The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-30
LOCAL NEWS.

at Mullens for several days. Mr.. He
ring has been doing most of the preach
ing and has pleased the congregation
which haye been good almost ever
night.
J. G. MEEKINs, JR. & Co.-Thes
gentlemen have been in the commits
sion business in Norfolk for some tim
and now place their card before tn
readers of THE COMMONWEALTH. The
are clever and obliging and our reader
will make no mistake in placing bust
ness with them. See their ad. elsewhere
BADLY HURT.-A few days ago M,
Ernest Applewhite who works for MI
| w. F. Butterworth on his river farm
was riding a mule into some briers
The mule gave start which unstead
led Mr.. Applewhite, and having a spu
on his beel the mule was goaded by hi
effort to cling on. He was thrown OF
the hard ground and seriously hurt.
MR.. RAY TO LECTURE.-Mr. John E.
Ray, superintendent Of the -IHHssitiittu
ton for the Deaf and Blind in Raleigh
will lecture to the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union here Friday night, Oct. LIST
If there are any blind children in the
community, white or colored, Mr.. Ray
would like to know it. He is a charm
Ing speaker and all who hear him Fri
day night will be greatly pleased.
BURNED IN COTTON PREss.-Mr. T..
G. Williams cotton press near Essex
caught fire last Saturday from spark
from the engine. A colored boy named
Tom Burt was in the cotton press at
the time, and the cotton burning from
the top the boy could not get out until
the sides were knocked down. He was
so badly burned that it is thought he
will not live.
DIED IN THREE MINUTEs.-A colored
man named Tom Boyd who was work.
ing with the freight train on the Scot
and Neck road, died suddenly at Tillery
morning. He was apparently
we'll and had come down on the morn
ng freight from Weldon. He went
nto bar to get drink of liquor, and
before he drank it the bartender turn
ID to get glass of water for him and
when he turned back Boyd had fallen
o the floor. He died in three minutes.
J. w. PERRY CoMPANY.-Ourr readers
rave been familiar with this firm for
ears. They haYe done business with
lmost every business man in all this
ection, and they come before our read
rs this season. as usual, with their card
q THE COMMONWEALTH and weekly |
uotation of the market. These gen.
Iemen need no commentator by us. !
heir announcement in these columns |
, all that is needed to get business. It
J an old and established firm, and they |
re uniformly clever and obliging. See
heir card and quotations.
I. P. LEE & Co.-Our readers are ia
liliar with this we'll known firm. Ev-
~ year they place card in The Com
oNwEALTH as an acknowledgment of
ne business they get from this COM
lunity and as a new bid for more bus
less. Our readers have done business
18th them for years, and they promise
1e same prompt attention to all details
business which they have given here
fore. You can get any information
ou desire from them and you may al
avs count on pleasant business rela-
Ons.
s. B. HARRELL & Co.-These very
ever gentlemen have been in bust
ess in Norfolk since 1887. They have
4 old and established trade with the
eople of BERTHE, Hartford, Martin,
eaufort, Washington, Hyde, Tyrrell,
amllco, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans
i'd other eastern counties; and now
icy are especially DESTROYS of doing
nsiness with the people of Halifax
I'd Edgecombe. With this in view,
ley have placed their card in THE
and we commend
lem to our readers, for they are very |
ever indeed. They have good bus
less from South Carolina and they
ish to cover ala Eastern Carolina.
i've them trial.
NORFOLK CLEANING AND DYEINa Co.
When you are going to Norfolk put
4 old suit of clothes in your valise,
Ike to these gentlemen and they will |
AXE it look like new one. The
l1tor of THE COMMONWEALTH has had
ork done there and it was perfectly
in every respect. It is
wing of several dollars to have an old
lit cleaned or an overcOat lined.
hese gentlemen are prompt and relia-
e and we commend them to our read
I~,,nxu1o1no 0f their /