The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-08-16

We enjoyed an hour very pleas
antly Tuesday night, in Edmondson's
hall looking at the boys skate. THIS
hall, which is just completed, is one OF
the neatest in the State.
"A mistake occurs on our first
page in several copies of this week s
issue. Not only should the date have
been the 10th instead of the 18th, but
also the name of MIR. billiard appears in
the date line where that of the new man
agement should be. This error will be
duly corrected in our next issue.
In the absence of Rev. DIR. HUFF
ham, the Rev. Mr.. q. w. Byrd, of the
Methodist church, filled his pulpit at the
Baptist church Sunday night. Notwith-
standing he had just two hours before
preached at his own church, he delivered
a very able, instructive and interesting
sermon from the Oath verse of the 73d
Psalm.
We feel safe in recommending
to our readers Morris Hog Cholera Com
pound, advertised in another column.
The editor is personally acquainted with
Mr.. Morris, and knows of several instan-
ces where his medicine has cured cholera,
and has vet to hear of single case
wherein it has failed. We commend it
to our farmers.
A DAY IN ENFIELD.-We spent
Wednesday, 9Th inst, in Enfield, and
to our very pleasant surprise we
found Enfield place of considerable
business, and one of the most pleas
ant little towns we have seen in East
lern Carolina. We were entertained
lby Rev. C. A. Woodson, the genial
pastor of the Baptist Church there /;
and we spent also some time with
Mrs. L. Gunter, one Of the cleverest
ladies there. We would give minute
details of how we we're entertained
in calling on Mess. Branch & Pope,
DR.. E, L. Hunter, Mr.. S. G. Lewis, a
mile in the country, DR.. B. F. Whita-
ker, Mr.. j. j. Robertson, Mr.. S. S.
Alsop and number of the other clev-
er people there, but the want of space
prevents, and then we fear some of
our criticising readers might think
that we publish Our diary in our news
paper. We took a peep at Mr.. J. j.
Robertson's garden, and found some
of the finest corn that we have seen.
1t was imported from South America,
and bears from six TO nine ears to
the stalk. Mr.. Robertson showed us
a piece of the Atlantic cable. 1t is
somewhat of curiosity to one who
has not seen the "great dup through
which the wires flash news to and
from the Old World, The greatest
curiosity that We have seen was that
shown us by Mr.. Robertson. 1t was
;; hen egg perfectly formed, good
sound egg, and having formation
ON the end like a snake nearly hall
coiled. The snake seems to have
grown there in the formation of the
shell, having every shape of a COM
n, ON snake, and indentures for the
eve $ and mouth. 1t is little more
than ~ inch long, and yet its form
is almos 1t perfect.
Enfield hasquite number OF en-
terprising M 'en, and business is gen
orally good tlere. We found the
town lacking u one particular, lack
ing in what a town Of the size O
Endfeld ought not to be, and that is
the way of good school. Amy towr
of five hundred inhabitants ought tt
support high school of first elias:
order, and yet Enfield, with nearl J
nine hundred or a thousand inhabi-
tants, has no high school. There arc
some small private schools, but there
are many young men and boys il
the town and community who ough
not to be deprived Of the privilege
that Graded School or first class
Academy would give them.
The moral influence in Enfield
ought to be. as we suppose it it, quit
good, there beng three chur, ches
Methodist, Episcopal and Baptist il
the town.
The business men are very clever,
as we'll as all We met. We cannot
omit to say that, from those we saw.
we are quite sure that the ladies of
Enfield are all that could be asked
for to entertain an editor and give
him a pleasant time.