The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-05-08

EARLY PEAs.-Mr. K. Allsbrool
some days ago bad On market here
some garden peas, the first CT th,
season.
Few FEES .--Clcrk Gary said Monda,
that his halt fee report which he pre-
sented to the county commissioners
April court was the smallest he ha6
handed In for years.
LANDMARK GONE.-It was told in
| HALIFAX Monday that the railroad
| authorities at Weldon were tearing
down the railroad shed. Some of the
people of the town were sorry to see
the old shed torn away.
SOLD FOR 0,OOO.-The Medcck
farm and vineyard near Ringwood in
tins county was sold at public auction
in Halifax Monday. 1t brought $780,
GOO and Mrs. III S. harrison, OF Enfield
was the purchaser.
MARRIAGE IN HALlFAx.-Monday
the usual programme was on in Hall
tax at the Safer hotel. It was a
runaway couple from Virginia. Mr..
w. 3. Sharp and Miss Sall1e Rigcan.
OF Waver'ey, Va, were guests at the
Safer house. and at the dinner hour
were united in the holy bonds of we'd
lock, Justice w. A. Wilcox officiating.
HANDS SCARCE Mr.. &. W. Bennett
who is farming for Mr.. w. A. Dunn
year Dawsons, Being unable to get
hands to work his crop here, went to
Henderson a few days age to hire some
laborers. He returned without any
and said they are as scarce at Hender-
son as here.
SCOTLAND NECK Boy f1oSoREp.-
Mr.. Raymond c. Dunn, one OF the
bright young men at Wake Forest |
College, has been elected one of the
editors ct The Student, college mag
azine published by the two literary
societies there.
CAR LOAD OF MoWEEs.-.-The Fat-
fell-H ardy Hardware Company OF this
place recently received a car load OF
mowers at a single shipment. We he
ieve this Is the largest shipment O.
he kind eyer known in the county.
SAYS This Is TIE PLAcE-AIr.JH
Durham, the general manager of the
North Carolina Lumber Company ut
fll!ery, says he has travelled the
country over pretty wall and has made
ltensive observations with an eve to
purchasing farm property. He saysi
hat this region pleases Kim best and
20 he has purchased farm near Hail
AK. He is much interested in his
arm and thinks this is one of the
lnest sections OF country he has seen.
CONCENTRATES THE pEopLE.-A
etter from Hon. Claude kitcfin to
he editor 0! TIE COMMONWEALTH cen
.ratulates the people of Scotland Neck
N their opportunity to hear Sam
'unss On the 23rd OF May. He SAYS
.s IS glad Mr.. Jones VIII lecture here.
No SUMMER ECHooLs.-Co,ntv
superintendent II. 5. Harrison was at j
he court house Monday and said by 5
eclslon Of the Board Of Education at
he last meeting, there will be- no sum-
aer free schools. Most OF tie schools
re now about closing and there vii, =,
e 40 other schools until the faH. He
AID that the schools have all madel
our months. some five months and
ne or two six months.
ENFIELD AND SCOTLAND NECK DIP
w. +. Parker, of Enfield.
nd IN HALIFAX Monday that but for
ae c5stinacy OF peanut handlers in
hiield ard Scotland Neck, the farmers
ould have taken less Tor their pea
uts this season. He said the big
uyers were not allowed to take the
eanuts at their own price.
LAWRENCE PosToFFICE. - Some Ct
ar subscribers at Lawrence postoffice
" that they do not get their papers
,gularly. We are sure that the trou-
e is elsewhere than In The COMMON
EALrH office, for the paper is careful
mailed every week on time. We ;,
Ope that our patrons there will have
D further trouble.
&
WHITsETr INSTITUTE will bold com b
encement exercises TOR its thirty "
ghth term May 1926, 1902. The a
lnual sermon will be preach
10y Rev. J. 4. Daley, Of the North Ii
arolina Conference, and the literary d
ldress will be delivered by Gen. J. S