The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-04-12

Lynn Adams, OlcO at IL ;oU U clOCh
last night, after brief illness. The
funeral will be held at the residence
at 9 o'clock to morrow morning..
Mr.. Daniel w. Courts, ex-Treasurer
of North Carolina, died at his resi-
ience at Cary yesterday morning,
aged 81 years. He was horn in Cul
pepper county, Va. November the
26,h. He was reared IN Rockingham
county, this State. and graduated at
the University Or North Carolina in
1928. About four o'clock yester.
day morning the alarm of fire was
given, caused by the burning of the
kitchen, small frame building in the
rear of the dwelling house at the cor
ner Of Davie and Person streets,
which was occupied by Mr.. W. j..
Edwards. The cause of he fire is
unknown, an the loss yer light.
NesyS- Observer: There are ninety
eight public pumps III this city,.
Preparations are being made at
Shaw University for the erection of
the new wing of the main building.
800. Messrs. L. L. Polk & Co. yester
day male an assignment. r. H.
Battle, Esq, being the assignee.
The liabilities are saia to be $13, 1000 ;
assets $1,000. The business will
be conducted without intermission.
......Ye sterday afternoon Tommy, q
son of Mr. Frank IL. Lumsden. was
thrown from wagon by a sudden
movement of the horse, on stone
street crossing. on Martin street
near the postoffice. He fell on his
ear, and such was the fall thst the
ear was nearly tori. from his head
He lost much blood and was at first
thou! ht to he seriously injured. but
a phi, stefan found that the wheels
ha not struck him ans! that the only
injury was that Of the ear.
Goldsboro Bulletin Mr.. William
Ham. living in Stony Creek town
ship, informs us that he has a pig
81 days oil, weighing AZ pnuG ts......
y. p. Stallings, whose case excited
some co nment, was. last week SEN
fenced to two years in the State
prison. The jury in returning their
verdict recommended him to the
mercy of the court......W under
stand the little twelve.year-oli son
of oar townsman, A. p. Holland.
has been appointed telegraph opera.
tor at Smithfie'd. This shows what
a hoy may do. Only a few months
ago the little man took it into his
head TO become an operator, ald ap.
piled for the messengers place at the
Midland Railroad Company s office,
and while he was engaged in carry.
iny dispatches, he devoted his time
to. studying the dots and dashes.
and has become SO expert that he
mas received the appointment as
above stated. He is what we NAV
consider self-made boy, and Do, k
may be proud of him.
Greensboro Patriot: Shad sold
on the market this morning at $1,25
per pair......Spring chickens were
chirpin, about the market thi,
morning to the tune of rs cents
apiece......Thc storm last night was
a violant demonstration of nature
We never witnessed more bril-
liant display of celestial fireworks.
The thunder shook the houses, and
the clouds were terrible in their
blackness...... The reelection of
Mr., Julius A. Gray, of this place, as
president of the Cape Fear & Yadkin
Valley Railroad. was the proper
thing to do. He has labored as
siduously for the contamination of
the project which will eventuate in
the completion of the road Char.
ley Alley was removed to his fathers
residence yesterday evening. He
has been carefully nursed and watch
81 at Prof. Al.lerman's residence
since the day of the unfortunate &C
cident There has been very little
change in his condition since the
day Of the accident. He bears his
his affection with great fortituie.
NJ. Star: A dwelling on Fourth
street, between Baden an Bruins.
wick, was burglariously entered some
time during Thursday night, and a
room occupied bv two young men
raided upon. From the clothing of
one of them fine watch and a pock.
et.hook containing some three or
fonr dollars in none, were stolen,
| VIII :e a watci, an othe- articles be-
'oh2'n[ 10 ais ca:npan!ni- were not
lis ar .+d......We learn that the
Goa! an aool deal rs say thew have.
till Il more orders the past seas. n
tan for many years. The grading
on the proposed Wilmington.
Wrightsville & Onslow Railroad was
commenced at about the intersec.
ton If Church and Sixteenth street.
and up to yesterday had progressed
to a point some distance beyond
the mineral spriny......We are glad
to learn from Ou~ truck farmers, and
planters generally. that vegetation
of all kinds is coming out wonder.
fully under the genial influence Of
the mild ADril SIN Nhod;o,,