The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-21
THE DEMOCR A I.
Jan. 21St 1885.
A fire company IS needed.

A fire company IS needed.
The Scotland Neck Literary Society
meets Tuesday night. The meeting is
public.
We haven't received a letter from W in
ton. or Aurelian Springs in several
weeks.
Vine Hill A cademy opened the Spring
term Monday with an encouraging at
tendance.
Pay up. Pay IN.
The chick IN rogue Is hard to stop.
Rcosts continue to be robbed
Nr W. Il. White last Monday went
ont to mill near town and while near
.bs mill saw covev Of cartridges under
cover Of log lie thinks they We're hi
,1;nc. 4ro,n a hawk. Ie hen wen, around
H.. loo and came up on the other side.
He then took otf.h's hat and placed it
over them. Several escaped, but he Sc
cured five in that way and in triumph
brought them 20 town.
We are glad to see MIR. John Wood
in town. He has been il BERTHE since
MAS.
Dir. Josh Nichols. formerly Of this
place, but recently Of Tarboro. IS the
druggist of HsliGax now. We hope him
nnchsucces~.
The Pamlico Enterprise was burned
Il. viii
rise from the ashes.
The Anson- Institute at Wadesboro
was burned last week.
Miss Katie Bayard, daughter Of Secre-
tary Bayard, died last Saturday in WASH
ington City.
The T. S. Supreme court has decided
that the Drummers' taN.is demonstrations
al. Glad of i.
Several trains were snow>bound last
week in the Northwest.
Dr.. Pierce has an article on
the other side OF this paper. Oul
columns are open. We shall take
nc palt in this controversy.
Misses SmalIwood and Sledgc left Mon
day for Lewiston where they will spend
few days with friends.
In the Indiana State asylum last week
one inadInan choked another to death.
They should not have been in the same
room. But the autho ities say they
could not prevent putting TWO in a room
/; the asy .um was o -er crowded.
There Is a famine in l. Gland. They
are looking t, -t.merica fer aid.
Barnes OF New York is the cham pion
fast type setter.
Aiphonso Daudct made mere than
twenty thousand dollars cut Of his novel
"Sappho''.
Both the South Carolina Senaso rs are
one-legged. Hampton and Butler.
The Whining on Scr calls Tucker the
abiest Virginia Congressman.
Rain.
On Wednesday at the home CT the
brides father, Mr.. Joshua Barnes. Dr.
Anderson of Edge ombe, and Mss Mar,-
Barnes were married.
IN one day recently $40 jugs Were shiT-
ped from Paduca. Ky. to precinc.s where
no saloons are allowed. Prohibited YOU
know.
Mr. !. S. Congleton CT Greenvile has
shipped this season 1893 bales of
cotton.
Mr.. B. c. Dunn. the champion bird
shot Of Dawson's says it, mighty hard
to Kill q partridge turned loose right at
you.
Not so with u.s.
M. L. j. Whitfield has located al
b. thcl for this year.
Tennessee built miles Of railroad
last year, North Carolina 81, Flo' ida
25l. and Texas oil.
1t is now said that bangs hal their
origin in Turkey. We aiways thought
that they sprung from the ZuIa Islands
but we are glad we were mistaken.
We notice that bursl.rs have been
around Whining ton and Greenville re-
Gently.
The Grocnvilte Reflector The ether week
gaze an account o. lecture iii GrcenvIllc
which vas not delivered. Our ucI3hbol
explained il very good naturedy.
It is es, innate that shc fishing INDUS
try OF The United States amounts to 500
00G 00o annually.
Plenty Of trout in New Bern. says The
Journal.
We arc sorry that the Ha!eich Register
has suspended. The time Of its editor
was too mcch employed in the publi'
printing of the state.
Twelve persons own one fonrth of tht
entire count y Of escotland,
TIE cold weather has caused grea
Hoses of caif'p III Texas lately