The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26


The death of Mr.. Edwin 7. Clark. one
Of the Oldest men N Halifax, was quite
sudden. He did not live more than al
hour after his first moment Of illness.
a subscriber in South Carolina writes:
. Mr.. Editor, Enclosed please find $l.5O
for your valuable paper. | must say that
the DEMOCRAT has improved much and
| hope you will continue to send ii. May
the DEMOCRAT ever prosper, is the
sincere wish OF friend.
Ex-COngrcssman James + O'Hara.
was in town last week. We sup
pose politics is becoming lively
among the several colored mep who
want the nomination from tins Dis
trict.
4 certain mail agent IN the State gave
us the following unique address on an
envelope that passed through the mail
over his line:
''Oh. let me 60 at rapid rate
To Franklin county IN y. 1. State,
And at Loul>burg let me stay
Till Archie Green taxes me away
Mr. J. w. Carlisle. foreman of
this office, has presented US this
week with specimen Of RadIsh from
ms garden which he works himself.
The Radjsh is six inches long and
two inches in circumference.
gS Visitors to the Union Meeting
1t tie Baptist Church this re. k.
beginning to night. are cordially IN
vi!cd TO the office Of the DEMOCRAT.
We wish to see as many Of them as
feel inclined to favor US with visit.
We have before US the April mum.
Der of tie University Magazine pub
lished by the Phi. and Di. Societies
at Chapel Hill, It's Table of Cons
tents shows it to be an interesting
number, though we have not had
the time to read it.
Bz3g@ IfyOu have some money to pay
us, or some advertising YOU want done.
or some news to tell rs from your sec
ton, or simplya friendly chat for us,
don't wait to see US on the street. We
don't stay there great deal. Just come
right up to our office over the Drug store
and walk right in and you Will be very
sure to find us
We have just received copy of the
Southeln Herold, small four-page sheet
published at Bethel, Pitt county. by
Messrs. Ward Bros, Whitehurst 4 Co.
We did not receive the first number,
but from the appearance of the third, the
people of the little town of Bethel are to
be congratulated Oh the enterprise. We
welcome the HeJa1d and wish it much
success.
Elijah Johnson, the colored preach
er that disappeared from near Mr..
Edmondson's so mysterIously some
weeks ago has been heard from
He is somewhere in BERTHE county,
we believe. 1t seems that he wished
to change his residence and did not
care to inform others of it He went
on-Jay Go4ld's plan-"never tell
what you are going to do until after
y0u have done it,
Mr.. /, Mandclstam, who has been here
for about two years, recently left and
took trip to Michigan where he expect
cd to make his home. But after con-
trasting all things there with all things
here, he returned to Scotland Neck to
make his permanent home. He says
there Is more money IN Michigan but
there was something ineNplIcable about
the matter that brought him back
to live among the good people of Scot
land Neck. SEC his new I'D in another
column.
The Youngsters Christian Association
of Tarboro has appointed a committee
from its number to invite Rev. r. G.
Pearson, the wonderful evangelist, to
hold a meeting in Tarboro as soon s his
present engagements are filled. We very
much hope he can be induced to come.
AS our Temperance Association is a
body, in the main. of Christian work ers
why can we not invite Mr. Pearson anU
secure his services for meeting in Scot
land Neck: The DEMOCRAT Will head
the list literally If there IS any contribu
ton needed.
MATTRESSES At UOME.-Mr. 4. II
Burnette, one of Martin county
good citizens, is now supplying this
market and some others with good
straw and cotton mattresses. He says
he sells about 250 a year and makes
that bis rainy dav husine S. He is :
farmer and thus utilizHs all his tim
both when there is Sunshine arr
when thee Is RAIN.
A shop Of some kind and large
shelter to WORK under on rainy day!
are good things for every farmer
Almost any farmer could make OF
rainy days many things that to-
many farmers I'D - the store o
some other m1u : : :op.
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