The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-10
NEWS FROM HALIFAX.
Items OF Interest Reported From The
County Capital.

IOun!y Ldpl!dl.
Halifax, N. c., Aug. 8.-The Hal
flax County Baptist Sunday School
Association, colored, met in conven-
ton here last week with the Halifax
Baptist church, and carried out a
very interesting program. There
were many very good speakers here
from different parts of the county
and State, these being full of en-
thusiasm and fairly we'll informed
with reference to the Sunday school
work.
Rev. A. G. Wilcox filled his regu-
lar appointment here Sunday morn
ing and evening, preaching very
good and helpful sermons.
Mr.. Chas. II. Wilcox takes the
prize around here for the largest
watermelon Of the season, the old
fellow weighing just 81 pounds. He
also showed US some sweet potatoes
Of the norton YAM variety which
were a nice size.
1t is not often that a fellow loses
his coat. though there has not been
much use for them this summer, but
one morning last week Mr.. George
Hux, on his way to the store, picked
up real good coat which had been
little worn, and so far has found no
owner for same.
We have large sweet potato in
the store that was brought to town
last December, which we placed
upon the shelf, and up to two or
three months ago had forgotten all
about We thought of it one day,
and found it in a good keeping con-
dition, so decided to let it remain
and see just how long it would keep
sound. To-day the potato is per-
fectly sound, and evidently will keep
until another December. 1t remain
ed in the store during the winter
without the slightest covering, and
we have been wondering since peo-
pie had so much trouble in keeping
them last season if they did not place
too much covering on them, thereby
keeping them too warm.
Rufus Shaw left Sunday for Tar
boro and Rocky Mount to visit rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. w. A. Safer spent several
days at Panacea Springs last week
and had a most enjoyable stay.
Mr.. Sterling Butts returned Sat
urday from Scotland Neck, where he
had been for several days to see his
brother.
Mrs. R. V. Moore returned Satur-
day from Roanoke Rapids, where
she had been to see her daughter.
Miss Kathryn Fenner left Satur-
day for Chapel Hill to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. Wallace Patterson, and
will be gone several weeks.
Frederick C. Froelich left Sunday
for Richmond to spend this week
with his people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Brown, of
Weldon, spent Sunday here with his
daughter, Mrs. w. F. Coppedge
Joseph Butts, Jr., came down from
Roanoke Rapids Sunday to see his
father and mother.
Little Miss Mary Norfieet Griz-
card, Of Roanoke Rapids. came Sun
day to see the Misses Hale.
Miss Mamie Lassiter and little
Misses Mary and Mary Eler Parker,
Of Woodland, are here this week to
see the Vaughan children.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Story and lit
tie one, of Thelma, were here Sun
day to see Mr.. and Mrs. T. O.
Vaughan.
Miss Mamie Gary has returned
from a pleasant stay at Wrightsville
Beach and Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Turley and
daughter, Miss Louise, of Forrest
City, Ark, have been here several
days to visit Mrs. S. M. Gary and
Mrs George Gillian.
J. McP. Tucker, of Petersburg.
was a caller here Monday on bus:-
ness.
Messrs. George Gillian, Jr., Of
Henderson, and Wilson Mullen, of
Rosemary, spent the weekend here
with Mrs. George Gillian.
Mrs. E. J. Brown will leave one
day this week for Norfolk and vicin-
ity, and will be gone for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Davis and
their two sons, Stewart and Joseph,
of Petersburg, have been visiting
/ A.. c,,J MIRO G A Eiobordc th;C