The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26
LOCAL NEWS.


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A photographer has pitched his ten
in town on Main street. You can no,
get your picture.
MARRIED.-At Halifax Monday c
this week Miss Lillian Jones to Mr.. b
V. Pope, both of Spring Hill.
FIRST BALE.-The first bale of cotto1
raised in the State this season was sol,
at Morven in Arson county last Satu1
day 1t brought 81 cents.
CONvoCATION OF EDENToN.-Th,
Convocation of Edenton will meet mex
Friday in the Episcopal church IL
Williamson and will continue through
Sunday.
WE THINK so Too.-Press and Prin
ter says that a man cannot adver
tise in live newspaper without re
ceiving some benefit from it, an,
more than he can jump into the rivel
and not get wet.
ATTENTION, MILITARY COMPANY
The Scotland Neck Riflemen are re-
quested to meet in the armory, Wed
! nesday, Sept. LIST. at 5o'cloek, p. M
Every one is expected to be present.
QUARTERLY Observation-Disclosures
meeting for Scotland Neck Circuit was
held at Epworth In Edgecombe Last
Saturday and Sunday. Pastor Bradley,
Mess. o. x. Taylor and R. L. Hardy
attended hom Scotland Neck.
IMPROVED HIS sToRE.-Mr. n. B.
Josey has greatly improved his store on
corner OF Main and 10th streets by put
ting in large and handsome windows
in front. It gives his store a much
better appearance from the outside and
furnishes much better light on the in
side.
"SENsIBLE ALwAYs."-A reader of
THE COMMONWEALTH writes from South
Carolina, saying that he greatly enjoys
the paper-that it is newsy when there
is news, and sensible always. We thank
our kind friend for his good words and
hope to continue the paper worthy his
good opinion.
DIED.-At the home of her brother,
Mr.. James Rogers, Mrs. Sallie Baker,
of Edgecombe county, Friday August
20, aged about So. She had been in
Ill health from a cancer for nearly
three years. The remains were buried
near Mr.. Joe. Henry Bells Saturday.
TRIED TO WRECK THE TRAIN.-TwO
attempts were made last week to wreck
the train of the North Carolina Lum-
Ter Go. on the road that leads from
the timber lands to the plant at Tillery.
The company has offered $50 reward
for the arrest of the person who made
the attempt.
WILL GO TO BURL1NGToN.-We learn
from the Wilson Advance that Prof.
w. G. Allen has been elected principal
of Burlington High School. Prof.
Allen has been seriously sick and as
soon as he RECEIVERS he will go to his
new field. THE COMMONWEALTH con-
graduates Prof. Allen and Burlington
too, and wishes for him fine success
"among the hills"
A CoRRECTIoN.-There was mistake
about the accident to Miss May King
at the knitting mills, as it appeared In
these columns last week. Her fingers
we're not cut off, but her hand was
painfully hurt In a machine. It came
to us just before going to press that her
fingers were cut off and we SO printed
it, thinking it was true. We are glad
to make the correction.
LARGE MELoNs.-Mr. r. s. Whitaker
has put the finest melons on this mar
ket this season that have been seen
here in long time. Mess. Balfour
Dunn and B. r. Kimball sent one each
to Messrs. w. A. Dunn and White &
PAUL. The one sent to Mr.. Dunn
weighed 62 pounds and the one to
Mess. White & PAUL. So. The crop
has been fine and the market has been
we'll filled.
BOYD AND YoUNG.-In this issue of
THE COMMONWEALTH appears the adj
vertisement OF these enterprising ware
housemen in Enfield. Their warehouse
was popular last season and they pleas
ed their customers and did what they
could to get good prices for tobacco.
This they will do this season. They
are kind, clever and obliging and we
commend them to our readers. See
their handsome advertisement else
where.
APPROACHING MARRIAGEs.-THE