The commonwealth., 1897-07-29
LOCAL NEWS.

Tillery correspondence was crowde
out this week.
60 Our readers will miss sNemo's
letter this week. 1t fails to appear OF
account of ill-health of the author
Hereafter the letter will appear regular
ly unless sickness again prevents.
LOVE FEAsT.-There will be low
feast held in the Methodist churcl
Thursday night (July 29) at 8 81
O'Clock. Every body is cordially in
vited to be present.
FREIGHT CARS wRECKED.-There wa
serious wrecklng of freight cars few
days ago on the Raleigh & CASTOR rail
road one mile from Weldon. A mum
Der of cars were splintered but there
was no person injured.
WAS IT WH1TAKER?-News came
here last week that Robert Whitaker
the colored man who killed Section
Master Harrell at Palmyra last winter
had been arrested at Suffolk. No one
has gone to Suffolk to identify Whit
aker.
S. MEYER.-We call special attention
to the advertisement in this issue of
Mr.. S. Meyer OF Enfield. He is most
energetic business man and does pros
porous business and pleases his Gus
toners. Our readers will find him
clever and obliging.
BROKE HIS ARM.-Mr. J. A. Carlisle
was riding home from town On a cart
a few days ago. The board on which
he was sitting slipped. One end was
caught In the wheel, he was thrown
which ran over his arm and broke it.
CAUGHT JOHN DAv1s.-Sherif Jos.
D. Biggs Monday brought to Halifax
Jail from Martin county John Davis,
colored, charged with stealing meat
last spring from Mr.. J. III. Lewis smoke
house. Davis has been away ever since,
but Sheriff Biggs spotted him, secured
the papers and brought him up.
GOOD CROPs.-The news comes from
every quarter in this region that the
crops are fine. Some say there have
not been such prospects for the general
crop since 1890. Corn, cotton and pea
nuts are all fine. Tobacco is much
better than last year, though the crop
is perhaps not quite so large.
A CORRECTIoN.-In last weeks issue
attention was called to the meeting of
road supervisors on Saturday, August
7th. The COMMONWEALTH said they
Ire expected to have their roads worked
md in good condition, and so report.
It was meant that the overseers of the
lifferent roads will have them worked
md report the same.
OAK RIDGE INsTITUTE.-Qak Ridge
Institute has trained over 1000 of our
pest business and professional men.
Instead of trying to be college, for
which it has ample equipment, it pre-
ers to be thorough practical Fitting
school, concentrating its energies and
Efforts to the laying of broad founda- |
ion for scholarship and for life.
WHITsETT INsTITUTE.-Jhe readers
# The COMMONWEALTH will notice the
arge and attractive advertisement OF
Nhitsett Institute in this paper. This
s one of the largest and best high
chools in the State. Last year 1t had
tudents from seven States and over
thirty North Carolina counties. It has
ome free scholarships for the coming
7ear. Those interested in school will
10 well to write for catalogues.
Mr.. BRowN1NG's SON HURT-The
Littleton News Reporter said last week
The younger son of Mr.. Howard
Browning was last Sunday run over by
me OF his fathers horses. The horse
stepped upon the back of his body near
he lett lung. Prompt medical atten-
ion was given by DIR. Ray Browning,
md the little boy, we are glad TO hear,
8 doing WE'LL"
to Vine Hill.