The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-13

Vine Hill Academy was organized
1910 an advertisement of the anno;.'
ment of teacher in the Wilm;n..
Star, January 3, 1911. The follov;v
advertisement is sufficiently histor;s,
to be reprinted, which was as fo.on
Education
The trustees Of Vine-Hill Acaao,;~
have great pleasure in announcinc
the public that they have engaoo5
principal of that institution Mr.. Don:'
Adams, who has long devoted bimso,.
TO the instruction of youth, and for ~
last two years has been the princin.,
Of very respectable academy at Str,+
ford, in Connecticut. Mr.. Adams MIL
teach the learned languages and II,
various branches of sciences, prepar,
tory to a college education; and fro.
the great responsibility Of his char,.
ter (Which is personally known to on.
of the trustees) his experience and sns.
cess it is hoped this institution will ,a
ceive the patronage and support its n.
FAINT state so much requires
F'The English Department will be ~
der the superintendent of Mr.. Hav
kins whose great attention to his scbo,,
the present year, and conduct general.
ly, has been highly satisfactory.
''The trustees are candid when t6c,
declare for the satisfaction of parent,
their belief that the site of Vine-T1,
Academy and it's vicinity, is excens4
by few in the state for it's sobrietv.
"The school will commence the lirsr
OF January next. A boarding house
will be kept at the Academy by Maior
Allsbrook, which will be under the na,.
ticular superintendent and control Of
the trustees. Price for board fifty dol.
lars per annum. Board may also be Oh.
tanned in respectable houses in tie
neighborhood for any number of stu
dents. It is expected quarter, both
for board and tuition will be pain i
advance.
Scotland Neck, N. c., Nov. "a, 1910.
The Star, Jan. 3, 1911.
This school was continued until 1909
when the graded school was organized
The land for the school was given by
Mr.. Marmaduke Norheet, and the
school built by public subscription.
There is tradition that a COLONY
from Scotland settled on the Roanoke
river, and were driven out by the high
water, and they removed to Fayette.
Vile.
This section of land was in the bend
Of the river, known as the "Neck, -
and SO called by the negro slaves until
their freedom.
It is however a well accepted author-
ity that Scotland Neck was a name Civ
! en- to the section comprised in many
miles around the present town, long be
fore the town was settled. and extend
ed from Hill g Cross Roads to Gree
wood, a small village, at which was IL,
post Office. This village took it's nanc
from the residence Of DR.. Simond i
Baker, now known as the "Ferr Al
Place.
About 1858 the village of ClarksviNt
was built, which is north Of the present
town. This village soon thrived, anc
a newspaper was published there, call
ed "The Scotland Neck Times,' Mr.
John -. Davis being editor, which sur
vived only short time.
After the war between the states, i,
1866, Mr.. John Lyman, man of great
energy and enterprise, commenced th'
building Of town and as there was
great rivalry between the two Villages
Of GAINESVILLE and Greenwood as t.
which should build the town. Mr.. Hy
man concluded to locate midway be
tween the two and called it Scotlan'
Neck, and the postofice was moved ans
changed to Scotland Neck