The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-04-26
The Episcopal

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The Literary Club will meet again
at P,ttman's Hall on next Tuesday night.
A full attendance by all interested Is
earnestly desired.
What q bang.up creature q girl
is, anywhow She bangs her hair bangs
the piano bangles her arms. and bangs
| the door and her little brother when she
is mad.-Ex.
brother Eaton's got de coon an
gone on always did have kind Of
melodious twang. Did you ever hear
/ business man say it was ringing in his
ears? We have.
| The Ne,os.O6server says: lit
il rumored that if suitable call were
made that DR.. PritchaId might be Undue
ed to return to North Carolina and again
make it his home"
Manufacturers and dealers in
tobacco will remember that the law re-
aures the schedule for rebate to be made
out on the LIST day Of May in the presence
of two disinterested witnesses.
When the train reached Conoco.
nary Creek on Tuesday morning it WAS
found that the trestle over the s'resm was
washed away by the freshet. The pass
engers and mail were sent on hsnd-cars
to Halifax.
! The Publishers Of the Richmond.
Va. Enquirer heartily recommend
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup and saw !:
lit hiss been we'll tried in our office
and composing room. and has cured
iour CITY editor of very bad case OF
Bronchitis.
We greatly enjoyed witnessing q
drill in calisshenics EXERCISES in the
Female Academy, on last Friday. This
department is conducted by Miss Eunice
Mcdowell. who has proved hersel; quite
an efficient both in this department and
in other teaching also.
"A correspondent from Harnett
county to the Fayetteville Observer,
speaking of the difference between
prices now and during the war, says
that he paid, in Fayetteville, $3.50
for one hat, and sold -four for $1,l0O
per barrel.
Just received at Noah Biggs &
; Cos large and we'll selected stock OF
shoes. IL few days Miles celebrated
hand made Shoes will be in, then their
stock will be complete. Call and examine
; before purchasing elsewhere.
The e,rl who is always saying
she wouldn't marry the best man living,
IS pretty sure sooner ar lister to make the
. biggest kind of fool Of herself on &C
count of some fellow not worth his salt
; and for whom nobody else would give
ten cents.-Ex.
:. Some Of the country tobacco
b dealers continue to send in five dollars
e flor renewal of license to sell tobacco
when the law only requires s2.4O. II
, they would subscribe for and read q good
newspaper they would be little better
|, posted.
The rains on Sunday night were
!, so heavy that it was thought almost un.
). safe to run the train from here to Halifax
We learn that it was found necessary te
occasionally stop the train to see if thu
cross-tles were in place.
What ought an editor to dc
when brother editor says he wants t.
exchange, and thus gets editor number
one to send his paper to editor number
two, and then lets the matter drop: How
4 about it, Bro. Dossey Battle? Give the
II ''Siftings" a little poeticsi sift for US.
We have received the Newberr
g Journal, edited by II. S. Num-. We
1t are pleased with it and enter it al
. once on Our x list. The editorial in
the present issue is quite interesting
giving pleasing statements of Tho
- Graded School. See clippings ir
. "here and there" column.
A friend visiting Scotland Neck
!, this week seemed to think that there wa,
more water here than anywhere else
= There is water enough almost anywher,
in the country now. Come again, friend
after few days Of sunny weather, ane
e we'll wager you find Some dust-rathe
It it will find you.
'1 Now, Dossey Battle, can't yo,
- and 10. Daniels have a telephon,
from Tarboro to Wilson 2 The pub
p licls not interested in your privat,
r, opinion OF other editors. We dom
,e write poetry like the Guide, but sur
ID enough We are very often an idie(r
with the girls. Doesn't it pay wei
though !?
t. Mayor Dunn aad a case, O,
t. Monday, which arose from too great in
n. timacy existing between somebody an
n somebody else's wife, but we don't kno,
who ''somebody'' was nor who ''som,
body else's wife, was-the parties we,
b. all colored, and we suppose got off b
N paying out more money than they ha
10 made in some time.
Or MIR. W. .. Allen, of Wax