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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
3
A notice from L. T. L. announces a medal contest to be held at the church this Friday evening at seven o clock. The readable fragments mention Richmond and a Mrs Winslow product advertisement but the main event is the church contest.
Warren county court at Warrenton convenes for a two week term next week. The case of E. E. Keefe for the killing of C. is set for Monday, the 27th inst. with witnesses required. The proceedings move from this term to a new session.
Last week Liverman charged E. E. Powell with selling whiskey. Powell waived preliminary examination and was bound over to Half Superior on a 350 bond, jailed in Hal-i. Evidence showed Powell’s whiskey sale. More cases against town officers are expected as authorities push to curb the blind tiger trade.
The ten day rain has damaged crops and delayed farm work while farmers seek a wheat threshing solution. A Children's Day service at the Methodist Church was enjoyed with Mrs. Kate Dunn and Miss Kittie Foster training the children. The community notes a shortage of threshers and proposals to attach peanut threshers to handle wheat, urging investigation and readiness.
An informal Saturday night event at the Academy of Music featured the Look Jones String Band and drew many couples in formal attire. Highlights included waltz and two step dances, barn dances, keerees, and the Cuban Ola Glide, with chaperones Mrs. C. L. McDowell and Mrs. J. A. Kitchin.
Local talent presented the play Escaped From The Law at the Madry Opera House on Tuesday night with proceeds going to the local Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. A large audience braved wet weather as the performance drew praise for strong acting and a notably praised chorus.
Miss Brothers visits Mrs. C. H. Herring and many locals host visitors from Raleigh Tarboro Greenville and other towns. Several residents attend professional meetings and a pharmacy board session. Joseph House and E T Whitehead gain licenses and officer roles.
The Oxford Orphanage singing class will present a concert at the Opera House at 8:30 p.m. on June 17 1910. The event seeks public support and promises a program on par with past successes to aid the orphanage.
Miss Ethel Annie Webb wed Henry B. Jones of Edenton North Carolina at the Webb home near town on Wednesday morning June 15 1910. Rev R F Mc Farland Baptist pastor officiated. A fuller account is promised in the next issue.
Miss Isea Harper of Ebeneezer, aged about 93, died at her home after a long life in the community. She was hard of hearing, a longtime Eden church member, and leaves many friends. The county reports heavy rain halting crops and says many bridges have washed away as roads wash out. Local reports note a successful land sale with 60 lots selling for about £1800, and several residents and visitors travel between Henderson, Roanoke Rapids, Richmond, and Asheville for family, work, or health reasons.
Rosemary Steins notes a revival by Evangelist Raymond Browning and Rev Charles A Jones with about 150 conversions amid Rosemary cotton mill town growth. The piece mentions a horse theft incident near Raleigh, mumps outbreak, and Rosemary’s rise as a mill village with Rosemary mill No2 silk mill and Patterson Mfg Co plans under John Patterson and T W Mullen.
The infant Frances Louise Proctor died at seven o’clock Friday evening June 10 1910 at age five months and fourteen days. The bereaved parents Mr. and Mrs. E J Proctor recall her gentle life and the memory left by her sweetness. Her burial at Baptist Cemetery followed a service led by Rev R A McFarland with Miss Emily Biggs singing Looking This Way and the choir singing Safe in the Arms of Jesus. Her brief life was sadly cherished by relatives and friends who send prayers for peace.
The Scotland Neck Dramatic Club presented From the Law for the Wyatt Fountain Fund with charming acting and a superb chorus. The piece drew praise for cast and staging and highlighted local hospitality and talent in Scotland Neck. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised with claims of a universal cure and a money back offer through F. J. Cheney of Toledo.
The dog tax and privilege license for 1910 are due on the first day of Lund and must be paid at once. Call the mayor’s office to pay. Dated June 15, 1910, G. H. Johnson, Tax Collector.
Tax sale of town parcels listed for 1910 in front of the brick hotel on Saturday July 17 includes H. H. Harrington two lots on 13th street totaling 13.55 dollars, W. H. Josey one Main street store lot 49.02 dollars, Mrs F. N. Lilley one vacant lot 2.20 dollars, D. M. Prince two Main street lots and home 24.76 dollars, Mrs D. M. Prince stables and lot 7.70 dollars, G. H. Johnson appears listed.
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