The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-08-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Items Gathered From the Town
and Country.

There is room for few more.
Our Job Department is turning
out some nice werk. Why not let US
do yours? Our prices reasonable.
The Hardy Hardware Co. have a
new adv. this week telling our read
ers about hay presses. Look it up.
The Crescent Hosiery Mills are ad-
ding another story to the back end
of their building. This will give
them considerable more room.
Rev. A. B. Crumpler will hold a
meeting at Palmyra Methodist
church, beginning the first Sunday
morning in October at II o'clock.
The members of Trinity Church
Sunday School held their annual pic
mic Thursday. The young people
and children thoroughly enjoyed the
day.
In the absence of the pastor, Rev.
r. A. Mcfarland, of the Baptist
church, will conduct pray meeting
at the Methodist church tonight,
Thursday.
The grass and weeds have been cut
from the side walks Of the town and
this improves the appearance of our
city very much. Chief Dunn knows
his business.
A two weeks term of Halifax Su-
perior Court will convene Monday.
The first week will be devoted to the
criminal docket. Judge r. B. Peeb-
les will preside.
The Josey Hardware Company tell
our readers, in their advertisement,
about the advantage of using a pea
nut harvester. Look up the adver-
tisement in another column.
Master Edward Woolard, who has
served as clerk in the Scotland Neck
postoffice for about two years, has
resigned that position and will enter
school the first Of September.
Mr.. R. E. Hancock was showing
on the streets one day the past week
five ears of corn that formed and
grew together under one shuck. 1t
was quite curiosity and attracted
and various comments.
If you are not a subscriber to The
COMMONWEALTH and receive a copy
occasionally it is intended as an invi-
tation for you to become one. Why
not read your county paper every
week. 1t will only cost one dollar
per year.
The past few weeks we have been
sending out statements to our dear
delinquent" and a number have re-
sponded promptly. To them we ex-
press our thanks. There are yet
few that we desire to hear from and
we urge them to let US do so at once.
Are you troubled with your roof?
If so, find out about Carpenter-Mor-
ton Roofing, if you do your troubles
will be at an end. This Roofing is
a tough, rubber-like material which
offers perfect protection from the
weather. Messrs. Hardy Hardware
Company sells it and gives an abso-
lutte guarantee of satisfactory re-
suits.
Mr.. R. j. Madry is having the last
work done on his opera hall in the
Madry building and in another week
he will be ready to entertain the best
shows on the road. Mr.. A. F. Sauer-
valid, of Richmond, Va, is here this
week painting and putting up the
scenery curtains and otherwise dress
ing the stage. Mr.. Sauerwald is truly
an artist in his line of work.
There will be meeting of the Hal
flax County Alumnae and Former
Students of the State Normal and
Industrial College at the Scotland
Neck Graded School on Tuesday,
August "a, for the purpose of or
ganizing a Halifax County Branch
of the Alumnae Association. Miss
Eta Spier, secretary of the State
Association, will be present. She
hopes to have full meeting of the
Alumnae and Students who have at
tended the institution for any length
of time.
Mr.. A. Mcdowell has just put
down in front of his property on
Main street, 26O feet of cement side
walk and we are informed that an
other party in that end of town will
put down 315 feet of this pavement.
We mention this improvement that
it may encourage others to do like
wise. Let our town commissioners
take up this matter of paving the
streets. It can be done at reason
able cost and when once done the
citizens would not be without it for
anything. The town could pay half
or two-thirds the cost of paving and
the property owners pay the rest.