The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-09-20

| N~' . Az las dIIOStGU uILe00 6Vl
doors In one week, and nine OF them i,
one day.
| OVER 10 PER CENT. INCREASE
Vine Hill Female Academy has ove1
lo per cent. better attendance now
than at the same time last year. Thi.
Is quite encouraging to Prof. Bagley.
| COTTON MILL S1GN.-The lettering
The Scotland Neck Cotton Mills,
running full length of the building O
those mills, makes an attractive sign
1t Is easily read from the railroad ane
| passengers on the trains are now able
to tell what building it is they arr
passing.
LTTrLEToN FEMALE COLLEGE has en-
ployed graduate of the Nashville
Peabody Normal College to take charge
OF lis normal college course, and i;
giving special attention to the work O.
preparing young ladies for teachers
There was last year demand for more
teachers educated at this institution
than could be supplied.
WARRINGTON Wednesday, August
18th, at the residence of MIR. Peyton
Keel, Miss Minnie Tlllerv, of Edge
combe county, was married to Mr.
Walter Jones, Of Rocky Mount. The
ceremony was Performed by Rev. NJ
L. Kesler. Only a few friends witnessed
the ceremony. They took the evening
train Tor their home in Rocky Mount.
NEW ERA INsTITUTE.-The colored
people held a New Era Institute at
Old Kehukee church last week. 1t
was conducted by general secretary
Whitted and general missionary Wood
ard. It was an interesting meeting
and profitable to them. Rev. M. l..
Kesler addressed the body Thursday
night, and his address was able and
we'll received.
DEATH OF AN INFANT.-Jim Ed.
Woodland, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Woodland, died last Saturday
morning at s o'clock, aged 16 months.
The child had been sick two weeks.
The body was inferred in the Baptist
cemetery Sunday afternoon, Revs.
0. Ryder and NJ. L. Kesler CONDUCTING
the services. Sympathy is extended
to the beraaved parents.
PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT. = Last
Sunday afternoon Miss Lucy Dunn, as
president of the Sunbeams Society, gave
an entertainment in the Baptist church.
The exercises consisted Of songs and
recitatlons by the children. It was well
done and reflected great credit on Miss
Lucy and her little "Sunbeams." The
miie-box collection by the children
to more than $12.
WILL TEACH SHORTHAND, TYPE
WRITING, ETc.-Miss Jessamine May
Hlggs, of Raleigh, Will on September
25th, organize business class to teach
(the Isaac Pittman system)
Typewrltlng, Bookkeeping, (The AL
len System), Commercial Arithmetic
and Spelling. Special pupils will also
be taken in voice culture. Miss Higgs
comes endorsed by Rev. r. T. Vann,
President Baptist University, and lead
ing business men of Raleigh.
Rev. Mr.. ANDERSON MARRIED.-The
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot gives the fol-
lowing account of the marriage of Rev.
G. J. F. Anderson who preached in the
Baptist church here a few Sundays ago
"Rev. Charles J. F. Anderson, a
prominent and talented young Baptist
divine, who was recently appointed by
the Southern Baptist Church mis-
slorary to Rome, was on yesterday uni
ted in the bonds OF holy wedlock to
Miss Mary Jordan, a charming and
highly accomplished young lady Of
HertFord, and daughter of the Rev. w
?. Jordan, O! that town.
''Mr. and Mrs. Anderson left on the
north Inbound train ON an extended
b-idal tour. They will sail for Rome,
Italy, in October, where Mr.. Anderson
will devote his lie to the missionary
work. The talented young divine is
well-known in Norfolk, where he has
:. host of friends, and has frequently
preached in the Baptist pulpits OF this
CITY,"