The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-02
Here and HereabOuts.


Read the Business Locals in this issue.
Rrazil is taking measures to abolish
slavery.
Ex-president Jefferson Davis is sew
enty seven years OF age.
Do you want Jersey Bull? Read the
notice of Mr.. Noah Biggs.
Whipping Posts are still in use in some
states, especially for wife-beating.
When you come to town don't fail to
call and subscribe to the DEMOCRAT.
Hon. S. S. Cox has sailed for Constan-
tinople. He is probably there now.
Hon. R. T. Merrick, of Washington
City, and one of best American lawyers,
died last week.
Mr.. G. w. Gay has purchased Smiths
pond and is repairing the dam which
broke few weeks since.
Washington Bryan Esq, is the new
President of the A. & N. G. R. r. Pres.
John d. Whitford having retired.
We were sorry to hear of the illness of
Mrs. r. NJ. Burroughs. We learn she is
quite sick at her home in Palmyra.
We call attention this week to the ad-
vertisement of MIR. NJ. Hoffman, one of
our largest and most thrifty merchants
He means business.
Vice President Hendricks made big
speech the other day at the Yale College
Commencement on the American Judi
ciary.
There is disease, something like CLAN.
ders, among horses and other animals
near Pittsburg, Penn. which has become
quite an epidemic.
We think we are safe IN saying that MI
Biggs of this place has about IA acres
the prettiest corn in this county now
highlund corn too. Manure and labor di
it.
We were going down the street and no
:iced that certain clerk was smilin
and asked HIM was he 'toxieated. he sal,
no. but the girls had come back.
Does not glass of cold Ice lemonad
come in good season about o'clock on
warm afternoon? A big glass of it too, wei
made. We are indebted TO Mr.. j. R.
Nelson for just such drink.
Hon. R. 7. Bennett has given out tina
he will introduce in the next Congress
bill to abolish the Civil Service Law, W
hope so, and we hope it shall be passed
Let it go.
MIR. W. T. Grimes, Of Hamilton, wei
known here, and a student of Chape
Hill during the past year. was in tow
the latter part of last week. He is going t.
be doctor. Come again.
Mr.. W. H. Bell came near being
drowned last week at Whites mill pond
He was out in boac alone and turned !
over and he sank. Fortunately aid wa
near and he was rescued.
We had very pleasant conversation il
our office last Saturday afternoon wit
Rev. Mr.. W. w. Rose, of Palmyra. MI
Rose is doing good work for his section
and is very promising young minister
He preached in the Methodist church Q
this place Sunday.
Mr.. c. L. Lawrence, one of our mos
progressive county merchants has an ad
vertisement in this paper of his store &c
He is one of our most successful farmers
owning as he does, one of the best cot
ton farms in the State, and as bushes
man he has proved himself to be a sue
cess.
They had big rain over the ceeek las
Friday. We understand that some gen
tlemen had to take their horses and mule
from the stables in order to save the
lives. The crops are greatly damaged
This was the heaviest ram they have ha
in several years. Though in this immedi
ate neighborhood it was not heav
rainfall.
Messrs E. B. Higgs & Co. have a me-
advertisement in this sheet of dry goods
groceries &c. They have been in bus
ness two years but in that time hay
proved themselves to be worthy your
men, worthy of patronage and have VIC
for the firm reputation of punctualit
and reliability.
The Commencement number of the v
F. Student has come again 1t is up to i
usual standing as good college magazin
The editorials are good. The contribute
of this number are Chas E. Taylor,
D. Che edits Extracts from DIR. Wait
Diary Rev. Ed. NJ. Poteat, Prof. 7.
Simmons. and Messrs. Nicodemus Orecu
and j. W. Denmark.
We failed last week to call attention
the new advertisements. Mr.. Madry flu
nishes the best brick in the market ar
he thoroughly understands his bushes
Mr.. Rcthschild is proprietor of the Rot
schild House. Travellers will find him
pleasant and accommodating gentlema
Mrs. Laura Bell, is the clever and attel
tive proprietress of the Rail Road Hou
which is situated near the depot.
One Henry Gotten, colored. having o
tanned an abundance of pocket chan
under false pretense from MIR. ID. :
Madry was pursued and subdued
officer Whitmore in behalf of injured il