The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-19


sprc1AL NoTlCE.-All persons wish
mo TO give local advertising must apply at
this Office for contracts. Former local ads
will he discontinued unless renewed.
Raleigh is working fss q Savings Bank :.
New meta! ola ysg.ow,sh color discov>
cred. called idun!u,n.
Again we see need for some improve
1seut on our st:cets.
We have heard of another marriage TO
lie cousulu,nated sooH.
,yasrep.-A sma' boy for prom'scI-
oil, wo1! in this oii;c.
We shall be glad to have news items
from all parts OF the county.
LITTER YOUR stables and thus make high
,.,r hanks OF manure for enricning your
lands.
The trustees .: Davidson llegc have
elected Rev. T. D. Wit:,erspoon, d. D.,
president,
Wonder how many oft!se iuyeri!e read
CTS OF The DENoCEA? obtained truc
Valentine the iith.
Rev. MIR Doweil preached Mt Dawson $
Lass Sun lay III the place CT Rev. Mr.
Woodson, OF Enfield.
The DEMOCRAT wouI;i like TO have a
-. ~ o,erv t,aIt Office in this
81 and the ijcinins counties.
We are re;oiced to chronicle so many
marriages in this issue. I'VE make a
specially Of noticing such events.
I Sunday cvcaing Mr.. Merrisette's horse
ran away and after some fixtures succeed
81 cd in breaking the buggy in pieces.
Il Whv docs not some one establish &
bank III Scotland Neck? 1t would Civ,
our town an appearance OF better business
Teacher, What are the principle vege-
table productions oc the frisid zone?'
y Scholar. Moses, lichens and pola,
hears
IA MIR. S. B. kltchin's house in the poco~
En- was destroyed by FIRE last week, to
esker with his hay, bed aad all other con
aectious.
Scotland Neck must have a 'sTribulatol
Hail. if there are many more cuttings an
braisings among those OF pugil!stic pro-
pensities.
The Ice on the trees was very beautiful
unday morning. and many of our beau
ful trees were broken in con sequence o.
heir burden of beauty.
Scotland Neck sells more mules an
brses than any town Of its size in the
tate. There is still good supply among
ur dealers in live stock.
We once heard man say that he and
is boys dug 4 mill pond. We saw 1t af>
EDWARDS and it looked Of 3 respectable
ize, but we could not judge Of its depth.
The snow, ice and chilling blasts fer The
Iast few days have reminded US that WIN
er has several Chances yet at wringm,
he school boys nose and pinching hi
pcs.
Some OF our Florida fricn Is woull doub
SIS enjoy being back with Us to behoi
be beauties of the ice crystals that ofte:
end our trees and cast like sheer
pom our streets.
Friday night at Hobsool's Fork, abou
ght miles from this pace, Mr.. Ed lily
hn lost by fire. his stables and all Iii
N. The fire is thought to DC the wor:
an iacendiary.
i. Elmondson tells Us that after al
"a good things that are said for Texas
trth Carolina is a better place and tina
& people are far in advance Of the Tex
r, especially in farming.
There Is to be q railroad from Wcldo:!
Raleigh by way of Ringwooi. We ar.
ei tina. the people in the section through
nich it will pass are to hare the advan
g9 OF easy transportation.
aioney saved is money made, tlie.
brow away that cigar or cigarette. youns
Ian. aud So save the honest earning-
Fhich the blessing OF good health and {
wholesome breath Youch-safe to You.
Nj. Baird, one OF the cievc7es! and
post Thoughtful men in the Baptist church
lere we'll guarded against possible falls
n frozen steps of the Baptist church San
ay morning by covering them nicely with
Jay.
Stranger enters ana walks 10 our eastern
Eiudow, and presently asks in q timit
hanner what 10 that burning over thai
way We without rising, reply, .Thinh
it is Roanoke river burning pp.' (Exi
btranger.)
AS We wer~ coming from Our Dime,
last Saturday, large shade elm at tn,
corner of Main and 9Th streets, was over
come by it's cold envelope and we narrow,
y escaped being severely injured as, by
the-way, did Horace once.
D. Whitehead. colored barber ia this
PLACE, severely stabbed white man las
week. The white man was q sort efpaint
r, and was at the time painting for MIR.
ia. Shields. Whitehead was bonded 70,