The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-13

On our first page will be found
a somewhat len gthy letter of explanation
from Ex.Gov. Holden.
The add ions and improve.
ments to Messrs. Noah Biggs & Co. s
store are nearing completion.
Something New! A handsome
line of Jersey Waists have been received
by our friend. NJ. Hotfman.
Our farmers nave entered upon
the work of picking out cotton in dead
earnest. We wish them all abundant
success in the YIELD
Twenty new subscribers and
four new 'ads' islyeek. The new man.
agement will make success of the CON-
or bleak trace
On account ,of the quarterly
meeting at the Met todist Church there
will be no services al the Baptist Church
Sunday morning.
That is the kind oflihristian feeling we
glory in.
The first Gun f the Fall Cam
paign 1888. M. Hoffhan has just return
ed from the North, Where he has puc-
chased the largest stolk ever known to De
exhibited in Fhis towr (which are to be
sold at prices that w:llastonish all.
Don't % ct II t the CoNMo1'
WA III JOB c CEis ov in iull b a
sand that we are doing Job Printing as
neatly and as cheaply as any house IN
the State. Send in yoT orders for fall
printing. Letter Heads. Bill Heads, En-
velopes. Posters &c &c.
Persons living at money order
Offices can now send anv' amount up to
five dollars for three cents. This will en-
able our subscribers to remit the amount
due us at little expense. We hope they
will make liberal use of this new way Of
sending money.
The graded schools all over the
State are opening under most gratifying
and encouraging auspices. Why cannot
Scotland Neck have graded school:
There are at present four schools in sue
cessful operation in this town, and If al
were consolidated into one we could have
q 10 crr IoH cohon1
The State ChronicaP is to be Is
sued as a weekly democratic paper from
Raleigh on the 10Th inst, by Walter IL
Page, Esq. late of the N. Y. World, as
sisted by Mr.. E. A. Oldham, ofthe Win
ston Sentinel
Page and Oldham both have the edito-
rial ability requisite to success. They
have our best wishes in their new enter
prise.
Intense farming. Mr.. J. P. Ware
has on his farm cotton stalks nine feet
across. One stalk contains more than47C
bolls. A young man was lost in his field
a few days ago. and could only find his
way out by calling to his fellows. Mr..
W. expects the premium ola suits OF
clothes offered by our merchants for the
most cotton raised on ten acre plot.
Look to YOUR honors Mr.. Gray,
We have received parts one and
two of Wheeler's Reminisce nces OF North
Carolina. In it the counties re taken up
alphabetically. The two volumes before
us include all the counties from A to H.
and contain matter of interest to every
patriotic North Carolinian. Much histo-
nv relative to our State. not recorded else
v,ere can be learned from this work. 1t
is published by Joseph Shilhngton. Wash
inton, ID. c.. at 81 90 per copy.
We are not in the egotistical
habit of reprinting 'puffs' from exchanges
but the following from tn. Wilmington
"Daily Review" savors SO much OF
brotherly love, and the irst adjective
shows so much taste that We cannot re-
frain:
eve were pleased to receive call from
MIR Geo. M. OR, the god-loo'-ing and
accomplished editor of the Scotland Neck
Commonwealth this morning. Rrot-l.
er Carr has bnt recently assumed charge
of the paper and already do we see in ii
many signs of improvement 1t is pub
lished in rich agricultural section: in di
rect and close communication with Wllm
ington."
We will venture the assertion
that Scotland Neck boasts the most re
markable marksman, in the person of NJ
W. M. Shield, of any town III the State
Listen. One day last week he went GU
turkey-hunting, carrying with him thre
guns-he was successful in Staying tw
of the birds for which he sought and wa
returning home with two guns on on
shoulder, the two turkeys on the other
and the third gun in his hand, when
partridge flew up before him, wlthou
dropping either the guns or the turkey
he raised the gun in his hand and brougt
him down.