The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-14


alter in the summer, and will be put
nto first class condition.
It has been stated that the street
;ar line will be double-tracked all
he way from Capitol Square to the
air grounds by the time the fair
opens this year, and this will greatly
facilitate the handling of the crowds
hat are expected to be here for the
occasion. Preparations are now being
made for this extension, and TAO time
will be lost in beginning the work.
Asks For Historical Statement.
A special request came from Com
missioner of Education P. P. Claxton
to Secretary r. D. w. Conner Of the
North Carolina Historical Commits
sion, asking that he prepare at once
a special statement of the past and
present work of the commission, this
statement to be used in special
news bulletin that the bureau of edu-
cation will issue soon for use in the
throughout the United
States. In making this request Com
missioner Claxton wrote Secretary
Conner that "the work of the kind
your commission is doing has such
great educational value that l would
letin of the bureau complete &C
count of all the work of the kind that
is being done in the United States"
Seven Graduates at Meredith
There are seven graduates to re.
ceive diplomas when Meredith Col
lege holds it's commencement season
May % to 25. They are Miss Mary
Eioise Deloatche, Norfolk, Va; Miss
Lala Lucy Dixon, siler City; Miss
Mary Alma Elliott, Mackey's Ferry;
Miss Carolina Melke Cough, Lumb er-
ton; Miss Mae Frances Grimmer, Cape
Charles, Va; Miss Katharine Camp.
bell Johnson, Thomasville; Miss Kath.
crime Parker Knowles, Mount Olive
The enrolment the past year was 23a
and the year has been one of very sat
isfactory scholastic and financial re-
suits for the institution.
Wheat Outlook Is Good
Commissioner of Agriculture w. A
| Graham says that the weather condi
lions just now are ideal for the devel
opment of the wheat crop in North
| Carolina and that tn eoutlook now is
for as fine a yield as the state hat
ever had. Major Graham says, too
that the farm work generally is nov
well advanced. The cotton crop ani
the corn crop is about all in in many
sections, although there are section.
where the lowlands set aside for corr
are not yet planted
improvements Cost $25O,OOO.
The exterior work on the remodel
ing and enlargement Of the govern
ment building here is about com
pleted except for the cleaning of tn
old stone on the front of the buildin
to harmonic with the new stone tina
had to be used. The other outsid
walls are about all cleaned and loo
like new stone. 1t will require a yea
probably to get the building read
for reoccupancy. The improvement
are costing upwards of $25O,OOO.
Test Search and Seizure Law
: An indictment was returned by tn
Wake county grand jury against tn
, SeabOard Air Line for violating tn
search and seizure act that is sure t
: be carried to the United States 81
: preme court in the opinion of counse
connected with the case. The Sc:
l board refused to exhibit to Rev. R. |
l Davis, superintendent of the anti-s:
: loon league, the books showing all
: quors delivered. The Seaboard's col
' tentlOn is that under the interstat
f commerce act the company is not a
lowed to show deliveries to citizen
Graham County Elects Superintende,
n The Graham county authorities r
l. port to the state department of ed
n cation that J. H. Moody has bee
n elected superintendent of the publ
t schools of the county to succeed
# A. Carpenter, deceased State S
t perintendent Joyner expresses regr
g that Graham county did not take ,
e the matter of consolidating the S
l. perintendency for that county wi
e one OF the adjacent counties with
4 view to having one superintendent q
n vote his entire time to the work
stead of exclusively for Graham
In Troubled Water.
g, In troubled water you can scar