The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-22
The Wake Forest Student comes


, to us iu improved covering. The subscrip-
ton price has been reduced to 1.5O. We
suppose that we are indebted to Lent sea-
son for the spicy sin and about the col
lege." How can the boys get up SO many
two and three lined racy paragraphs!
These are the kind we like best. Sympa-
thy extended.
Frank Weston gave us another
entertainment on the night OF our last
issue, we had not time to get in notice.
His second entertainment was such as to
sustain his reputation made by the first.
The man of tricks'' has come and anus
ed us. and now we are still anxious for
some one to come and both amuse and
instruct us. Cannot some of our literary
citizens influence some good lecturer to
come to Scotland Neck :?
- The sS;,lvalion Army have so
d1sappol lted the Raleigh folks that they
will soon be in the ''sour grape" humor,
and say they didn't want to see them any
|
have asked within the last few days for
the Walton army" We suppose that
some are expecting the ''hallelujah lasses"
! to sing salvation enough to them to save
them but we are of the opinion that, if
the army should come to the expect
ant ones and they should continue to have
such faith as their disappointment md
Gates, it is quite possible and highly prob
able that there will be another disappolnt.
ment for them somewhere III the future
similar to the one alluded to when the
darkey said. ION dat day de Lawd will
divide de sheep from de goats
Spring is fast approaching, ana
we frequently hear some of the farmers
say that they have done very little towards
preparing their lands for planting. We
know that the weather has been very UNI
2 favorable for making such preparations !;
but we think that farmers often make
mistakes in waiting too long for good
weather to begin with. The business man
drives his business-never lets it drive
MIN and this is exactly what the farmer
must do, if ne wishes to keep up with his
crop. A little delay at the proper time
for ploughing and planting often causes a
allure. In most cases failures of any
kind are the results of injudiclous man.
e agement or the want of proper and
If prompt attention. There have been nu-
Il merous failures within the last six months.
:, Let farmers look well to their interest in
4 being in time with all plantation work,
and thus make sure the prosperity of
e taeir community, for after all the farmer
''runs the machine.''
9 List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the Scotland Neck Postoffice Feb
II ruary 21st, 1888:
e GENrLEMAN'S LIST.
L. Carter, Henry Coleman, Ellie Toast.
6 col. Wm Fosman. Drew Williams. Ma
than Wyche. Davy Wnitnel, col. Geo.
5 Wombley. Willis Williams, A. Barnes,
I. John W. Gehlray, W. L. Dolls. w. p.
= Darden. 2; W. P. Darden & Co, 2;
Harry Brldgers, Solomon Boyd. COZ. 2:
q. A. Browne, S. NJ. Manning, john Mel
}. son. Thad. Might, Dennis Johnson. john
l. jenkins, EhJah Johnson, Samuel l..
:, JoLes, Absoli jackson, : {; OSlon Johnson
,, Herod johnson, col, Redmond Taylor, j.
I'd ". Tucker, Sandy Hutcherson, Robert
Hall, col. Nike Harrison, col, ,; Chas
Hines, Geo. Lyman, COL, Joseph Hy
man and Benz. Howard.
~ LADIES LIST.
;. Mrs. Mary W. johnson, Mrs. Lurens
l" Jones. Miss Julia Digger, Mrs. H. H
$. Donson. Miss Harrett Geoding, Mary j
G Walwker and Miss Racial Crowder.
! Persons calling for the above named
letters will please say advertised.
i j. &. PITTMAN, p. NJ