The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21

h1or Is being laid. The roof Will be put
on at once AMI the building will be ready
for the machinery By the tir>t Of Ja- uarv.
Already the town IS reaping benefits from
the factory. hotel and other improve
ments Considerable money Is being put
in circulation that oth.ralse would have
remained locked up.
CHANGE OF ELULE,-The schedule
on the Scotland Neck and Grecnyille
road has been changed, Trains leave
Scotland Neck at 1920 a. N, and return
at 3:45 p. n. The change means very
little, however, as the train is always
late both ways. The road IS putting
more work on the employees than they
can 2oss bly, do. 1t is a great Imposition
both on th-m and the public.
TIE ROANOKE News - Our neighbor,
the Eoaaoke Ners, has changed its dress
and now comes out an eight page paper,
with subscription price reduced to $50
year. It's new dress IS handsome and
we congratulate Messrs. Hall and Sledse
on the improvement. although the i'm
provement dill not seem to others to be
greatly needed, as the Nelcs has long
been recognized as one Of the newest
local papers IN the State. 1t deserves
t II mere liberal patronage,
ABOUT THE GOLD.-Numbcrs Of in
a.. Ha
frd in the AItesian we'll here.
We make this statement to quiet any
anticipated disappointment on the part of
those who had hoped to get a lot in the
beautiful town of Scotland Neck: While
there IS gold-genuine too-under ground
here, we do not expect that the streets
will be ruined or buildings torn down
right away in order TO complete the find.
1t is probable, however, that the mat
ter will be inyes tgatcd, and search may
be made near by. We do not know what
future developments may be.
FINE UoGs.-Mr. Carter Pope, Of
Ba.tleboro, had his fine SOW on exhibi-
ton at the Rocky Moune fair. She was
raised on Mr. Pope's "Creek View Stock
Farm, " near Battleboro, Poland China.
is feet 6 inches long, and in fair order
for breeding weighs about $50 pounds
She is acknowledged to be the finest SOW
in the Stat. She bore % pigs at two
littes, y one tine and II another
Mr.. Pope has other fine stock besides his
hogs.
SENTENCED TO BE HANGED.-Stone
wall Jackson who killed Warren Tlllery
about year ago, was last week convict
ed of murder in Halifax court, and sen
fenced to be hanged on December 10Th
There were eXtenuating circumstance
about the murder, as Tillery had beaten
Jackson's wife Just before the murder; Sc
there was a strong PETITION signed anC
sent to the Governor asking a commute
ton Of the sentence t. term i'll tn,
pcnitentlary. 1t was signed by all thu
Jury in the case, by the members Of tn,
bar and other citizens. 1t is thought tina
the sentence will be committed.
Another of those nice blotters OF whicl
we have already made mention shows
winged cherub carrying a Dictionar.
Holder under one arm and saying: -
am making a flying trip in the interest c
education. The basis of education is tn
| dictionary. and the base Of the dlctlonar
should be Moves Holder. The value
unabridged is Of little value unless it
gttatlble Qook this word up. a boo
held edge up gets full of dust, soiled an
spoiled unless Rugged together wit
strong springs. Ouly the Holders manu-
featured by La Verne ". Neyes, tn
| OTis inatOr and inventor of Book Holders
have such springs" Send to hum, a
! Chicago, a two-cent stamp to pay postag
and re ceivc IN return this series of blot
| ters.
A CAR SMASHED AT HOBGOOD.-O
last Friday afternoon the train fror
Weldon was nearly two hours late OWN
to a very heavy load of iron for the n.
c. Railroad.
Upon arriving at Hobgood, tae trai
was SO heavily loaded that an up grad
could not be made without separatin
the cars.
Two box cars were left in front of tn
express and passenger cars, and the iro
carried or to the depot. Some one loose
the coupling which fastans by automati
lever, and some of the loaded cars cam
laundering back down grade, cruShin
into one end of a box car and frlghtenin
passengers but doing no damage nor
than crushing the box car. 1t was
narrow escape for the express and pa
senger agents WHO would have been Kill
ed but for he box car between the c.
loaded with iron and the express car.
Here's the way ID - i'm Illinois.