The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18

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THANKS, YOUNG GENTLEMEE.-Th
clever straw hat the editor is wearing is
present from he gentlemanly clerks at
Messrs. NJ. Hoffman d Bros. They
thus show their appreciation of the edit
or's efforts to get the stores closed at
o'clock so that they could have some
rest. We appreciate the consideration.
NEW TOWNS Mr.. J. r. TlllerY show
ed US Monday handsome drawings of the
proposed towns on the Scotland Neck
extension at Hobgoods, Ooopers, and
Conoho. The maps for these towns are
gotten up on the most improved plan,
and present fine appearance.
MORTGAGEs.-There are two clerks at
work in the Registers office at Halifax
busily engaged in recording the mortga-
ges and deeds that are filed. Mr.. j. J.
Garrett, one Of Of the clerks, told us
Monday that there are 700 instrum snts
on file in the office to be recorded now.
OUR TEMPERATURE.-The lowest
temperature for January was 324, and
the highest was CO.
The lowest for February was 252, and
the highest was Sc.
The lowest for March was 39}, and the
highest was 90.
WELDON FAIR.-We learn that Major
I. L. Emry, the very enterprising Pres
iient of the RoanokeAgricultural Society,
Is having the fair grounds at Weldon i'm
proved by setting shade trees and dong
other work.
The fair cleared 81, 500 last year.
CAME FROM RICHMOND.-A runaway
couple stepped off at Halifax Sunday to
be married. Justice s. NJ. Gary married
them and they took the train back for
Richmond whence they had come 1t
was runaway match, but we did not
| learn their names. They walked five
miles from Richmond to take the train.
BEAUTIFUL sTREETS.-We heard 3
drummer remark the other day mot the
one who wanted to buy the town, "Some
city would give great deal for Scot
| land Neck's Streets We have the
prettiest Main Street, perhaps, in the
State. Let our merchants and COM
missioners appreciate the fact and keep
it clean.
| L II Of
best home patrons said to US since our
last Issue: THE DEMOCRAT does1.'t
! look like 1t used to-yOu have improved it
SO much!' We are grateful for the COM
mendatiOn and will do what we can to
make good paper still. But we need
pay for our work. If we have to take
time to hunt for money we can't make so
good paper.
Our readers will note that we have re-
Gently been favored with views on diff
fersnt subjects by various correspond
ents. We publish this week on our first
page an interesting letter from Judge
| Clark.
We may be excused for saying that SO
much correspondence from different sec
tons of the country is evidence Of the
growing popularity of THE DEMOCRAT
WE MUST CoMPLAIN.-One Of our best
| subscribers at Palmyra writes us that he
will have to discontinue his subscripti or
to The DEMOCRAT unless he can get il
more regularly. We are are prompt il
sending out our papers and we hope post.
masters will discharge their duties as
we'll.
Mr.. J. 0. Lewis says he does not get
his paper regularly. His post office i:
Enfield and we send his paper promptly
Let the poStmasters be careful.
DAIRY FARM Hon. W. H, Day, o
Weldon, we learn has farm of about &C
acres near the town, which seems to bt
yielding a handsome profit. He has
cows from which he sells 400 gallons o
milk per month to the Atlantic COas
Line hotel at Weldon. The farm has
acres in onions, acres in csbbages,
acres in Irish potatoes and 5 or acres il
other vegetables.
A HEAVY WORCESTERSHIRE Norfolk
and Carolina Railroad Company hsv,
recently filed for record il Halifax 1
mortgage executed to The Central Trus
Company Of New York to III
amount of $12 900 PEI mile on the roa'
from Portsmouth to TarbOro. The mort
gage has to be recorded in every count,
through which the road runs. 1t tool
Mr.. Claude Kitchin, the rapid penman il
the Registers office two days to recor
the mortgage.
PALMYRA.-Our CORES pondent fTor
Palmyra says that Mr., r. NJ. Burrou gh
who has been sick for some time is on
: attending to bis business. Mess. Bake
, and Gammons rode across to Tarboro re
Gently and observed that the people wer
, planting cotton.
The government boat is cleaning on
Roanoke river. There Is hope Of catch
ing shad there now.
t Mr.. Mandelstam begins to feel like h
f corner is an unlucky place. A fe'
weeks ago his room caught fire. Or
morning last week, slumbering unit