The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-06-28
Heavy rain on Tuesday.


The peach crop Is scarce.
Cotton crop is very good, except
in low lands.
Ice Cold Beer always on hand
at E. Peyser's.
President Arthur has shown
fayors to the Louisville Exposition.
-The"Bar' and' Bears" are having
considerable excitement in Chicago.
There is 100000 raised in Lon,
don for the construction of a second Suez
Canal.
Mays Head is open again this
season. We heard the contrary few
days ago.
j. Nichols & Bro. have just re-
ceived large lot of Fancy Toilet Soaps.
Call and see for yourselves.
The annual meeting of the
Teachers Association will take place in
Chapel Hill July 6, 1888.
John G. Breckenridge is to be
put into marble bv Valentine, the
Richmond sculptor.-Star.
If YOU want the best Whiskey,
for medicinal purposes. buy the ''Old
Forty-Nine." E. Peyser, sole agent.
Young married men have ceased
to emigrate to Iowa. The State produces
more twins 1nan any other in the Union.
-Froune, the Historian. will write
the life of Martin Luther. He Is the best
modern writer, and we may expect some
thing extra.
If you need a pretty, neat, and
durable Shoe, call for l. Miles & Sons
celebrated hand made Shoes. Sold only
by Noah Biggs 4 Co.
Let's have big picnic, boys.
Say when, and where-we are with you.
The girls say we must. What's the
remedy?
Mr.. Morris Tutrell, Murfrees-
boro. n. c., says: browns Iron Bit
tiers restored nv wife from feeble health
to strength
What has become of our Louis
Vile correspondent? His letters were so
mach appreciated that we feel consider
ably their loss.
Rain fall for the week ending
June 23rd, 1888, 2.51 inches. Highest
range of thermometer, 90o; lowest range
of thermometer, 66o.
Mr.. NJ. c. Jordan, deputy sheriff
of Iredell Co., n. c., says: ''Brown's
Iron Bitters cured my wife Of indigestion
and general debility
Rev. w. E. Snowden. of Orange
Co., N. Y, formerly of the Albemarle
Convocation, is spoken of for Bishop Of
the Eastern Diocese of North Carolina.
There is man in Pender Co.
who has two hundred and seventy.
FIVE living children, grand children,
and great grand children.-Er.
How to make a shot bed" Try
to get in bed, in winter. with your
plug hat on; your wife will make
your bed hot enough for you.-Ee.
For Ice Lemonade. Clare1
Punches, Sherry Coblers, and cool drinks
of any description, call at the Contra
Saloon. E. Peyser, Manager and Pro
prietor.
Go to E. H. Nights barber shop
in postoftice building. You'll feel better
look better, and have pleasant time
at home and elsewhere till you neet
shaving again.
The number of inhabitants o
Scotland Neck must be rapidly increas
ing. We notice new baby carriage o,
the streets every day. The standing
question is, "Whose is that ?''
The young man who passes tn
fore part Of the night showing hi.
best girl the Big Dipper, should no
stop on his way home to examine
small glass tumbler. Who does such
"A colored witness in Washing
ton testified that she didn't know VIII
Sal assaulted her except that Sal ha
been very heightened and rambunctiou
since she served three months in Jail.
Mrs. Harriet A. Jones, wife Q
Rev R. H. Jones, the Secretary of tn
Christian Brotherhood, died in Norfolk
Her remains were brought to Whining
ton, n. c., for interment.
Mr.. J. R. Herring, Jr., will leav
Saturday for Waynesville. to repre-
sent the Univresity Monthly in tn
Press Convention. What an ARA,
Of agnostics these conventions mus
present
Rev. Mr.. Bruton preached in tn
Methodist church on Monday night. H
is one of the best preachers in the cel
ference. We understand that some
our Baptist friends would like to captu,
him.
AT the closing exercises of w ak
field High School. Mr.. E f Hilliart
Editor ofthe Scotland Neck CoMMOl
WEALTH, delivered an address on tt
subject of "Christian Culture an