The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-04
THE EDITORS LEISURE Ho11Rs
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Mr.. J. R. Tillery, of Tillery, recent
told the editor of The CoMMoNwrA,r
enat MIR. William Doggett, his gre
uncle, built the first GIN house ev,
built In North Carolina. He saws Ii
Hame work OF the building Is no
standing on Mr.. w. F. Parker, far,
near Enfield. He says also that the fir,
gin that was run in those long ago dax
Was turned by crank, and that tb
cotton patches In the gardens were cu]
tivated with a case knife.
North Carolina has only one seriou
drawback now to keep it from bein,
regarded as one of the best States i,
which to invest money and that Is th.
miserable political mess which has pre
vailed for two years and which tr raat
ems US still. The Elizabeth City Econ.
omist published a notice of Currituck
county bonds for sale, and in less than
three :days moneyed men from New
York were seeking to make Investments
in the bonds. This tells good deal.
1t is rather early for snow storms but
severe one was reported at Denver.
COL, last week. Four hundred miles
OF telephone wires were down, the rail-
roads we're completely blocked and the
estimate of the damage to property was
more than one hundred thousand dol
ars. North Carolina is most signally
blessed in being free from severe cy-
clones, billiards and heavy floods. The
onger Tar Heel stays here, and the
more he learns of other parts of the
world, the better content is he with his
homeland and the more grateful is he
or the special advantages which we all
njoy.
The yellow fever trouble in New Or
cans and other Southern cities and |
owns seems not to abate. The dis.
ase will not be materially checked, in
II probability, until frost touches
nose districts. According to the
1eather Bureau, the earliest dates at
hich frost may be expected, judging
ON past seasons, will be November
Ind at Mobile, November 18th at
[ontgomery, December 18th at Gal
sston. The earliest dates at which
ost has been known in these places
as November End at Mobile, Novem-
II 1st at Montgomery, and November
9Th at Galveston. It must be weary
aiting to the people who are so sorely
ourged in these cities.
hat was significant confession which
e colored man, Sam Wright, made i
few days ago at Goldsboro, concerning ,
9 murder of Mr.. w. A. Carr, some
rec weeks ago.
Wright has been tried for the mur-
r, found guilty and sentenced to be
nged 10th of this month. He ad-
ltted the killing of Mr.. Carr. Said
had been working in Mr.. Cars !;
IRE the day he committed the crime, 5
d when he went back at night and f
ked Mr.. Carr to draw him more wine c
" he had been drinkfng) he con-
ived the idea of killing his victim
d taxing his money. Il
Wright said Significantly that liquor !
Is the cause of his wicked deed, and $
d brought him to the gallows.
The blight and ruin which this great
rse continually spreads over our +
I'd, are sufficient cause for all true r
triots to unite ip solemn promise t
at they will never relax their ener- :
"a against the evil until 1t is driven
t, no longer to curse our homes and
esides and debauch what would 9th
wise be the true manhood OF the
uDtry.
The True Remedy. (