The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-26


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inc to give local advertising must apply At
this office for contracts. Former local ads
will be discontinued unless renewed.
Local advertisements will be msef'e'
for IL cents q line for the first nsertio''
and cents line for every insertion there
after.
The snow was three feet deep at Casta-
liza last week.
1t has been a year anu one week sinct
the great cyclone.
The list of subscribers to the DEMO-
c..T is being heightened every day.
An uncommon $ fair took place near thu
dsp,t Monday altcrnoon--thc trainwas IN
on time.
We are sorry to announce that Mr.. u.
". Bryan's little son. RomEle, Is stii
quite sick.
This is the season Of Lent which ac>
ing a,nusements'
We nctice that Mr.. P. II. Winston, 'r'
SIS acquiring quite 81 reputation as a ieceor-
er, though as a politician he proved 'ali>
ure.
Teacher: Johnnie. in what zone or De
tween what circles are monkeys louto
Johnnie. after so.ne hesitation 'Robm-
sons
A leyel-hea,ied man said to us this
morning that a village newspaper is one o.
the mos. worthy enterprises in any com
munIty.
The ran who does not get excited a:
zhe wauling of Tom cat at midnight has
nerves steady enough, to make safe pick
ct IN war on & frontier.
We learn since last issue tina. there will
be as much a. $3.50 forwarded from this
town in short time to Mr.. J. II. Mills
the Superintendent Of the Orrhanase.
Lcrl Garnet Woiseley is reported t.
have said recently: Il have known bat
two heroes in nay life. one is Gen. Robt
E. Lee, the other IS Chinese Gordon
Last week Paddy the fireman of tn,
brick mill. received severe blow on HI
head from a mallet IN the hands of ne
gro, Bud CLARK. An arrest followed.
We would say something of the wealth
er this week, but have been informed thai
cur readers have carefully noticed ali
changes Of this weeks fine, large weather
very.
The New Era says that the AShcville
Board Of Trade held meeting few days
age to discuss the extension of the Caro-
Ina Central road froEs Shelby to Ashe-
vile.
Last Wednesday night Scotland Neck
and the neishbofhood were visited By one
of the heaviest snowfalls CT the season,
which was, however, only al inch il
depth.
We learn from a. exchange that new
paper to be called The Colunist' will be
started in this State. As its na,ne implies
it will be deroted to the cause of inmI,
grafton.
The Messenger says that with the
lnonth Of March building operations will
begin in earnest on the runs Of the old
Gre. Indications point to better class Of
hailaing-.
The school house at II hite's X Eoads
in which Miss Julia Perry has been teach
ing. caught on fire Monoay morning. bu
j was eStinga:shed before any serious dam
81 age was done.
ID 1900 nlcD anJ women have beer
thrown out of employment III New York
Over production is the cause Of this. l
is hard for one to want work and not b
able to get it.
Edmund Yates, the great London edito
Is il jail. Ex-Mayor Edison. of New Yori
city has been lodged in jail for contemp
Of court. Quite humiliating. WLc want
TO be d big man.
The Register of Deeds of Craven count,
has recorded one hundred and twenty fou
deeds, mortgages and len bonds, and tE,
hundred and eight chattel mortgages sine
the first Of January.
Capt. kitchin's new house at Gall Der
ry Just outside of town. is beginning t
make good appearance. He is to b.
be congratulated ON the possession of sui
a beautiful location for his new residence
The small boy on the street 'whangs
On his jusarp.' and we are carried bacl
just few temporal parasangs 10y the an
nual chronometer, to the time when W
would have thought Blind Tom far infe
FLOR to/as.
&. Tie Atlanta Constitution is publishes
weekly in Atlanta, Ga. 1t is very abb
edited. has stories by the best authors
and contains more valuable reading mat
ter than any other weekly that comes t
our SanctuE.