The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12

MIR. o. X Taylor, Of Whitakers, YVES
in town Sunday.
The Baptist State Convention meets
in Wilmington Nov. 18th.
Mr.. Molly, the clever Baltimore
drummer. was III to WI Sunday.
Who was disappointed because
Teet's circus didn't stop here?
Partridge hunting is in order. The
woods and fields arc full of them
The Rocky Mount otton mills are be
ins run night and day, to keep up with
the orders. we learn.
EfEoU Wish IL Good Article
OfPLUG TOBACCO, ask your dealer for
"Oia Rip
MIR. Walton Station, formerl y of Tar
bore, n. c., latterly of San Antonio,
Texas. was in town Wedne sday.
Our merchants have almost competle-
ly abandoned the railroad and are haul
ing all Of their cotton TO the river.
The largest and handsomest stock of
coaks. wraps, and jerseys in town at
NJ HOFFMAN 4 Co.
Mr. Adams, 81 Wilson. preached in
GRhe Baptist church last Sunday night and
it was-a good sermon for one so young.
-Fatten your turkey for thanksgiving
da7 which comes on Thnrs!a ), Nov. Z5tn,,
and ask us to take dinner with you.
Mr.. J. +. Bullock, near Tarboro,
lost his gin house and sixteen bales of
cotton one day last week. \ match, it
IS thought, in the cotton was the cause.
If you want a good cock stove for
a little mon q, cal, at NJ. HOFFMAN, <
Co.
Tho largest stock of 'Mens. Youth
and Boys Clothing at astonishing low
prices. N. HOFFMAN K Go.
Miss Mamie Perry. who has flr
some time been visiting friends III Lit tie
ton, returned home last Tuesday.
MARRIED. AT the residence of the
> bride in Greenwood, Mr.. CulInS was
married to Miss Gatsy Hale, on Thurs
day evening Of last week. May haopi>
ness be their lot.
Subscribe TO the New YORK STIR and
DEMOCRAT, price being only $500 per
annum and Earn something OF he world
and its ways. -
Why, you ought to have been in the
fox hunt last Monday night. About thirty
or thirty-ive OF we girls anu boys went
auu had a biS>cold time. but never caught
the fox.
Hon. John Goode Las accepted the
invitations 10 deliver the address before
the two literary soo&ties at the Univers-
1ty commencement on the first THURSDAY
of June. 1887.
LADIES
The latest and most stylish Inns o
dress goods ever exhibited in Scotland
Neck nov aGorn Nj. HOFFMAN & Co. ::
counters.
The election is over, and X. W. Harris
IVA. UNANIMOUSLY elected to sell the bes
IND cheapest liquors in Town; also a fine
assortment eff groceries, as sugar, coffee
flour, &c. &c. It.
/-The Boston Herald gives the follow
ing coniug alton of the verb to kiss
..B iss. to kiss: rcbus. 70 kiss again
pIurlbns. to kiss without regard to nun
bel. SIItvbus, the hand instead of The
head: b :undcrpuss, TO kiss the wron:
ptr&ol: omnibus 10 kiss everybody HI th
room: elebuS, to kiss in the dark.
We can al 60 to the Tarboro ia
Thursday. Nov. lStl'. on the train ant
return the same day at reduced rates
Don't forget this and tell your neighbour
about it.
Tx, urslon train will run from Scot
lanI Neck TO Tarhoro Thursday Of Tar
Dor , fair and return the same dav.
am still in the market to bu
your cotton and will pay sou the hi2
est price each day have plenty q
currency to buy all that come to on
place. NOAH RIGGS.
Wright Bachelor, a very highly es
tecl1e and clever man Of Nashville, n
G. was sho. and killed by Lem Rackley
Thursday, Nov. i.
The S. n l.: Society met last Tues
day night 18th about four members pr,
sent and a few non-mcmbers. Nothlr
= was ,loaa as has been the case at tt
last four or five meetings, If we are e
ing to have SOC lety lets attend al
perform our duties or let it drop
MIR. Lon Dunn killed the largest vii
yturlov Ia ct week we have ever seen al