The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-06-18

DIED sUDDENLY.-Mr.M Mack Wealth
ersbee, aged about 80 years died sndden
ly at his home near Tarboro last Satur
day night.
FIRST BLOOM HEARD oF.-Mr. Charles
A. Purcell of Robson county sent 8
cotton bloom to the Wilmington Mes
senger Friday 18th.
To BE MARRIED.-Cards are out an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Etts
Allsbrook, daughter of Ex-Sheriff B. I
Allsbrook, to Mr.. John A. Purvis, Wed.
nesday June 24th.
DIED IN OLD AGE.-A few days age
Mr.. Henry Cocker of Edgecombe died
at the age of 70 years. Also about the
same time Mrs. Mary A. Kutchin died
at the age of rs years. They both liv.
ed near Whitakers.
OFF TO THE sEAsIDE.--Tuesday Mr.
NJ. Hoffman took his family and the
family of his brother, Mr.. G. Hoffman,
to Virginia Beach where they will
spend the summer, remaining until
about October.
WAS PLEASED AT THE COUNTY HOME.
Mr.. J. III. Lewis says that recently he
spent night or two at the county home
and he thinks it we'll cared for. The
inmates, he says, seem to get good at
tentiOn.
MARRIED IN HALIFAx.-Tuesd
June 16, at IL o'clock, a. M, at the
brides home in Halifax, Miss Matte
Carraway was married to Mr.. D. NJ
Field of Roanoke Rapids. The cere
mony was performed by Rey. Mr.. Sim.
mons of LAGRANGE.
SULPHUR FOR CHOLERA.-Mr. III. L.
James reports that cholera has been
killing the hogs in the Hobgood section
He says those that use. sulphur freely
on the hogs and in the beds and about
the pens have not lost so many. He
thinks it safe remedy against cholera
MARRIED IN BALTIMORE.-Wed
day June 18th, in the Church of the
Messiah in Baltimore, Miss Sadie C.
McIlhenny was married to Mr.. n. NJ.
Lockhart of this county. The bride is
sister to Mr.. ]. K. McI1henny OF Scot
land Neck and granddaughter of Gov
ernor Dudley. The groom is grandson
of Nathaniel Macon.
A TERRIFIC sToRM.-Last Saturday
night about II 80 o'clock most ter
rife rain hail and wind-storm passed
over Hobgood, doing great damage to
the crops. The storms fury lasted
about thirty minutes. The track Of
the storm was something like mile
wide and crops we're all badly damaged
At Palmyra 1t is said the rain was heav.
Ter than known in thirty years.
LAST YEARS WATERMELON.-In the
store of r. G. Josey & Co. may be seer
a last years water melon. 1t was KEPT
under the shelves all the winter with
out any special effort to protect it. Mr.
R. L. Hardy, one of the statesmen, says
it was put in the store about October
It has been kept there, then, about
months, and is in pretty good condi
ton yet. Since writing the foregoing
it has been cut and was we'll preserved
REBUILDING HIS PLANT.-Mr. Joh1
Coughenonr, who lost his entire lumbe
plant about two months ago at tota
loss OF $4,000, is fast preparing to star
up again. The foundations are lait
and his engines and boilers are In place
and a part of the machinery is IN. Th
plant will be larger and better equip
ned than 1t was before. Mr.. Cough
1
tireless workers in the country.
| EXTRA MAIL.-Commencing las
Tuesday morning the freight train &C
ing South brings mail from the Nortl
! at Is, and returning it brings maj
in the afternoon at 2o'clock. Scot.8n
Neck now has four mails a day-tw
each way. One at Is a. M, from tn
North, one at 10 10 from the South
another at 2. p. m. from the South an
another at 5 3 p. m. from the NORTH
The public generally appreciates thi
as it is a great convenience.
Vine Hill Male Academy.
On our first page we print cut
the buildings of this school, but "