The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-24
A DAY IN LITTLETON,
Enterprises and People IN that Good
Town.

Town.
The editor of THE COMMONWEALTH
spent day in Littleton last week. We
found the people in their usual clever
and genial mood. Mr.. il. Shaw fur
nished good quarters in his hotel and
laid us under new obligations to him
for his kindness in various ways. He
is one OF the old-time gentlemen and
makes all about him welcome and at
home.
Littleton has number of important
Industries which indicate good devel-
opment in the town.
Llttleton Hosiery Mills is a lively
enterprise,,now under the organization
Of a stock company with Mr.. Eugene
Johnston president and Mr.. L. Vlnson
secretary and treasurer. The company
was organized about four years ago and
the mills have been operating more
than three years. The capacity is two
hundred dozen per day and the mill
employs about sixty operatives. The
plant is prosperous under the manage
ment OF Mr.. Vlnson, and the town
realizes great benefit from the pay roll.
There is contemplation of charging
soon.
The Sterling Manufacturing Co. is
very interesting and prosperous en-
terprise. Mr.. Eugene Johnston is man.
ager of the business and the entire
plant takes in an up-to-date Improved
cotton gin, a dry kiln and the manu-
facture of brackets, mantels, frames
and the like. A good force of hands
is employed and the money from the
pay roll makes quite in item in the re-
ceipts across the counters of the mer-
chants of the town.
Mr.. J. II. Harris also runs an up-to-
date improved cotton gin from which
he turns out large quantities of cotton
daily. He has an admirable arrange
ment OF bins in which 10 receive cot
ton from the carts and wagons and his
customers have the advantage of his
many conveniences.
Besides these there are various shops
and wood-workl ing establishments
which give good employment to many
Iaborers.
The town is famous for its location
near the Panacea Springs and Shaw's
All-Healing Springs, and is also noted
for Its educational advantages. Little
ton Female College, under the mar
agement of Rev. J. M. Rhodes, now
ranks amongst the leading female in
situations of learning In the State.
It has been a good institution for more
than twenty years, has constantly
grown in patronage and efficiency, and
aew Improvements are being added
now and others contemplated. The
institution has reputation of which
the managers may we'll 30 proud.
Littleton High School, under the
management OF Prof L. W. Bagley,
one of the safest and best known edu-
Gators of the State, ranks amongst the
first schools 'of it's kind. The school
suffered little while Prof. Bagley was
principal of Vine Hill Female Acade-
my in Scotland Neck from 1900 to
1908, hut upon his return to the school
last September it took on new life and
he now has full attendance and pros
poets of increase in the near future.
The people of Littleton we're justly
proud of his return to them and are
fayored much In the good work he lie
doing for the community.
Central Academy is to be new in.
dustriaI school, and will be opened
next January under the management
of Rev. w. w. Rose, now pastor of the
Methodist church in Weldon.
The people OF Littleton are clever
and courteous and one who minglee
with them once will be glad of the op-
portunitY again.