The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05

this office Tor CONTRACTS.
Local advertisements will be inserted
for - cents line for the first insertion
and cents line for every insertion therc-
after.
Durham is - have street cars.
Mr.. Bryan's little son is improving.
The amateur jcweler sells rings, buttons,
,;cs. chewing gum, &C., on the street now.
Unr exchanges say that work will soon
he resumed on the Raleigh and Albemaric
railroad.
The postmaster says that THE New
Era is the prettiest newspaper that comes
to this office.
The daily Chronicle has ceased to cx>
Isl as a daily and emerges into the weekly
State Chronicle
Mr.. Noah Biggs still keeps his fine Jer-
sey and gives our people chances 10 ms
prove their stock.
Tae school boys aud school girls had a
pleasant sociabie Oh last Friday night a.
Mr.. Bennett Allsbrook's.
4 Fourteen weeks til the closing cxercls
s es of our schools. We are still sending
q Catalogues o! last year IL frequent re
j quests.
DR.. Johnson has commenced work Oh
his lot near the Baptist church. where he
will soon erect one Of the prettiest resi-
Il dences in town.
s. We were glad 10 see Mr.. IONA p. Saw
s age Oh the streets again last week. IL
q has been confined TO his room fer severa
S. weeks. but has much improved.
Mamma. dining QUILT isn't polit'
Bobby. to sn ecA your lips waea eating.
AL q GU never do that at home Bapby-
Cause we never have anything worth
Emacking over
.as Victor Hugo, the great ard grand OLD
Ffenehmaa. Is eigaty-tnree years OF az
He is the great advocate of the rights o
the Frenc., peasantrv. and is aim st vcn>
erated by his countrymen.
s 4 novel buggy ride was noticcl waea
SIS i, African or the maa Of dark com plex~
sion. whichever you please to call him
Rove into town VIII whip be.l:l a Il orl :
S ID horse Of bovine species.
& We learn that Mr.. ). X. Mills, the 81
erints81eat o. the Baptist Orplanay-.
ho was IN town two weeks ago in tn
terest OF that Institution, raised 500 i:
ISL before he returned to Tloin eivili4.
U The Raleigh Register has conpl etc,
- S first volume. Il is one of the neate>t
hpers N the State and IS ably edlte d.
Re predict for 1t continued prosperity
bid we regard Il as one Of our most valua~
" kic exchanges.
S We learn from the w eseern Sentinel
hat al cid ieadeu medal has been found
Forsyth county. Il is larger than ali
ID copper cent, On one side is an imsg'
George Washington, on the other is an
rliiae OF his military history. =
Mr.. IL. \. Clyburn. OF La1castcr coun>
/. well known i'll Monroe. hal the mis-
rtuae TO lase his GIN house, mill, zine
fixtures by fire oae nisht last week
ppose-- . be an incenlary. Los: $50
D. 30 insurance -AivA.oe 'EApress'
Ne are glad to note that the enterp-is-
Oh business men OF the town have ha / il
euced int the Senate bill ID inc3r>
81 kte 4 bank il Scotland Neck. This is
ga - of the many needed conveniences, and
4Rhope to see the bank established at 1T
alstant day.
~ We heard a maa on Main street say Thu
S. orning that h, you'd furnish five long
M !anhs TO lay on the street to keep the pc
estrlan from sticking fast. Ofcourse he
kas not thinking anything about improves
Tents that cur commissioners could N ak G
very little cost.
zsss One sign of the large Dimensions Of ths
roduce trade Of Lenoir this season is fur
Z nlshed by the fact that one gentleman
aaS Mr.. Jas. W. Horton. OF Brushy Fork
" atauga. has brought to Lenoir over 10,
poo pounds OF cabbage and over Is bush
els Of applos.--'Topic'
Oh Sunday afternoon a negro about L!
ears old by name Tom Duuston, was
hot and seriously hurt by pistol in the
lands Of Mr.. l.. A. Redmond of this place
Is usual, he did not know it was loa lei
md found oat too late that it was
On Erankllnton Weekly
s This is Woods Hole, said the pilot. a
sailed toward Nantucket. Yes,
See remarked the tourist, but where i.
Nools-2 tone into the hole. replied TIT
plot. All. yes, sad tle tourist. L Sc :.
but where is the hole:' 'Pulle 1t in after
him. calmly sail the sol of tae lon =
bpunding sea. All, yes, see,' sail ths
tourist.
Mrs. Away, While cleaning house
sSci her husband to nail up some Il. h.
etusel, sie looNs,t II at him, til i hin his
palac. WAS without H. All beat him wit
sE ~ until he saw ~. lie Eow lies III
tose state al nly s)ol b. a suojec-
prdlsS A maa mast be IN : ms life an
lnbs Ill such q way as that Ii hi; un