The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31
NEWS FROM HALIFAX.
Crops Looking Good, and Other Inter
ertlDq News.

Halifax, July 29.-The crops here
now are looking exceedingly good
and in most cases in good clean con-
dition. Cotton, though little late,
seems to be doing very nicely indeed
and many have stated that there is a
much heavier July crop than last
year. The outlook is very promis-
ing. Those who have tobacco seem
to be satisfied with the outlook, and
some few lwho have cured several
barns say that it has good weight
this season. The old corn crop of
course is not so good, but the Young
er corn crop is very promising. Corn
on the river is not so good as last
year.
Protracted meeting commenced at
Ebeneezer church Sunday and will
continue through this week. 1t is
expected that many will attend as in
this section the farmers are about
through with their crops.
The report has been received here
that Rev. A. G. Wilcox, the beloved
pastor of the Baptist church, who
last week went to the Johnson Willis
Hospital at Richmond for an opera
ticn, is getting along very nicely and
will probably be::able to minister to
his congregation here Sunday. Mr..
Wilcox, when here a month ago.
was very weak and we were fearful
for him. The friends here are in
deed glad to know that he has got
ten along so well.
Mr.. B. H. Hale, who has been
right sick for week at his home
south of town, was here Monday and
we are glad to note that he is grad
ually getting back his lost strength.
Rev. R. E. Bumpass, Presiding
Elder of the Warrenton district
preached here on Sunday evening to
a very appreciative congregation
and quite an instructive and helpful
sermon. Mr.. Bumpass is very pop
ular in this district, and is helpful to
all his laymen and preachers in ad-
vice and council.
Henry B. Furgerson, Jr., who has
been bothered a great deal for some
time with rheumatism has improved
very much.
Mrs. Worthy and little daughter,
of Spartanburg, S. c., are here to
see Mrs. Worthys' mother, Mrs. w.
A. Safer.
Mr.. John Fenner, Jr. of Rocky
Mount, came up Sunday on an auto
mobile to spend the day with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Fenner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Brown have
returned home after a pleasant visit
to Vaughans to see their son, Mr.. R.
L. Brown.
Miss Mabel Brown of Vaughan,
is here this week to see her aunt,
Mrs. w. F. Coppedge.
Master Edwin, Coppedge has re-
turned home after a visit to Rocky
Mount to see his aunt, Mrs. T. G.
King.
Mrs. w. D. Faucet and children,
of Norfolk, have been here for sew.
eral days visiting Mrs. w. A. Will.
cox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Faison, who
have been living in Oxford for some
time have recently moved here anc
are occupying the Gillian residence
Mr.. Louis Froelich, ST., who went
to a Richmond hospital some days
ago is improving very much and vii
probably be able to return home il
the course of a few days. Mr.. Froe
Itch has not been at all we'll this
summer.
Mr.. Arthur W. Gregory is having
his residence near the depot remod
eled and enlarged and it now pre-
sents very pleasing appearance
1t will be occupied by Mr.. Roebuck
of Tillery, when completed.
Mr.. Arthur w., and Quinton Gre
CORY, who have recently returne
from China in the interest of tn
American Tobacco Company, will b
here for the rest Of the summer, re
turning to China some time in tn
: fall.
: Mr., C. H. Hale, who has bee
! identified with the people of thi
community for a great many year
as merchant, will move his famil
to the hustling town of Rock
about the first Of September, an
will accept position with a larg
!, tobacco concern.
: w. F. c..