The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-25
SCOTLAND NECK.

SCOTLAND NECK.
At the close of the war there were
only about fifty inhabitants OF tfl'
NOW beautiful town. There were, and
still are. two clusters Of buildings, one
q, each end of the town-Greenwood
ut the Southern and GAINESVILLE at
the Northern end. These two places
are both pretty and we'll known.
Large oaks dot their groves, while IN
the main town (untii recently called
New Town, only elm trees are
noticeable. Instead Of the pine forest
which we saw ten years ago. we now
see beautiful streets lined with grow
inc elms. and business houses and
happy homes. No town has prettier
streets. Main street, one mile in
length, runs nearly North aid South
Ill degrees East of North. There
are three rows of eims in this way:
We start across the street, first. we
are on a sidewalk, pass a row OF
trees into a street for vehicles &C.,
thence to another wide walk III the
middle of which is row of elms,
;ocross another street by another
row CT trees to another sidewalk.
Gins vcu perceive that we really
have two separate parallel streets
,,ritei. M:+u street is 100 feet wide.
Cth.r streets run parallel to Main
street GA either side. just 400 feet
.onart AID cthe,> streets croes
these 1T II hi angles every 400 feet,
4nns dividing tie town into SO many
souai squares. 400 feet square. Che
streets are numbered 1st, "a, Sd, &c.
v.s.oss parallel with Main street
have names. as Greenwood, Church,
&c. Shade trees everywhere, on
OIL the streets. On? town can soon
no cal,c<,-can n0w-the ''toWn CT
pln1s.n We have Z Railroad a..G tel
egraph, this being the terminus of
she Scotland Neck & Halifax L. Il.
We have daily mails from every
section OF the country. Roanoke
ri,-ar rams within six laiies, furnish
sD,y saeanho.t transportation. The
.ivar makes u setnicircla around the
town. with it as a radsus), thus fur
nis;,in.: y nscl, of land, whence the
latter part OF our towns ::aine. the
first part. we presume originated
from the tact that 1t was Settled 10y
emisrants from Scotland There is
no healthier place east of the Blue
Ridge. No place in the eastern part
of the State has better water. The
moral and religious tone-Uf this COM
munity will favorably compare with
that Of any other community in the
ITr;tea States We are in the midst
OF an agricultural region not equaled
even by the best farms of the other
sections of agricultural Carolina.
The farms of the Roanoke valley
have long been famous. those OF
Fishin. Creek stand as equal to any.
S,ntton, peanuts, and corn are the
stap;e productions OF Our section.
rEuuacco would do we'll we think j;
wish some OF our farmers would try
it. Our forests contain all ALBUMS
dance of timber Of every descrip-
ton. Now, is not this a place
to prosper? Certainly. 1t is a good
place for those who desire to locate
in good places and to nave pleasant
homes. There are houses, good and
comfortable ones too, to rent or sell.
We give this only for a glance at our
neighborhood. We will never be-
come tired of talking of our advan>
tages. We have them and we mean
to let the world have a chance Of
learning il. We have not at present
the space TO tell OF our different in>
dustries in town, OF the social quali~
ties, Of our schools, climate, scenery,
of our different enterprising bust
ness men, &c. More hereafter.
The Republicans of Ohio have
nominated Judge Foraker for Gov>