The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-17

Of the Commissioners Court for Halifax
County for May. Our space was taken
by other things last week.
Read our new advertisements from
Richmond which appear for the first
time in this issue. We will give notice
Of cur advertisers in our next issue.
Complaint has been made to US that
the DEMOCRAT does not promptly reach
our subscribers at Aulander. Look out
for this. Messrs. PoStmasters.
On last Wednesday a cat belonging to
J. D. Hi, col. swallowed four and
half inch needle win a thread three feet
long attached. The cat is doing well.
MIR. J. R. Tnlery informs US that he
mas recently received an order for one
million feet of lumber, the order to be
filled in 60 DAYS. He viii fill the bill.
The Temperance Association will be
much benefited by the play of Boys in
Back tonight. We hope full audi
ence VII be glveu them. There will be
fun for all who 60
Mr.. Gordon whose name we have seen
much of IN the prints recently as being
engaged with the author, Mr.. Page, Of
Virginia in some literary work, is a
nephew of Judge w. 4. Daniel, of " ell
don.
We have been out Of our Office on bus
mess most of the time since last issue
and we beg our readers to bear with any
irregularities. We are at our desk again
Tor steady business.
give will give as premium to ev-
ery new subscriber who comes to this
office with an annual subscription with
out solicitation a copy of Capt. Peter
Nin's book, Talks with the Cotton
Farmer
LAWN PARrY.-The ladies will hold
Lawn Party and Strawberry Festival
At Mr.. Z. p. Hyman's on Friday evenm 6
May IS, for the benefit of the Church at
Hobgood's. The public are INVITED.
THE LAST BILL.-On the back Of a
fivc-doIlar bill received by one of our
merchants on Saturday evening was
written. ''This l" the last of forty thous-
and dollars Beware of women, wine
and fast horses. ''-Grecnsboro Patriot.
A LARGE SNAKE Master Paul Kit
chin while fishing at Whites mill last
Saturday killed a moccasion which
measured four feet SIX inches in length
and more than five inches IN circumfer-
ence. This was large tor that kind of a
snake in this section.
While running to Halifax last Tuesday
Capt. Whitaker caught small colored
boy about u years old stealing a ride by
hiding himself in some lumber on the flat
car. He succeeded in getting a ride from
TiIlerv's to Mr.. Fenner's mill near Hall
fax before he was found. He was dis
missed with menaceS Of q tloggins.
The handsomest thing that has been
done for the editor of the DEMOCRAT was
fine basket of Strawberries presented al
pupil Richard AllSbIOok. We remember
Richard as a student a year ago, and as
being one Of the best and most genteel
ooys we have ever taught.
Some of the little folks gave an enjOya-
BILE dance at Capt. Hassard-Short' OF
| Friday nj, hit last.
Another party of the little folks en-
| ioyed themselves at sociatle given al
the residence Of Mr.. n. B. Josey on Fri
day night.
STABBED. On the evening Of Nth
| Robert Taylor, colored Iaborer in Mr.
c. Barnes ploning mills, Wilson. n. c.
seriously stabbed Geo. F. Ray, the heaC
workman in the mills. Ray discharged
the negro, Taylor. and was insulted BY
some msolence from him, and after strik
ing him ard turning away, the negro Gu
Ray to the lungs.
And now they predict that our com
mon railroad cars will soon be run b,
electricity; and some say they expect t.
see our people blowing without horse
and mules. Well, we need not be sur
prised at anything now, since skill ha
succeeded in successfully inserting
portion of a rabbits eye into the eye o
a man. And they do say that a cat
tail Is now made to grow on rabbit.
The little frogies are now playing tn
treble to a charm without scarce openin
their mouths: Te-neet, te-neet, hire, ir1
te-neet, In due time the CID frog wit
one leg in the water by way ola coole
Will thrum away on his bass-vlol, thung
thong, thang, thing, poutchung- An
the old green-eyed leader Will be hearC
Paddy got drunk, paddy got drunk, Goa
neck. And down he goes into the watel
-Danbury Reporter.
CAROLINA BEACH-This beauticl
: and delightful surf>b athing point nea
Wilmington is faYOrite resort for tt
pleasure seekers that go to the bcautifl