The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-10
ties Of commercial fertilizers are

being received by our local dealers
and every balmy zephyr ia laden Will
their pungent aroma......A couple o
colpred Amazons were before Justice
Burton last Wedne sday, for tigntins
The evidence disclosed the fact thai
one Of the belligerents used a deadly
weapon, and therefore the magistrate
required of her bond in the sum o
500 for her appearance before the
next Superior court.
Nilsson SUtings: wo short ex
SJ tings printers INDUCED in shorts
yesterday, til their friendship go1
30 short that they fought short fight
in short shop on Tarboro street
! They will he shorter still when the
mayor shortens the finances, O'
gives them short stay in Pete's
non. short boarding house. But oul
time is short, therefore we must bring
this short article to a short stop.
Wilson Ailvunce The Confederate
Monument will be unveiled at Colds
boro on the tenth Of May. Senator
Ransom will deliver she address......
Prof. Nj G. 5. Noble Of Wilmington,
will deliver the annual address before
Be thel Academy, Friday June lst
...... 1t is with sorrow that we an
nounce the untimeIy death Of Mr.
John A. Toler, at his residence in
Wayne county. April 25th. He was
schoOlmate of the writer and was
ever kind, courteous and faithful.
Wurrenton Journal: Mr.. Sledge's
store caught on fire last Monday
morning, but it was soo1 extinguish
ed and very littl. damage was done
1--WE regret to announce the death
of MIR. Prior Watson. which occurred
at the home of his father. Mr.. J DIN
W atson, ct this county, on Wednes'
day mig ht last, in the 36th year of his
age......T The Cards are out for the
marriage Of Mr.. Merritt Briggs o,
Suffolk, Va, and Miss Lizzie Green,
,taue liter OF DR.. S + Green of this
place. which will be celcbrat, d at the
Baptist church here next Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Wuyrenton Guzette: A subscriber
= turned his paper yesterday without
pa, ing tor it after having taken IL
two years. The neAu one serves us
such dirty trick we shall certainl.,
publish his name......Mr. John q.
YANG, died at his residence near
Middleburg last Thursday evening.
For the last eight months he had
ueen confined to the house with al.
attack Of catarrll. and was about
thirty eight years of agc......Warren
county is undoubtedly in a bad con
aition fnancially-but We, the deal
eople. have brought it upon our
selves. and can get out OF it only by
The most rigid economy and the
closest attention to business.
Kiustou Free Press: One hundred
and fifty students enrolled at kinstun
College during the present session
..... " uson Advunce: " hen IN vii
mingion a few days ago, in converse
lion with President Bridgers, he said
that he thought there was no doubt
but that the " ilson and Florence
Railroad would be built, and thai
work would he commenced on 1t
during the summer. A party of sur.
ve,o rs were near Wilson last week
or the purpose of making slight
change in the line. Maj. ID. A
Davis and Jas. Cummings, Esq,
have field of five acres in Irish pO-
tatoes, wien are as fine as any to be
found ally where. These potatoes arc
now, some of them, as big as an egg
What kind of an egg brethren ?
Goldsboro Bulletin: One of our
hotels was the scene last week of a
conpl" of fights. One beli2erent had
his eye bound up in Grape and the
other had his outer man. on top, pat
ted in the middle.....M Mr.. James
Burnham has placed upon our table
a turnip radlsh measuring eight
inches in circumference. He says he
has Irish potatoes equally as large
This is ahead of anything we have
seen III the vegetable line......W e
learn just as we are going to press
chat Mr.. +. c. Patrick died at his
residence in Indian Springs township
Yesterday of congestion of the brain
Mr.. Patrick was a worthy citizen and
nis loss will be severely felt in his
community.
Patriot: DR.. w. F. Wright and
Miss Busick were spliced yes'er-
day by Esquire Schoolfiell.. Town
taxes are now about 10 cents more
in the dollar than both State and
county taxes That will do for the
reSent......Seventeen persons have
united themselves with the colored
Baptist Oh rich in this place. and Will
he baptized Oh Sun Law next at Ben
bows mill pond. 1.-The train was
loaded down last nj Int with delegates
going to the Southern Baptist Con-
v.ntion at Waco, Texas. That
railroad is going to be bull, for a
fact. Then the Point will have a
hoom of it's own, and will keep on
ooolning. No doubt the town has a
bright future.
Chatham Record: The first Irish
potatoes, that we have seen this sea-