The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28
LOCAL NEWS.

''Cosr OF A BoY."-Boys, read on the
first page of this issue the article head
ed 1.-THE Cost OF a Boy" And while
we think OF it, we suggest that girls
also might read 1t with perfect propri-
ETY..
CHANGED HANDS. - The Tarboro
Southerner has changed hands. Mr..
Albertson, who has done good work on
the paper nearly year, retires and
Mess. Powell and Haywood have charge
We wish the paper continued success.
QUARTERLY MEET1NG.-Dr. J. T..
Gibbs, Presiding Elder, Will preach at
Palmyra at IL a. m. Sunday May LIST.
aud in Scotland Neck at night. Mon
Gay morning, May End. at 8 As he will
hold Quarterly Conference In the
Methodist church here.
PAINTED WAREHOUSE. The ware
house OF w. III. White d Co., near the
depot has been painted and Its appear
| ance has been greatly improved. If
more paint were used in town it would
make decided Improvement all around.
Some one quite truthiully said that
"palnt improves anything but lady's
face"
| FROM LITTLETON TO ROCKY MOUNT
The question of building a railroad
from Littleton to Rocky Mount is be-
ing agltated. The plan is to build from
Rocky Mount, Va, to Rocky Mount,
n. c., Via Littleton. Shortening dis
lance from some points north to Beau
fort seems to be the prime object. Let
| tie road be built,
PAYING OUT MoNEY.-Mr. s. F. Dunn
! is doing good deal of business tor the
Nesbift Lumber Co., of New York.
He is purchasing considerable quanti-
| ties of timber in the community, and
is cutting and shipping 1t 1t Is most
ly gum timber. Mr.. Dunn's expendi
lures in the community have recently
run up as much as $l125 in eight days
WISHES TO BUILD A TOBACCO FACTo-
RY.-One of our best business men
few days ago received letter from a
tobacco manufacturer in another town,
intip1ating that he would like to man
ufacture tobacco here. The tobacco
which is raised in this community
might as we'll be manufactured here as
shipped elsewhere. The matter is
worth considering.
SUGGESTS A HALIFAX MANA cor
respondent from Littleton to the News
Il Observer says: "1n searching for a
man to take charge OF the North Car
DINA troops in tie coming conflict, We
have him here in eighty miles of Raj
eigh. Tried and true, and as brave a
man as ever drew a sword or gave a
command, Col. w. A. Johnston, of
| Littleton, n. c."
A LITTLE FIRE.-This morning about
O'Clock an alarm of fire rang out
| through the town. The fire was tar
up Main street at Mr.. S. F. Dunn's.
it being quite cool large fire was
| made in fire place whose chimney
| had not been burned out recently.
The SCOT burned so that it caught the
top OF the house. The fire was soon
extinguished without any damage.
The following taken from a recent
Issue OF the Wilmington Messenger
will interest our Scotland Neck readers,
as Mr. Hufham was a resident of Scot
land Neck during his childhood and
boyhood
ave understand that Mr.. J. D. Hut
ham, Jr, OF Henderson, is to be in flu
ture connected with the Dispatch.
"Mr. Hufham is son of DR.. J. d.
Huffman, the well-known Baptist d.
vine, and is young man affable and
competent. When our popular young
townsman, John H. Gore, Jr., was edi-
ter in chief of the Wake Forest Col
lege Student, Mr.. Hufham was one Of
the most efficient contributing editors
of this merltorius periodical"
Commands The Commonwealth.