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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
3
Fragmentary notice announces events at a town hall with sales of carpet and woodwork items. It mentions Thursday and Friday dates, Campbell’s products, and hardware store participation.
The column highlights upcoming civic and social happenings including a county teachers institute, a saw mill and railroad plans for Scotland Neck, town meetings, and the annual Agricultural and Mechanical College announcement. It mentions the oil mill closing for summer, a mayoral office schedule, and local business moves.
A Democratic Executive Committee is called to meet at Hall i Mendy on July 1st to fix a date for primaries for county and legislative nominations and to attend to other business before the committee. Full attendance is earnestly desired.
Several residents are mentioned visiting relatives and friends in Tarboro Buie's Creek Fayetteville and Raleigh Messrs Hoffman Blythe and Futrell travel to Baltimore Raleigh Winston-Salem and Norfolk for events. Notable appearances include Miss Kitchin and Miss McDowell at the Governor’s mansion in Raleigh and Chas Shields and Hugh Johnson at the World Wide Baraca-Philathea Union in Norfolk.
A merry party of the younger set picnicked at White's Mill Scotland Neck's famous resort on a Wednesday of last week led by Charlie Elliott Steptoe as master of ceremonies. They enjoyed a full day until a storm forced them to break camp and return home. The feast was prepared by attending young ladies and served picnic style with chaperones Mrs Percy Johnson Miss Mary White Miss Helen Hilliard and Miss Hattie Leggett assisting.
Mr G W Brinkley and Miss Mary Parks both of Tillery were married at the home of Mr and Mrs L J Gay in Scotland Neck on Sunday afternoon. Rev N Yearby pastor of the Methodist church officiated. Congratulations and best wishes were offered for a long and prosperous married life.
Rev. Albert New of Weldon will conduct Sunday morning and evening services at Trinity church. The public is invited to attend both services and hear Mr. New preach.
Haraden presents a large traveling show with 2 cars and 30 performers led by Nora and Dottie Martyne. The weekly program features Miss Dot tie, Mayme Carlos, Ollie Hamilton, the Rivards on the rolling globe, and tricks by E P Carlos with a concert band. Change of program nightly, matinee Saturday, admission 5 and 10 cents for kids, running one week in Scotland Neck starting July 1.
The June Party hosted by the San Souci Club at the North Clarksville home of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Coleman drew a large crowd. Guests socialized around rock tables and enjoyed an orchestra, with refreshments in old gold and purple, then danced and whispered together into midnight as couples departed with compliments to the gracious host.
A North Carolina Halifax County document shows J Harper Alexander and Trier Wirx swearing to a financial statement. The scanned affidavit notes a cash balance and totals including 15 060.00 and 129 640.05 in a bank statement.
At Hobgood in Halifax County the bank reports assets including loans and discounts 20005.67, banking house, furniture and fixtures, cash from banks, gold and silver coin, National bank notes, and more. Liabilities show capital stock, surplus, undivided profits, time deposits, deposits subject to check, and cashier’s checks outstanding totaling 20005.67. E. P. Hyman signs as cashier before Notary W. N. Herring on June 21, 1912.
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