The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-21

Mr.. Z. Fl. Smith, sr,, Esq, went to
Esloigh last week.
We call attention to the revised sched-
u.e OF the W. & ". Railroad.
In OUR fashion notes of last week the
types made us say lowers for 'fioun-
ceS.'
The Cherry case was decided last Satur-
DAY in favor of the plaintiff, Wiley Cher
RI. against John Pittuan ct ais.
Base Ball is on a boom all over the
State. Why can not Scotland Neck give
the people some such diversion sometimes.
w, wonder il there arc not some young
neraaus In town who would like to have
the pleasure of visiting skating rink now
AID then:
Vacation viii soon be upon Us and orr
s,l,aai boys and girls here as well as those
v-j,, viii return fionl college will enjoy
lac l.ia2 ali summer.
were pieasei 10 see our old friend
j. D. Riggan OF VIM. Wooilcott OF Rai~
aioh Ma ufacsurer an Jobbers OF Shirts
Pants. SC. Soma CT our merchants rat-
ron,ze this firm and are pleased with
him.
We have been requested By those WIZ
have good reasons fnr doing SO. to call at
tenton to the embarrassment it some
times causes for persons to consregate and
talk in the vestlbuIes at the different
churches.
We have On oar table the announce
mont o. the Fourth Section Of Reroinis'
canre7 and Memoirs of North Ca:o'fns
anl Eminent North Carolinians.' It /:
edited by Eohn. Il. " i,eeler, author o
History oe E,rtIi Carolina.
The Biblical Recorder says that there
will :.e grand Union CO the Tar Rive,
Association 1T Littleton. beginning Friday
before the Ali Sunday in July and contin
uinc three DAYS. Il was the appoin tmen
Of the last Union meeting at Rocky Mount
Who remembers orr local last Week
stvlsd 'or1,uality2' We referred t. the
2. $, man as beng sthunders:ruck, ton
sy &C. Last Saturday evening gentle
man ofrather dark hue entered the Pos
Office and asked if there were any Jug
for sale there.
We are always pleased to have on
friends call on US when they come to town
Come to see Us whether you subscribe Il
theDEaCCRAr or not. Gather up the new
items around your home before you STAR
to town and drop i'll aud tell us abou
ITEM. We appreciate it very much.
Ins closing exercises vi AR. Newton
school at Aulandcr, Rert;o Co., will CO
cur on tomorrow. Mr. E. G. Beckwith
graduate Of Wake Forest College, an,
now student Of Johns Hopkins Uniyer
sity, Baltimore, will deliver the address
Thanks for an invitation.
We were pleased to have call fror
Mr.. W. B. Lilly on last Saturday. H
favors the DEMOCRAT with subscriptio
and pays for it on the spot. Newspaper
editors appreciate such patrons. MI
Lilly says that cotton IN his section
looking we'll. He says that there ha
not been as much corn planted this sprin
So usual.
We notice that there is ditch of stand
ing water some two or three inches dee
surrounding the lot OF Mr. " r. Walston
1t certainly detracts from the beauty c
Main street to have such an unclean ditto
along the sidewalk, aud it is very necesss
~ for the health Of the town TO have al
ataguant water removed. Can not on
Commissioners make tie needed improve
ment there?
We learn from the s5outherner' tina
the Mrs. Joe Person Remedy Compan,
Will ct once begin the manufacture {
Mrs. Joe Persons remedy in the brlc
Store two doors from the 'Southerner' OF
flee. Mr.. e. B. Hodge and Mrs. Joe Tel
SON returned Tuesday evening from Bal
tinors where they purchased the ma
chinery necessary for the manufacture
the rsneiy. OF ingredients they pur
chased enough to ill ten thousand DO
ties.
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