The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-12-05
State news.
Happenings Noted During the Week.
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HIGHEST IN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Rich Square Times: Corn is selling
in Rich Square at so cents per bushel,
the highest price reached here at this
season of the year in 25 Year,. Most
of the farmers in this section have
enough to serve them until another
crop Is made.
GOOD FARMING IN JOHNSON.
Smitbfield Herald Mr.. P. L. Hayes,
OF Bentonville township, was In to see
us this week and renewed his subscrip-
ton. He planted this year four acres
in tobacco, using eight hundred pounds
of fertilizer per acre. He has sold from
the four acres more than four hundred
and sixty dollars worth of tobacco
His expenses were about eighty dollars,
leaving him above ninety-five dollars
per acre profit. He has cleared this
year more than four hundred dollars
from tobacco and cotton on one
horse farm.
THANKSGIVING THAT COUNTED.
Wilson Times: Good deeds are not
done for the purpose Of having them
exploited but some should be mention
ed when they are heard OF. Two young
ladies' of this city, Miss Sharp, daugh-
ter of our genial sheriff, and Miss Num-,
daughter of Mr.. 3. F. Num-, hearing of
the restitution of certain family on
the suburbs of this city went around
with a subscription list and succeeded
in raising not only enough for the
present needs of this family but enough
to carry them through the winter.
These two young ladies by their work
made yesterday day of thanksglv-
ing indeed for this poor family. With
themselves, virtue Is its own reward.
COUNTING CAT.
Littleton Reporter: Mr.. William
Reid has a cat that has the happy
faculty of counting. Some mornings
ago Mr.. Reid in crossing his yard just
'efore day noticed the cat sitting
Watching up tree. So persistently
lid the cat watch the bowers OF the
Tree that Mr.. Reid threw a stone among
the leaves, which brought from the
tree large rat. Pussy Cat caught the
rat, killed 1t, and r turned to the
watch. A second throw scared rat
number two from the tree which was
quickly killed by the Cat. A third
tone and third rat, return to the
rec by the cat until six large rodents
lad been killed by the cat, which bad
eiused to give up the watch until the
last one was killed, when it gave up the
watch and returned to the house.
NEW ENTERPRISES.
News and Observer, Nov. 3Oth: Ar
lcles of incorporation were yesterday
:ranted the Wilson Hotel Company Of
wilson, N. G. The capital stock il
SIC, 900 and the incorporators are J. c.
dales, J. D. DAVIS, Fl. E. Thompson, G.
v. Stanton and w. L. Cantwell.
The Biscoe Lumber Company, o.
Montgomery county, was also incorpor
ted with capital stock of 100000
The stockholders are w. w. Mills, J
Y. Holloway and ]. F. Holloway. The
company will handle rough and dressed
lumber with headquarters in Mont
.omery county.
The Lubln-Schiller Furniture Com
pany, of Asheville, was incorporated il
the Secretary of States Office with .
capital of $25, 900. The purpose of tn.
company is the manufacture and salt
OF all kinds of furniture, sewing ma
chimes and other articles. The incor
porators are J. Lubin, J. Schiller, S
Wlttokwsky AMI ]. w. Ramsey.
LOSING BRAINS BUT LIVING.
Williamson Enterprise : Sam Ange
If Jamesyllle, while working in tn
woods near that town on Tuesday wa
struck by limb of tree and hole q
iarge as a walnut was knocked in hi
skull, and the brains oozed out. I
this condition Mr.. Ange walked fror
he woods to the river some distanc
rom where he was struck Mr.. Davi
accompanied him to GAINESVILLE abou
mile away. Mr.. Ange walked fror
the river to DR.. j. E. Smithwlck
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