The commonwealth., 1899-08-31
LOCAL NEWS.

Vine Hill Male Academy will open
Tuesday, September 9Th.
OPENING OF THE FEMALE ACADEMY.
vine Hill Female Academy will
open Tuesday, September 9Th.
WILL Be HERE SUNDAY.-Rev. r.
I. Vann, who has been away some
weeks for rest, will be In his pulpit
Sunday.
| LOST BARN.-Tuesday Mr.. John
L. Applewhite lost tobacco barn. 1t
was filed with tobacco, the greater
part belonging to Mr.. J. H. Lawrence.
PRETTY LITTLE RELIC.-Mr. T. B.
Haskett has pretty little family relic.
1t Is an Ivory wafer-case which his
father used many years ago. It con-
talns quite a number of the little red
waters, such as were used in the long
ago to seal letters.
| Miss WHITFIELD DEAD-Our Err
field correspondent writes as follows
"Miss SaIlie Whitfield, daughter of the
late Rev. John G. Whitfield, departed
this life the 22d inst, and was buried
IN the cemetery at Whitaker's Chapel
the 23d inst, Rev. G.. H. Whitaker
officlating."
| Ice CREAM SUPPER.-The ladies of
the Baptist church will have an ice
cream supper in Mr.. w. P. Darden's
grove tonight CThursday, August 31st)
Proceeds will be for the benefit of the
| church. Many good things VIII be
supplied and pleasant evening awaits
those who attend.
PLEASANT Hour FOR THE CHILDREN.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Josey last Thurs
day gave little afternoon party in
their grove to members of the infant
class in the Baptist Sunday-school
Tie children had good time and will
pleasantly remember Mr.. and Mrs.
Josey for their afternoons pleasure.
WORMS EATING FoDDER.-Mr. J. J.
Barnes, who lives near Dawson. said
here a te" days ago that the worms
we're eating his fodder badly. The
, worms are green at first but when they
grow larger they develop black streak.
Some have reported also that the worms
are destroying fodder III the Hobgood
community.
WArCH TIE ADs.--Our business men
are beginning to make their announce
snents. Mess. Hoffman, PUrrington
and Josey, who haye all been North to
purcha3e goods, have new ADVERTISE
ments. Also Edwards & Co. and w
Fl. Allsbrook have new ads. Read
these advertisements, Tor they VIII tell
you something new every week.
Wild. Ducks IN TowN-Tues5ay
afternoon wild nother-daclS and ten
tiny wild ducks were caught on prom
inent square in town. They were
caught just back of Mr.. J. e. Lewis
bar. Mr.. Bunch put them In box
and took them out of town to give them
freedom. They must have followed a
canal from the creek towards town and
come up ditch that leads to town
from the canal.
KILLED NEAR SUFFoLK.-A colored boy
named John Clark, whose home was at
Palmyra, was working near Suffolk, Va.
He went to the depot Saturday in
tending to come to see his parents. BY
some means he was On the track when
the train ran up. He was caught un-
der the wheels and killed. When his
people went to the station Saturday
afternoon to meet him, they received
telegram that he had been killed.
LITTLE Folks PIcNIc.-Last Friday
at their fathers farm few miles from
town, little Mamie and Helen Brinkley,
daughters of Mr.. J. Frank Brinkley,
gaye picnic to a number OF their
little friends. They provided means OF
conveyance and took the party cut IN
the morning and back in the evening.
All had most delightful time. Mrs.
Brinlley had charge Of the little party,
with Misses Lena and Kate Brlnkley
and Miss Helen Perry.
NEWPORT News ACADEMY.-Else
where will be seen an advertisement OF
Newport News Military Academay:
PRINCIPAL Edward w. Huffman was in
Scotland Neck some days ago looking
after the interests Of his school. lie is
live and energetic educator. HIS
catalogue shows enrolment OF students
| from Virginia, North Carolina, Penn
svlyania, New Jersey, Ohio, England:
| Russia and Turkey. When writing TO