The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-09

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DIR. Ed. Shields, ofiW eldon, was in town
last Thursday.
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Capt. r. A. Switzerland, of the w. l.
v. R. r., spent Sunday in town.
What is known as the farm CLUTCH, is
catching it on all sides-the light and
left.
Mrs. Smith, Of Petersburg, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. l.. l.. Ktchin, of this
place.
A party of young ladies and gentlemen
had nice Gsh>fry over at Beech Swamp
Tuesday near Merritt's Bridge.
Miss Mary Lawrence who has been
visiting friends at Wake Forest for the
past few weeks has returned home.
Mr.. Delaney, of the firm of Tanner,
Delaney l. Co., of Richmond, was in tow n
on business last week,
We abolish our Personal columa Just
for an experiment. Look among the To-
cal news for personals.
Mr.. French, of Wilmington, of the firm
of Geo. R. French & Sons, was in town
Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Gen.W. H. G. Lee has resigned the Pres
idency of Washington and Lee University
On account Of i'll health.
Prof. L. L. Buchanan, who is going to
take charge of the Academy at Hamilton.
spent Sunday in town on his way to that
place.
Richmond College has conferred the de-
gree of D. D. upon Rev. Chas. E. Taylor
President of Wake Forest College. An
honor well bestowed.
AS Mr.. Bryan and lady were riding out
on Sunday afternoon their horse fell and
injured the buggy, but fortunately the
occupants escaped injury.
The brick mill in this place caught fire
from the friction of pulley against sill
last Saturday, but fortunately it was dis
covered In time to prevent serious dam
age.
DR.. r. Wood, Capt. W. H. Kitchin
and Messrs. W. II. Shields, Ed Hyman
W. I. Whitehead and w. A. Du mn went
to Halifax Monday on county business
Sheriff Allsbrook was also in attendance
Mr.. W. E. Gillian has sold out his in
terest in the 'Bslles.Lettres' to Mr.. J. G.
Rockwell. who will hereafter edit it. The
paper will be published at Raleigh instead
of at Reidsville and will appear semi
monthly.
We heard DR.. NJ. T. Savage remark &
few days since that the killing of poor
cattle should be considered misdemean
or, first, because the flesh of lean cattl,
is not wholesome, and secondly, becaus,
1t is a waste of beef.
Rev. Mr. Campbell, who is gradual,
of Washington and Lee University. and il
student of the Union Theological Sem
inary, will fill the pulpit of the Presby
terian church at Nahala near this tow
during the summer
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good deal of news &c, after it was set VI
too, and too late we found out that SO m
pieces were slipped aside which shoul'
not have been, and thus there were som
excusable omissions in last issue. n
more shall that be the case.
.'Little Sorrel'' Stonewan jackson
war horse is still living. At present h
is in Baltimore in charge of Mr.. TUT
from Richmond. 1t is thought that Ii
will be put on exhibition to raise none
for building at Richmond Confederat
Home. We would like to see the oil
relic.
Mr.. Chas. f. Brewer who graduate
next June at Wake Forest College ha
been in town week or two. He is we
known IN this place and his many friend
have been glad to see him. Mr.. Brewe
has taken high honors at Wake Forest
Debater on Anniversary and on the Stu
dent staff, while Junior in College.
Messrs. S. p. Brinkley & Son have
new advertisement in this issue. of the
store at Spring Hill on the Scotland Nee
Railroad, five miles from, this town. Nj
Frank Brinkley, until recently. was
partner of Mr.. G. L. Lawrence. Messr
Brinkley & Son are both popular busine:
gentlemen and will prove to the purchase
that they mean business in every sense
the word. Read their advertisement.
The first cotton bloom of this year
this section, was handed to us by Ma
John Il. Neal on last Friday. He pull,
it however on Thursday, the I'd ins
from his river farm and 1t was red the
lat least when we saw it fir
SO it actually opened on the first. Maj
Neal was once the editor of the Scotlal
Neck commonwealth" He knows he
to raise cotton and it will be a treat