The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-12-23
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AND OF OTHERS WE DO NOT KNOW.
Mr.. A. Mcdowell went to Baltimore
on business Friday.
Mrs. Salisbury is on a visit to bel
daughter, Mrs. q. w. Bracy.
Mr.. John Applewhite OF Klngsbore
was here day or two last week.
Rev. w. J. Smith went to Raleigh
on short business trip last week.
Mr.. Hugh Rasberry has been home
from Raleigh on a visit for several days
Mr.. J. Frank Brinkley went on 6
short business trip to Norfolk last week
Mrs. W. T. Joyner went to Everetts
a few days. ago to visit her daughter
Mrs. Chas. McNaughton.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Virginia, is in
the community visiting his uncle, Mr.
W. F. Butterworth.
Mr.. Mum, prominent hotelist Of
Of Kinston, was in town a day last
week.
Mrs. Hale of Halifax spent Saturday
and Sunday on visit to Mrs. J. Frank
Brinkley.
Mr.. Toy D. Savage, a student at
Wake Forest, is spending the holidays
here with Rev. r. T. Vann.
Mr.. John D. Biggs, Jr., of Williams
ton, was in town last week returning
home from Baltimore for the Christ
mas holidays.
Mr.. w. G. Billings, OF Danville, Va,
has come to Scotland Neck to engage
in tabacco culture with Mr.. c. T. Law
renee.
Miss Sallie Salisbury of Hamilton
has been here few days on q
visit to her sister, Mrs. w. L. Harrell.
Her many friends have been glad to
see Miss Annie Williams in town sey-
eral days.
Mess. G. T. Munford and Zeb John
son, of Greenvllle, came up Monday to
he present at the burial of Miss Maggie
Johnson,
Misses Lou and Freda Hill, the one
Oh visit and the other at school, re-
turned to their home in Halifax yes
terday to spend the holidays.
Mrs. Ayers OF Plymouth, mother of
our townsmon Mr.. E. K. Hassell, came
up few days ago. She will make
her home with her son in Scotland
Neck.
Prof. A. B Hill, OF Dunn, is here on
Il visit to his father, Mr.. A. B. Hill.
His friends are glad to see him, and he
seems to have received good treatment
at the hands of the good people of Har-
nett.
Mr.. G. L. Mcdowell who has been
in Norfolk for some months as sales
man In the large department store of
Watt, Rettew & Clay, came last Friday
because OF sickness. His friends here
hope he will be out for Christmas.
Mr.. T. E. Powell of Nash county
came over Tuesday to visit his sister,
Mrs. Edmundson, and take his son and
daughter home from school tor the
holidays. He was accompanied by Mr..
Lawrence Battle.
Dr. Frank w. Whitehead, of Suffolk,
Va, was here this week. He came to
assist Doctors Mcdowell and Pope in
the leg of the colored man
who was so badly broken up at Gray's
few days ago. 1t is a COM
pliment to DR.. Whitehead to be called
in performing such difficult surgical
operation. DIR. Whitehead is a most
excellent young man, good physi-
clan and successful surgeon.
Rev. l.. M. Curtis of Aulander spent
a day or two here last week. He con-
Quoted the prayer meeting service in
the Baptist church Wednesday night
and gave a most excellent talk. His
many friends here were delighted to
see him after three or four years alb
senco. He was raising some money
for the Chowan Baptist Female Instl-
tute at Murfreesboro, and received a
fairly liberal contribution in Scotland
Neck. Mr.. Curtis friends here are
pleased at his success as pastor in the
Chowan Baptist Association.
Mr.. G. r. Walsh Of Petersburg, Va,
has been in town this week. He rep
resents the Cockade City Marble
Works of C. M. Walsh and places some
some nice work in this community.
He showed us photographs of hand
some works placed in Wilson and
Washington. In Wilson it was mon
ument to the late John D. Simpson