The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
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Thursday. Dec. IL. 1855.
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Bring eggs to town.
Read "As Others See U.s."
What weather we have had!
Advertise your Xmas goods.
1t takes big turnip to weigh II pounds
and ID ounces.
Oar stores look like Santa Claus has
paid them visits.
MIR. r.. R. Owens left for Baltimore
Tuesday morning.
A contribution by A. Ste. b. came
too late for this issue.
The Cincinnati Heeay Enquirer and the
DEMOCRAT for s.. 30.
Misses Mollie and Katie Tillery are
visiting Miss Annie Dunn.
MesSrs. Josh Nichols and Duke Battle.
ofTarboro, were in town Sunday
The Baptists hold festival in Edmond
son hall Tonight. Go up and feast.
There was Tuesday night very nice
dance on. a. Mr.. G.. L. Cobb'S, we learn.
The DEMOCRAT and the Wee >ly
Ne,cs- O5serrer one year for s2.75 il. ads
vance.
Miss Nettie Savage, Of Van Buren,.
Ark. is visiting the family of Mr.. w. I.
Whitehead.
VIII Hancock. student of i1orner's
school at Oxfordis at hcme for the Christ
mas holidays.
Mr.. Henry Robertson Will merchandise
next year in the store now occupied by
w. II. kitchin.
The State Prohibition party which met
in Greensboro last week decided to put
out State ticket next year.
We learn that Mr.. Thomas Lewis last
week lost very fine horse. The horse
ran away and broke his neck.
Rev. Ed NJ. Poteat has been elected
assistant professor of languages at Wake
Forest College. A good selection.
Parson John Jasper, of Richmond Va.
has been offered 800. to deliver in a
Northern city his sermon on the Sun dc
move"
We have recei:ed the first copy Of the
Plymouth Sun, Ed. l.. Foster. editor
l IS the successor to the Examiner. w,
hope it success.
Festival in Edmendson Hall tonight
They say the ladies have tried thcmsclve.
this time and will be prepared to furnish
cheap anything you want.
The Henderson Coll Leaf has entered
upon its fifth volume. 1t is one of oul
brightest, spicicst and most readable ex
changes. 1t has our best wishes.
We have received complimentary
ticket to attend the meeting of the Color
ell Industrial Association to be held al
Rocky Mount. Dec 23-25.
Elder D. BARLEY. Of Indiana, is OK
pected to preach at Kehukes Oh the third
Saturday and Sunday iii December. AL
who attend will hear good sermons.
Last week Mr.. w. c. Pendleton &C
companied Mrs. A. Ferrall to Baltimore
whittier she went to see her neice, MIS-
Amanda Lawrence, who has been at
ten'ing school there.
We notice that two of our exchange!
are claiming the best looking Chief o
Police in the State, Tarboro and Green
vile respectively. Wen enter W. E.
Whitmore for the prize.
The Baptist Almanac for 1885 Is out
1t is edited by Rev. Z. I. Bailey. Every
Baptist should have one. From it W,
learn that there are liz 1000 Missionary
Baptists in the State exclusive of coloreG
members.
They will leave mules standing united
And mules will seize opportunities, and
mules will run and kick and turn buggies
over. One ran over one of Mr.. G. w
Dunn's bugsies Satur lay, and it cost tn,
old coiored woman $500.
Weather for the week ending Dec l:
1881. Highest Thermometer 60. Low
est Thermometer 21o. Amount of
Rainfall u inches. On the 9Th at {
A. NJ. the mercury was 2lo. On thu
Sth at 6 A. NJ. it was 60. A rise of 39e
IN twenty-four hours.
The editor Of Scotland Neck DEMO
Graf has poet employed to arrange
the advertisements Of his paper into
verse. 1t would be interesting to know
what he has to pay his patrons for thi!
privilege. NeWs.
Wrong brother, we charge good deal
70 print such poetry.