The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

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has recently given $1,000 - the
students C2nd n Wahe Forest Col
lcgo, We Sc it stated HIS charities
are almost without rumber AID are
confined to 10 denomination or sect.
If we hat 4 few more julie Cars in
North Caroiiaa the State would T.,
far better off.
Oxford ToichIigLt: Ga last even
inc very successful enter al .m"nl
was given at the Centre Warehouse
for The tpncGt of The Episcopal |
church, under the skIllrul manage !
ment Of Mrs. S. a. Elliott, the even
ing was one of rare enjoyment, and |
quite nice little SUN was realized.
Rocky Mt. Paooair: TIE Rocky |
Mount iron Works under the presi- |
dency Of Mr.. w. Hines has stalt- |
ed out on a large scale to fill the
wants, in that line Of the farmers Of
this and adjoining sections. They
have about trybled their force, and
will turn ont plows from way back
! Mr.. S. l.. Fremont has resigned the
position Of manager and Prof. +. W.
! Wilcox has been elected in his place.
Statesville Lstutmu1I There was
another slide in the SwannanOa
tunnel, on the Western North Car
DINA Railroad, last week. Passe1g-
ers and baggage were transferred
Friday and Saturday and the train
from the west was about four hours
late each Of these day. The OBJ
struction was cleared away in time
for the train to pass Sunday.
Wilmington STIR; Fehy. Il: Two
boys giving their names as Neil c..
Nicholson and Gus IervIcc, are just
Mt present gue5ts Of the city. They
hail from South Manchester, near
Hartford, Conn.,, and came here
from Chsrleston, 5, c. walking al
most the entire distance. After their
arrival here they communicated
with their friends, an1 a telegram
was received by Col. Hall, Chief of
Police, ftOm Geo. F. BiI, Captain
of Police of Hartford, Conn, direct
ing that the two lads be sent to New
York by steamer and that money to
pay their expenses would be forward
ed by telegraph.
Wilmington MeSSeuger, Feby. Il :
Six soldiers of the Salvation Army
held short open-air service last
night at the corner Of Front and
Market streets. There were three
men and three women of them and
lall, except one of the men, made re-
marks. What they said was mostly
of the nature Of giving in their Eek
perienCe," coupled with an cxhOrta,
ton to the crowd to flee the wrath to
come.
ReidsvIlle Democrat I lie Oldest
Moravian settlement IN the South
was made Nov. 17th, 1853 at Old
Town, afterwards called Wache7Ia,
five miles north Of Winston, y. c.,
by emigrants from Pennss Ivania,
There is a stone church at this place
one hundred years old.
Durham Tobacco PJunt: Black
wells Durham Cooperative Tobac-
co Company since 1888, has produc-
ed more than 17,0OO,OOO pounds of
smoking tobacco, paid 81 800, 900 in
ternal revenue tax and consumed
about 25,000,OO0 pounds of leaf to-
baccO.
Clinton Cuuc0Siuu: The manu-.
facture of cotton IS carried On much
more extensively IN this State than
Is generally supposed. There are
I "a cotton mills III North Carolina
with 250,854 spindics. This is 8
larger number of mills than anv
other Southern state has. Georgia
comes next with 50 mills.
An exchange: The New Berne
Fish Fair Is to be held on the 18th,
14th and 18th of March, 1888.
Danbury Post: Uncle Joseph
Stuart. a years of age, made 1900
pounds of good tobacco last year
after having had the ground broken
and some assistance in setting out
the plants.
Murfreesboro Inde.c: We learn
that the new additional $1,000 !
building for the G. b. F Institute is /.