The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-19
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convenience OF weighing cotton seed.
The train from Greenyille last Satur-
day was L hours behind The company
Will certainly have t. put another train
on tins road. One can not do the work.
HANDSOME GRAVE STOSES-Two sets
Of very neat and substant al grave stones
have just been received by Mr.. 5. NJ
Alexander from the marble works Of Mr.
John d. Copper Of Norfolk, Va. Mr..
Couper has furnished much work
throughout this section, and is Justly
entitled to the patronage extended to hun
by our people.
A friend hands Us the following:
Miss Loula Sebrell, who has been visit
ing Miss Mary Whitaker for several days,
left Tuesday for Cary n. q. We all miss
her very much especially two young men
| who expected to see her off, but slept too
| late.
w~ We have been informed that the
map Of the town has been lost. Any one
knowing Of it will please leave it at this
office or inform US who has it 1t is
worth nothing to any single individual
and yet worth much to the town.
The G. B. F. Institute opened OF
Wednesday with tifty-fve pupils in atten-
dance, which is large number for the
first day than for several years. A num-
Der Of others will arrive in few days.
We congratulate President Brewer on
his success. The people know how to
appreciate good school. Murfreesbors
Index.
WREN, WHITEHURsT L Cove
these gentlemen, which has been running
in this paper for sometime.
Their presses are highly endorsed as
is seen by referring to their ad. Gentle
men in this section are using them with
satisfaction.
A TOWN HALL AT LAsT'--At last
after great deal of suggesting by almost
every body-THE DEMOCRAT thrown in
the town authorities and Justices have
arranged for place 10 hold courts
A section of Edn,ondson Hall has been
cut off next to the arnorY and well ar
ranged for town courts. This is a good
place, centrally located, and it will re-
lieve attorneys and Others from much
embarrassment of trying cases in their
~
Attorneys and Justices rent the hall.
WAITING ROOM.-The waiting room
at the depot is not in keeping with the
capacity of the great Atlantic Coast Line
The rooms are we'll enough, but they are
poorly furnished. We looked in the
other morning when no one was in, anC
they were not at all inviting. -Four
scrubby chairs, box Of stove pipe anC
other such like rubbish constituted tn,
furniture. The waiting DOM ought to BIZ
handsomely furnished with good chairs
or benches. and then it ought to be wei
kept. The public have often to wait fol
the trains, and ladies especially ought tC
be we'll provided for.
ENFIELD PROGRESS, w e learn through
our Enfield correspondent that in III,
burnt district Mr.. Curtis is building
large brick store, walls nearly completed
Mr. j 7. Boseman is also building
fine store. Messrs, Sam Pope and Dick
ems Will soon complete their stores. Mr.
F. W. Whitaker Will build an office wher
the blacksmith shop stood The OLE
warehouse which stood in front of DR.
Whitaker's stables has been removed
which is 2 great Improvement on tina
. street. Mr.. II. S. Harrison has move,
into town, occupying the II. Bond house
| There Is only one vacant house in tn
town.
. WISE WoRDs,-The Rockingham
: Rocket says editorially:
No paper, whether published IN
Northern or Southern city, can Interes
= you as your local paper does Your in
= terest is its interest and you should Sc
to it that it does not lack for support
not meaere, dragging existence, but
good, healthy SUPPORT.
No one can doubt or dispute the trut
of the above quotation. Foreign paper
can be had cheaper than home paper:
h but suppose every one should abanto
= his home paper ard read and support OF
/ ly foreign papers? The Stupendous pos
y sibihties for North Cardinals great de-
n velopment would be blasted iu year,
g FIRST BALE.-The first bale of ne
l. cotton brought to this market was sol
yesterday Wednesday, by Mr.. w. 1
5: Davenport, to the popular firm of n.
" Josey & Co. 1t brought 104 cents. NJ
e Davenport has beat the whole commun
p ty in getting in the first new bale.
. was raised on Noah BiSg's Smith far
|. which Mr.. Davenport has so well cult
waited.
Mr.. W. A. Dunn brought in ba
- soon afterwards made by his tena,
- Charles Clark. His was also sold at II
-, cents.
ORANGE SYRUP--Mr. D. Edmondst
showed US recently a sample of his fiji
syrup which he is making from Il
Orange cane. He has raised quaint
N of it this year, has purchased mill, h
n an evaparator, and is prepared to ma
rs up the cane crop for the communlt
or His syrup is fine. This is move In t
I e.