The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-08
STATE GLEANINGS.
NO CoLoRED PosTMAsTERsI

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NO coLoRED PosTMAsTERs
The Postmaster General has given
out his word, which has gone the
rounds of the press, that he will not
appoint colored postmaster for any
community where there has not been
a colored postmaster before. He re-
CARDS 1t, he says, social as well as a
political matter.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Norfolk journal OF Commerce The
Old Dominion and Carolina railroad
has been incorporated at Raleigh, N.
q. Two million dollars in bonds will
be placed on the market for construc-
ton and equipment purposes. The
new road will connect at Ridgeway, N.
c., with the Seaboard Air Line system.
MANY CHICKENS.
The Raleigh correspondent to the
Wilmington Messenger few days ago
wrote:
"Few people have any Idea of the ex-
tent of the trade in chickens in western
North Carolina. Six cars, loaded with
10000, passed Greensboro yesterday"
NOTHING THE MATTER WITH COTTON.
Raleigh letter to Wilmington Mes
senger:
The agricultural department says of
cotton "The acreage, as compared
with last years, is 116 per cent. There
is nothing the. matter with the crop
this year and if no untoward condition
assails it the prospect was never bright
er for full Weld"
FIRE IN FAYETTEVILLE.
Cor. to Wilmington Messenger, 3rd !:
At 80 o'clock this morning Rankin's
woodwork factory and planning mills,
located in the southern suburbs of the
city, were destroyed by fire, with the
exception of the finishing room. There
was an insurance of s., 900 on the prop
erty, and the loss is estimated at 81 900,
of which the machinery was valued at
$4,000.
WORE HIS OLD UNIFORM.
Elizabeth City Economist: Two
train loads of Confederate veterans left
the union station this morning for
among whom was Private
A. w. Grandy. of Norfolk, Va, who
attracted much from the other veterans.
He was clad in the same suit of Con-
federate gray that he wore during the
war, aid carried by his side the same
Springfield rifle with which he had
gone through many battles.
His uniform showed many ravages
from time, but over the right breast
was the unmistaken sign of bullet
hole. The old man insisted on barring
his breast to show he was no imposlter.
The scar was there, showing where the
bullet had entered
CUMBERLAND DON'T WANT THE TAX.
A Fayetteville correspondent to the
Messenger writes:
ut is already apparent, in the ex-
preston of public sentiment, that the
short sighted policy of the county
powers that be, in excluding the demo-
cratic party from all place on the
school board, will have an unfavorable
effect on the vote for school tax
IN August-ln fact, the chances are
hat 1t will accomplish the defeat OF
he measure In this township. Natur-
lily the property owners will be chary
IT voting upon themselves an added
AK, in the distribution of which they
ire permitted to haye no voice. The
for the failure of this
'ery important move for education will
est solely with those now in power.
LUMBER COMPANY FAILED.
Kinston Free Press: During the
'ast few days creditors OF the Kinston
lumber Co. closed down on the COM
ANY. A few of the creditors by fore
ng matters compelled the larger credit
rs to also try to protect themselves.
Mr.. w. III. Hlckson, the manager of
be company, has the sympathy OF the
in his misfortuues. He
as suffered heavily by fire. The first
re destroyed everything except the
NV mill. The next fire destroyed the
ntire plant, very large and complete
ne. Several other smaller losses of
lmber and small buildings occurred I
ON fires. All these losses caused in ,
ebtedness to accumulate, and Mr..
[lckson most honorably tried to meet !
Il his obligations, Notwithstanding
10 heavy losses. The result was-a 5
w creditors, whom he was trying to
rotect, pushing matters caused the
ollapse.