The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-06-30
NORTH STATE ITEMS.
Clipped and Culled From Some of Our
Exchanges.
GOOD YIELD OF GRAIN.


G. G. Ryals had 75a bushels oats
tbreshed from one acre. Mr.. Wood
has the lot planted in corn, which at
this time is three blades high, almost
ready to plough.
DIED ON THE ROADSIDE.
Winston Sentinel: Thursday eve
ming Mr.. Harrison Carter left his home,
five miles from Elkin, with load of
lumber for an Elkin firm. On the way
be was stricken with paralysis and died
before medical aid could reach him.
He was a mechanic and had lived in
that section all his life. His wife died
in March, and he leaves five children.
He was about IS years old.
BABY AT THE DOOR.
Rocky Mount Argonaut: Yesterday
morning Mr.. M. E. Hill, who lives on
w. R. r. St., was awakened by the
cries of baby, and on opening his
door found basket containing fine
boy baby. A note accompanied the
child in which the writer implored Mr..
and Mrs. Hill to adopt the baby. There
was no clue as to its parentage. Mr..
and Mrs. Hill Will adopt the little waif.
GREAT MEETING.
Rocky Mount Motor: Rev. w. P.
Hines, of Norfolk, closed an interesting
revival at the Baptist church on Sun
day night. There we're great many
conversions and about twenty additions
to the church. The singing was the
best ever heard here, the choir being
constituted of excellent voices and
splendldly drilled. Mr.. Hines endear-
ed himself to the hearts of our people
by his Christian bearing and preach
ing, brimful with the gospel OF his
Master.
"KIN DO IT AGAIN"
An enthusiastic Gullfordite in let
ter to the Greensboro Telegram says !:
"Great as are the deserts of Lieutenant
Hobson and his friends I had Just as
leave risk Spanish shells for one morn
ing as to sleep on the ground at Mar
tinsville and elsewhere for seven years
no blankets and chit a raining"
That's just what the heroes at Guilford
Court House did," Seven years is a
right long sleep. This reminds the
Charlotte News of the Kansas veteran,
who, in the midst of cheering, said to
the volunteers, "Thlrty-fve years ago 1
laid flat of my stomach In water waist
deep for twenty-four hours waiting for
the sun to rise, and / kin do it again,
by gum"
SWALLOWED A BUTTON.
The following bit of news from the
Norfolk Virginian and Pilot may serve
to make some mothers more careful +:
"a little three-year-old daughter of
Mr.. John Thompson, in Gosport, pro-
prietor of the Eagle Hotel, met with an
accident yesterday afternoon that
caused her death. By some means she
swallowed large collar button, which
she put IN her mouth and before assis-
lance could be rendered she COM
menced to suffocate. AS soon as posi-
BILE she was taken to the dispensary in
the navy yard and everything done
that was possible under the circum-
stances. All means proved unavailing,
however, and the little one soon died
from suffocatlon."
RoBBING AND DROWNING.
Elizabeth City Fisherman and Farm.
err: Last Thursday night the store of
Sawyer & Jones was broken into and
robbed by an organized band of negro
thieves of Norfolk, Va. Last night
they arrived here about midnight and
gave the store second visit, robbing
it of shoes, sbirts, clothing, hats, hand
kerchlefs, jewelry, neckwear, &C., and
left the city before daylight for Nor
folk. Near Thompsonis Brick Works
they stopped and dressed themselves
leaving their old clothing, &C., hid in
pile OF brick. About the time their
old clothes were found message came
from Shawboro to the effect that four
suspicious characters, with a lot of
merchandise were at that place. Mr..
Ed. Swain, one of Sawyer & Jones'
statesmen, and Mr.. J. B. Ferebee board
ed the morning train for Shawboro
and there they captured the thieves
and the goods stolen. They were
brought here at noon, given prelim-
mary hearing and committed to Jail In
default of bonds. They claim they are
all from different States, but met at
Norfolk, where they organized for the
purpose of robbery.
A negro named Moses Woodley was
shot yesterday morning about two
O'Clock by Mr.. Frank Meeklns near
Manteo. the negro had entered the
house and was about to escape through
window when Mr.. Meekins fred up
on hlm-emptying two loads of BIB
shot into the back of the thief. For
over six years Mr.. Meekins had been
missing money from his house, and
suspectlng that he was being robbed
by some one on his premises watched
for the burglar, the result being that if
the negro, who is in critical condl-
ton. does not die from the effects OF
the wound received, Dare county may
have to break neck.
While crowd of young men were
standing on the canal bridge at South
Mills Sunday afternoon at about 4
O'Clock, the railing at one end of the
bridge gave way and precipltated them
Into the water. They were afl fortunate
enough to be rescued, however, except
one young man by the name of Joseph
Spence, who was drowned. He was a
bright, active boy, about Is years of
age, and held in the highest esteem by
all who knew him.