The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-18

semi-conscious condition.
An operation was performed on his
head, but with only temporary bene-
fetal results
Harris since the day after the rem
countre has been in Jail awaiting the
result of Lawrence's injuries.
SALT A. GOOD FERTILIZER.
Henderson Gold Leaf: Mr.. J. w.
Beck, who is quite as successful in run
ming farm as he is In conducting q
first-class meat market, tells us he finds
common salt valuable article as a
crop grower using it IN the place OF
commercial fertilizers. He sows it in
the drill in about the same proportion
as guano and say s crops he has used it
under stand drought much better.
He thinks ealt the very thing for truck
and such crops as require great deal
OF moisture in the ground.
SHOT IN THE SIDE.
Tarboro Southerner Young Roberts,
OF this place, went to Speed Thursday,
and while under the influence of liquor
brought on an alteration with Elias
O'Neil, which resulted in Mr.. O'Neil
shooting at him tour times with his
pistol. He was severely wounded in
the hand, and one ball stuck him on
the right side inflictinga painful but
not dangerous wound.
Mr.. Roberts was brought back here
and he is now at his home.
He declines to give the cause of the
trouble between him and Mr.. O,neil.
NASH COUNTY MAN RICH.
Rocky Mount Motor: A friend in
town of DR.. JOS. ]. Lawrence OF St.
Louis, Mo-, has received the picture of a
$4,000 residence the doctor has just
completed in New York city. This is
one of four residences OF like size and
cost. Thirty years ago DIR. Jos. Law
renee left Nash county with no capital
save health, determination and brain.
His father was the late BENZ. B. Law
renee and his grandfather the ceIebrat-
ed Baptist divine, Elder Joshua Law
renee. DR.. Lawrence enjoys, besides
other enormous interests, an annual
royalty of over $15O,OO0 on medicines
whose formulas he owns.
NEW HOSPITAL BUILDING.
Goldsboro Headlight: There was a
full meeting OF the board of directors
Of the Eastern Hospital Tuesday. The
usual routine business transacted, the
board took up the legislative appropri-
alton and selected site for the new
building which is to be 145x37 feet,
three, possibly four, stories In height.
The site selected Is parallel with the
old male building wing, 60 feet from it,
running northwest and southwest.
A building committee, consisting OF
DR.. J. F. Miller, the superin tendent
w. F. Rountree, D. E. McKlnne and
Jas. w. Thompson were appointed.
DR.. E. Porter was reelected president
of the board.
FOUND CUBAN DOLLAR.
Clinton Democrat: Mr.. d. w. Cul-
broth Of Little Coharie on March 26th
found Cuban paper dollar in furrow
in his field. The strange thing about
it ,s how it got there. The furrow
was plowed before rain and the bank
note was not wet and showed no sign
OF having ever been wet. It seemed to
have just gotten into the furrow and
there was no track to indicate that it
got there by human agency. Besides
this, nobody in that section possessed
any Cuban money. Some think il was
blown there by a wind from toward
the A. & Y. railroad. Others think it
was blown from Cuba by storm. At
any rate it was in Mr.. Culbreth's field
and still the wonder grows as to how it
got there and where it came from.