The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-23
LOCAL NEWS.
Items Gathered From the Town
and Country.

Our farmers are hauling out guano
this week.
The first spring month commenced
yesterday-22nd.
Allsbrook & Boyette are talking
to YOU in another column this week.
MISS Pattie Leggett has a local
notice about her opening in this
issue.
Remember the big demonstration
at the store of the Hardy Hardware
Company next week.
The cold and freeze Of last week
did considerable damage to fruit
and young Vegetables.
The Josey Hardware Company
has an advertisement in this issue,
also the G. c.. Weeks Auto Co.
J. w. Robertson and Company are
telling our readers about pickles and
canned goods in this issue. Read
for yourself.
mir. r. C. Josey has commenced
the addition to the rear of his store.
! As soon as this is completed he will
begin the remodeling Of the inside
| and front of the main store.
There will be big sale Of lots at
Hobgood Friday. These lots are in
two seperate sections and one will
be offered to the white people and
the other to the colored people.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. L. Bunting, Of Oak City, was
brought here Sunday and buried in
the Baptist cemetery Sunday even
ing, Rev. 0. L. Powers conducting
the burial services at the grave.
Mr.. Jno. Coughenour has pur-
chased a five passenger forty horse
power Overland Automobile from
| the G. C. Weeks Auto Company.
This is a very handsome machine
and attracts attention on our streets.
Allen Smith, one of our old time
"before the war" colored men, took
his first trip to New York City some
weeks ago. Uncle Allen says he saw
lots of sights in the great City. 1t
is real amusing to hear him talk
about his trip.
Our horse dealers tell US that
there has been more horses and
mules sold here this year than for
any season in the history of the
town. The people seem not to be
satisfied with anything less than the
very best work stock.
Mrs. A. M. Riddick has an adver-
tisement in this issue announcing
her spring opening. Mrs. Riddick
and her milliner. Miss Cleve Andrews
recently returned from the N orthern
markets where they studied the
--latest styles and designs, and bought
heavily Of spring goods. Remember
the opening days.
The race track will soon be COM
pleted and those Of our people who
own fast horses can try their speed.
Our town is getting to be quite
sporty along this line. Several
gentlemen, among them Messrs. w.
I. T1arrall, Jno. 3. Gray, and Jones
& Bowers, own fast trotters. And
there are still others to be heard
from in the near future.
The revival services at the Meth
odist church still goes on, and will
continue through tonight Thurs
day) if not longer. The pastor is
still doing the preaching and the
more he breaches the better he gets
| Those Of our people that fail to at
tend these services are missing
some good preaching. Go out to.
night aud hear the sermon tonight
Rev. G. C. Bradley has received q
unanimous call from the congrega
ton of the Episcopal church a
Wadesboro, N. c. Mr.. Bradley has
the call under consideration but a
this writing has not reached a de
cision as to what he will do. Mr.
Bradley came to Scotland Neck ant
took charge Of Trinity Church no
quite two years ago and ne has done
: good work here. We shall regre
10 see/him leave the town.