The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-08-16
N0TEs> EsK. THE WAY.

that pc hapla few notes by the way
would pt lie void of interest to those
with waom our lot has recently been cast
There was quite a crowd on board the
cars when we left our adopted home, and
we could hut notice the clcv CT and atten-
tive manner IN which our acting conductor,
Capt, WI. smith, looked to the ccm-
fort b, 4 Convenience of his passengers.
Polite GENIAL and attentive, he makes all
efficlc officer and the travelling public
thoro ghly appreciates kind and attcn-
tive nductor.
we reached Halifax about half past
ten 4. NJ and learning that we would
have to ''kill two mortal hours before the
arrival Of the nurthetn buttnti Train. we
''killed the time' in walking around and
visiting our numerous friends. We first
called upon our young friends, Froelich
Bros, where We generally make head
quarters during our spare moments in
the capital town. We found our friend
f. Froclich seated at grand piano, with
''stacks' of music around him, and we
can assure You he was making music that
was not bad, and he bids fair to become
Il second blind Tom in all except the blind
ness and the cplor Of ;hS skin;
We also dropped i'll at the postoffice
and found our young friend Mr.. E. L.
| Clark in charge and as busy as bee.
ltc Informed us that MIR. W ood had gone
to Enfield to play base ball. Shades of
our ancestors. Base ball, and the ther-
mometer playing up in the nineties. But
OF this more anon.
lit Was also our dui y ana ouf pleasure
/ to visit the Office of Dr.. O'Brien. Our
duty II was to deliver to the DR.. pack
age OF papers, and it was our pleasure to
call upon the DR.. who is such an urbane,
clever and accommodating officer. But
we found that fnnctionary absent and his
cttice closed, so The package was delivered
to Mr.. Hale at Froelich Bros, with in-
structions to deliver on sight.
The ti,he passed swittIt and reasantly
away and it was, seemingly but a short
time before we were whirling towards
" "eldon, Arriving at the city on the
Roanoke we found busines booming and
the merchants all happy. The s;nall boy
rejoicing on account cf the circus poster
ard all the old folks preparing to take the
! children in to see the animals. We heard
of an old lady who expected to march i'll
with seven full grown sons and daughters,
she being afraid to trust them in alone
the younger one being only twenty-five
years of age).
Weldon is growing town and is soon
to have an Opera House 40 Y 80. Tho
brick work Of the house is already IL
course of construction and the walls arc
rising rapidly. Mr. T. l.. hmry. who Is
ever entcrprisinS, is having the house
built, and when completed it will be al
ornament to the town.
;, After leaving Weldon we visitc,
Enfield, our cid homie. - had Tie pleas
; ure of shaking the hands Of many of on,
old friends. W also had TIC pleasure 0
meeting one Of our own far and charmin;
voting ladies. Miss Kate FennSr, who i
visiting the Misses Whitaker of that town
We found the Enfield boys and the Hall
fax boys playin" base ball. But we lcav
that TO our Enfield correspondent,
The crops in t}li, section arc rciaarkG
bly, good. The 'sisc oncs may shake thei
heads and say ''tco MITCH stalk but W
. say it is impossible to have ccttcn "ithor
, stalk. AIr. T.. i. Branch has :; s,,al lt
! Of cotton near his residence, that is muc
, higher than the fence, and if that cotto
don't stop growing soon VIC expect to $,
Jim Mo,cly, CT Reid j5 Whitaker cuttis1
the stalks down and carrying them
their saw mills.
We find thai The CuMMoN,NEALT1!
: max ing hosts Of friends and have addt
quite a number of new subscribers to OF
list.