The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20

LUCAL NEWS.
SOLD OUT. S. Bowers & Co., have
sold out their. stock of goods to Mess
G. A. Camp and George Andrews, who
will continue the business at the same
stand.
PLEASANT PICNIC.-There was most
enjoyable picnic at Mr.. JOS. L. Shields
a few miles from town last Friday
Plenty of good things to satisfy the
most epicurean taste were served, and
all were delighted with the pleasures of
the day which were discounted by moth
Ing but the weather.
WHITAKERs ACADEMY.-We call
special attention to the advertisement
of Whitakers Academy. Elder A. J.
Moore, the principal, is we'll known In
Scotland Neck and community, and
his school bears good name among
the schools of Its kind.
The CONFERENCE.-The ConvOca
ton OF Tarboro is in session in the
Episcopal church. The programme
was printed in these columns last week.
THE COMMONWEALTH welcomes the
visitors, and delegates and hopes their
brief sc]ourn in the town will be pleas
ant and will be beneficial to them and
the community.
TOBACCO BARN BURNED-Last Thurs
day about 2 o'clock p. M, a fine barn
OF tobacco was burned at Mrs. Gray's
near town. Mr.. Shern, her tobacco
farmer, had just finished killing out
the tobacco and had removed the fire
from the flues, and had turned away
only few moments when he looked
back to see the barn in a blaze. Sew
eral persons saw the smoke and ran
out from the town, but it was impossi-
BILE to save it.
MERC1FUL EcoNoMY.-It Is very i'm
portant that work-horses, mules and
oxen should be treated well all the
time, ana especially during spells of ex-
tremely hot or cold weather. Stock
that is worked during such weather as
we have had for the past few weeks
ought to be watered carefully. 1t is
very injurious to the horse, the mule
or the OK to be allowed to suffer tor
lack of watering. 1t is extremely cruel
to allow it where it can be avoided, and
besides it is not good business. No
sensible machlnist will let his machin e
run squeaking for oil. Neither will a
well-balanced farmer or teamster allow
his team to pant too long for water.
A CUNNING sNAKE.-Mr. J. A. Price
killed a remarkable snake Friday. Back
of his smoke-house was hens nest in
which three hens were laying. He
knew there were two eggs IN the nest
but when the children looked for them
they were gone. They heard hen
cackle and went Immediately for the
egg but it was not there. This was re-
| peated three times, but no egg was found
Finally, suspecting that some thing
was getting the eggs, Mr.. Price made
search and found large snake just in
side the smokehouse. There was hole
under the house through which he
could protrude his head and rob the
hens nest in moment. The snake
Mr.. Price said, was about y inches ir
circumference and feet long. 1t was
a black snake with very small white
spots here and there. He said 1T look
ed ike "circus snake"
YOUTHFUL LAw-BREAKERs.-H there
lis not a section in the town ordinance
against allowing boys to use bean
shooters in town, there ought to be
We are quite sure there is such a Law
lagainst it already. But some younl
Americans are violating the law. 4
certain family circle in town was con
siderably disturbed on the back porcl
a few days ago by the whiz OF SOM
small missile through the trees. l
was repeated two or three times, whe'
stone as large as a small bird eg
clipped" through the leaves into tn
porch missing lady's head very III
tie. If the stone had struck baby
head it would have hurt seriously
Now, parents ought to see to it, II POI
sible, that their boys are not allowe
to carry these dangerous little to
weapons. The constable might 100
after 1t also.
a Scholarships to Southern Female Go
lege.
The Southern Female College
West Point, Miss, has issued six sche