The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-09-01
NEWS FROM The COUNTY CAPITOL.
Happenings in and Around Halifax
During The Week.

Halifax. N. c., Aug. 3O.-Dr. Thos
F. Jarrette, of Jarrettes, Va, was
welcome visitor here few days ago
DR.. Jarrette lived here some year:
ago, and is always welcome visitor
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl. Fenner have
been spending several days in anc
around Norfolk.
Mrs. D. M. Fields and children, OF
Washington, N. c., spent some days
here recently with Mrs. C. H. Hale
Mr.. B. A. Mabry passed through
here one day last week on his way
back to Norfolk. Mr.. Mabry had
been up in the mountains of Virginia,
where he had been for some time
with his family.
Miss Dilsy Terrall, of Nashville,
spent last week very pleasantly here
with the Misses Butts.
Mrs. L. C. Ousby and Miss Rebe,
went down to Shelmerdine, last week
to visit for several days Mrs. George
Cole.
Mr.. Ray Parker, of Woodland, is
here this week to see his aunt, Mrs.
T. O. Vaughan.
Messrs. John House and Will
Smith, of Roanoke Rapids, were
here Sunday to see friends.
Mr.. R. E. L. Reid, of Norfolk, who
holds an important position with the
Coast Line, visited his sister, Mrs. J. -.
F. Twisdale, west of town last week.
Mrs. Oscar Hearne and children,
with her mother, Mrs. Jerry Bats,
of Whitakers, spent Saturday and
Sunday here with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H Bats.
Miss Selma Twisdale, of Spring
Hill, is this week visiting her cousin,
Miss Bessie Twisdale.
Miss Mana Brown, Of Weldon, was
here Sunday to see her sisters, Mrs.
W. F. Coppedge
Mrs. E. J. Brown left Monday for
Washington to see her sister, Mrs.
H. J. Carraway.
Mr.. John c. Livesay, of Rocky
Mount, spent several days recently
with his people here
Mrs. Sam. Ruth and Miss Stella
Dickens, Of Weldon, have been
spending some days with Mrs. Wal
ter Stephenson.
Masters Edwin and Julian Cop
pedge are this weeknear Scotland
Neck visiting Mrs. Dolph Staten.
/ Mrs. J. L. Weller and children,
who have been spending some days
in Richmond, have returned home.
The following have been visiting
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Twisdale, who live west of town:
Misses Lille Culabrie, Of Rocky
Mount, and Lessie Abrams, of Nash
vile; Messrs. Bennie Rose, George
Abrams and Albert Abrams, of
Nashville.
Mr.. H. B. Furgerson, Jr.. left this
week for the University to enter
school again.
Mrs. w. N. Hutt, of Raleigh, has
been spending some days at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Durham,
"Cedarhurst Farm" this week.
Mrs. J. T. Gregory left last Satur-
day for Baltimore, where she will
spend some little time with her son,
Mr.. John Gregory, Jr. Mr.. Grego-
ry has an important position there
with a large concern and is doing
well.
Mr.. Robert Ransom returned a
few days ago from trip up in the
mountains. He reports nice time
and says the growing crop looks
mighty line.
In very one-sided game Of ball
here last Friday, the contestants be-
ING Pea-Hill and Halifax, the home
bows came out victors.
Information comes to Halifax that
two Halifax boys in far-away China
are making their mark. Messrs.
Quinton and Arthur Gregory, who
are in the employ of The American
Tobacco Company, are really making
good in that country. We are in
formed that Mr.. Quinton Gregory,
who has spent three years there be-
fore going this time, has a double
raise in salary; and Arthur has made
a trip for the company that they
have never been able to get another
to make. Watch our boys, and girls.
too. They make good when the op-
portunity presents itself.
w. F. COPPEDGE.