The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-07
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Halifax, n. c., Sept. 4th.-ReT.
\. G. Wilcox, one Of Halifax c0un-
tvs veteran Baptist ministers, and
who is widely known and greatly
loved through the entire state, filed
his regular appointment here Oh
Sunday, and went out 10 the County
Home in the afternC on to preach to
the inmates.
County Commissioners Court was
very dull here on Monday, Tie
smallest attendance that We have
seen any first Monday during the
year.
Cotton is opening now very rapid
". and there will be q great deal OF
picking this week. There would
have been much picked out last
week if the rain had not intcrfered
so much.
The most of our farmers are very
much inclined to think that the cot
ton crop will not lie less than twenty
FIVE per cent short as reported the
last Of July in this locality.
Watermelons continue to come III
in plentiful quantities, there being &
good many made as second crop,
and also & great many Oh late vines.
The quality and price around here
this season has been very good.
J. E. Potrer & Co., have large
force Of hands here preparing for
the doub,e-tracking Of the Atlantic
Coast Line. The grading has been
going on for some time between
Whitakers and Weldon, and it viii
be a matter Of only o few months
now when the job will be completed
These people have about one hund.
red State prisoners on the job.
The mea!ses is in town. Fol
some time it has been raging in DIFF
ferent parts Of the county, and VIZ
were fiattaring ourselves that WE
were immune, bat finally it sneakee
in, and it looks IS il it has come t.
stay. Three Of Mr.. and Mrs. Irf
Shaw's children have it this week.
There has been a little fun here
! for the past few days with blind
tigers and now they have all de
parted to places unknown. y. S
Deputy Johnson, Of L;ttieton, CT
rested negro named Dallas Wyr,
and had evidence enough agains
another negro named John Duri2af,
to get him also, but some blind tige
told John tina they were after him
SO he skipped we know not where
Another negro, g very old one nance
Dick Purnel! vino had been selling
just q little "licker' got "skeered'
and departed.
Mr.. T. ". Fenner, OF Raleigh, on
former clever Register OF Deeds
was a visitor here on Monday shak
iHg hands with many friends.
Hon. Edward L. Travis left Sat
urday night for Raleigh to re5um
his duties IS Corporation Commits
ionec.
A E. Bobbitt, Of Littleton, WIS
caller here Monday On business.
Miss Virginia Butts went to Iii
Teton a few days ago to visit friend
for some days.
Mrs Mamie V. Froelich, Of Rose
mary, is here ibis week to visit lie
sisters, Mrs. c. II. Hale and Mrs. }
c. Butts.
Miss Kathryn Fenner Is still i
Chapel Hill visiting her sister. iIr:
Wallace Patterson.
Henry Z. Furgerson, Jr., lei
Monday for the University at Chapt
Hill 10 resume his studies.
Miss Annie Fenner, OF Raleigh
who has many friends here, is tn
week visiting Miss Mamie Gary.
Miss Jennie Sewa;l, of Tiilery, la
: been visiting for several days Mr.
n. L. Stedlnan.
Miss Alice Hale hasreturned fro1
a delightful visit to friends in Lii
i, Teton.
T. c. Froelich is this week visitin
his family in South Richmond.
Master Edwin ard Julian Ger
pedge left Sunday for Rocky Noun
to visit relatives.
Iacs. S. T. Howell, Of Enfield sper
Monday and Tuesday with Mrs. s
A. Richards.