The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-30
GRAVY hats in abundance.

machine shop.
Ia, Day exercises in the Female Acad-
eny TO- morrow night.
Bishop Lyman preached in the Metho>
DIST church Yesterday.
Straw hats every wilere-w;io sold them
SeersEckers every where-whcw.
..r. john Speed is still in i'll health. We
were glad to see him Oh the street last
week.
The earliest agony in the way offs hat is
b;xi, beaver. Very few understand
tnis, but We lie.
Our friends III different Localities in the
eo9,pt; sill oaii:se Us by sending Us any
My, items around them.
Tae sign over Mr.. Jas. Ii. Lawrence
C,rsia AMI Feel store ct the Brick Mill
:. ~. ..-ist1e.: olc Ill tn,Si.
?':sr zsv tllat Miss Cleveland has not
appeared! III tae same dress twice since
she has been at tina White House.
tiit S:EiIiiilS!tl hAGsaiA SAitS HS NV
Commonwealth Look a: the top OF our
first page, Bro. Booker and learn better.
Call st the oin:c Of the DENocElr for
the celebrated Victory insectic;de to
preserve yols fruit trees from insects, de.
Mr. Jshn Savase's ga-len is beginning
to Look Ike he can furnish our people
win cl,oicc things Tor The table this sea
Goa.
Quite a number OF cur subscribers have
not paid. They sent il their names st first
saving they would pay Any time. It's
time now.
Report Of weather far the week ending
April %, 1855. Highest Thermometer 8)e
Lowest Thermometer 4!o. Amount of
rain fall0Go
Rev. Er. Rose preached in the a:etho,
dist church Sunday morning and Sunday
night. We hear complimentary remarks
OF his sermon.
Mr. Noah Biggs proposes to make an
effort at good corn crop On small lot
again this year. He has put 5000 worth
of stable manure On ten acres.
DR. Huf ham preached at Tillery last
Sunday and his pulpit in town was filled
by Rev. Mr.. Dowell Mr.. Dowell also
preached at Whites ( Roads in the after
nocn.
The Mirror speaks quite pleasantly
Of DR.. Hui hams visit to Wilson last
week Three persons we're baptized into
the D.y.::t church while D.. II. was
there.
There was Hop in Edrnondson Hall
last Friday night. We learn that there
was not large attendance but the even>
Ing passed eff pleasantly to all who were
present.
There are 2,755 languages. Some on'
suggests that it would be quite calami-
ty if all the women could speak in even
fractional part of all these languages
Most women can use up several men with
enc language.
We learn that Mr. ". T. Currie, for
merly of Scotland Neck, has engaged j,
the mercantile business at Tillery IN con-
nection with his agency fer the rail road
he is worthy Young man and we wish
him much success.
The old walls Of the Episcopal church
which Was burned last spring are being
repaired aid the ruins will be converted
into chapel which will be convenient
for burial exercises. We learn that il
viii soon be completed.
Well sir, how do you do:'
First rate at present.
How is business:'
Dull, dull
i came in to see ify your life is insured !?
NO, but my stock is
Two prisoners in Winton jail set fire t.
it on Tuesday night of last week. Tn,
TWO prisoners who set the fire were res
cusd, but third prisoner who had moth
ing to do with setting the jail Oh fire. wa
roasted alive. The scene was said to b,
enc OF great horror.
The Second Quaterly meeting Of tn,
Scotland Neck Circuit will be held a
Hobgood's Fork the Second Saturaa,
and Sunday IN May. Preaching by Rev
). $. Nelson Presiding Elder. Mr.. Mel
Son will also preach in Scotland Neck tn
Ind Sunday evening at s o'clock.
Well, my boy. what are you doing:'
Nothing
What are you looking down in the we
for? -
Teacher SAID China is right under GU
ieet' so thought I'd look. Can't see an,
people but can see the China sky.'
Mr.. George NJ. Manning, of the Hende,
son Gold Leaf paid US visit last week
we were glad to hear from him that TIA
'1old Leaf is still aourisainc. It is on
Oh the most enterprislng papers in Easter
Carolina. and We do not wonder that sue
!" the case, since we have met this one {
's very clever Editors have know,
brother Thad, the Sen. Editor. for lon
.,me, an all know him to admire him
sseSs b the Gold Leaf