The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-01-15
LOCAL NEWS.
Items Gathered From the Town
and Country.

Our stock dealers are having
lively times these days.
Mr.. M. G. Strickland has moved
with his family to Hobgood.
Mr.. James PAUL Fenner will try
farming on the river this year.
We had several very valuable COM
nunlcations left out last week.
Those of our farmers that raised
tobacco last year struck it right.
We have heard of some very fine
yields being made on peanuts the
past season.
Mr.. E. W. Staten has moved his
store to the store room mex, to Pen
dleton's market.
We understand that the tobacco
acreage around this section will be
increased this year.
Mrs. A M. Ridd'ck is offering her
stock of goods at cost. See adver-
tisesnent on this page
The Woodmen of the World have
fl ted up a nice lodge room over The
Jei e Bunch grocery store.
The moving picture show is now
located in the store room formerly
occupied by Mrs. Riddi~k
Mr. L. Waxusan puts on specia
sale SATURDAY morning. See his ad-
vertisement on the fourth page OF
this paper.
Mr.. C. F. White has moved to
town and occupies the ]. s. Bowers
house on the corner of 18th ano
Church streets.
Our chief of police, Mr.. Henry B.
Jones is living in one of the Josey
houses towards the north end of
Church street.
The Y. w. A. Of the Baptist church
| observed its regular week of prayer
last week. Service was held in the
church Thursday.
The Lucky Thirteen Bridge Club
held its last regular meeting with
Miss Stella Hoffman.
The special sale of Burroughs
! Pittman-Wheeler Co., starts today.
Look up what they have to say in
! their advertisement in another col
umn.
We hear almost everybody say
! that they made a good corn crop last
year. There is nothing like having
a plenty of corn in the crib and meat
in the smoke house.
| The farmers institute will be
held at Madry's opera house, and
the woman's institute will be held
in the office of the Scotland Neck
Bank. Come everybody.
Mrs W. II. Mcdowell entertained
the Scissors Club FRIDAY afternoon
The hour was spent in sewing anc
social conversation, after which {
salad course was served.
Mrs J. H Lewis has bought the
large Stern house on Church stree
aud has moved there, having rented
her place to Mr. Taylor, and Mr.
Karl White goes to the Tillery house
vacated by Mr.. Taylor.
Mr.. Wilson Allsbrook has sold hi
stock Of goods to Mr.. Sam Staten
who will continue business at Mr.
Allsbrook' Old stand. Mr.. Ais
brook has been in continuous bust
ness here for forty-four years.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
w. L. Harrell was very painful!
burned one day last week. TIL
child in some way overturned ket
tie of boiling water. scalding its arm
and hand and part of its body.
The attention of our readers j
called to the advertisement Of J. w
Madry on the first page Of this issue
Mr.. Madry is offering everything il
his store at and below cost in or
der to, close out by the first of Feb
, ruary
Mr.. E. L. Brown has moved t
: the house on 9Th street, recently vs
Gated by Mr.. B. S. Courtney. VIII
a has moved to Williamson. The on
4 vacated by Mr.. Brown will be re
paired and improved for Mr.. R. {
Josey, Jr.
There will be farmers and won
ans institute held here on next Wee
q nesday, 21st. We would like to Sc
t every farmer and their wives an
h daughters in ten miles of Scotlan
i Neck present. You cannot affor
to miss this opportunity of hearin