The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-03

| AcC1DENT.-Mr. Robert Draper. liv
ing near Hobgood, while choppins
with an ak few days ago, cut off tw,
OF his toes.
! HIGHEST AvERAGE.-Mr. Peyto1
Keel's tobacco made the highest aver
age On the opening of the Enfield mar
ket Tuesday.
New WIND MfLL.-Mr. c. T. Law
| renee, proprietor of Hotel Lawrence
has put up wind mill by which be
fills the tank to supply water through
the hotel.
New CHOoL-HoUsE.-Mr. w. A.
Dunn, chairman of the school commit
tee for Scotland Neck public school
district, has purchased lot and built
a public school house near the railroad.
DEATH OF A LITTLE CHILD.-Little
Estelle, infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. III. Hopkins, died Wednesday
Aug. Goth, aged 8 months and l6 days.
1t was inferred in the Baptist cemetery
the following day, Rev. Mr.. Ricard
conducting the services.
Mr.. BROWNS ADVERTISEMENT
j. III. Brown of Tarboro comes before
our readers this week announcing that
he carries full line of harness and
saddles. Mr.. Brown can furnish many
Of our readers with what they need In
his line as they visit Tarboro to sell
tobacco and cotton.
Mr.. CARL1sLE's AD.-We call special
attention to the new advertisement OF
Mr.. B. C. Carlisle on the first page of
this issue. Mr.. Carlisle is prepared to
furnish all kinds OF burial cases and to
do undertaker's work generally. The
people of Tarboro speak we'll of him
and THE COMMONWEALTH commends
him to the confidence of its readers.
DEATH OF Mrs. CoBB.-Mrs. Marga-
ret Cobb died at her home near Hall
fax August goth, aged IS years. She
was consistent member of the Meth
odist Church and was much beloved by
many friends and relatives. She will
be missed as good mother, loving
friend and kind neighbor. She was a
native of Edgecombe county where she
has a number of friends. (Tarboro pa
per please copy
Mr.. CURRIE's LETTERs.-Qn the first
page of this issue we begin the publ
cation of series of letters by Mr.. C.
T. Currie. He Is Scotland Neck boy
and some years ago joined the United
States navy. He has seen considerable
of the world and will tell the readers of
THE COMMONWEALTH about 1t.
STOLE HORsE.-JOe Watson, good
colored man of the community, left his
horse tied in a lot here in town until
after dark Saturday night. When he
went to look for his horse some one
had cut the bride and taken him away
The horse was found Sunday or Mon
day morning above Spring Hill. Wat
son thinks some one who wanted to 60
In that direction stole the horse, rode
him as far as he pleased and then
turned him loose.
STARTED UP.-Mr. John L. Coughen-
our who sustained such a heavy loss
by the great fire which consumed his
lumber plant some months ago, has re-
built and is saving again. Mr.. Cough
enour is one OF the most energetic and
plucky men in the country. His loss
by the fire covered almost bis entire
savings for ten years, without dollars
worth of insurance, but he is saving
again, and his new plant when COM
pleted will be quite an improvement
on the old one.
HALE Bros. AD.-THE COMMON
WEALTH takes special pride in calling
attention to the advertisement of Hale
Brothers of Halifax in this issue.
Three years ago they commenced to
manufacture mattresses at about doz-
en- aday The business has so lncreas-
ed that they are the largest mattress
manufacturers in the State, and have
over four hundred good customers.
Our merchant readers will do we'll to
note their announcement and give
them an order.
CooPER's WAREHoUsE.-Elsew
we present to our readers the advertise
ment of Cooper's Warehouse, OF Rocky
Mount. The Rocky Mount market
has handled most of the tobacco grown
in this section ever since the crop be-