The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-05-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Items Gathered From the Town
and Country.

IISulS O0IuSuSV Oul IuS IVWu
and Country.
The big land sale Tuesday.
Our farmers are planting peanuts
this week.
The infant child of Mr.. Charlie
Medford died Tuesday.
The Percheron Stallion will be at
Woolard's stables for a few days
longer. See him.
The new machinery for the ice
factory is being put in position. We
will soon be getting homemade ice.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will serve ice cream and cake on the
Graded School grounds after the
closing exercises Tuesday night.
The COMMONWEALTH appears un-
der some difficulties this week, for
the reason that one of our printers
left US Thursday without cause or a
moments notice.
The Scotland Neck Dramatic Club
will go to Williamson tonight and
present Escaped From The Law"
There is a rare treat in store for the
Williamson people.
Mr.. w. G. Dixon, of Raleigh. died
Monday morning. He was a brother
in-law of Mrs. Mary Cherry, of
Scotland Neck, and has many other
relatives in this community.
Mr.. c.. H. James, father of Messrs.
Roland and M. G. James and brother
of Mrs. T. F. Whitley, of Scotland
Neck, died at Wynne, Ark, Friday
night of last week after short ILL
ness.
The cold weather the past week
has done great damage to young
crops. and especially to cotton.
Some farmers have planted over and
others would do so but for the
scarcity of seed.
The music department of the
graded school will be continued un-
der the efficient management of Mrs.
w. R. Bond and Miss Lizzie Hyman.
This department of the graded school
is doing good work.
The first base ball team of Scotland
Neck went over to Enfield Friday
and defeated the team of that town
by a score of 8 to 5. On Saturday
the next size boys went to Enfield
and were defeated by a score of &c
to A.
We invite the attention Of our
readers to the advertisement of Mr.
H. H. Moore appearing in this issue
Mr.. Moore has opened up a market
in ]. w. Gardeners old stand and il
prepared to serve the town with nice
beef, fresh pork, and sausage. He
is going to leave no effort unturnec
to please the public.
The large candle that was display
ed in the show window of E.. I
Whitehead Company, burned 9 day.
10 hours and 48 minutes. Mr.. w
H. Mcdowell was the successful
guesser, and Mr.. o. J. Moore wa
his close second, having missed tn
time only two minutes. The scheme
was quite a success and the drug
store sold lots of soda water checks
Next Tuesday is doing to be bi,
day for Scotland Neck. At 1913
o'clock the closing exercises of tn
graded school will take place and tn
Junior Order will present a Bibl
and flag to the school, and there will
also be a sale of lots in the after
noon. Mr.. Raymond C. Dunn will
deliver the literary address to tn
school that night at 8 o'clock. III
public is cordially invited to all tn
exercises.
There was fairly good audience a
the Baptist church Wednesday nigh
to hear the address by DIR. w. Il
McMaster on Sabbath Observance
The speaker was introduced by MI
F.. E. billiard, who made few re
marks by way of introduction. MI
McMaster is an easy speaker and al
pealed to his audience to pay NOR
attention to Sabbath observance.
IL L. ~ horo1 that the al