The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-31
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The great bridge connecting
Brooklyn and New York is completed. 1t
has five avenues, two for vehicles, two
for cars, and two for foot passengers. The
last is raised several feet above the others.
We have received the June mum
her of 1t Hone and Abr0ud. This
magazine continues to sustain its
reputation as being one of the best
journals of the kind III the country.
Go to +. H. Nights barber shop
in postoffice building. You'll feel better,
look better. and have pleasant time
at home and elsewhere till you need
shaving again.
The Raleigh papers give an &C
count of very destructive fire in Raleigh
Sunday night. The loss is estimated at
$40. 900. 1t was thought to be the work
of an incendiary.
"A $500 purse, between Station
and Younger. will be contended for at
Runnymede Park. Tarboro. with the
celebrated trotter, Cohen, on Saturday
next. The distance, which is three
miles, is to be made in $3.50.
On last Saturday night between
IL and o'clock, some one broke into
Capt. Whites grocery room and took
therefrom about 500 lbs. meat. We I'M
derstand there is . reward offered for
the rogue.
Subscribe to The COMMON
WEALTH now and you will have some
thing to help you while away every Fri
day evening during the warm season.
You need not be afraid of making wealth
toe common with us Editors never sus-
pend their papers because their patronage
Is too great to be kept up with.
While some hands we're chop
ping timber short time ago at Tillerys.
team Of mules. belonging to Mr.. j. K.
rillery were driven too near falling
tree, the top of which crushed them to
the ground. One of them was instantly
1illed and two others badly injured. The
driver narrowly escaped being killed.
There will be u public exhibition
Of Calisthenic exercises at the Female
Academy tomorrow night. Exercises
will begin at O'Clock. All are invited
TO attend. There will also be rehearsal
this afternoon at the Female Academy for
the accommodation of those who cannot
conveniently attend tomorrow night.
On last Saturday evening John
Webb, colored. while trying to throw a
,nife open. let 1t slip and the blade enter.
ed his leg just below the knee, severing
an artery and intlicting very severe
wound A physician was summoned
who rendered the necessary medical aid
and at last accounts the wounded mar
E was dong as we'll as could be expected
e This should be warning against handling
.lnives SO carelessly.
One of our enterprising country
friends (the one who shot the black sheer
for the deer) captured al old fashioned
>creech owl the other day. He brough
4 the animal to town ami did his best tt
n sell it to one of Scotland Neck's best mer
d chants for parrot. He said it was youns
AMI N not learned Poll" yet. But tn,
h merchant was too well up to be taken in
Il and so the grin was tnrnei upon tn
- gamester.
We know a Metho list preache
n who was severely interrupted in sermo
il. somewhat thusly: A drunken man e1
y, tered the church, took a seat near tn
stove and of course soon got sick. Tn
preacher observed it. and feeling rattle
irrltated said quite audibly t. a brothe
IL near by "Tale that dog out" The GOO
&c brother complied with the minister's re
quest; but just before he reached tn
= door, the drunken man remembering wins
n the minister had said about HIM. turne
ID back second and retorted to the minister
Its 'nough to make any dog sick I
=. hear you preach"
3, The District Conference of tn
as Washington District NJ. E. Church Sout
met at WILLIAMSON ON Thursday last.
z. was harmonious and profitable sessio,
n The Chief term of interest to the gener
NJ public was the turning over O. the Distri
School, located at Greenville. to the off
~ cial body of the Methodist church at til,
- place. to be operated and contr lied by i
~ The preaching generally was of he
- order. Tue forcible sermon of Rev. S.
Hoyle. of Greenville. on Sunday mornir
y is especially worthy of mention. He ke
on his congregation intensely interested f
1t more than an hour. The next session vi
be held at Toisnot.
ie The closing exercises of Vii
W. Hill Male and Female Academies W
n. begin ON June 9TH, at O'Clock, and W
continue two nights. The exercises W
st consist Of Declarations REGULATIONS. a,
on Music. The programme is varied and i
III. terest'ng. On Friday night there will
IN. contest for the Dec.amer's Med;
Misses Smith and Mcdowell will, aft
y the exercises of each evening, give an il