The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-24
LOCAL NEWS.

| MEYERS SELLING AT .COST-Meyers,
the Enfield hustler, advertises goods at
cost this week and be has piles of them.
MRS. RIDDICk's AD.-Mrs. A. M.
Rlddlck puts before our readers her
announcement for Spring millinery.
She is just home from the markets.
| See her ad.
OUR JOB PRINT.-Remembe Der that we
are turning out lots Of JOB printing, the
very best, in the neatest style and as
cheap as you can get anywhere. Every
line goes out under our guarantee.
F. HI. RoBERTsoN.-Attenti is
called to the advertisement OF this we'll
known druggist who has again opened
business in Enfield. He is clever and
| obliging and treats his customers we'll.
LAST OF THE sERIEs.-With this issue
we close the series of articles on news
papers, taken from DR.. Talmage's ser
mon. We think any and all who have
read the articles feel paid for the time.
Much FERTIL1ZER.-There have been
large quantities of fertilizers of various
kinds shipped to this county this sea-
son. From every town carts and wag-
ons have been hauling it for weeks and
the hauling continues.
For STEALING HoGs-Dr. M. T. Say
age brought to town Saturday color
ed man named Tom Horton charged
with stealing hogs, He was lodged in
the town prison and sent on to Halifax
jail Monday.
GOOD SALES OF MAcHINEs.-Mr. E.
P. Calling, who Is selling Wheeler &
Wilson sewing machines, has been
quite successful. He has sold more
than twenty machines in five weeks.
His purchasers are pleased with the
splendid machine he sells.
POLITE PEoPLE.-Mr. III. L. Driscoll
and his workmen who came down from
Roanoke Rapids to build the new knit
ting mill, are greatly pleased with Scot
land Neck. Mr.. Driscoll remarked as
he was going away Saturday that there
are more polite people in Scotland
Neck than any place he has ever seen.
BARN BURNED.-The Tarboro South
erner says: "a barn on Judge Phillips
farm near Bells Bridge, was burned
yesterday morning about 4 o'clock with
its contents and farming implements
and forage. 1t is supposed to be the
work of an incendiary. The judges
loss is about 81 900 with no insurance.
MoRMoNs DID NOT TARRY.-Two |
Mormons spent a night in this COM
munity last week, but they found such
cold comfort here that they soon went |
their way. The evils that follow in the
wake of such people are enough to driye
them from all communities that lay |
any claims to decency.
No oPENING.-NIrs. w. II. White |
says she will not have any regular
spring opening. Her goods are COM
ng and she Is so busy with orders already
n that she cannot find the time to pre-
pare for the usual opening. She is
'eady to show and sell her goods all the
lime. See her ad. elsewhere.
FOUND AFTER SIX WEEKs.-The
,olored man named Richard Devereaux
Who was drowned at Mr.. w. T. Han
cocks farm on Roanoke river about
Xix weeks ago, was found Friday. The
body had risen and was caught in a
aft OF logs near the bank. Fish and
other things had preyed upon the body
until it would not have been recognized
out for the clothes. The body was
buried on the river bank near where it
vas found.
L. w. GREENE & Co.-These active
merchants, whose adver-
isement appears in The COMMON
WEALTH, are anxious for business from
his section. They supply all their
shippers with tags, stencils, crates and
oops to facilitate shipping; and we
eel quite sure that our readers will
make no mistake In doing business
With them. When transacting any
business with them, let them know
hat you saw their advertisement in
his paper.
GOOD MISSION WoRK.-Printing
Mrs. w. J. Smiths annual report as
Secretary of the Babies Branch OF the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Board Of
Missions for the Episcopal church, calls
% mind some things about that work.
Mrs. Smith tells us that there are
branches, with an enrol
nent OF 200 in the Diocese of North
Carolina. The money taken up
through these little children's organiza-
ION il devoted to missions. some to