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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR describes a roofing product designed for long fibre cellulose or similar base, treated with genuine resin asphalt and tar-free, claimed as a product of Hardy Hardware Co. Details about exact name, application, and specifications are incomplete.
Stockholders met on Tuesday June 14. Officers reported the bank in good condition and a 15 percent dividend was declared. No officers or directors were re elected.
Dem primary notices urge Halifax voters to attend Saturdays precinct primaries at 4 pm to select delegates for the county convention while the county convention on July 2 will name delegates to State and district events. Mentions crop damage from rains and local candidates including D H James for register of deeds and Dr M P Whitehead gaining licensure. Also notes large Scotland Neck delegation heading to Warrenton court and Burroughs Pittman Wheeler Co clearance sale running June 23 to July 4 with incentives.
Our baseball team traveled to Aulander Friday and lost 5 to 0. Buck Darden, our pitcher, was hit by a ball while attempting to steal second in the fifth inning and could not continue. A sizable crowd from our town witnessed the game.
Elder A. J. Moore of Whitakers filled his regular Kehukee church appointment Saturday and Sunday night at the Madry opera house to a good size congregation. He has pastored Kehukee 31 years with only one missed appointment, exchanged pulpits on occasion, and remains highly esteemed by his people.
Miss Frances Smith of Kinston visits Miss Lucile Kitchin. Several professionals and residents travel for visits and business to Tarboro Halifax Weldon Richmond Wake Forest College Philadelphia and other points. Community members attend meetings and take on church roles while relatives visit in Martin Edgecombe and Cape Charles.
Rev J S Wood of Weldon will preach at the Methodist church tonight at 8 15. He will fill his regular appointment here on the 1st and 3rd Thursday nights each month until further notice.
Tom Harris, a colored resident about two miles from town on the Palmyra road, has a smallpox case. County health superintendent Dr. I E Green from Weldon visited Harris last Thursday and took precautions to prevent spread. Harris is believed to have contracted the disease while away on a preaching trip.
Sunday afternoon service at 4 30 at the Scotland Neck Baptist Church featured the primary department's program with songs recitations and a short address on cradle roll work by Rev R A Mc Farland. Five cradle roll deaths were recorded this year. Chas J Shields presented promotion certificates for full primary department membership while Mrs James A Pittman supervised baby roll duties and kept a careful record including white bows for any death in the babies.
Mr. R. F. Coleman and Mrs. Mamie Hall widow of the late Suart Hall traveled to Richmond on Monday and Wednesday the 22nd they wed to secure a Catholic Priest. They plan to stay with Mr Coleman's parents in King and Queen County before returning to Scotland Neck to establish their home.
An advertisement promotes L. & M. Paint highlighting zinc oxide and white lead for durable, long lasting coats. It claims wear resistance like gold, 10 to 15 year repaint intervals, and pricing around 1.49 per gallon. Sold by Hardy Hardware Co.
Farmers should eat more oatmeal. The article urges farmers to value food and follow research on best human food for muscle and brain, recommending Quaker Oats as the superior option. It notes Quaker Oats is widely recognized and suggests feeding farm hands this oatmeal for more work output.
The State's college for training industrial workers offers courses in agriculture horticulture animal husbandry dairying civil electrical and mechanical engineering cotton milling and dyeing industrial chemistry and agricultural teaching. Entrance examinations at each county seat on the 7th of July. D H Hill president West Raleigh N C.
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