The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-29


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over III, stomach very ughg.
May MS boots leak, his gun hang fire,
and his fsh,nE-,He breaF.
May 4 troop Of printers devils, lean,
ank aud hungry, dog his footsteps every
day.
May regiment Of cats catcrwaul under
lis wi-dyT CaC4 uIg.C.
May Ii, COW give sour milk and hls
churn make ranci! butter.
TRINITY CHURCH GUILD.-The tTs,
Anniversary Meeting Of Trinity Church
Guild will be held in P,t.maa Hall on
Wednesday Sept. 4th, at ~ p. n. NJ.
5. 5. Nash, President Of the Thompson
Crphanaee Guild OF Tarboro.. ana Mr. II
{. Bourne, Of Eigecombe county, have
been invited II address the meeting.
The publ; are cordially invited to al
tend. The primary object OF the GuJ-d
is to contribute towards the support Of
the Thompson Orphanage at Charlotte.
and then the contributions to other char
tiles.
CAR IMPRovFNENTs.- The Atlantic
Coast Lac Company have put handsome
cars on the Scotland Neck i GFeenvINe
road. the cars are not new, but great
Improvement on the Old ones.
A regular mail car has been put on
and we suppose a mail agent Will soon be
put on the line.
On last Monday morD-1g, while stand
ing near the cars Mr.. W. /. HarrelI's
horse took fright at the moving trains.
A small boy vas holding him, and the
horse made a dash leaving The small boy
behind and making likht respectable
run away, but very little damage.
ExCURsIoN.-A few persons from
Greenville came up this morning w eI
nesdaY) looking over the new road,
They go to Weldon and return to-day.
Among the mum Der were Editor Which
ard, Of the ReEec'or, Mayor James, Col.
I. \. Sugg and lis four sons, Mess, T. II,
Keel and son, W. S. Flemming, J. j.
Cherry, F. A. Cherry, ". c. Dudley.
The Grecnyille people are dclishtod
with tie incoming Of the cars, and say
Grecnville is improving.
DEATH OF Mr.. 9. a. l.. y RENcr.-A
telegram was received here on 22nd an
nouncing The death Of NJ. G. a Law
renee, at the home Of his brother, Mr.. c.
/ A. Lawrence, at Lunns, TeHas. peceas-
ed had been sick two weeks Of typhoid
pneumonia. lie was connected with a
raiIroal in Mexico when he contracted
the fatal sickness. An obituary VIII az
pear in due time. SympatAies to his
bercayed loved ones,
CAPT. SOUTHEELAND' WELC OME.-
Upon the arrival Of the tram in Green
vile last week, Capt SoUth:rland was
tendered 4 pleasant recent On. lie was
presented with handsome pair Of deer:
horns, all bronzed and decorated will
beautiful flowers. This was very ex
pressiye on the pa, Of the Gccenyill
people. Capt. Southefland carried tn
antIers On the front Of the engine for sew
eral runs.
THE NEW BRIDGE NEAR DR.. SAVA
GE's-Last summer the editor Of this pa
par with Dr. Savage and number @
the business men Of this place mad
special effort 10 get a bridge across Fish
ing Creek. The bridge was built with
promise on the pant Of those living lea
it on either side Of the Creek to make
road to it. The road has not been made
We all put our money there with the ex
pectation that a road would be made
The fall will soon be here
> Shall we lose the use of tn
bridge this sea on for the want of road
. Let the promise be kept and tho roG
made,
IL FRY ON TIE RJsE.-Since tn re
cent investment at TillerY by Mess. Rot
inson, Fries and Richards, the town
looking Up. Mr.. ". a. Dunn was tn
: employed attorney and good service Ii
= rendered the community in etFec,jng til
business transaction.
a We learn that Mr. J. r. Tillery ha
generously given lot and the lumbe
= for a church there, and $3.50 in cash a
e ready raised for building the church, an