The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-05
Here and Hereabouts


Josh Billings made $4,000 out of one
book.
We had considerable hail here last
Thursday.
Have you seen the bargains at F.
Stern's.
y good crowd will go hence to the We
doa Fair.
Wake forest has over one hundred and
fifty students.
Do you want feathers9 j. R. Nelson
has them for sale.
The Weldon Fair comes offnc week.
Get everything ready and go.
Presiding Elder Nelson, of Littleton re-
turned home Monday.
Some of our farmers this year cultiva
ted tobacco with success.
The Winston Sentinel will soon be pub
liShed semi-weekly.
The New Berne Journal. tells of five
legged deer killed in that section.
There are three mormon elders at work
In the western part of the State.
Our farmers don't appear to be behind
IN their crops SO much after all.
When that we'll is fixed or filled it will
look better, don't you think so?
Postum hunters have no better luck
than deer hunters.
5000 strawberry plants for sale, choice
varieties by j. Y. Savage.
j. II. Lawrence has a fresh supply
of clover and 0. G. Grass seed.
The tobacco sections seem to be all
right this year-tine crops you know.
MIR. L. Davenport. of Palmyra died
Saturday evening Of hemorhagic fever.
Excursion trains will run from here to
Weldon during the Far. We can all
go.
Johnny Frost will be here soon in car
nest, He has favored us with one or two
slight visits already.
Ali subscription to the DEMOCRAT is
due please pay. we need it every hour.
Don't wait to be dunned.
Engineer Melville wants $50, 600 dol
lars. He thinks he can go to the North
pole with that amount.
Call at S. Rothschilds and select
from the big bankrupt stock and save so
per cent in your purchases.
Bad accident-three teeth broken, out.
While at work the other day an old man
broke three teeth out of his saw.
Several of our townspeople went to-
Tafboro Fair last week and some started
and didn't go on account of the rain.
New papers are being started all about
in this State and there have been many
changes also in editorial sanctums
President Eliot, of Harvard College,
and the chief of the Parker House res
taurant receive each a salary of $1,000.
a bird as large as a robin, black with
brown head up in Maine, is a new discov-
cry and the naturalists have not yet class
flied it.
The Concord Times says the citizens of
Salisbury can soon walked the s'golder
steets>' - Macadamized with golden
quartz.
We gladly number the Battleboro
Readtigh! among our exchanges. 1t is
published every Wednesday by Messrs.
Stokes i Odom.
Call at N. Hoffman & Co.'S aud obtain
for $500 a pair of James Means shoes.
They are the best in the market for
$500.
Rev. J. R. Brooks, who preached a
series Of fine sermons in the Methodist
church last week. left Saturday for his
home IN Wilson \. C.
1t isSaid that in Rome, Ga. there are
sixty two Generals, colonies, and other
officers but not s single private there can
be found. Anything strange?
Amule ran away Monday morning in
front of Mr.. J. II, Lawrence's store and
very carelessly upset lamp post anc
ruined one of our towns new lamps.
There were several buggy smashlngs.
at Tarboro Fair last week on the road
from the FAIR gro unds to the town. One
Of our young men enjoyed one.
The st. Louis base ball team is the
champion nine of the world, having gain
ed the series Of games with the chicagos
the champions Of the League association
We have very interesting contribu,
ton in hand upon the Sandwich Islands
by one who has been there and has writ
ten Of his knowledge. 1t will appear mex
week.
". A Davidson, rope walker, me-
with an accident at Spartanburg, S. C.
the other day. His rope came united and
ne Tell about ten feet upon paTemen
and was badly hurt.
Read the advertisement of Messrs J.
a. Eutrell & Bros. Their store is near
The depot and they will be glad to see
you. These young men have come among
Us and have made this place their
home.
There was 'no-fence' discussion
a. Scotland Neck, n. G., between T. E
htaker and w. w. kitchin. Wee