The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-07-08
LOCAL NEWS.
Items Gathered From the Town
and Country.

See the new ad by J. Robertson
Company this week.
The Scotland Neck Bank has a
change of advertisement in this issue
The Hardy Hardware Co. have a
change of ads. this week. Look it
up.
Chief of Police C. w. Dunn tells
us that town tax has been paid on So
dogs.
A new stair way, leading to the
central telephone office, is being
built.
Mrs. Nora Walston is having her
residence painted and otherwise i'm
proved.
We want a live correspondent at
every post office in the county. Send
us the news from your section.
1t would be a good idea for our
town to have a cleaning-up day.
This plan works we'll in other towns.
Our town authorities have had the
low hanging limbs Of the street trees
trimmed up and it gives a better ap-
pearance to our town.
Send The COMMONWEALTH job
office your next order for job work
and let us show you what can be
done right here in Scotland Neck.
The 18th of July, Tor rather the
5th) was very quiet here, and was
almost lost sight Of except when one
visited the banks or the post office.
With two or three exceptions, the
stores of the town close at 7 O'Clock
in the evening. This is done in Or
der to give the clerks a few hours
rest.
There is a town law against the
merchants placing paper and other
garbage in the rear of their stores.
These back lots ought to be kept
clean.
The free use of chloride of lime
in cellars, yards, back lots, dark
places, etc., during the summer
would no doubt prevent a
lot of illness.
There will be no change in our
press room force. Mr.. E. ]. Proc
tor will continue as foreman and
Messrs. Wilmer Raspberry and Fred
Shute as printers.
Mr.. Wilson Aalsbrook has been
elected member Of the Board of
Trustees of the Scotland Neck Grad
ed School to succeed Mr.. A. L. Pur-
rington, whose term had expired.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Riff, who have
been boarding with Mrs. Bowers the
past few months, have rented the
handsome new residence of Mr.. Sam
A. Dunn and are now keeping house.
The first water melons of the sea.
son Georgia grown made their ap-
pearance Monday. The shipment
was received by the Howard Grocery
Co., and a ready sale was found for
thep.
Mr.. J. D. Stewart has been delay
ed in starting his ice plant on &C
count of some misfit Of the machin-
cry. Everything is about ready now
and he hopes to begin making ice
in a few days.
H. T. Todd, colored, of near Daw-
sons, brought to this Office July End
a white cotton bloom. Todd is a
little late with blooms but says that
he hopes to be on time with the first
bale of new cotton.
Congressman Claude Kitchin has
so we'll ''hued to the line" that he
is a peer among Democrats and the
expects a public building
at the next regular session of Con
gress for Tarboro.-Tarboro South
erner.
There will be held in Scotland Necl
on Thursday, July 22nd, Farmers
Institute. Every farmer in this
community is invited to be presen
and bring their wives and daughter
with them. Remember the date
July 22nd.
The w. T. Hancock Company hav'
an interesting advertisement to bar
gain hunters in another column
This firm is closing out lot of de
sirable goods at low prices in orde
to make room for their fall stock
Visit their store.
There is no seer Drocess in tn
manufacture of Carpenter-Mortol
Roofing. 1t is made from long fibr
wool felt. treated with Genuine Ma
tural Asphalt. 1t is free from Goa
Tar. Candle Tar or residual product
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