The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27

and IN 4 very hne sanitary condition, and
i. is the test kept place Of its kidd in the
State. Ths inmates look healthy al
well fea and are dressed very neatly. Il
seems that the keeper exerts himself 10
make these poor unfortunates comforta-
Bile aud coute1t-d. At2 o'clock a well
dressed waiter with a long white apron
on announced that dinner was ready. We
! then went lrt1 the dining ball and found
plain but substantial dinner consisting
of baked turkey. chicken pie, ham and
cabbage, boiled corn beef, baked shad
and stewcd rock. After partahiog Of this
the second course was placed on the table
which was 4 very nice plum pudding,
mmce pic and lemon pudding. old Gov
eminent Java coffee was then served with
cut loaf sugar. We questioned the in
mates and were informed that this was
only an average dinner. Sometimes the
keeper gives them nicer meal.
The average bill Of fare viii compare
f4vorably with that of a majority of the
hotels IN this part Of the State. The IN
mates are given pound 0: good tobacco
once in two weeks and the female inmates
are allowed pound Of snuff once in four
weeks. they praise the keeper and say
that he does all il his power for their
good. The sick and afflicted are attended
to "a well as If they were in a tirst>class
hospital.
Mr.. Charles I. Barber Is one Of the
greatest Fishermen in this community.
| He has very fine farm two miles from
town and all the labor tA&t Is done on II
is done by bis three boys, who are ex-
celIent farmers and hard king youths
and make mOrc than an average crop,
but the old gentlemen devotes his whole
time 20 fishing and trapping and his sales
each year from fishing amounts to much
more than his whole crop including the
corn, fodder and pork which he reserves
| for his own use. He has eight nets
and catches a great quantity of catfish,
perch, jacks and herrIngs which he finds
ready market tor. Last week he caught
and sold eight cart loads Of fish which
Melted him quite nice sum.
| Mr. T. p. SmalIwood has about half an
acre inclosed with woven wire netting,
and IN it over two hundred plrtridges are
Gagged. They are so tame that they will
come to his call and Will eat out of his
hands. He has in his saloon several cages
which he keeps, coons, foxes, squirrels
and different kinds of birds all of which
are as tame and gentle as cats.
Mr.. Frank Rice, who clerks for the
Mess. Taylor Brothers, has fish pond
behind their store which is stocked with
catfish, perch and jacks. The fish are
so tame and gentle that they will come
whenever he whistles and will take a
piece Of meat or worms out of his hands.
Mr.. Charles I. Harden has one Of the
| largest orchards and vineyards in the
county. Last season he made eighty-four
! barrels Of apple brandy, two barrels of
peach brandy and Jwenty-seven barrels
of wine. His brandy has the reputation
ofbeing the best ever distilled in BERTHE
county. His wine brought good prices
in Philadelphia where he shipped ten
! barr els.
Mr.. " N. Davis, one of our most
prominent merchants and farmers, ships
ped last season twenty-five thousand
bushels Of peanuts. Mr.. Davis is given
! the credit of being the first farmer in this
county who has raised peanuts on large
scale.
Mr.. w. j. Myers will soon tear down
an old dilapidated wooden building which
has long been an eye sore to the people
of this town, and was disgrace to Main
street, and Will erect a fine three story
brick building one hundred and twenty
feet long and sixty feet wide. The lower
will contain two stores, the second floor
will be used as an opera house, and the
thlrd floor Will be used by the Good
Templars as a hall.
The Good Templars have over one hun
dfed members and are doing much good
in the cause of society, as there is
scarcely any drunk enness since the lodge
was organized.
Mr.. E. W. Williams, who has been
| engaged ID SSInug oysters IN town the
past season, has left for Norfolk where
he has been employed as manager in one
of the largest packing houses III the city,
The Register of Deeds informs Us that
/ he has issued one hundred and ten mar
rage licenses for white couples since the
first of December, and one hundred and
sizty-fye for colored which is more than
twice as many as have ever been issued
before for the same length of time.
There are only five prisoners IN the
county Jail at present-three for larceny
and one for resisting an officer in the dis
charge of his duty.
March 22nd. HUGH.