The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-10

81 We w h6o Va y u HSSs
Rocky Mt. PhHniL: Two negro
Ewomen were arrested here Wednes-
tuesday charged with an attempt to
srOb and old gentleman By the name
s0f dixon, about a mile above Nash,
sville. Mr.. Dixon is the father Of the
stwO Messrs Dixon, merchants Of
sthis place.
Concord Tnoes: Mr.. J. y. Jam
& son of near Mooresvillc, was killed
slast week by a falling limb. He
was up in a small tree trimming 1t,
when a detached limb flew back,
sstriking him and knocking HIM to
ethe ground, distance of thirty
Eject,
! Ne1rs e Observer, Feb 18th: On
EThursday, Messrs. Edwards & Bros
Sughton. Of this city, discovered that
g. check for fifty dollars had been
gforged on their firm by some one
awho succeeded in getting it caShcd
sip Wade5boro. The forgery was
4 detected in time to prevent the pay
Fment of The check by the firms bank
shere and the check was returned.
HThe check was made payable to H.
sMorri8on.
! Yesterday anothe- forgery was
discovered made on them, evident
ay by the same party. This check
swas for forty dollars and was paid
aby tie bank last week. 1t was made
ypayable to |. Willard and had pros
sbably been cashed by Mr.. C. NJ.
sParks of Hillsboro, his endorsement
gbeing on the check.
& WilkesborO Chronicle: On last
SFriday about II o'clock on Stony
5Fork in the UPPER part q the county
Gone Joe Greene shot Martin Triplett
with rife, the bal entering his left
sside above the hip joint passing
sthrough the bowels and lodging in
shis right hip, from which he died
sSunday about IL o'clock.
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For some time Gree aud Triplett
] hayc not been on good terms, Green
accusing Triplett of beng to intim-
ate with his wife.
Green has been preparing to leave
{ for some time having recently sold
shis land. He has since the homicide
smade his escape with his wife and
shis whereabouts are not known at
spresent. 1t is an unfortunate affair
caused by whiskey snd jelousy.
Wilmington Messenger: Mr.. John
Winters, of Pender county, was in
!! 1.-THE city on Tuesday and sold lot
aof cattle. He returned home Tues
sday evening" and spent the night at
1.-THE residence of John Clark, young
man in his employ. When Mr.. Vim
ters awoke next morning he was
minus S275 and Clark was no where
20 be found.
Goldsboro Headhight: We are
glad to announce that a Savings
Bank has been established in this
city, with 40 incorporators. The
shares being S25, each, making the
capital stock $1,000 The bank has
been named the "Goldsboro Savings
Bank"
Hickory Curolt"ton: At Black
Mountain last Thursday January
26th, Henry Vimgam shot Bull Wells
three times, one ball entering the
left breast and lodging In the back,
but not considered fatal. The cause
was SAID to be trivial.
Torchiigt: Court adjourned last
Wednesday, (frst week because the
roads were so bad that the people
could not get TO town.
Dunn Enterprise: Johnston coun-
ty claims the championship in hog
raising: Mr.. W. J. Morgan, Of Mea-
do" Township, recently killed four
pigs, one 13 months old, weighing
PAS lbs ; three others 10 months old,
averaging 2045 pounds piece, metz
ting SCI pounds Of dressed pork.
Wilmington Stur: There seems
to be no doubt that another hotel
vii be opened here in 4 short time.
MesSrs, ", +. Springer 4 Co. have
several applications recently fol the
, Purcell bulluIng. TneV could have
rented il long ago, but they are de-
'"rmlned TO let no one have it who Is
not thoroughly competent to conduct