The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15

Mrs. EdmOndSOn Went u
week to visit relatives.
!, II. Lawrence has fresh supply
If clover and o. G. Grass seed.
There is a new arrival at Mr.. ana MRS.
@ W. Dunn's-a little girl
Mr. Fl. s. LYMAN, of Hamilton, was in
town Sunday and Monday.
Lets 60 out and kill cartridges. We
,an hunt them lawfully now.
We are sorry to hear of the sickness of
Mr.. NJ. Hoifman's little son.
We are sorry to hear Of the sickness OF
Mfr. Lee Dunn at Wake Forest.
Dr. Prchari is President Of the Will
mington Gun and Kennel Club.
Monday was rainy day-perhaps
some of our readers noticed that.
We received contribution too late for
this issue fromssa Univcrsalist.'
Will White, Esq, of Palmyra was in
town Tuesday with sidewhiskers.
William Parker was killed by .rain
in Enfield last Wednesday evening.
Messrs. Lamb ane Salisbury of Hamil-
ton were in town Monday evening.
Chic elections are generally strong.
Tuesday was election day in that State.
Marriage prospects are on the increase
about nine are booked for this place
soon.
To be suited perfectly IN spectacles
or eye glasses, call on-G. A. Newell the
Jeweler.
We are indebted to Pres. Battle for
synopsis of the post graduate courses
at the University.
Call at S. Rothschild's and select
from the big bankrupt stock and save sc
per cent in your purchases.
Mr.. d. NJ. Baird's family returned las,
week from Virginia, where they had been
visiting relatives during the summer.
Congress meets soon. What questions
are most likely to be discussed. Proba-
bly, the Blair Bill, Tariff and Silver.
McSSIS. w ultc " SllicluS Cidlu W nave
the best gents shoe in town. Cotter
Sons hand-sewed. Call and examine
What in the world is the matter with
some of our correspondents? We heal
from some of them about once month
For the week ending Oct. 10, 1885
Highest Thermometer 20; Lowest Their.
mometer 40, Amount of Rain fall IL
inches.
DR.. Hufham, ReY Mr.. Dowell. DR.
Johnson, Mr. Noah Biggs and Mr. W. A
Dunn attended the Association at Wilson
last week.
From the Ne,rs we learn that maj
near Kernersville got severely cut while
trying to brush saw-lust Off q saw while
running.
The Western Sentinel proposes soon tt
get out Mammoth Industrlar' edition
There is lot of enterprise in the Ssntine
and it will tell.
We understand that protracted meet
ing Is going on in Palmyra now conducte'
by Rev. Mr.. Rose assisted by Rev. Mr.
Raven and Rev, Mr.. Cooke.
Inventions never cease. An invento
CLAIMS to have found {. process for rein
ing sugar at 6 cost of40 cents per ton b
means of electricity. Then he'll make
fortune.
Duncan Haywood, son OF a distln
guished lawyer and grandson Of a U.
Senator was sentenced to ten years har
labor in the State Penitentiary the othe
day in Raleigh for forgery.
Our town had dream of the comm
Fairs last Thursday, little after dinner
it was darby about ten years old in
sulkey drawn by gray horse mages,ie
driven up and down Main Street.
How is Scotland Neck as cotton ma,
kot? 1t is as good as any in the Stat,
Our buyers here pay higher prices tina
lii any other town in this section. Las
week it was as high as 81 cts per pound
The Wake Forest St,sdeatfor Octobe
Is upon our table. This number Is tn
first of Vol. 5 and It is the first numbe
under the charge of the present editors
1t does credit to them and is fully up t
Its standard.
We are requested by Rev. Mr.. g.
Woodson to say that he, assisted by Re,
NJ '. McDuHic, of Hend erson, will con
mence protracteJ meeting at Enfield o
the night of third Sunday in October an
continue through the ensuing week.
We notice in an exchange that there
aman in Chicago whose name is s'Sar
dauph." We know a young man who
sometimes called s'Sawed-off>' by h
friends, but it is because he IS so low
Stature for one of his size.
Rev. Mr.. R. T. Vann of Wake Fores
came down Saturday afternoon al
Preached fine sermon in the Bapti
church Sunday morning. Several yea
ago he was pastor of the Baptist churt
ol this place and our people are alwa,
eiad to see him here
we call attention to the new ADVERT
meht OF a.r. J. r. Tillery, of Tillery,
-. lead it and call or him. Mr.. Tille]