The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-04-19
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ia should bear sucn name. II
may be of interest to our readers t.
know something of its origin. Some
three or four miles east of this tow !
there is bend in the Roam oke rivel
Of several miles. The scope of coun
try included in this bend WAS man,
years ago settled By some Scotcl
people. After time they, for some
Iaase, moved further South into
Cumberland county, and there made
settlemen 3. some parts Of which arc
now included in Harnett county
Ever since that time the section in
cludel in this be nd Of the Roanoke
river has been called SEQ; lanc
Neck" Before the war there were
two small villages located about
mile apart, one North and the othel
South of what is now Scotland Neck
When those DAYS Of strife, destruc
ton, and blood shed were ended
and the old, the middle aged, and
the bows returned all wearied, foot
sore. and battle SCARED, the inter
vening space between these two lit
tie villages, GAINESVILLE on the North
and Greenwood on the South, was
ali almost unbroken forest
When the lapse of few years had
somewhat consigned the mis!ortunes
which the war brought our people
among tie things of the forgotten
past, the spirit of progress and en-
terprise found a place among the
good citizens of GAINESVILLE, Green
wood, and the surrounding vicinity.
and it was soon seen that, surrou n.
ded as they were by prosperous
community, these villages must soon
develop into centres Of considerable
places of trade.
The idea was conceived of uniting
the two and thus making them one
corporation. This idea was soon
Sdeveloped into reality, and as q
result we have now, where but few
years ago was the unfelled forest,
the pleasant and prosperous town OF
Scotland Neck, numbering about
1000 inhabitants. and taking its
name fr,m the ancient settlement Of
those Scotch people in the bend OF
Roanoke referred to above. AS bust.
ness increased and the town grew,
the people began to feel the need of
more facilities both for shipping and
for travel. Plans were soon laid and
no sooner laid than matured and by
the very liberal subscriptions of our
best and most enterprislng men, both
farmers and merchants, railroad
was begun. And now for nearly q
year the ''iron horse has been max.
Jag the daily run from Scotland
Neck to Halifax. Every feature OF
thrift and Improvement which one
could expect to see follow such an
enterprise, visible here.
Not only have we The railroad
facilities for travel and shipping,
but we also have the advantage of
telegraph. Just one week ago was
completed here new office of The
Western Union Telegraph Company.
and now we are connected with the
business centres of the world and
haYe all the facilities for news, &C.,
that other towns have. There is in
the new and spacious depot-said to
be one of the finest in the State-a
conveniently arranged Office. and a
town Office in tie central portion of
the town. This makes it quite con.
venient for all persons who have &C.
casion to avail themselves Of the use
of the telegraph.
Taking all things into considera'
ton. we know of NJ place in the
State that has made more rapid i'm
provement than Scotland Neck.
There is still one thing. however,
wanting to the more lively interest
and material pro 5ress of the town
and that is some kind of manufactory.
Located in one Of the richest Sec
tions of North Carolina, and having
the advantages that it now has. Scot.
land Neck ought to have several
manufactures. 1t is already quite
admirable place for men of enter
prise and business to move to but
let US have a cotton-seed Oil Mill, a
Spoke and Handle Factory. and
other such branches of industry es'
tablished here, and our citizens will
soor realize their most ssnguine
hopes for the rapid growth and de-
velopmene-of the to~a.