The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-17
LOCAL NEW S.

ilas .iven up his WORK in Northampton
and sill accept work which the Bishop
# California has offered him on the
Pacific coast
ABJUT SOWING TOBACCO sEED.-Mr. E.
R. k;,nbaIl, an experienced tobacco
farmer, says that people frequentl,
make a serious mistake in sowing to
bacco seed too thick. He says the prop
II quantity is about l. table spoonfuls
10 100 square yards of bed.
ALMOST A FIRE.-Tuesday morning
about s O'Clock the alarm OF fire was
.ven and it was soon located at Mr.. E.
W. Hyman's store. The roof had
caught some way near the flue that pass
ed up from the middle of the store. Tie
ire company, with every body else, was
quickly On hand and the fire was soon
axtinguished with very little damage.
A SPIN ARoUND-Mr. Frank ?
Shields horse hitched to road cart
took fright at something in the street
saturday, and not being fastened dash
I'd to run, bat being stopped which ever
way ne turned he was kept in a little
circle about the street intersections
near the bank until caught. No Injury
except little disiiguring to the road
cart.
READ IT wRoNG-Tbe TarboroSouth-
ernor got the figures rather large III
giving the amount of money that Was
stolen last week from MIR. Storms cash
register. It said about 800 was taken.
The exact amount was not given in any
report from this office, but Mr.. Stern
Told us that he lost in cash only %
cents.
The SAFER HoUsE.-We call special st
ent,on to the advertisement OF the Sa-
ter House, Of which Mrs. w. A. Safer.
If HALIFAX, is proprietress. She has
been unusually successful in pleasin.
her boaders, both regular and trasient,
and it is the remark of every one who
stops with her that the fare is the very
best All who stop with Mrs. Safer
wish to go again.
new BARBER SHoP-Mr.O.A. SnipeS.
II Fevis, Va, has arrived and opened
up his shop in Hotel Lawrence, IN the Of
dee formerly occupied by E. III. Hight.
who has moved to west side Of Main
street in the K. Allsbrook building.
Mr. snipes has placed fine ne" furn-
I,ure and is handsomely equipped both
n shop fixtures and experience. he
says be thinks he will be pleased with
scotland Neck.
RICHMOND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT
o.-EIsewhere Will be seen new ad
vartisement of this reliable company
and we call special attention Of all
dealers in such supplies. When pur-
chasing anything it pays to deal with
those who can give you advantage OF
arge contracts and good experience.
We hope our readers viii give this first
class company business, and feel fully
warranted in commencing it to them.
BoIS TROUBLESOME AT THE TRAINS
Capt. Hawks was fairly blazing in his
coun;enance a few days ago as the
train came to stand-still, and inquired
Where are the pollcemen?" He was
annoyed by boys jumping upon the
platform and steps of the train as ii
slowed up. Some one suggested the
free Use Of horse whip time Or two.
The train officers ought to arrest and
punish number of boys, white and
colored, who every day make themselves
a nuisance about passing trains.
TALKED ONCE TOO MANY.-A colored
man who had visited some saloon and
half loaded himself with calamity Wa
Ter Saturday night, got little bolster
Gus III Mr.. M. Hoffman's store and
blabbsd out something about the Jews.
No sooner than said he was the centre
OF pressure from two or three directions
by battering rams of pound weights
etc, IN the hands of some attaches OF
the establishment who are not old en-
ough to vote, and quicker than 1t is
told he found it cooler outside and more
comfortable than in close proximity to
the "Jews'' who a moment before had
been the subject of his invect1ve.
Telephone to Hobgood.