The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16

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Negro's name was Nathan Smith.
Horace Greedy is credited vi;h sayio-
that the darkest hour in the history Of
any young man is when he sits down to
study how to get money without honestly
earning it"
| MAGISTRATES TAKE NOTICE.-An
magistrates appointed by the last Cen
eraI Assembly OF North Carolina will
take notice that they must qualify bv
l1th of June or they can not qualify at
all. Let them all remember this.
SHOOTING IN TOWN.-Shooting in
town has become common. 1t is viola
ting Of the town ordinances ana those
guilty of it ought to be brought to iustlce.
The DEMOCRAT has all the time said,
bring them to account for il
| We heard gentleman who visits Scot
land Neck, quite often, say that the town
is improving all the time. And so it is.
Several good buildings have gone up dur
ing the past two years, and tue prospects
are good for greater improvements III the
near future.
SERIOUSLY HURT.-Mr. L. II. Christie
of South Castor, Informs US that some
days ago his son, J H. Christie who is
living in ortsmouth, fell from the plat>
| form Of pile driver and was seriously If
not fatally injured. Mr.. Christie was
building a dock for the government
THE PROPER THING.-Mr. Jas. II.
Lawrence showed US recently a consider
able piece of what he called salt rock
which he will put in his COW lot. From
this the cows will get enough salt and
not too much. 1t is a capital idea Few
persons salt stock exactly right.
THE WORK HAS BEGUN.-Mr. j. {.
Pittman has received his brick machine
to manufacture the brick for the new
cotton factory.
Clay has been dug and the work will
commence at once. He will employ
about dozen hands. SO much for a
diversity of labor already,
Mr.. Brown, one of the students in Vine
Hill Academy, received q severe hurt on
| his eye last week while playing base ball
He was catching behind the bat and the
ball struck him almost in the eye, caus-
ing il to swell very much, No serious
injury was done however.
AURELIAN SPRINGS. Our Correspon-
dent writes that Mrs. W E. Morris who
has been quite sick is getting well. Mr.
G. W. Morris and Miss Elizabeth Glas-
gov were married at the home of the
bride on End inst Members of the Farm
er's Alliance claim that supplies will
be cheap in the near future.
| If you owe ua as much as dollar for
TIE DeMOCRAT (you know whether you
do or not please send 1t to US at once
Almost any one can get up dollar. But
now if every one puts this matter of till
the fall it will make it mighty hard on US.
But if every one Will pay us his dollar
we can slip along pretty well.
"OUR DUNE ANIMALS. We have
received the May Number of this excel
lent little paper, published in Boston.
1t takes for It's matte IN the number be-
fore US Cowper,s mcrcIful sentiment:
IL would not enter on my list of friends
! Though graced with polished manners
and fine sense,
! Yet wanting sensibllity, the man
! Who needleSsly sets foot upon worm, "
BEAUTIFUL.-We were shown at the
residence of DR.. Wood this week the
handsomest imitation of stained glass c
! have ever seen.
1t is the work of Mr., NJ. Oppenheirner
and is beautiful beyond DESCRIPTION. DR.,
Wood has the most handsomely painted
front and side lights i'll town, and its cost
| is mere nominal.
Pas' Give US the news when you come
to town. We very much appreciate every
single item that is sent or given US. AL
most every patron of this paper could
give us an occasional item ofnewS. Sup>
pose all try to give the editor just one
| little item once month. You have no
idea how much news YOU can give Us. 1t
Will cost you nothing, and We'll be very
much obliged. Try it.
! STRANGE FREAK.--Mr. ". F. Buffers
worth showed US a strange freak Of Ma
ture last Saturday. 1t was the top Of a
| tall reed grown near the river blooming
| like a corn tasSel. He says that he has
seen only few blooming. Some old
men of the town say they have seen the
same thing before, and that invariably
when reed blooms it dies Immediately.
If everything and every person and
every business in this land to-day were
| as prompt as newspapers, truly this
would be a land flowing with milk and
honey. So many men who never pay for
a paper until it has run year (and then
the editor has to send collector to see
them) are ready to curse the editor if his
paper is 81 hours late. Meet US with
promptness and we vii be satisfied,
| Town OFFICERS QUALTFT.-Ihe newly
elected town officers qualified last Satur-