The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-17
HALIFAX NEWS LETTER.
liens Of IEterest Gathered at The
County lapliJi.
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in E,;it:a;.! CT business.
Cr:+. ". T. .'c,,s nS, 9: tie Aurt
.;4:. Strings aeciio:, slei.5 Monday
!!i2ct.
Mss Brown. G. Ts;~L~ac':d. came
down last wee!, to nurse little Louis
Travis, WHO has fever.
MIR. G. S. Robertson left for Rich
mond Saturday to spend his few days
vacation.
hirs. 3. NJ. Jennings and little
daughter went to Tarboro last week
t. visit relatives and friends.
Mr.. ard Mrs. ". T. Eure. ard
Miss Lottie, attended church he,e
Sunday morning.
Miss Alice Fleming came hone
last Friday from an extended visit
in and around Tarboro.
Mrs. 4. L. Fleming and children.
Of Enfield, spent a dsy or two with
Mrs. J. W. Avent last week.
Mr.. Norwood Simmons, a rising
young attorney Of Washington. n.
c., spent Sunday here with friends.
Messrs. Henry Marshall, Of Ti;.ery.
Lacy Barley and j. l.. Pope, Of
Crowells, were Oh our streets Satur-
day.
Mr.. l.. c. Phillips, Of Newport
Newa, has been spending some days
here with his wife's people, the
Gsegorys.
Mr.. Robt. E. Rudicie, who has
been playing bail With the Halifax
team this season, left for Bristol,
Tenn, Monday.
Mr.. Henry Cuthreil, who has done
excellent work in the b1x for Us this
year. has gone to his home in En-
field.
Miss Maud Keeser and the little
son Of Prof. Baggett, OF Bouie's
Creek, have been spending some
Tine here witt, kins people.
Mr.. Franz, Fitzpatrick and Miss
Sawyer spent part of Saturday mere,
driving to Roanoke Rapids in the
afternoon to see the ball game.
Misses Nina Wells, of Richmond,
and Margarie Sawyer, IF Norfolk,
for the past ten days have been the
guests OF Miss Susie Fitzpatrick. at
CrowoIs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennie Madfy, OF
Rocky Mount, came down from the
mountains OF North Carolina last
"wednesday night. Mrs. Mairy has
mad a long spell Of fever. but is fast
regain;ng strength.
Mrs. Jno. A. Partin. Of Rocky
Mount. and Miss Kathryn Mcclure
spent = day with their kinsran, J.
Mcmahon. going up to Littieton
Monday to see their parents.
Misses Wiihe.n7ina and Florence
Eroelich, of Manchester, Va, came
down Friday to lie with their father.
Miss Florence is Spending her time
witt, Mrs. Louis Froeiich. and Miss
WilheImina IS stopping with Mi. s
Euby Safer.
The boys from Faucets township
came down last Friday to tackle our
boys on the home diamond ard were
defeated. Some how they failed 10
Judge Roterson's shoots" properly,
and failed TO squeeze some beautiful
"hys" from the ar. the results be-
ing most disastrous to them. l
hardly know whether we were JUST
ue;i in taking tie game or not;
Messrs. r. W. Carter and Joe Nc
Mahon had prepared an excellent
dinner Of brunswick" and ba,be-
cue, which was quickly and appro-
Driateiy disposed o:, and after such
a dinner VINO could be expected to
be thoroughly enthused with the de-
sire to defeat?
At the residence Of Mr.. and Ms.
/ r. L. Deatcn last Wednesday, tie
ceremony being performed by Rev.
D. +. Vinpern,an, Mr.. David Barr
hill ard Miss Eta Clark, CT Enfield
were quietly married in the presence
of a few friends. TIE happy couple
left next morning for Petersburg.
Mn. T. l.. Neville and Miss Mingie
decided to try double harness. ard
rot caring 70 be bothered with get
ting parents consent decided to 60
to Nash county to have the knot
tied. Mr.. Neville had gotten license
sometime before this and kept them
some time to marry the older sister,
but she concluded to marry MIR.
Garner. Both contracting parties
resided at the State farm, Mr.,
Neville being employed as guard
by the State.
Rev. J. e. Holden preached here
on Sunday morning one OF the most
enlightening and helpful sermons
we have listened to recently. "We
spend our years as tale that i:
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