Mr. Thomas COOKE, for many years a resident of Scotland Neck, passed through on Tuesday on his way to Statesville, where he intends to reside in the future.  May Heaven shower its choicest blessings on his head, and move him to subscribe to the Roanoke News.

Source: Roanoke News, 13 February 1879, page 3. Available online at DigitalNC.org.