En
R. E. Lee
Mortgage Trustees Sale Notice in Littleton North Carolina
By virtue of a mortgage dated January 1 1907 to secure a debt to E E Mallett I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash on August 11 1908 at 10 o clock A M in the town of Littleton North Carolina a lot of land containing about one and one half acres bounded north by East End Avenue south and west by W E Bowers and east by M S Iles and adjacent to the grantor residence This 3rd day July 1908 G Danial Trustee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary KB. King
W. A. King
E. E. Mallett
Littleton
N. C
East End Avenue
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J. E. Hilliard
Juisa
Publicatio N Ofa
President Hill
Farmers’ Storage
J. S. Bowers
R. L. Deaton
Enfield
E. W. Gilliam
Gilliam
Ruby Sater
Manchester
Froelichs
Wood
Mount Spert
T. W. Wood & Sors, Sancsmen
Richmond, Va
Farmers’ Institute
Scotlandeek
Ae B. Parker
Parker
Shaw
Brown
Buckhorski Water Co
Henderson, N.C
URIC
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Main St
Les Tarker
Undertakers
M. Hoffman & Bro
Boston
Mass
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New York
Ador W. J. Cralc
T.C
PPM
A. Wilmington
N. An
Trinity Park School
Southern Colle
the South
H. M. North
Durham
Jeanne
Elizaly
Nutte Sons
Tate
J. M. Rhodes
Central Academy
Littleton College
J.B. Aiken
Mueller’s Molasses
E. P. Mueller
Norfolk
Nortrolk, VA
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