The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-05
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. K. Allsbrook has torn out til
chicken coop next to Mr.. Matt. Cooke
store and has built nice little store
room instead.
NEW STABLEs.-Bigss and Johnso,
are preparing to build new sale and ex
change stables ON the vacant lot be
tween Mr.. w. A. Dunn's Office an,
Harrell & Sherrod's store.
PAINFULLY HURT.-A cOlored ma,
named Thomas johnson fell from ,
house Monday on which he was at worl
and was painfully hurt. He was un
conscious for awhile. His condition
has improved.
RATHER COSTLY FUN.-Mr. w. III
Bell became boisterous on the street.
last week by reason of excessive drink
ing, and the result was some punish
ment and pretty heavy fine before the
Mayor. He submitted in every case
against him.
PARTY AT Mr.. WH1TEHEAD's.-T
was pleasant party at Mr.. w. L.
Whitehead's few miles in the country
one night last week. Quite a number
of the townspeople went out and all
enjoyed the evening very much.
LAWN PARTY.-The B. Y. 2. u. of
the Baptist church gave lawn party
in DR.. w. R. Woods grove last Friday
night. Cake and lemonade were served
free. 1t was for members of the Union
only.
OXFORD SEM1NARY.-We call special
attention to the advertisement in this
issue of Oxford Female Seminary
President Hobgood has had many years
of experience in the work and Is one of
the foremost educators of the State.
We know him personally and we hearth
ly commend his school to our readers.
ALMOST A FIRE.-Mr. w. L. HarrelI
narrowly escaped having a serious fire
at his house few nights ago. The
servant dropped glass kerosene lamp
which was shattered on the floor. The
oil took fire and in the effort to put 1t
out Mr.. Harrell burned his face slight
ly. Fortunately there was no serious
damage.
GOOD RESULTS ALREADY.-Some gen.
tlemen from Llttleton said at the court
house Monday that they thought they
had already seen good results growing
out of the Sunday-school and temper
ance meeting at Littleton last week.
They said they thought its influence
would be for good in the future. This
is encouraging to those who engaged in
the work.
JAIL NEARLY FULL.-The jail at
Halifax is nearly full of prisoners, there
being more than twenty. The county
attorney Monday suggested to the
county commissioners that they notify
the Solicitor of the large number in jail.
It was the opinion expressed freely that
there ought to be an extra session of
Criminal court to clear the jail.
AMONGST THE FOREMosT.-The" South-
ern Presbyterian" of Clinton, S. c.,
says: I'VE have just received cata-
lcgne of MISUNDERSTANDING ofScot
land Neck, N. c., which is the very en-
bodlment Of neatness. The course OF
instruction is broad and thorough,
placing it among the foremost Prepare
tory Schools in the South"
A HoAx-In our last issue we print
ed an article about a colored man burn
ing at Adrian, GA, and not consumed.
Master Fender Weeks wrote to the
Mayor of that town to know If it was
true. The Mayor answered him that
there was no truth in the story. THE
COMMONWEALTH prefaced the publica-
ton of it with disclaimer to belief in
the truth OF it.
FRONT WINDOW SMAsHED.-Satur-
day night some one smashed one of the
front show windows in Mr.. M. Hof-
mans store. It seemed to have been
broken with brick, but he could not
tell whether the brick was hurled a
distance or crashed through in the
hand of the intruder. Mr.. J. HI. Fut-.
rell heard the report to his house some
distance away and went over to Mr.
Hoffman's and informed him OF the
trouble.
Knitting Mills Increase their Capacity.
The capacity of the Scotland Neck
knitting mills will soon be greatly in
creased. About fifty new machines
will be added, which will double the
hosiery capacity.
This increase in capacity will add