The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-10
thursday. Sept. 10. 1855.
r1ore and HereabOuts.

-Scuppernongs!
Pulling fodder.
-Crops are made.
Eggs are scarce.
-Ncdlord's watermelon was good.
We must know the name Of our cor
respondents.
Rev Mr.. Leslie preached IN the Dap
Eaist church Friday night
Thanks to Mr.. w. }. Hlggs Tor
q nice watermelon.
We were pleased to see Mr.. Jesse B.
Brewer. of Norfolk in town.
There was smart dog in town last
nek-he would drink beer, put out fire
ac.
Mr.. James Paul, formerly of this
Mace now of Tarboro was in town last
week.
TO be suited perfectly IN spectacles
] or eve glasses, call one. A. Newell the
j Jeweler.
The Washington Gazette Of last issue
cantained an interesting editorial upon
Judge Daniel G. Fowle.
The Wadesboro MteNigence'. we are
glad to note has been enlarged. 1t is an
out spoken, democratic paper.
Last week John H. Morgan son of
Senator Morgan was drowned in the Po-
zsemac at Washington City.
We have received pamphlet from
Chapel Hill containing the Memorial ex-
ercises of last June. Hon. Paul Cam
eron's speech is the striking part of it.
Rev. DR.. W. S. Duncan has been elect
ed President of Vassar College. Miss
Rose Elizabeth c. didn't expect to be a
president anyway.
We propose to sell on jewelry ordel
leash advance in amount 5 dollars an6
oven at ten per cent and SHOW THE
BILL.
We failed last week to call attention
to the new advertisements. Messrs. Ed
mondson & Jesey have steel wire for sale
and you will do well to call and see then
Mr.. c. ". Dunn offers big bargains i,
horses, mules and buggies. Mr.. j. c
Pittman offers his house and lots for sale
He has pretty place.
The Industrial South. weekly pub
lished at Richmond Va. is a number ont
paper and well suited to fill the demand
it has filled for the last Ave years.
-The Albenlarle Enquirer is now pub
lished by a H. Mitchell. Mr.. Shaw re-
mains the editor These two gentleman
have formed partnership. Wehope tn
Inquirer continued success.
MIR. W. c, Alien. graduate of Wax,
Forest College and well known here. i
teaching prosperous school III Pantego
Mr.. Allen is an enterprising young mar
and his school this year will doubtless b,
aSuccess.
John L. Sullivan is still the cham
pion pugilist of the world. Dominica
McCatFrey OF pittsburg, who was licked
by John L. last week, has challenged hin
to fight to finish with bare knuckles
Watch out.
The Gold Leaf says that never wer
there more buildings and of bette
Class going up IN Henderson at one tim
than now. S1S0,0O0 is the amount rep
resented by the buildings in course 0
construction. Tobacco Ibid it with it.
little Ratchet.
A certain person in town has a hel
that is setting. During the past week
kitten has been visiting the nest and ev
cry time it would NEW the hen would
raise her wings and allow the kitten t.
crawl in the nest, which contains only on
egg. The two seemed to have formed
coaprtnershlp TO hatch the egg. Nov
the question IS, when the harvest come.
which can claim the chick?-Refector
MAN KILLED.-About two week.
ago Bryant Hill. colored, aged abou
Is years, wrote some vulgal words
upon the gate of Isaac Miles, color
ed, aged As. When Miles observed
this he inquired who did it. He
went to Hills House and asked hin
if he did it. Hill said, why p
"Because.' said Miles, elf you did
you are a grand rascal "Don'1
curse me-" said Hill. Hill was in
the house and began to throw things
at Miss. He threw skillet and
then Miles picded up shovel, but
Hill kept throwing. He then threw
plow points at him and finally a
nonkey>wrench and hit him on the
arm, breaking it. That was Satur'
day, August 10Th. Last Sunday
morning Miles died from mortifica'
ton arising from the wounded arm
Hill has left. All this happened
about two miles and a half from
town.
Deer hunting doesn't seem to pay
some of our sportsmen.
We had the pleasure, with MIR
Moses Pitt, Of shooting one squire
with rtao L, ohnnt D