The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-03
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Thursday. Dec. 3. 1889.
Here and HereabOuts.

Tobacco pays.
Bad weather lately.
Read our home items.
Atlanta is dry" town.
Dave Hoffman is still sick.
Plant YOUR small grain now.
How is the no-fencc law working!
Durham is to have furniture factory.
r,oro w,s much hunting last Thurs
day.
Have YOU had your deeds recorded
yeti
Raleigh is all attire for..,thc Industrial
School.
Small pox is in South Adams, Mas
sachuscttS-
low about the skating rink? Or will
you wait for ice:
Mr.. Wmtfeld's school at Mr.. W. K.
Whites closes tonight.
Or. Ell Shields, of Weldon, spent Sunday
and Monday in town.
The Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer and the
DEMOCRAT for 81 80.
There have been several buildings
burned around here lately
We call attention to the advertisement
of the Scientific American.
The Western red man Is still untancd
lie is continually causing trouble.
Why has not that lamp been lighted at
the corner Of Main and Eighth streets?
Mr.. Bennett Allsbrook lost a horse
last week by letting him eat too much
\ cat in Oakland, Cal, the other da,
stole lady's purse from her pock>
ct.
One hundred and ninety nine bust
ness failures in the United States last
week.
DR.. Hufham and Rev. G. L. Dowell at
tended the Baptist Union Meeting at
Greenville.
Last Thursday was Thanksgiving day.
Services were held in the churches in
town.
The DEMOCRAT and the Weekly
Ne'cs Observer one year for 1915 il. adj
vance.
In Nebraska town an Indian and a
Chinaman are partners in the stationcr
business.
We call attention to the card in this
issue of Mess,s. Robt. F. Williams & Co,
of Richmond Va.
"A first class Jeweler just arrived from
Baltimore. Come and see him at the
Rothschild House.
Col. Sloan has not been heard from
since his disappearance in Baltimore
about two weeks ago.
A crowd of young people last Friday
night had dance at the Old Whitmore
place about two miles from town.
Collections in the churches of town were
taken up last Thursday for the benefit Of
the Oxford Orphan Asylum.
The reason the average taxpayer pays
more taxes this year than last is because
last year he had to pay no State tax.
Fox hunting Is on the decline 1t seems
There are SO many foxes around this
place that an old hare is seldom seen. I
For tongne practice for readers we
will recommend the list of North Carolina
minerals. School teachers should remcr
Der this.
""' ell remains III state OF great
t'.sightliness and the Town Fathers are
blind to its uglincss and discase-bear,ng
influences.
We learn that Mr.. NJ B. Pitt is going
to some of the regular tobacco counties
next year and learn all about raising and
curing the weed.
A French doctor by way of ''practi-
cal joke"sent rival some poisoned game
and now he has been sent to the peniten-
tiary for eight years.
The Premium List Tor the next Raleigh
fair is out. We hope the fair will be
proiitcd by having It's premiums known
before planting crops.
MIR. F. Stern has all kinds of rare fruits
and among them is the Malaga grape.
We return thanks to him for some very
nice grapes Of this variety.
Our newgsathcrers in Palmyra, Winton
CASTOR and elsewhere must have become
or some change has taken place
We haven't heard from them in some
time.
Mr.. w. II. Blount, OF the Wilson Mr.
ror, has been absent from his sanctum
on account of the illness of his wife's
mother, bat the Mirror still has q bright
face.
The Go5d Leaf gave Senator Vance's Hen
derSoa lecture aim ost in full and we have
read it with pleasure. 1t was good and the
Cod Leaf appreciates the fact without
aIvice to our Senator.
Why is it that the DEMOCRAT is delayed
general y, until Monday in getting to our
at Norhects9 We know the