The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-11

SCHOOLS III LO"u tUOh uoiiNoS A~J' |
it being Easter Monday.
HIGH WATERs.-Roanoke river has
been very high for several days. the
fccshet being we'll out over the low
lands. Also Tar river has been unusu-
ally high Tor some days.
UNIQUE OPENING.-Morrisett Broth
ers had a unique millinery opening last
week. Besides the usual decorations
of such occasions they had a"Japanese
tea" feature and served tea to their
customers their on opening days April
3rd and 4th.
4 SCRAP AND BoND.-About two
weeks ago some white boys got into
trouble one night with colored boy
on the street apd it was reported that
they fogged him. The matter was
brought before the Mayor Monday
He bound one of the boys, Leon Wal
sion, over to court.
SCOTLAND NECK Boy RIs1NG.-News
| comes from West Point, Miss, that
Mr.. C. L. A!lsbrook, who has beer
there some time taking business
course in West Point Business College,
| IS gone to Fort Worth, Texas, to ac-
c,pt a position as book-keeper tor q
prominent business firm in that city.
Miss WHITAKER RE-ELECTED.-At d
| meeting 0! the Directors of the Central
State Hospital at Raleigh last week,
Mss Minnie Whitaker, OF Enfield, was
| reelected matron. She has served i'll
| that capacity for three years and it IS
gratifying to her many friends in Hall
fax county and elsewhere to note that
such has been the satisfaction with her
| services that her reelection was unan!-
NOUS.
The NORTH CAROLINA BOOKLET
Elsawhe may be seen the prospectus
Of this little magazine, and attention Is
called to 1t, as it is published to per
| ostuate the memory Of the heroic men
| and women OF North Carolina. Th 9
booklets will be sold Tor ten cents apiece
and one will be- published each month
IN order OF the prospectus by the NORTH,
Carolina Society of the Daughters Ct
! the Revolution. Raleigh, n. c.
TALKING FOR SCOTLAND NECK.-Mr
| A. S. Dunmets a good example foi
every good en of Scotland Neck in
telling aboS hat we are doing and
what we a1e going to do. The Ell
ield Ledger says: "M-. A. S. Dunn
was over from Scotland Neck or
| wednesday. Speaking of the genera
| advancement OF this section, Mr.. Dun-
| mentioned the fact that Scotland Nec1
zas going ahead rapidly. and that
| now had half dozen knitting mills il
operation, besides other manufacturing
establishments and the prospects ar
| good fer several other new enterprises
THE TROUPE FROM TARBoRo.-The
| following persons composed the troupe
| # amateurs from Tarboro who playeG
% we'll in the opera house Tuesdaj
aight: Misses Dora Dawson, Mar.
Austin, Mrs. Harry Smith, Mess. Pan
Jones, Dcssey Battle, Harry Smith
vii Fenner, Frank Hart, Robe
Brown, Robert Eawles, Will Michae
.ad Jas. r. Gaskll. Along with tt.
sroupe came also Mess. Joe Savage
John Swlnson, Joseph Pennington
| Frank Carlisle and NJ w. HAYNES VII
we're guests with the troapo.
Mess Savage anG Swinscn introducc
;me' special features OF gymnast
aature which we've highly pleasing.
BEFORE Z. $. COMMISSIONER --Th
n Roanoke News last week said: IN
(" D. J. Brock, depot agent and postma
l
g rested by Deputy United States Ma
y ,aall S. L. Gibson, last Tuesday al
- brouai. before United States Comm!
v | sioner J. r. Czech, Oh a charge OF vi
- Iation of section 1925 and 1880 OF Il
> oostofice laws and regulations OF Ios
# The government was represented
Postoffice Inspector f. II. Davis, VI
i worked up the case, and MIR. w.
20 Dunn, of Scotland Neck, appeared
~ she defendant Brock. MIR. Dunn
"a speech was able, fluent and ingenlo'
After hearing the evidence and arg
n. ment, tie Commissioner put Bro
- under bond OF $500 for his appe
&c ,nce at the next term OF the Unit
10 States District court at Raleigh.
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