The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27
Here and Hereabouts.

Plant your wheat.
-'Possum and later.
Rust is in the cotton.
They are fixing to leave for school,
Potato crop is thought to be short.
Coon hunting will soon be in oroer'
Last week was one fmany plc-nics'
The fall is coming. Advertise IN the
DEMOCRAT.
Mr. George Manning was in town
Saturday.
Mr. Charlie Gray has returned from
LittIeton.
Mrs. A. White has returned from
Panacea Springs.
Capt. White has the finest hogs in
this section.
Mr.. B. D. Gray was in Rocky
Mount last week.
Mr.. w. T. Grimes, of Hamilton, was
in town last Friday.
Misses Code and Nina Purvis return
ed to Hamilton Monday.
The cartridges arc already beginning
to be scarce. 1--WE told you so.''
"A dog was killed accidentally last
week by one of our brothers.
-Muskmelons are good, if that was a
fair sample we ate with Charlie Currie.
The dancers of town had q nice hop
IN Edmondson Hall last Thursday night.
Mrs. Wiswold, of Washington, N.
c., is visiting her sister, Mrs, j. A. P er-
~.
The prospects for full attendan ce
at Vine Hill Academy are good and in
creasing.
Mr.. W. T. Whitehead and his daugh-
er Miss Carrie went to Panacea Springs
last week.
-Crowell's beat Dawson's last Friday
at baseball by score of 40 to %. MIR
B. A. Pope umpired.
The crops need ram. The lack o
rain we suppose, has given the rust tt
much cotton in this section.
Mr.. Bithel Station wants to bet that
his puppy is the smartest dog in the State
Carry him to the fair.
MIR. A. c. Livermon, of Roxabel
went to Wake Forest Monday from this
place, where he'll attend college this year
Rev. Mr.. Totten, assisted by Rev
MIR Harris. has been carryingon protrac
ed meeting at Roseneath with much sue
cess.
Mr.. Lee Pitt brought us Monday
morning the first boil of open cotton OF
the season. He pulled it some time be.
fore.
Rev. Mr.. W. w. Rose, of Palmyra
was in town Monday, and we are glad hi
called to see US for We enjoyed pleasant
conV ersation with him.
Miss Wright, of Louisville. Ky.
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Dr.
Leggett, of Palmyra, left Monday
morning for her home.
Mr.. Luther NJ. Nash has sold out ane
retired from the Argus and the name O
Mr.. Jas. E. Robinson appears as the edi
tor. We hope it continued success.
Mr.. J. B. Dunn, of Dawson's, was ii
ouI office Monday morning. He say.
Dawson's is ready for Scotland Neck OF
baseball. Let's play. They have a goot
club.
In the absence of DR.. Hufham, Rev
Mr.. Dowell preached in the Baptis
Church last Sunday. Rev: Mr.. Ros
also preached in the Methodist Church a
Morning and night.
We are requested by Rev. Mr.. W
". Rose to announce that there will b.
aquarterly Meeting next Saturday ane
Sunday, at the Methodist Church in thi
place.
Mr.. Mark Pitt has returned from
Littleton. He attended picnic at Pana
cea Springs last Wednesday. He has
discovered strongly mineral spring nea,
his home. We tasted the water an6
think it contains much copper.
To the one that answers this question
by filling out blank without max
ing anyone mad, we tender ou1
sincere thanks. What do the letters
j. s., j. c., and C.: W., represent? They
represent the three most noted -
Misses Pattie and Lena Hyman, O
Palmyra left Monday morning to attene
Greensboro Female College. Our Pal
myra friend has astonished US by falling
to tell in his letter how their absence
will be felt in Palmyra.
We call especial attention of tn,
City Fathers to that hole side the wei
In front of our office. Please have it fill
ed with brick-bats, as now hogs lie in 1
all day in the muddy water: 1t is within
two inches of the we'll curb.
We were pleased to meet Rev
Mr.. Hilton in our Office Saturday morn
ing. He is improving in health. HI
has been in rather feeble state of health
but, his church having granted him .