The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-24

Halifax Inferior court tnls week.
Cotton choppers are in demand.
DO the town ordinances permit
brses to run at large on the streets?
"A very cheap crop is potatoes
4 out your plants as early as possible
Call on Noah Biggs & Co. for
E Red G Oil.
Cold enough yesterday morning
Law aside your straw hat.
Some of our farmers congrafu
lite themsel Ives on their good stand Of
ptton.
The Medical Convention at Tar.
orc last week was quite an enjoyable
ccssion.
To be found at n. Biggs & Cos
all times. q complete stock Of Terra
Gotta Piping.
-Palmyra has elected her town
III GERS and had her laws printed. Now
Or good order.
Mr.. J. B. Chavis. Murfreesboro.
c.. says: IL recommend Browns
ron Bitters as a good medicine"
The Episcopal convention met
"a Charlotte yesterday. Several persons
rom this place are in attendance.
The loss By the fire at Eliza
beth City. shortT account of which we
ave last week, is estimated from $50. 900
% $780, 900.
Rain fall for the W elk ending
Nav 10Th. 1888. 80 inches. Highest
tange of thermometer, So; lowest range
bf thermometer. $50.
Just received at Noah Riggs d
Cos nice line of Gents Straw Hats.
Come one and all and examine their stock.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
The North Carolina Ptess A.
.ociation will be held at Haywood White
Suphur Springs, Waynesville. n. c.. be
ginning on the Sd Of July
Mrs. Harriet Harvey, Newbeln.
n. c.. says: Il have received grea'
deal of benefit from the use of Brown:
Iron Bitters as tonlc.'
We learn that the young people
Of killquick and vicinity will give SOM
very interesting CharadeS and CRANE
ball at that place i'll the near future.
Very few her,in5s are cau.,s:
this year not half enough to supply thu
demand In consequence Of which tie.
are worth six dollars at the II slerieS.
Several freight trains have b: el
discontinued on the Wilmington 4 We
don Railroad On account of the falling Of
of the freigbts during the summer morth
Go to E. ii. Nights barber sho
in postoffice building. You'll feel bette
look better. and have pleasant tim
at home and elsewhere till you nee
shaving again.
We saw a gentlemen last wee
who told US that he sold 1920 bushels
rice for 5000, and all this gathered fro
fifteen acres. Why not raise rice inste'
Of cotton?
just received at n. B. Josey
Co.'S. . nice line OF Ladies plain Line
Collars. They also have in stock a fl
line Gents standing and turn Gown c.
lars of the latest styles.
At the meeting of the Chow.
Baptist Association last week the churc
es on this side of the Chowan River wit
drew to form another Association. Th
step was deemed necessary as the boz
1T is conceded that Bev. Il.
] Fann made the speech ut the Chow,
j Baptist Associat on. Hi> subject "
education, not i'll a worldly or cord
view, as is generally presented, u
as it expands the soul, develops
faculties, AMI made it more like Iii
who created it.
N. B. Josey & Co.'S Unlaunder
king Shirt can't be surpassed in t
market for quality. style. and price Tn
also have in stock full line of Lad
and Gents British Sisle Gauze YES
Balbriggen Gauze Vests, and India Cat
Vests: which they are offering very 10
Two young city ladies' in t
country were standing by the side of
wide ditch, which they didn't know h.
to cross. They appealed to boy W
was coming along the road for he
whereupon he pointed behind them W
startled air and yelled ''Snakes ~ I
young ladies crossed the ditch at a sin
bound.-Ex.
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Mr.. H. F. Farmer, of the firm
Ryland d Lee. Richmond, Va, SD
some days in town and country this W.
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