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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
3
It urges customers to bank locally with personal contact with officers, stressing attentive treatment for small depositors and building credit with a trusted local institution. Open an account with $1 or more at The Scotland Neck Bank in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church plans a White Sale in the Madry building on Main Street Thursday and Friday June 25 and 26. It starts Thursday at 3 p.m. and runs to Friday evening at 10 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Baptist church. Also offered are Irish potatoes for sale at 1.50 per barrel.
In Tillery Saturday there was considerable hail but no great disaster. The blackberry crop is large and easily picked. A colored woman Josie Holt died from blood poisoning after a nail injury. Baptist University for Women is highlighted as a growing Southern institution. Mr and Mrs J M Tillery thank Scotland Neck and area for kindness during their daughter Leslie May's illness and death.
A Pullman party from Scotland Neck plus Halifax and Hobgood members traveled to Charlotte for the State Democratic Convention. Names include S. A. Dunn Albion Dunn J A Kitchin J E Bowers G Hoffman R S Neal Peyton Keel W H White C L McDowell D M Prince J S Bowers W E Alligood A McDowell W H McDowell Hon Claude Kitchin with T W Fenner S M Gary W P White W D Leggett and Ernest Leggett. The group traveled with a Kitchin banner and planned to stay in Charlotte until the Governor nomination.
Farmers and wagoners should keep horses and mules hydrated during hot days. Do not leave teams in sun. water after supper and, if possible, provide access all night. If night watering isn’t practical, lead animals to water around 9 or 10 o'clock for their comfort and well being.
Our Job Print announces a mature, first class outfit ready to handle all ordinary job printing locally. The message emphasizes keeping dollars in circulation by using the local shop, noting recent customer praise and a guarantee of quality if instructions are clear.
A Glasgow Street firm head reports May business in Scotland Neck was not any worse than last year. He says trade is holding its own, a positive sign during hard times for the area.
Personal notes list numerous visits and travels among Hamilton, Hobgood, Edgecombe, Raleigh, Greenville, Tarboro, Rocky Mount, Windsor, and Robersonville residents. Names include J. P. Wimberley, George L. Wimberley, Emily Biggs, Miss Hines Smith, Emily Nelson of Florence, J. E. Bowers, Harry Lee McDowell, and many others visiting relatives, attending meetings, or touring towns such as Washington, Norfolk, and Oak City.
Prof C W Wilson returned Saturday from the World-Wide Baraca Convention in Cincinnati and a brief stop in Louisville for the International Sunday-School Convention. He represented the Baraca class of Scotland Neck, as one of about six hundred Baraca delegates and one hundred fifty Philathea representatives from across the United States and Canada.
A boy named Charlie Dunn Jr. broke his arm above the wrist while playing with friends on an acting pole on Monday. He previously broke his other arm last year in a football game.
Dr. Thurman D. Kitchin tied with two others for the top honors before the State Board of Medical Examiners in Winston-Salem last week. The triple tie averaged 93 1 7. He will locate in Lumberton to practice medicine.
In a Monday afternoon game at home, Hobgood edged Scotland Neck 15 to 14. Hobgood’s Shields and Leggett starred behind the plate and on the mound while Scotland Neck counters Walston McDowell and Smith. Coach Levira Leggett leads Hobgood with umpire Leland Kitchin. Next, the teams meet on Thursday, June 25 in Hobgood.
The North Carolina State Teachers' Association for colored teachers met at the Joseph K. Brick School near Enfield from June 17 to 21. Dr. J. C. Chavis opened with remarks on state normal schools and broader support for education. The event featured discussions on primary work and rural education, noting Farmers' Conference aid to farmers. June 1908.
The Durham correspondent to the Raleigh Times reports E B Cozart of Stem lost his 1469 pound hog Buster after a rapid illness on a Norfolk to Washington train. Buster had toured eleven states and earned his owner substantial profits before dying en route to Coney Island.
Mr. W F Evans of Greenville plans a suit against Atlantic Coast Line over a ticket dispute. He bought a return ticket at Whitakers but received a half ticket after paying full fare. A disagreement with the Plymouth division conductor led to Evans being put off between Bethel and Parmele in a storm, forcing him to walk to Parmele and hire a team to reach Greenville around 11 PM.
All persons are notified to keep off the lands of The North Carolina Lumber Company now owned by Dr. H. H. Fries. The full penalty of the law will be meted out to all offenders. S. F. Dunn, Manager. June 25.
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