The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-19

Hurham, who is teaching in Robertson
county:
ACADEMY ALFRED,
7. NJ. Huffman, Principal.
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION.
Programme
230 o'clock, p. IN Debate;
Query:--W the late war beneficial to
the South?
Atiirmatlye--J. n. Tolar, | . W. Pittman,
n sgative-A. E.C.Pittman, E. Hulnphrey,
5 o'clock, p. III. address by Rev. }, d.
Hufham, D. d., Scotland Neck, n. &.
MarshaIs: J. J. ToIar, Paul Welling~
ton.
MADE AN AssIGNN1ENT.--,We regret
to announce that poor collections in con-
sequence Of short crops made it necessary
far Mr.. Ed. Shields, of this place, to
make an assignment last Saturday.
Hon. W II. kitchin is the assignee.
While we are not advised as to the
amount of liabilities and assets. we have
been informed thatMr. Shields outstand-
ing claims if collected would be several
thousand dollars above his liabilities.
His misfortune comes from his kind
ness in furnishing people who are now
unable to pay him up. He has perhaps
dIsbursed as much money and goods
among the colored people and poor white
people Ofthc community as any man who
has lived IN the town for the same time
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMPILE
MENT.--A little more than a year ago
we succeeded in inducing laboring man,
farmer living some three miles from
! town, to subscribe to THE DEMOCRAT.
He was in cur office this week, and said
| to us that he was free to say that he is
worth more from reading this paper q
! year. The editor Of this paper was reared
farmer boy, and now and then we have
! adverted to some little things IN farm
life that pay for their trouble. And
our friend said that he had learned yalu.
able lessons from the paper. We feel
the compliment and will still endeaYOr to
earn our money.
The Oxford daily Lellger of 18th says:
"About the first Of November Mr.. E.
q. C4rrin shipped package of fine cuts
Lcrs weighing go lbs. to Nh. Chas.
Watkins, Of Richmond, On consignment,
! who sent 1t to the Tobacco Fair at Peter S
burg where it captured the second prize
of SD. After the fair was over 1t was
put up and sold for $II5 per hundred
The whole amount realized was $S04
The returns were not received until
Wednesday.
We congratulate our gentlemanly Leaf
dealer on his good luck, and hope he has
on hand several more packages of the
same grade"
Mr.. Currin is known to some of our
people, his wife, nee MISS Randolph, is
well and pleasantly known to all the
people of this community. We are glad
to hear these reports of his business.
TEMPERANCE HALL.-As was an
fnounced last week, the exercises in Tenn
- RhNC II ali OLI L ICSIdg IISuI were II
commcmoration of Jefferson Davis. The
rostrum Was hung with the drapery 0
mourning. We have space only for tn,
programme.
Our Dead Hero"-Miss Bessie Shields
''Passing Under the Sh1dow''-Chorus
Mrs, Bond, Misses Mamie Perry, Lelil
Shields, Messrs. a. Mcdowell and E. 0
Moore.
Jefferson Davls--Ilis Example t
young men"--Prof. W. c. Allen.
Jefferson Davls''->Iiss Eta Gotten
Vocal Duet--Mls. Fenuer and Mrs
Bond,
Jefferson Davis as o Patriot and States
man--Hon. ". II. kitchin.
, Song with ChoruS-Mrs. Bond, Mrs. 0
Il. Perry, Miss Mamie Perry, Messrs
Mcdowell and Moore.
The next meeting of the Association
will be held on Thursday night Goth.