The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-06-21

Big rains on Sunday.
Keep your cotton clean.
Cotton is growing and looking
well.
Read our Wake Forest commu-
nication.
Train now leaves at 1880 and
arrives at o'clock.
The farmers say they are having
too much rain. How hard to satisfy.
Mr.. C. U. Hill has just finished
his collegiate course at the University and
will soon engage in teaching.
The time for pic.nics has ar
rived. Boys, what are you about? W.
expect the first in short time.
Our crowded columns forces us
to postpone publication of very interest.
ing communication from ~. E. H., Jr.'
e H. Bobbit & Co., Hickory
N. c., say: eve keep Browns 1ror
Bitters ON hand and itg,ves general salts
faction"
"A brilliant sociable at Mr.. J. A
Perry's last Monday night was . source
of pleasure to the boys and girls JUS
from school.
"A large lot OF best Copal Var
uish and Black Walnut Stain, At manu-
fscturer's priev, for sale BY Roanoke
Furniture 90. AZ I'm.
We fear some serious results
from the continued excitement over the
Speakership IN the next Congress. Sam
R. is failing.
If you need pretty, neat, and
durable Shoe, call for I. Miles & Sons
celebrated hand made Shoes. Sold only
by Noah Biggs 4 Co.
Rain fall for the week ending
June 18th. 1883, 1875 inches. Highes
range of thermometer, So lowest rang
Of thermometer, SO.
-W.F. Mason, Esq, ex.sherif
Of Iredell c.. says Il have used Brown
Iron Bitters for general debility with tn
best of results"
Nine young men and three young
ladies' returned from college last week
What small town can make better show
Ing in educational interest?
Go to E. H. Nights barber shOl
in postofice building. You'll feel better
look better, and have . pleasant tim
at home and elsewhere till you neet
shaving again.
We hear that our young friene
and late townsman. DR.. J. E. Shields
will leave Murfreesboro and make hi
future home in Weldon. We commend
the change.
Owing to the great demand 70
meal throughout the country. Noah Bigg
Co. have made arrangements to kee
at the Brick Mill sufficient supply c
corn, to meet the necessity.
The commencement of the Meth
odist College at Murfreesboro bega
Tuesday. That of the Baptist Colleg
will begin next Tuesday. We suppos
there will be good attendance from tn
place.
If our friend, the jeweller, doe
not attend more promptly to his bus
Less our people will throw open the feel
and invite another. We do not know
better opening for first class jewelle
Look out. Ian.
We call attention to the card ,
Mr.. E. Peyser. He is situated At NJ
Bells old stand. 1t is really treat f
those whose conscientious scruples vi
admit, just to step in and see the il
provements he has made in the way
tasty arrangements, dc. Success to y,
EiG
The dance at Pittman's HIS
last Friday night was brilliant success
Every one present seemed bent on enjo
ment. 1t was not until long after Il
iron tongue of time had tolled the hour
midnight that the crowd, obeyinY Il
dictates of reason rather than of pleasui
dispersed for home.
"A gentleman informed US sou
days ago that with two mules and . Dee
Cultivator he did the work of four m
and fou1 mules. To use it, he spends 2
or 300 dollars in removing trees a
stumps, but would regain his money t
trst year. Machinery in farming m,
be introduced in the South as well
elsewhere.
1t may be of interest to the G.
ored teachers in this section to know til
the Normal School at Newberne will
opened on tho 25th Of the present mon,
1t will be under the control of teach,
nom Lincoln and Shaw Universities. II
school promises to do = good work
the colored race. and Is many a. {
should avail themselves of the advsnta,
to be derived therefrom.
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