The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24
LOCAL NEWS.

| O0IuS put OA Cu0 SIOuuu duO CdA p0AeOAs
have commenced work on Mr.. NJ. A.
Smiths new Knitting mill.
OYSTER sUPPER.-There is to be an
oyster supper at Mr.. w. E. Barclays
near Dawson's Frldaynight, March 4,
for the benefit of Dawson Baptist churh.
MARR1ED.-Tuesday, Feb. 18th, at
the home of the bride in Scotland
Neck, Miss Lena Coleman was married
to Mr.. Allen Allsbrook, Rev. Rufus
Bradley officiating.
| TRINITY PAR1RH LENTEN SERVICES
Tuesdays 4 90 p. M; Wednesday Gold
church) 4 80 p. M; Thursdays, holy
communion 100 a. M; Thursdays
services and lecture, Z 80 p. m. Fri
days, the Litany, IL 90 m. Daily ser
vice morning and evening through
Holy Week when practicable.
BAD CoNDUcT.-News came to THE
COMMONWEALTH Office a few days ago
that four men went at night into the
house of Peter Langdon, white man
living few miles from town, and
abused him very badly. He reported
that they spoke OF lynchlng him, but
went away without otherwise troubling
him.
WHEELER & WILSON SEWING Ma
cH1NEs.-In tLls issue you see Mr.. c..
T. Lawrence's advertisement of the
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines.
Mr.. Lawrence has taken the agency
here and Mr.. F.. G. Gatlln is his sales
man. They have sold quite number
of the machines already and they have
the best of testimonials. See their adj
vertisement.
DOUBLED ITS PoPULATIoN.-Dr. r.
NJ. johnson spent night and day in
Kinston last week. He says that good
town has doubled its population with
in a few years. The interests that
have so much improved the town are
tobacco, trucking, and lumber. Let
Scotland Neck do likewise, and here's
the hand of The COMMONWEALTH to do
its best for the best interests of the town.
FINE RECITATIoNs.-Th Thursday night
there was a very pretty prelude to DR..
Gibbs lecture in Temperance Hall.
Misses LizzieHyman andHattle Bell rem
dered we'll chosen instrumental duet
Mrs. w. r. Bond gave pleasing vocal
solo; Misses Huldah Josey and Lucy
Dunn rendered beautiful Rotations,
and Mesdames Bond and Fenner sang
beautiful duet.
MRS. DANIELS BeREAvEMENT.-The
Concord Times tells OF the death few
days ago of Mrs. NJ. L. Bost, in Concord
Mrs. Bost was mother of Mrs. S. q.
Daniel of Llttleton. The Times says
"Mrs. Bost was very superior wo-
man, and everybody who knew her ad-
mired her. She was consistent men,
Der of St. Paul's Methodist church, and
the preachers of the circuit were always
welcome at her hospitable home. She
will be greatly missed"
COMMISSIONERS WILL MAKE IMPROVE
MENTs.-The town commissioners a
few days ago visited the sites for Mr..
NJ. A. Smiths new knitting mill and
also for the tobacco market near the
Scotland Neck knitting mills, just out
side OF town on the east. The COM
missioners decided to plant shade trees
along the sidewalk of Ninth street
running across the railroad by the
cotton mills, and to put the 81 de walk
in first class condition to the site of
the tobacco warehouses.
By this the town authorities show
that they are interested in the inter-
prises that are being inaugurated, and
realize that they will be beneficial to
the town. This is the keynote OF sue
cess-thorough cooperation and entire
harmony in all that we undertake.
INTELLIGENT CONGREGATIONAL J.
T. Abernethy, pastor of the Halifax cir
cult in the Warrenton Methodist Dis
trict, writes the Christian Advocate
some pleasant things about his people.
He says:
eve are comfortably domiciled in the
parsonage at Enfield and have been
handsomely pounded" by both the
congregations of Enfield and Halifax.
The people met us with a hearty
sympathy and generous hospitality
that convinces me that have the
privilege of serving some of the very
best people of our Methodism. Our
congregations, rank in intelligence and
refinement with the very best in the
land and the outlook is hopeful for
good years work"
Mr.. ]. B. Keech Dead.