The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-04-07
hELiFAX ITEMS.

was a visitor here on last Saturday.
Dr.. and Mrs. |. E. Green spent a
few hours here Sunday with friends.
Mr.. George Gillian. Of Henderson,
spent a few days with his mother re-
Gently.
Mrs. Roberts, of Macon, Ca, spent
several days last week with Mrs. S.
NJ, Gary.
Mr.. John Mullen. of Scotland Neck,
was visitor here on Monday.
Mr.. ". H. Randolph, Of Enfield,
spent Monday in town.
Mr., J. H. Eley. formally of
Tunis, but whose home is now in AL
ALBANIA, spent several days here last
week with friends.
Mrs. Sam Richards, who has been
visiting her son in Petersburg, has
returned home.
Mrs. John Bass and son are at Till
cry this week to spend some days
with Mr.. Bass.
Joseph Butts, Jr., of Rosemary,
was visitor here Sunday.
Misses Alice and Lucy Butts spent
last Saturday in Enfield with friends.
Mrs. c.. N. Christian and children,
of Tillery, have been spending sew
eral days with Mrs. N. L. Stedman.
E. L. Whitehead, the clever A. G..
L. Agent at Enfield, spent a few
hours here Saturday.
Drs. Baker, Of Tarboro, Clark, OF
Scotland Neck, and |. f. Green, Of
Weldon, were here last Thursday in
consultation over Hon. +. l.. Travis.
They located an abscess in his throat
and on Friday Mr.. Travis was taken
up to Richmond Mrs. Travis went
with him. At this writing we have
not been able to learn any thing def
mite as to whether there is any thing
especially serious now with reference
to his condition or not. There are
many earnest hopes that soon good
health may be his.
The stork was kind enough to
bring to the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Van Warren last week nice, club
by little eight pound boy.
Mr.. Britton Allsbrook, Of Scotland
Neck, spent few days here last
week with friends.
Nearly every body on the street
and in the home is talking about the
beautiful March weather we have
had this year, and it seems that we
have not only been blessed here, but
the whole country has been effected
more or less. The season has so far
advanced itself that nearly every
farmer we meet wants to be planting
corn and cotton; and some Of then
have. We are informed that Mr.
w. H. Clark near Enfield has plant
ed about thirty acres; planted it las
week, and his son told us on Monday
that it was coming up right along.
We are Informed that the Halifa,
county road force which consists O.
81 prisoners, s men, and s mules
for the month of March, based on 2;
days, were fed at cost Of 81 SO pc
head, which would be a little owe
16c per day. Taking the price 0
meat into consideration, this would
seem to be quite economical. w
are also informed that the cost O
feeding rarely ever exceeds this a
mount and more often is from lac
the above amount. All have plent
to eat, the prisoners being We'll care
for Supt. Dickens and his aids Sc
after the details, and get just a
much results as possible with the g
:, mount appropriated for this purpose
They have seven mules that are hand
, some fellows, the heaviest weighin
1850 lbs, the smallest 1900 lbs, tn
average age being 8 years. The sa
aries of the men are are as follows
| Supt. A. T. Dickens, So per day, Ov
y er-seer L. D. Dickens, SIPS, all tn
guards getting S1.0O per day, whic
includes food.