The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-04-19
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this port and Columbia. met with an
Was Obliged to put back 10 Norfolk
for repairs to her rudder.-Fulcon.
Erening Visitor: Mr. Ransom Gull
ley, father of Mr.. j. p. Gulley. of this
city, is very sick at his residence in
Panther Branch Township. I'VE
earn that new paper will soon be
started at Aurora, Beaufort county.
in this State.
Albermarle Enquirer: Rev. r
iVanDeventer has been holdin. ser
vices in the Baptist church every
night during the past week. .Sher-
itf Warren left Monday night last for
Raleigh. taking with him a prisoner
to the penitentiary......M Mrs. Nj. b.
Culpepper. Of f. City. committed
suicide on Tuesday night last. by
drow ming herself IN the Ehrinhaus
we'll. Cause unknown.
Central Protestant: We regret to
learn that MIR. j. j. Busic, Of this
county lost a barn Of fine tobacco by
fire ON Saturday last. .... The Presby-
terian chapel. on Asheboro street. is
nearly completed. 1t is a model OF
neatness and beauty but then how
could it help it. when frien Lyndon
Swain was the architect ?......Iion.
A. NJ. Scales has consented TO deliver
the annual address before TIE pupils
o. lhomasville Female College, at
the commencement on June 7th at IL
O'Clock a. m.
Rocky Mount Reporter: We are
reliably informed that there will be a
cock fight held in RaIeish on May LIST.
End, and 3D., between parties of Ala
nance, against Nash and Halifax,
for $500. a side-21 or 81 chickens
to he shown......Mrs. Susan Mobiles.
| wife Of DR.. a. b. Mobiles, of McKen-
dreville, Edgecombe county. died on
ednesday the 4th inst. Mrs.
Mary f., wife Of w. L. Thorp, died,
| of consumption on last Wednesday
night. She leaves husband aad two
children, who have our sincere SYM
pathy in their bereavement.
Fayetteville Observer: We regret
to learn that the valuable grist and
saw mill belonging to Col. L. w. De-
| vane, about eleven miles north of
Fayetteville, was burned last Satur-
day night at about midnight, result
ing in the total loss Of tie property.
ION Saturday evening last, at
about dusk, negro named McEach.
ern and one of Mr.. John Buie's team
sters, Anderson Mckay, became en-
gagged in an alteration ON the road
near Mr.. Buie's premises, which re-
suited in the serious and perhaps
fatal wounding of Mckay.
Goldsboro Bulletin: MIR. Allen
Moore is the owner of do5 ei!hteen
years ola, but that dog is as deaf as
silence and SO blind that he can't see
an inch into futurity.....Mr. John
Fisher, while staining in the store OF
Gr fin Bros, was this week stricken
with epilepsy. AMI fell to the floor.
Restoratives were applied. and he
soon recOvered.... The alarm of fire
was given yesterday orning and
our IRE companies were out and on
the spot at once But the bows only
had The pleasure of a tile exercise
of TIER limbs, as few we'll directed
buckets of water soon put a stop to
the ;.ery tiend.
T. iSnot Sunny Home: James d.
JeHs ms. county superintendt mt of
pubic schools, for Edyecombe county
rendered his resigna ton to the board
OF s'ounty commissioners at Tarboro
last week. He will hold his place
init! his successor is appointed. MIR.
Jen.ins has made a good superin-
tenti.nt and his resignation is very
rnuc'a regretted. MIR. Geo. T. Hart,
a z, ing Young lawyer Of Rocky
Moult, has taken editorial charge Of
tie Rocky Mount Reporter. MIR.
iiow ell, father of Capt. IL. e. White
hea.:, died in Wilson on Fri, ,av even
Ing last, at the advanced age of 80
aais ......Capt. John Thorp, one Of
ti.e "lost highly respected citizens of
N.ss;: county, died at his home near
ko' Sy Mount on Saturday. the 9Th
'n,'. To know him was to love and
rssl>sct him. He was a good man
ai,.' sslll be sadly missed by a large
auis,ser OF relatives aud friends.