The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-27

country.
TfNE-sg RMGN.-Rsv. Mr.. Curtis
filled Dr. HufhaH's pull it il the Bap>
fist church Sunday night, AMI preachd
sermon of power. MIR. Curtis IS logi-
cal thinker and his argument Is clear
and convincing.
Capt Bo-G's book is meeting with
great favor with the pubic the Northern
soldiers corroborate il personal letters
his position as to the bravery of P.tu
CREWS men at Gettysburg.
THEY KEEP UP THE DRILL The
Scotland Neck Mounted Rifle men keep
up the dill Notwithstanding Capt. An
tho Us absence. On Tuesday Of this
week they drilled on loot under Mr. G.
S. White acting is Captain
We note from the Horny Heral!. Of
Conway. S. C. the following of one of
our subscribers there ard who is known
to many of our readers here: w. R. Uy-
man has taken a position with MIR. r.
Jordan ct Jordanville.
WILL NOT PUSH Tive learn tha
TIE prosecuting attorney in tie contested
cases by the defeated can lidates for the
legislature from this county, viii not
plsh the matter any further.
1CLEANING OUT ROANOKE liz. II. J
Pope tel | IS Monday that number OF
meH have begun clcai il. out Roanoke
river. They began blow the fails at
Weldon and arc doing the work wei,
We are .lAI to Learn this, and we hope
for much such work.
EUA number of unavoidable circun-
stances have combined TO bring about
-,+,-esal 49, e.s-smons our printers this
week. That with having to wait for pa
per. keeps US from press more than a
day and sht.
An Old subscriber who had paid up tc
Jan lst, in renewing his subscription in
advance for 1880, said that he conld not
use lis money to better advantage than
to renew sub cr!p.ion in advance.
~ We usually give our leaders the
proceedings Of the commissioners meet
ing the same week but have been unable
to do so this week. The devil has had
the entire control o" Ills off :e part ths
Ws,k.
RAISE STOCK IT HoME.-Wa 6fe -
ccasly seen some very tila Nolt4 Erelas
oltS. Oar farmers ought I" ra1>7
own own hor es. The ponies rails
In ''the banks a'e as se' v,ceable a
/ animals o: the Iii III in the world
raising OF stock. Let it be done.--Nev
B,rnc Journal.
Tie general treatment Of stock is yer.
tad Few Inen treat their stock as vel
ashley ought. An exchange spea' in
)of this, says: Alxaysil COLI weathe
warm the bits before YOU put theE, !,
yonr horses: ms nth, CT else try them @
your own tsrgue first"
We think tia: our farmers could con
slider no more important matter than tia
Of raising their own stock at home. Ther
is too much m ,ney pal out in this otat
ana especially III this couain unity for i'm
rtei stock. t. farmer who ha
llenty Of paslurag-, the cost CT raiSin
horse or mule is merely nomina
Let these things BE- considered by our al
Lance Ucn.
Tie Temperance ASSOCIATE IN has. r.
Gently improved Pit,man Hall very mucl
Every window has handsome shad
and the windows ON either 81 10 and
rear Of the stage have beautiful cur,;i
selected by Miss Nan Smith and Mr. A
Mcdowell. Tao seiecii iii is fine all
VII els. lay the good taste of the cou
ln;ttee, and the new carpet on the re
trum, together with the other Improve
ments, shows the enterprisng spirit OF Il
Association. 1t has accomplished unto
good slice its Organization.
The colored females have been induce
to leave Charlotte in numbers for CalifO
MIA, and there has been propositit
made to Induce pYor girls to come in nun
bers from the North 10 serve as cool
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