The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-08
Cotton 9 cents.

Alexander H. Stephens is dead.
-Great many people in town last
turday.
-Ferry's Garden Seeds at J.
rholls & Bros.
Rev. Dewitt Talmaye lectured
Charlotte on 6th inst.
We call attention to the new ad.
rtisement of E. N. Nelson.
Fresh Link Sausage received |
ery week and for sale by E. N. Nelson. |
mars274t
The wife of Treasury Worth
la at her home in ASHORE last Satur- |
h aged IS years.
I'VE are anxious for our telegraph
h to be put in operation. Can't the
4 rk be hurried up some?
ECapt. James Lynch, a we'll
pwn employee of the Wilmington
kldon Railroad, died at Weldon last
day.
c. Williams. Esq, Arcola. n.
saws. ..Browns Iron Bitters benefit
me greatly when confined to my bed
b. serious illness.''
MIR. W. H. Smith, of Scotland
IL, has contract with the Baltimore
ohio Railroad to saw 10000 feet of
hber.
NCall to see Noah Briggs & Co., to
q chase your fertilizers. They keep all
1.-THE leading brands-over a hundred
IS on hand at present.
I'VE learn that Mr.. Frank Brink
~ five miles from this town, has invent
! cotton tie which promises to be not
hrior to the cotton ties in general use.
DIR. Huffman reported pleasing
R05nlts in the series of meetings at En-
Ia last week. lie is spending some
Is with Rev. Mr.. Woodson this week.
I'VE have on our table circulars
7{1nformation OF the Bureau Of Edn9s
80 which CONSOLIDATING siRtlrsg...1ees
histics of "Technical instruction OF
lnce.'
80 tons Lees Prepared Agricul.
III Lime just received and for sale by
Edmondson. Also several car loads
ndard Guanos and Acid Phosphates.
docs the press think that North
rolina has never been honored with the
dding of Senator? Senator David
Fis marries Miss Burr, OF Fayette'
s. e!!!
The train on the Scotland Neck
I'd has been draped in mourning fol
/. Bissett, highly esteemed engineer
the W. & W. Railroad, who wa!
led at Wilmington few days ago.
We acknowledge the receipt o
invitation to the Forty-third Annua
announcement of Baltimore College o
+ ental Surgery, which comes off to-day
+ i. j. Herbert White favors US with tn
Titation.
The rain fall in Scotland NecI
+ January was $40 inches; for Febru
". . So inches. We are indebted t
r. j. n Smith for this statement. H
romises US a weekly report of the raj
IL kll here.
Some Of the northern papers re
ort the sales of guano for this seaso
Z huch less than form erly; but from tn
lumber of wagons that are daily carry
hg it from this place, we think that tn
Halifax farmers intend to use their shar
pf it this year.
DIR. Grissom. Superintendent G
The Insane Asylum at Raleigh. and Nj
;. NJ. Robinson, of the House of Repre-
sentatives have had rather q lively d.
cussion about the bill to appropriat
&$l6o, 900 to the Asylum.
There is colored man in Hall
FAX county who says that he can lie O
his back and pick out 200 lbs of cotton
day, and that he can chop cotton as ia.
asa mule can pillow, and yet he says
can make more money by raising COZ
than he can by raising cotton.
Tile Suffolk Casket for Februar
comes to us. 1t is a nice little shee
edited by the Victoria Literary Societ
OF Suffolk Female Institute. Girls. VIII
not enlarge The Casket" little? 1t
so interesting tina. we dislike to finish u
so soon.
The large and handsome res
dence Of Col. D. c. Clark, near Entiel,
was burned On the night of the 26th
February. We learn that nearly all ii
property in the lower story was save,
but all in the upper story was lost. tt
loss was very heavy.
We are sorry to learn that {
Sunday night last Mr.. j. C. Randolp
proprietor of the well known Caledon
farm. about ten miles from town, lost
fire his barn with about 400 bis of cor
5000 lbs or 10000 lbs of fodder, and fl
mules. The barn is supposed to ha
been fired by an incendiary.
Noah Biggs & Co.. are prepar,
to furnish either by retail or in whole s,