The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-04-05

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cure YOUR Cough and live on happily.
The Wilmington Stor has enter
cd mon its thirty. second volume. 1t
is generally admitted that the Star
is the best daily in the State. AMI we
olive our vote for it too. We appre-
ciate no exchange so much.
Just received at Noah Biggs &
Cos large and well selected stock OF
Shoes. In a few days Miles celebrated
hand made Shoes will be in, then their
stock will be complete, Call and examine
before purchasing elsewhere.
Read the new advertisement Of
The Christian Brotherhood, of Norfolk.
Va. Mr.. W. Z. Whitmore. agent for
The COMMONWEALTH. is also agent for
this Insurance Company and will be
pleased to wait on all who may with to
meet themselves with the fraternity.
There is man in Whitleysburp.
Del. who has twenty-eight children.
hires a teacher of his own and runs
school at home He is seventy years old
and recently imperiled the permanency
of his school by marrying the teacher
who is only eighteen.
| /-Spureeon once said that con
yiction Of ignorance was the stepping
stone TO the temple of wisdom. We are
| sorry for some aSpirants for an entrance
| INTO that temple. for if that is the onl,
chance for them to get in. when will they
even get on the stepping-stone
| "A number OF citizens Of Scotland
Neck and surrounding vicinity were sum-
| moned to Halifax on a special yenlre IN
the Eaton Mills case, but not a single Ole
ct them was retained on the jury. MIR.
| O'Hara didn't like them. Some of them
looked like they would say hang him.
Noah Riggs & Co., are prepared
| to furnish either by retail or in whole sale
! lots. W L. Blackwell & Co.'S genuine
Durham Tobacco. The former reputation
If this high grade of smoking tobacco is
sufficient to commend 1t to your use.
when we assure you that this reputation
it still maintains,
We have on our table the March
number Of At. Home and Abroud. II
'omes to Us enlarged since st issue.
Thoroughness," by Mrs. Virgins.
is'quite interesting and is especially
IL be commented to parents and
others interested in the necessity of
properly training children.
"A thing of beauty is a JOY for
ever and if you wan, tc be perfectly
happy, buy pair of ZIEaLEs Bros Gel
ehrated Shoes. A full line of which is
to hand in ladies' Children, and Mems
sizes and styles, at
~ NJ HOFFMAN
I Leader of low prices.
Its too bad ! But newspaper
editors will write. An exchange says:
when Adam went gardeni ing,
In Eden. long ago,
A cabbage from turnip
The old fraud didn't know;
lie couldn't tell an elephant
From an adder or bee.
And the devil had to show him
How to reach the apple tree =
We undo: stand that efforts are
being made to organ z. Literary Club
III our town, AMI are requested to an
nonnce that the first meeting will be held
in Pittman's Hall on Tuesday night,
April ID, at O'Clock. Those interested
are requested to attend. We are glad to
know that such movement is on foot
and commend 1t to the public.
1T has been stated that VIM.
Sharswool, Of Phililelphia. will pre-
sent the people Of Walnut Cove,i
stokes county. n. c., with hand
some house for the Protestant Epis.
copal church. The LeaksriUe Gazette
says that if they wait for Sharswood
10 build them church, "Gabriers"
Aorn will surprise them even before
the acorns sprout from which the
trees might grow to furnish the tim.
DER necessary.
The following is toast to Mr..
and Mrs. sent us by friend:
Gentlemen and Ladies. | reward YOU
to good health, long life and well to.do.
;iope you will never suffer for this, such
as 1t is: although it is whiskey. | wish
II was wine | drank to Your true love
ana shan't forget mine. Hope the hinges
OF true love will never rust for greasilie.
female merit never suffer for squeezing.
Thomas loved some pretty girls. | love
them still. The big bee SUCKS the bios
SONS; the little bee makes the honey.
SLACK mai ma>es the cotton, white man
sweeps the money. Success to the rail-
road.
Had you been standing in the
store of Noah Briggs & Co., a few DAYS
ago, as company of young ladies stood
gazing with an admiring eye at the new
goods } Oh would nave heard the exciama-
tons, ''How beautiful the prints are this
season! What taste they always display .
Wonder if all their stock will be as well
selected as their prints?'' In answer to
this, we invite you, one and all to call in
few days and the goods will show for
themselves.
Our readers will remember that
some weeks ago we stated that Messrs.
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