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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
3
Fragmentary obituary notes Satan tun died Sunday at his home on E Street after months of illness. Funeral service led by Elder W. B. is mentioned. Page mentions a Christian life, wife, and a person named Gleason from Noury Publice, with references to Toledo, Ohio.
Mr Haywood C Dickens watchman at Southern Railway Pier 1 near Pinners Point fell overboard and drowned on Saturday night June 14. Reared near Scotland Neck he married Addie Edmonds in 1905 and later lived in Norfolk. A devout Methodist and member of the Pythian Lodge and United American Mechanics, he dies at 28 leaving a wife two children and extended family in Scotland Neck. Funeral at Nahala church conducted by C Yearby.
John Davis, a white farmer from Scotland Neck, and his family traveled to Raleigh to seek rabies treatment after a maddog bite. Though not certain of exposure, they fear the risk and visit the State Laboratory of Hygiene for precautionary care.
Local page notes Polk Miller and his quartette perform Saturday night with electric fans to beat the heat. Also mentions races with six to eight horses today at the track and a lecture by Rev L B Jones in Tarboro. Obituaries include Mr J W Perry of Norfolk and Mr Frank Fitzgerald of Raleigh.
Mrs. W. T. Joyner died at her country home south of town Sunday after a long illness. She leaves husband and five children: Mrs. John Coughenour, Mrs. Chas McNaughton, Miss Fannie S. Joyner, Bob Joyner, Ben Joyner. Interment wasMonday afternoon at the family burying ground near her home, Elder W. B. Strickland conducting the service. The community mourns a devoted wife and mother.
Dr. I. E. Green of Weldon spent Saturday here. Visitors include Miss Vernon Holloway of Enfield, Miss Undine Futrell home from Winston-Salem, and Miss Lucile Leggett returning from Edenton. Local figures such as Hon. Claude Kitchin left for Washington and Sherwood Allsbrook recovered from an appendicitis operation in Richmond. G. C. Weeks and daughters visited Washington, D. C., for sightseeing.
A copy of Amour's Monthly Cook Book lists prize recipients from a recent contest ending May 22. Among hundreds of North Carolina contestants, Mrs. W. C. Dickerson of our town secured fourth prize for a SPICED POT ROAST recipe. The method uses beef, ginger, tomatoes, onion, flour, water and Amour's Extract of Beef.
The passage contains two snippets of humorous quotes. The Greenville Reflector criticizes judges who prefer fines over road sentences for nuisance crimes. In Wigwag and Singleton dialogue from the Philadelphia Record, Singleton jokes about loving a poor woman, revealing his stance on money and marriage.
An observation from the Washington Star notes that the man is forever kicking leaving him little time to learn the true nature of his grievances. The remark highlights how constant action can obscure underlying issues.
A terse ad claims No. 666 Yhia 12 is prepared for malaria and chills and fever. It promises five to six doses to break a case and to act as a tonic preventing fever recurrence. The tonic is said to work on the liver without causing gripe or sickness.
Miss Dicie Howell entertained guests Friday evening from 6 30 to 7 30 in honor of house guests Mrs A Williamson and Mrs Harry Smith of Tarboro More than seventy five attendees praised the hostess The home featured pink and green decor with pink carnations and smilax Guests were greeted by Misses Anna Kitchin and Hattie Legget and served ice cream and cake by Misses Gertrude Whitehead Hilda Hancock and Frances M Purvis Notable out of town guests included Mrs C A Beck of Wilmington Delaware Miss Mamie Brinkley of Greenville Miss Arra Perry of Wilmington NC Miss Cowdrey and Holloway of Enfield and Miss Ruth Giersch of Winston Salem
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