The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-25
Hare and Hereabouts.
,r,cu has an ice factory.

y oriu
,rxrv of fruit Apples and peaches
II abundance.
- ,- MUS is to be hanged at Halt
Cav to>morrow, Fridsy)
week negro woman fell dead in
u-o,don. Heart disease.
v,,y is it that some people do not wish
q. IL names to appear in their local paper?
- j.; lyatei that the Mississippi and Ohio
,,ivprs are .scing 20 overflow as they Gid
IN 1884.
THE Construction train was up Oh the
scotland Neck R. r. last week and left it
in good order.
A little Toy of Mr.. j. Askew was bits
ten BY snake last week. The wound
wasnot serious however.
Miss Mary Lawrence. of this place is
., Black Mountain. She was visiting
friends at Wake Forest and set Ont nrotn
there.
THE Daily ''Cassutauqua, the organ Of
4heN c. Teacher, Association, is a wei
come visitor to this office. 1t is nice
sheet.
THE Il year lccusts have made their
annearance in the Charlotte section in this
State. They are said to be very few how
ever.
LIGHTNING damaged the Washington
Monument recently. 1t knocked of the
csp.stone. Measures arc being taken to
protect 1t.
BASE BALL Is still! raging in our fair
country. In this State the Wilmington
club is ahead. Alas. Alas!! We have
80 club in Scotland Neck.
= KEEP your cottor. clean and work your
watermelon catch. See if you can have
cotton blooms, ripe watermelons and a
general Jubilee Oh the 18th of July.
THERE was gathering ef Che young
people last Thursday night at i:r. Bennett
Alsbrook' We learn that it was an
ENJOYABLE "Socable." No doub. ell
present had nice time.
BIG preparations are being made to
have a Grand State Fair next fall. More
than $1,000 worth of premiums arc CT
fired. 1t GENES of at Raleigh octehez,
IL, l1s:l, ll:h. 18th, 18th ana i7sh.
PROFESSOR f. E. billiard is at Black
Mountain at The Ci:at;tauqua. having as
god : time as anybody else. We weald
like to he there. However we hope he
will let our readers hear irc:n him. Later:
Read his letter.
MR. G. II. Halgh has bought lie Fay
etttvine observer sud is its editor. Mir
Hale. is tcruer c,iltor. goes Acres the
ocean to ill a Coaisuiship, Doubtless the
observer Will comti'iue to be the sam,
good PAPER, Much success to it.
WONDER if we never viii have the
pleasure Of visiting : meeting of Scot
1ani Neck Literary Society. Palmyra
has owe and .e see in ,he News Vel
doa wall soon have one. reckon we viii
nave to compromise with a minstrel
Tj1pe. Let Us al join.
100 late for last week we received q
letter saying: Say in TIC Democrat
1aat every one at the commencement said
that the Scotland Neck girls were the
prettiest there. 1t was a frequent remark. y
That is certainly saying much. WaLe
Forest Commencement is meant
WE saw on the Street the other day
something that vas called Seed Cottor
elevator. Patented, we reckon. W,
asked one question about it, and the pro-
prletor looked like he didn't feel we'll, 81
We didn't ask the other questions. W.
wanted to know all about it, but we can
not hurt ones feelings. Hope 1t will b,
success
Carter Bros. have sold the "Westerl
3rlbune,' of Asheville to Mr.. Chas. E
Wilson, of Raleigh. The Tribune il
young. not SO old as the democrat,
nut It's Influence has kee, felt. May i
e'htinue to prosper, and may its editor
Mr.. Wilson, be pleased with his fortu
nate bargain.
We hadn't been squirrel hunting thi
year. But we have been now and we at
not going aeain-at l-sst 10 the sam
place. We start":,, two of Us. before da,
anu went to the river for fourteen SOUR
refs. how Seldom do we count the CO.
oi sue... an expedition! We in or
''i''.shts only saw squirrels. How differ
ent the real from the IDEAL We huntcs
anu we never saw so many in our life
well, you could not turn your eyes with
out one obstructing your view. Biggcs
sc ever saw. We frequently killed tw
me ones at one pop. Mulberries wer
aipe, but they didn't seem to like mulbe1
res We are fully acquainted with tn
ssct that shot gun loaded with sma
S''ot IS LAY better .han a 81 ealibre riff,
Jar comp anion used the former weapon
we Fused the latter. We do not know VIII
Miied the more, ne or we. Friends. be
your PARTON. we forgot we went squilr
'iu'siing, sad have been telling Of thos
enormous, wonderfully hungry, river mo-
q'itos. We can hardly think Of any
'h'hs eise-this is our excuse. We Wake
a'ont SIX miles. Si,o! and shot. w
io"sit and fouglt We thought an
Thought. We became hungry and thirst