The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-09

hcIhe. Enneld anC eldOp. bishop Leo
Had preached the sermon.
! STREET LAMPS. A gentleman visit
ing our town recently from Z neighbor.
ing town said that our streets need better
! lights. This is what THE DEMOCRAT
has been saying a whole year We hope
| to see our streets lighted as well as any
! town Of the size in the State.
! AURELIAE SPRING~,--W learn from
our CORES pendent that farmers are some
what behind by reason Of the ram. Some
have planted cotton. There was frost on
the hight CT the 3rd but did no damage.
4 good fruit crop is reported from that
section.
Corn crops are reported as looking
well and prospects bid fair now for a
good crop.
We learn that MIR, T. II. Taylor Of
Aurelian Springs has sent his fast trotter,
''Iink'' to Bristol, Tenn, to trot in the
spring races which will come off about
the first of June.
Rev. q. T. SDiMoNs.-Rev. G. F..
Simmons and bride came down to Halifax
last week and are spending some time
visiting their relatives. Mr.. Simmons
was married on 2nd inst. to Miss Bran
son, daughter Of Rev. L. Branson, of
Raleigh. His old friends IN Halifax
were delighted to have Mr.. Simmons with
them and to preach for them last Sunday.
SEVEN INCHES LONG MIR. G.. A
Lawrence, of Luling, Texas, in renewing
his subscription to THE DEMOCRAT.
sends US a pair of Jack Rabbits ears,
which measure seven inches each He
sends them as curiosity from the Lone
Star, and we are under Obligations for
the favor. Our people know Kit well
and all arc glad to hear that he is pros
porous.
BEST IN THE STATE.-Mr. w. ".
Kitchin, of Roxboro, one of the best and
most talented young men in the State, in
a private letter to the editor, says of THE
DEMOCRAT;
1T is the best paper in the State ac>
coTding to It's advantages, not being in a
city"
We highly appreciate this expression
Of commentator, coming as it does from
one who formerly drove the quill himself,
and so knows much of newspapers and
newspaper men,
REV. c. W. BYRD, of Sc lisbury, in a
private letter referring to The DEMO
Graf, says; II am pleased with TIE
DEMOCRAT. like the carnestness with
which you press for improvents of every
kind. I Arrays read eroy thing in the
paper.
| can say this in regard to very few
newspapers that come into my hands"
We wish for no more worthy source
from which to receive commentator
than from Mr.. Byrd. He is scholar
} and a thinker and sincere III what he
says.
PALMYRA MOTIFS To-day is election
day, Who'll be elected?
Mr. L. G. Bell left this morning for the
fisheries.
Mr.. f. HYman says the bees are about
: to take him. He had bees in his house
seven years, and there are so many they
have taken the garnet OF his house.
MeSsrs, n. NJ. Pippen, J. J. Sills, J
J. Bowers, J, l.. P hilpot and j, }. Ed
mondson got en- the Steamer Comet 2nC
inst for Buzzard Point for big fish, bu
, the water was so high they didn't catcl
many. A FRIEND.
THROWN FROM HIS BUGGY.-Whil
DR.. Furgerson was driving near the de
pot in Hal ak last Saturday, his hors
/ took flight and ran away with HIM. Tn
5 Doctor, seeing it impossible to hold tn
horse, jumped from the buggy bruisin|
his head and cutting his ear completed,
, through.
The horse ran down the old railroad
track and jumped cnlyert l6 feet carry
c ing the buggy after him. The buggy va
= broken but the horse was not ser0usI
I hurt. 1t was.a narrow escape both 70
man and horse.
DAwSONS.- correspondent say
that the farmers in this section are badl
behind owing to so much rainy weather
Some speak of blowing up and plantin
I over again.
Il Mad dogs are roaming about this place
Il Mr.. Walter Cotton is home on shO!
visit from Wilmmgton-he will retur
r soon.
: Misses Alice Simmons and Mary Co
II ten are visiting Miss Ada Lawrence.
a We haye such. a large and hourishin
Sunday School we anticipate q gran
Sunday School picnic early in the futur,
e last Thursday on Mr.. r. E. Hancock
y farm 100 sheep. He says that he bougt
II ewes five years ago and pail $2l tC
q them. He has cleared one hundred p,
il cent on them eve Y year; has sold abo'
pr half of the yearly increase, and now h;
a 100 Tie first Ii cost SCI he has made h
hundred per cent, all the time and cou
sell his flock to-day for $3.50.