The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-07-26

The Raleigh papers say INA !
more lemons are being used there this
season than ever before.
Our :Here and There notes of
this week are for Waynesville and the
White Sulphur Springs.
j. Nichols & Bro. have just re-
ceived large lot of Fancy Toilet Soaps.
Call and see for yourselves.
We acknowledge an invitation
to attend picnic to-day wednesday, at
Bass Grove near Scotland Neck.
We have received the August
number of the North Corolina Teach
or and j. continues to improve.
We are glad to see that the Ed
mondson Hall is rapidly approaching com
pletlon. 1t is very much needed.
The question has been asked
us. ''Wha1 connection has SPIDERS web
with afaflroad:' Somebody answer?
Mrs. John Harper, Harpers. n.
c.. says: II used Browns Iron Bltters
for kidney disease with excellent effect
We have heard more good things
said for Scotland Neck by people abroad
than for any other town of like size in
the State. a.
The daily papers are saying al
great deal about the strike among the tel
egraph operators. 1t is confined to the
cities mostly.
Rain fall for the week ending
July 21st. 1883. Al inches. Highest
range of thermometer, 92o lowest range
Of thermometer. $50.
1T is only Sc miles from here to
Washington, n. c.. aud yet you can go
by public conveyance from here to New
Orleans as soon as to Washington.
II. A. Lyon. Esqr., Of the krr-
nersville Neecs has severed his con-
nection with that paper, and Mr.
Lindsay takes full charge.
The Kinston Free Press in Civ
ing account of the Press Association puts
in bold type a heading Moses by the
way" How about so many noses, bro
Daniels:
The Wilmington Star has enter
ed upon its twelfth volume. 1t is one of
the best dailies in the State. and is appre
ciated perhaps more than any other paper
in the State.
We hear from a private letter
that in some sections of Harnett county
crops are considerably injured by the
rains. Not more than half crops will be
raised on low lands.
We acknowledge the receipt Of
a Catalogue of 23rd Annual Exhibition
Virginia State Agricultural Society. com
mencing Oct. 31st, and ending Nov End
1888. -
The Fourteenth Annual Fair o
the Roanoke and Tar River Agriculture
Society will be held at the Fair Ground
near Weldon, from Nov. 9Th to Nov. 9th
1888.
For Ice Lemonade. Glare
Punches, Sherry Coolers. and cool drink
of any description. call at the Contra
Saloon. E. Peyser, Manager and Pre-
prietor.
The Wilson Sit'tings has sus
pended. We suppose that the State pres
has lost valuable exchange. We kno,
very little of it, as brother Carraway a
ways forgot us when he was mailing.
Thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. I
Brinkley for an invitation to attend a
ice-cream supper at their home on ct
inst, complimentary to the Misses Brya
of Ca, who are visiting friends in SEQ
land Neck and vicinity.
We have received the Anst
Times, published at Wadesboro, l
c., by r. H. Cowan. Esqr. 1t is
large sheet and is newsy. We al
glad to add this another good X upc
our list.
We have received list
premiums of the Third Annual Fair
the Edgecombe Agricultural and M
chanical Fair Association, to be held
Tarboro, N. c., Oct. Both and 3lst. q
Nov. LIST and 2nd, 1883.
The COMMoNwEALr- has not,
ceived anything to eat in good while1
last Saturday, Mr.. Bob Strickland d
sented us with sweet potato that me,
ured five inches around. and we lie.
that he sold bushel or two of such
town that day. -. 5
See our advertisement of Pc,
Institute. This school needs no word
commentator BY u.s. The able Princi
with his corps ofaccomplishedt teachers
too well known by their work to need .
notice of ours only to call attention to
adv. We have looked for catalogue
nave not received one.
"A very prominent gentleman
this community asked us the other
how it IS that editors know SO much al
farming, always say SO much about it,
yet no farmer follows their directions.
said "Why don't they raise their b,
SupDlieS as Won editors oil them RI o,s