The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26
Thursday. Nov. 30. 1855.
Here and HereabOuts.

To-day is Thanksgiving day.
California hams just received at f.
Stern's.
A hunting party KILLED three deer last
week.
Fine c,nl:es and nuts just received at
F. Sterns.
seea,ess and Stemless Raisins at A. Z.
Peterson's.
Mrs. NJ. D. Allsbrook is much better
this week.
, crowd ofour citizens attended cur,
last week and this.
Don Arturo called On us last week We
are pleased to state.
Saturday night the Tarboro Male Acad-
envy building was burned.
Horace 8. CIahin, the great New FORK
merchant, died last week.
One Car load salt at sl.00 per sack a.
a. @. Peterson Il Cos.
5000 strawberry plants for sale, choice
varieties by J. Y. Savage.
j. II. Lawrence has fresh supply
Of clover and @. G.. Grass seed.
How many acres in this vicinity will
be planted in tobacco next year:
lioniny,sGrits, Oat-meal, -and Buck
wheat at A. c. Petersons 4 Cos.
Mr.. George Manning, of this office,
spent last Friday night in Henderson
Cyrus W. Field has sued James Gor>
don Bennett for fifty thousand dollars for
Islander,
Thanks to Mr. Arthur hanks for some
peculiar papers printed in the Sandwich.
Islands.
The DEMOCRAT and the weekly Neacs
O5serrer for. two dollars and seventy-iive
strictly in advance.
Weather for the week ending Nov. o.
IS. Highest thermometer 81; lowest 30.
Rainfall .o2 inches.
Dave Hoffman Is still quite sick. He
AMI his parents have the symp athles OF
all our citizens il. his illness.
Call at 5. Rothschild's and select
from che big bankrupt stock and save 80
per cent in you- purchases.
Mr.. Il. o. Sayage's rice picker will be
worked III a field near Palmyra Saturday
Nov. % from 10 to = o'clock.
We were pleased to see in town last
week Mr.. DeBerry, Of Palmyra. and Mr.
Arthur Banks of the Str. Hamilton.
Rev. Mr.. McLe;land. Of Wilson, and
Rev. MIR. J. \. II. Summerell, Of Tar
bore. will preach st NaEa1a next Sunday
What young man was that who didn't
know how to get the hair Off an opcssum
and took his razor and shaved his game?
t..r. Charlie Currie, of this place, was
on the jury in the Berthe murder case
this week and last AMI Mr.. L. Leggette
was also.
We have received the first copv Of the
Aa@5ison Herald Published at Marshall.
n. -, Charles Wilson Is is its editor and
proprietor.
We gladly place the Kinston Henizer
upon our exchange list. 1t is a weekly.
cp:u,nn newspaper, VIM. 4. Coleman.
editor and proprietor.
Thanks to Mrs. W. E. Wh,tmore for a
box Of the incest wedding cake we have
seen. All kinds Of fruit and jelly cakes
and all other kinds OF cake too.
We call attention to the advertisement
of Messrs. E. 3. uiggs 4 Co. of their eel
ebratcd \ 4. Battles $3.50 shoe. Ev
cry pair warranted. Read advertise
ment
We have received a copy of Major
Fingers address to the State Teachers
Association (coloreD on the subject,
1.-THE educational and religious interests
OF the colored people of the South.''
Rev. Mr. W. W. Rose left last week.
Tie had endeared himself to the people Of
this section during his stay OF two years
at Palmyra. We have not yet learned in
what field he " i'll labor next year.
On Monday last, q colorel child about
four years Of age on the premises of Mr..
James Martin, near Ansonville, was
burned to death. It's clothes caught fire,
while It's parents were absent. from the
effects Of which it soon died H,teUigeaca'
GREAT EXCITEMENT Az I. STERN'S.
Last night i'll the absence Of the propri~
ctof two mon stole into his store and
owing to hard times and scarcity Of