The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
LOCAL ITEMS.

Pneumonia is quite prevalent in many
sections of the country.
We suppose every body interested
found out when St. Valentines day came
The ch1rp of the little chicks and the
cluck of the old hen again make the poul-
try yard merry.
Bring the DEMOCRAT your JOB print
ing. We can insure you satiSfaetor y
work on good time.
We are sorry to learn that DR.. Savage
was thrown from his buggy and had his
collar bone fractured.
We are under obligations to Hon. w.
II. kItchin for his contributions to our
editorial columns this week.
We learn that on last Friday night
some one broke into the office of Dr.. J.
Ii. White, of Elizabeth City, and stole
all his Instruments.
MARRIED--At the residence of Mr..
Mark Pitt, on Tuesday last at o'clock,
p. m. Mr.. Thomas Gray to Miss Annie
Edwards, Rev. F. Station officiating.
in Thursday night of last week Mr..
Muddy IS stables IN Windsor were burned.
1t was supposed to be the work of an IN
ccudIary The loss was considerable,
with a small insurance.
We notice quite an Improvement IN the
painting Of Mr.. Ed. Shields store on cor
ncr Main and 18th streets.
We venture to suggest that other paint
ing in town would improve appearances
very much.
We are panied to learn of the death OF
the little son of Mr., R. 0. Burton, of
Halifax, which occurred last Friday He
died of pneumonia.
We extend Sympathies to the bereaycd
family.
The editor was sick IN bed five days
Immediately after the mailing Of the last
issue; and he asks the readers of the
DEMOCRAT to bear with any and all If
Irregularities Of this ISSUE
The roads leading to town are said to
lie almost impossible. OF course while
they are in such condition there is little
chance Of improving them. But over
aaer@ would do we'll te make a note of it
and put the roads in good condition when
the weather is good.
We promised in last weeks Issue to
say something this week about a cotton
factory for Scotland Neck this week, but
beng unable to attend to business we
shall defer 1t until another time. Scot
land Neck can have almost anything it
wants, if the proper efforts are put forth.
We received this week, The I5skiimQ
Chtet, from 1Skilwa, Ill which contain
ed an article clipped from the DEMO
GRAFT, with due credit. Thanks to our
far away brother of the quill for the com
phment Of Clipping from us, and the
courtesy extended in sending us a copy
Of his paper,
We earn that Messrs. Bryan ( Nor
rISette have purchased the livery stables
recently managed by Messrs. Futrcll 4
Bell. One eff the leading business tncn
Of town said substantially that the new
firm is Just the one to make the con-
veniences of the livery business cons
mensuratc with the demands of the town.
The Roau3hc Nc,cs mas it that J. II.
Hewitt and Walter Bristow, from whose
alteration resulted the recent homicide
at Palmyra, were both c0Iorcd men. Thu;
is a mistake. Bristow Is a white man o
fair reputation for industry and peace
ableness; Hewitt was a white man also
who, for the most part, Was generally
sober, and so far as we know was gen
orally quict.
our apparent criticism in last week!
issue on the delivery of the mail from
this place to Norfeet's was unjust TIL
delay Of the mail came from our falin
to get the mail IN the post>ottice on Fri
dav morning sufficiently early to be pu
Iu the Mornings mail to Nortieet's. |
vas not the postmaster's fault, as the re
trrc,cr 70 it probably led some of on