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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
3
Testimonial style note touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. Claims the medicine acts on blood and mucous to restore health, with endorsements from J. Cheney & Co. and local druggists selling at 75 cents.
County Commissioners appoint road superintendents for townships: Eyville E L Lee. Saherwood J W Crawley. Conoconara J H Darden. jd P V Randolph. Faucetts L H Dickens. Halifax Littleton J E Pepper. Palmyra R H White. Roseneath Moses Strickland. Jake Rapids Jno L Patter. Stland Neck I H Smith. A H Green. They will meet in July and each file a bond of 200 dollars.
Arch ie Taylor sent ripe Mayflower peaches to the editor as thanks. The Oil Mill finished the season and shut down for the summer after a profitable run. J D Ray injured a toe but is better now. A children's day program at the Methodist church Sunday night is planned. Scouts discuss forming a Scotland Neck baseball team with a nearby race track ball park. E F Allsbrook and S E Bland will run a moving picture show at Madry's Opera House this summer starting Thursday. Admission is 10 cents. Burroughs Pittman Wheeler Co. displays a $100 gold prize in the front window and promises a giveaway to white and colored customers alike.
Halifax County commissioners met in regular session with all members present. W. R. Harvey chaired as the board reelected A. T. Dickens as chain gang superintendent at $60 monthly. A reward of $100 was offered for William Lawrence, charged with killing his wife near Weldon two weeks ago.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold an ice cream supper in Bowers grove on Main street tonight. Proceeds support the parsonage fund. The public is invited to patronize the event and aid the fundraising efforts.
Our Mrs F A Riff visits Salis bury this week. Prof Paul Q Bryan visits Wake Forest. Walter S White of Edenton spends Sunday here. Ida Rogerson of Edenton visits Miss Rebe Shields. Mrs K Jenkins of Roanoke Rapids here Tuesday. J M Morrisett visits her brother in Florida. Dr A C Liverman spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Norfolk. Hattie Branch spends a day or two in Norfolk. G C Weeks leaves for Petersburg to visit. Virginia White of Edenton visits grandmother Mrs J M Leggett. E B Josey of Tarboro spends Sunday with parents. E J Proctor and Ruth Gordon visiting Rocky Mount. Annie Josey returns from Raleigh. Lila Hancock returns from South Carolina. Robert Johnson of Pearts mouth with relatives. Jack Riddick travels to Greenville to play ball vs Washington. Rev and Mrs C G Bradley leave for Wadesboro where he is rector. W E Smith of Cotton Oil and Ginning Co leaves for New York for Seed Pressers Assoc meeting. Rev O M Moore here for summer to lead Scotland Neck Baptist mission work. Rev J A Dailey and Jamie depart for Trinity College commencement and Burlington visit. G H Johnson, Dan Taylor, W H Kitchin, E H Leggett, and Charlie Lawrence spend weekend in Washington, D C in Leggett’s auto.
William T Hill born July 12 1869 died May 26 1911 at age 41 years 10 months 14 days. Survived by wife Eila Barnes and five children. He was a devoted husband father and a respected carpenter. A master mason Solid Rock Lodge No 177 F and A M in 1906 left widow a $300 policy.
The new board's first meeting elected A L Purrington as clerk and Stuart Smith as treasurer at 100 dollars annually. G H Johnson was re elected police chief. Purrington and Smith named street committee. Kitchin and Jones named ditch committee. Smith and Jones ordered to dig a well near W T Hanwick Co store.
The report released in Washington on June 2 indicates area planted at 104.7 per cent of last year, about 35,004,000 acres versus 35,418,400 in 1910, an increase of 1,586,000 acres or 4.7 per cent. May 25 crop condition stood at 87.8 per cent, higher than 80.2 a year ago and above the 10 year average of 80.9.
Mrs. Tom Council visited Oak City after a stay with daughter Mrs. W. L. Mizell. Sam Robinson of Battlesboro conducted business in town. Mrs. C. L. Turner and Edward journeyed to Rocky Mount to visit friends. Leroy Allsbrook of Scotland Neck stayed with Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Allsbrook. Mrs. Beckwith returned to Greenville after time with Mrs L. J. Baker. L. J. Baker traveled to Norfolk on business. Susie Roberson of Scotland Neck visited her mother Mrs. A. C. Roberson. W. M. Peele went to Ayrland on business and plans to move soon. Robert Everett came home from A. and M. College. Justus Everett Jr. of Greenville spent Sunday with his parents as Mro J. A. Everett went to Chapel Hill on business.
Old kitchen chairs bureaus closets and furniture wear out then can be made new again at a cost of 16 to 29 cents per item with a can of Home Finish Domestic Paint or Home Finish L M Varnish or Varnish Stain. Directions for use on each can. Any home craftsman can do it. Hardy Hardware Company carries the products.
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