The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-12
Here and Hereabouts.

We were pleased to see Mr.. Jesse
Brewer in town last week.
Mr.. r. L. Lawrence was in town last
week. Always glad to see him. |
Come, let's all suspend business for
one day and go to the Weldon Fair.
j. II. Lawrence has fresh supply |
Of clover and O. G. Grass seed.
Mr.. Adkins, Of Painter, Tongue Co.,
Baltimore, was in town Monday.
Mr.. f. B. Riggs took trip through |
Pitt and Greene counties last week.
Crime seems to be on the increase, es-
pecially house breaking and larceny.
Weldon Fair is in progress. Go and
and see it all. You'll not regret going,
We were glad to see Messrs. j. P. and
J. II. FutreIl of Croweli's in town last
week.
Prof. Hooper has resigned his profess
orship in cur university on account OF
i'll health.
The energetic worke rs in the Metho-
dist church have recently purchased q
new organ.
DIR. I'D. Huffman left last Monday to
attend the Baptist State Convention now
in session at Reidsville.
A man called at this Office few days
ago to have love letter written and
printed What next?
Mr.. B. o. Savage's cotton picker will
prove to be, it is thought, great success
as rice gatherer.
Branson's Almanac is out for 1885,.
II can be obtained from Mr.. Levi Brs a.
son of Raleigh.
Call at S. Rothschild's and select
from the big bankrupt stock and save so
per cent in you> purchases.
Misses Moilie Tillery, Of Crowell's,
and Alice Camp, of Spring Hill, visited
Miss Annie Dunn last week.
The Wake Forest Student holds its posi-
ton in the front rank of College Journals.
The November number tells US this.
Editor Stead has been caught in one
falsehood. Perhaps he will be caught
in more and then he will be punished.
The Greene County Enterprise tells of
a curious snake. Some of those who
saw it think it is an escaped show snake.
One II year old boy shot a thirteen
year old boy at Laurinburg, this state,
last week, while fooling with a fire arm
A church is to be erected at T,llcry-
Methodist. Mr.. J. r. Tillery has given
the Methodists tract of land and lu m
Der.
a Georgia man sent to the Grant mon {.
urn ent fund $50 Confederate bill. Ii
was sold to John Pullman & Co. for
$50.
Call at NJ. Hoffman & Co.'S and obtain
for $500 PAIR of James Nc ans shoes,
They are the best in tho market for
$500.
We learn that there was an ENJOYABLE
dance at the residence of Mr., Thomas
Jones near Hobgood's Forks last Friday
night,
For the week ending Nov. 7, 1885
Highest Thermometer 70; Lowest Their
mometer 81, Amount Of Rain fall l. So
inches
Our Winton correspondent has been
unable to write recently. We have heard
from HIM however, The trade of Winton
is Increasing.
Saturday evening horse ran away
with two men in the buggy and broke the
vehicle all into pieces and "spilt'' the men
IN the mud.
Burning the dead, instead Of burying
Is rapidly gaining foothold. Cremation
Societies are being formed in nearly all
the cities of large size.
Prof E. E. billiard, of Vine Hill Male
Academy, IS writing series Of articles
8, on education for the DEMOCRAT, the first
ofwhich appeared last week.
Remember the little orphans. They
will give an interesting entertainment
here on the 23rd. We hope to see a
large audience IN attendance.
Turkeys are plentiful this year, and 1t
is said that the cranberry crop is impress
edented. How admirable are thy works,
. Nature.-Concord Times.
Read MIR. billiards. contribution on
Education. 1t is good piece and shows
thought. The piece in. this paper was
intended for the first page.
Go.dsboro some time since voted $780,
900 for water works. That town had
big fire last year and will hereafter be
better prepared to fight the tirefiend.
Mr.. Biggs has purchased three thor
ough bred Jersey cows. He also has
persimmon tree, in his garden. which
bears fruit as large as the average apple
The skating rink rage is reviving in
many parts of the State. No more pleas
ant or healthful exercise to be enjoyed
during the winter evenings. Let's have
rink at once.
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. l.. L, Kitchin's moth
er, and Mrs. Mallory, Mrs. Kitchm's