The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-29
LOCAL NEWS.

Is directed to the large display adver
tlsement OF this we'll known and vel
established school,
FIRST CURING.-Mr. w. S. Crisp i
the first tobacco farmer to cure fobacc,
III this section. He was clearing hi
barn Tuesday and said he was going t,
commence putting in tobacco Wed
nesday.
DEATH OF AN INFANT.-The infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. johnson
died last Saturday at the home OF Mrs
Johnson's father, Mr.. A. White, who
lives few miles from town. It was
Inferred in the Baptist cemetery Sun
day afternoon.
DIR. HUNTERS CARD.-Elsewhere YOU
see the card OF DR.. n. G.. Hunter
whose coming was mentioned last week
He is not an entire stranger to the
people otrthls community, and we be-
speak for him the confidence of the
people and reasonable patronage in the
community.
A CHILD DEAD.-Sunday morning
Lee, the infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucas, died at the home of Mr.. Stuart
Medford, Mrs. Lucas father, of typhoid
fever. The child was about twenty
months old and. had been sick some
time. It was inferred Monday morn
ing in the Baptist cemetary.
LITTLEToN FEMALE CoILEGE.-Else-
where may be seen an advertisement
OF this progressive institution. The
past year has been the most successful
year in the history of the school, and
President Rhodes is pushing away
with his usual vigor and energy for
Improvements even oyer what was done
last year.
THE PUBIC WILL APPRECIATE IT.
As may be seen in card elsewhere,
Mr.. j. E. Adams is prepared to render
prompt and frst-class service in trans
porting passengers across Roanoke
river at Norheet's ferry. People on
the BERTHE side will appreciate it, per-
haps, as much as the people of Scotland
Neck and community.
TRINITY CoLLEGE.-This we'll estab
tablished institution Is placed before
our readers IN this issue. President
Kilgo has done more really hard work
amongst the people for the past two
Or three years than any other college
president in the country. Trinity is
is On the high wave OF posperty and Is
fast taking a deep hold upon the peo-
pie.
"CHILDREN's DAY" EXERCIsEs.-
'Children's Day" exercises were held
In the Methodist church Sunday night,
June 18th. The exercises were very
enter tanning and instructive and at
tracted large crowd. The occasion
was pleasantly spoken Of aud enjoyed
by all who attended. This item should
have appeared in our last issuse, but
by some means it was unlntentionally
left out.
Mrs. EDa1oNDsoN's MOTHER DEAD
Mrs. Eliza Powell, mother OF Mrs. Ed
-aondson, of Scotland Neck, died at her
home in Nash county last Friday, aged
81 years. Mrs. Powell was a member
Of a large family in her community.
Five children survive her: Mess.
Watts, Alpheus, Thos. E. Powell, of
Nash county, and Mesdames Edmond
son, of Scotland Neck, and j. A. Tay-
Tor, OF Rocky Mount.
BLOOMS PLENTY.-Mr. f. P. Shields
leads the cotton farmers Of this section
for cotton blooms this season. Intelli-
gence was given to The COMMON
Tuesday that Mr.. Shields
could stand in one place and count
blooms around him by the half dozen.
This is much earlier than blooms are
generally known on Roanoke river
farms. Also Mr.. Lawrence House has
sent in from his cotton crop bloom
pIucked Goth.
GREENSBORO NORMAL AND INDUsTRI-
AL CoLLEGE.-We call attention to the
new advertisement of the Normal and
Industrial College at Greensboro. Pres
ident McIyer never leaves a stone I'M
turned for what he regards the best In
terest of the institution. He is one OF
the most progressive educators OF the
country, and many a young lady III
North Carolina Is grateful for bis work
and the opportunities given by the IN
.titutlon over which he presldes.
HOW'S THIS?