The commonwealth., 1897-07-15
LOCAL NEWS.
- Next session of Vine Hill Fe-
male Academy begins August 3Oth.

- Next session of Vine Hill Fl
male Academy begins August 3Oth.
FIRST ToBACco.-Mr. Alex. Madr
brought to town Saturday the frs
newly cured tobacco in this communi
ty. 1t seemed to be good quality fo
the first.
GAVE sATIsFACTION.-A man in an
other town who did some adyertisin
in THE COMMONWEALTH recently
writes us in remittlng that the advel
tisement gave entire satisfaction.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-During th
storm Monday evening lightnin,
struck colored mans house near MI
w. P. Robertson's. The building ant
contents were burned but no one wa
killed.
SHORT IN ONE THING.-A gentleman
of much reading said to us recently
THE COMMONWEALTH measures up tt
any papers I see and is far superior te
most weekly papers. It is short In only
one thing-that is advertisements by
the business men OF Scotland Neck"
COOP RAINs.-There have been good
rains throughout this section recently
and delightful rain In Scotland Neck
Monday afternoon and at night. Crops
will now improve rapidly. The reports
throughout the State generally is that
the prospect is good.
STATE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COL
we print the adver-
tisement of this school. It has been
remarkably successful and offers fine
for the girls Of the State.
President McIver is thoroughly alive
to the education of the young women
of the State.
Institute will open it's 46th year Aug
ust 18th. The school has been manag-
ed by the Profs. Holt twenty-five years,
and in the language of DIR. Winston,
recently of the University, "has had a
large share in the revival OF the educa-
tional spirit of the State" It sends out
the prettlest catalogue in the State.
Write for one.
PAINTED THEIR HOUsEs.-Recently
DIR. johnson has had the building in
which he occupies an Office on the cor
ner of Main and 10th streets painted.
Also Mess. N. B. Josey and J. A. Perry
have painted their residences. Paint
improves the appearance OF things a
great deal. Scotland Neck needs more
of it.
ARRESTED UNDER A CAPIAs.-Depu-
ty sheriff Dunn few days ago arrest
ed Isaac Fer1ell and Booker Thomas.
two colored men, under capias from
Criminal Court. They were indicted
for carrying concealed weapons. He
started to Jail with the boys, but just
as the train was ready to pull out the
mother OF one swept to the depot with
the money to pay her boys bond and
thus kept him out OF Jail. The other
went on.
COMMITTED FoRGERY.-Allen Aston,
a colored man who stood fairly we'll in
the community, few days ago forged
the firm name of Savage & Hancock,
lumber manufacturers near Neal, to an
order on Peterson & Co., for $3.50.
They paid it, but finding it a forgery
had Aston arrested. He admitted the
forgery, but said he expected to pay it
back. He was bound over to court,
and failing to give bond was sent to
Jail.
FAYETTEVILLE MILITARY ACADEMY.
We call special attention to this
school. The number of boarding pupils
has doubled in two years. Only lO per
cent of the pupils smoke and none OF
them smoke cigarettes. It is thought
that next session there will be no smok-
ers either amongst the cadets OR In the
faculty. Col. Drewry is doing good
work and The COMMONWEALTH COM
mends his school to its readers.
OUR SCHOOL ADVERTISEMENTS
takes some pride In
the many school advertisements it pre-
sents to it's readers in this issue. There
ls a two-fold compliment in it. It is a
to the paper that the