The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-19

Tho Coming, Going and Whereabouts
Of Our People and Other Folks.

The Coming, Going and Whereabouts
Of Our People and Other Folks.
Mr.. P. c. Gregory, Of Tillery, was
here some days ago.
Mrs. Luther Mills has gone to
Whitakers to visit her relatives.
Mr.. w. B. Strickland Jr. returned
from Greenvllle last week visiting his
relatives.
Miss Hilda Steptoe has returned
from visit to friends at Thelma.
Mr.. B. B. King, OF Thelma, has been
here this week visiting his sister, Mrs.
J. B. Jones.
Miss Bette Strickland, Of Greenville,
is In town visiting Mr.. A. Strickland
and friends.
Mr.. w. T. Clement, of Enfield, was
here Tuesday, shaking hands with his
many friends.
Mrs. Mary Cobb, of Tarburo, was here
Tuesday night attending the Dunn
Josey nuptials.
Col. A. l.. Smith and wife, of Char
lotte, have been here some Gays on a
visit to their relatives.
Mrs. G. F. Burroughs has returned
from several weeks visit to relatives
in Hartford and Ayden.
Mr.. w. @. Lawrence returned Mon
day from Norfolk where he had his
eyes treated by . specialist.
Mr.. T. E. Powell, OF Gold Rock,
Nash county, was here this week to
attend the Dunn-Jose nuptials.
Mr.. w. H. Leggett has moved from
his place on Church street back to his
country home, few miles from town.
Mr.. q. M. Whitehuest. of Conoho,
has moved to Scotland Neck, and Is
living in the w. II. Legeett house on
Church street.
Mrs. Clyde Hooker, of Georgetown,
S. e., and Miss Annie Hooker,of Ham.
ilton, have this week visited .heir
brother, Mr. John Hooker.
Mess. Frederick Thomas, Robert
Thomas and Henry Thomae, OF BERTHE
county, are three brothers of tho same
age, who recently visited the families
of their friends, Mess. J. D. and J. M.
Bunch.
Mr.. j. D. Stewart went to Raleigh
this week to attend a meeting of the
cotton seed oil mill men, who went in
the interest of a bill before the Legisla-
ture to haye cotton seed meal bear 8
per cent. ammonia instead of II.
Some favor and some oppose the bill.
That Dog Tax.
Editor Commonwealth
I remember that some suggestions
were made through your paper some
time ago that the dogs in Scotland
Neck be taxed and apply the money to
the graded schools in town. I heartily
agree with those who favor this move
and hope the town authorities will not
only consider this matter but make it
a town law to tax dogs at least 81
each, which believe would be a good
thing, even if the money were spent
for 5000 town mules, and the schools
did not get penny of it. It would
perhaps have tendency to extermi-
nate and stop the accumulation of 20
many worthless dogs In town, which
make a common nuisance.
I suggest that If the dogs are taxed
and the schools do not need the money,
it nay be spent on some of the side
walks and the street crossings in town,
80 the children can cross the streets
and get to school without having to
pillow through the mud up to their
shoe tops. The ladies, children, and
all of the men do not care to wear
boots.
J. d, RAY.
Marriage In Whltakers.
One of the most beautiful weddings
of the new year was solemnized at the
home of Mr.. Winfield Dale Ruffin in
Whitakers N. c., yesterday morning at
eleven o'clock when his step-daughter,
Miss Hattie Jefferson Davis, became
the bride of Mr. James Henry Robert
son, formerly of this city, but now en-
ployed by the A. G. L. b. R. Co. at
Hobgood. The wedding march was