The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-13

Give US call. AtThe Corner.
A GOOD CoLLEcTIoN.-The colored
people had a grand rally at Williams
Chapel Sunday and collected $78.45.
Mr.. THORNTON D EAD.-The Littleton
News Reporter says that Mr.. J. w.
Thornton of that town died last week.
LTrTLEToN FEMALE CoLLEaE,-one
OF the most prosperous schools in the
South, solicits immediate correspon-
dence with young ladies going off to
school after Christmas.
PERHAPS OVER 100 YEARS OLD-A
colored woman named Matilda Law
rence died here few days ago, and
those who knew her we'll think she
must have been more than 100 years
old.
New PHONE PoLEs.-Some very tall
telephone poles have been put up this
week preparatory to placing the wires
above the treetops In some places. The
central Office is to be moved to the
postoffce building.
Mr.. RAsBERRY's HoGs.-Mr. P. A.
Raspberry killed two fine hogs a few
days ago. One eleven months old
weighed 81 pounds, and the other
thirteen months old weighed 1923
pounds. The combined weight of the
two was 700 pounds.
BROKE HIS ARM.-Master Ashby
Dunn, son of Mr.. w. A. Dunn, while
playing leap frog with some other boys
at school Tuesday, fell and broke his
isft arm between the elbow and the
shoulder. While it was very painful
he Is getting along very we'll.
Mr.. WILLIAMS The AUTHoR.-The
poem printed In The COMMONWEALTH
last week headed "Our State" should
haye been credited to the Roanoke
News. Its author is Mr.. Eugene Will
liams, who was compositor IN The
C COMMONWEALTH office tor while this
year.
APPROACHING Observation-Disclosures
IRE out to the marriage of Miss Bette
Latham, of Washington, N. c. to Rev.
A. L. Belts, of Wake county, Dec. 18th.
The bride-to be is the accomplished
ind charming daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. J. Latham Of Washington.
The editor of THE COMMONWEALTH &C
:nowledges the receipt of an invitation
with thanks.
FINE TURN1Ps.-A few days ago Mr..
w. R. Walston brought to The Con-
MoNwEALTH five Amber Globe turnips
which weighed Is pounds. 1he editor
still has nice smoking turnips for din
ner and cold turnips for supper, and
we do not know how much long
or they will last, for last night
one was packed away In the potato
barrell to keep it from freezing.
A NARROW EscAPE.-Mr. w. T..
Askew had his hand hurt in a cotton
gin a few days ago, and also narrowly
escaped being mangled in the gin. He
was underneath doing some cleaning
of the saws, when the ginner started
the gin without giving him notice,
Mr.. Askew's jacket sleeve was easily
torn or his body would have been
drawn into the gin and he probably
ruined.
A SUCCESSFUL CoIoRED FARMER
Sherrod johnson this year made 81
bales of cotton, 800 barrels Of corn
and 1000 bushels of peanuts. He
cultivated 245 acres of land, and made
36 bales of cotton with wages and 4f
bales with share troopers. He made
21U barrels of corn with wages and
the balance of the 800 with share
CHOPPERS, and perhaps about the same
proportion holds good for his peanut
crop.
The ENFIELD HERALD-We have 70
ceived the Enfield Herald, and 1t makes
a good showing. Editor Converse II
amongst good people, and If the En-
field people will give him the patron
age that his new paper deserves from
its appearance, there is a chance To-
him to do good work IN our hustlint
neiehboring town. We wish oul
neiphbor success in his work and grea,
good to the town OF Enfield.