The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-14
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gists.
MEETING CLOsED.- Rev. Mr.. Curtis
who held meeting at Mullens assisted
by Rev. Mr.. Peele, closed last week.
There were several conversions.
The Charlotte Chronicle is now a well
come daily visitor to our sanctum. Bro.
Hay dn holds rank among the foremost
young men of the country and publishes
an able paper.
Mr.. J. II. Beal, of Nash county, and
one of THE DEMOCRATS regular sub
scribers, recently sold in Henderson the
primings of his tobacco and got as high as
SIS for some Of it.
The Concord Standard enumerates a
few things that disgust its editor; one IS
ITO have to pull over a barricade of
bones that stick close to the end of the
seat at any kind of meeting"
TIE EARLIEST YET.-We have seen
several news notes of early open cotton
bolls, but Mr. ". E, Davenport, who has
so successfully managed a fine farm for
Mr.. Noah Biggs, says he gatherd open
cotton on 9th of July.
IMPRovING.-We are glad 20 learn
from Mr.. F. NJ, Pope that Mrs. Pope
who went to Baltimore several weeks ago
for her health, is improving and expects
to come back home perfectly well.
ALLIANCE CANNERY.-THE DEMO
GRAFT Is glad to learn that the Alliance
of this place are contemplating putting
up a canning factory. We hope they
will succeed, and we shall notice the
matter again.
BEST He SEES.-A gentleman living in
a large city in another state said to a
friend of THE DEMOCRAT few days ago
that out Of several North Carolina week
lies which he reads regularly, THE
DEMOCRAT gives him most news.
Mr.. HEILBRONER,-M NJ. Heilbroner
is among our new advertisers this week.
He is a clever jeweler and gives satisfac-
ton to all his customers. See his adver-
tisement on our first page and call on
him when you wish to purchase watches,
clocks or jewelry or to have any repair
ing done.
MEssRs, BURTON & TRAvIs.-These
gentlemen have formed a law partner
ship and we print their card this week
Mr.. Burton is fine lawyer and has a
large practice, and Mr.. Travis has fine
prospects as beginner. He is talented
young man ard will serve his clients well
NEWSBOY -One Of the marks of the
growing Importance of the Scotland Neck
and Greenville railroad IS the presence of
the handy newsboy on the line. He sells
papers, novels, canes, &C. The W. & NJ.
railroad company did wise thing when
obey put daily passenger train on this
road.
NEED A MOvE.--A gentleman who had
seen work done in a hustling town said
to us the other day that people here need
a more on them. He said he had made
some calculations about some things and
that 1t would take A years to do some
things here that ought to be done in that
many months.
VINE HILL FEMALE ACADEMY.-In
this issue will be seen an advertisement
of the opening of the fall session of this
excellent institution. Misses Smith and
Mcdowell, the efficient and worthy
Principals are too well known in this
immediate section to need further COM
mendation. They are thoroughly abreast
Of the times, and conduct one of the finest
schools in North Carolina.
OFFERED 5000 AN ACRE.-It was re
ported on the streets here last Saturday
that Mr.. William Hodges had been offer
ed 5000 per acre for his tobacco crop as
it is, but would not accept it. Mr..
Hodges has proved himself to be good
farmer IN other things and this looks
like his biggest success will be in the
raising of tobacco. All this section will
be raising tobacco within a very few
years.
WORTH READING,-The Henderson
Gold Leaf timely remarks: "Some peo-
pie like to have their newspapers fight
for temperance and good order, they
think their ministers ought to work early
and late for the cause of righteousness,
they demand that the officers of the law
shall stand up boldly against the forces
of evil, but they must be excused from
showing their hands. They have bright
conception Of Other peoples responsibili>
ties but shlrk their own"
ROANOKE COLLFGE.--Special attention
is called to our new advertisement of this
institution. The editor of THE DEMO.
GRAFT knows personally Prof. Dunford,
the Assistant President. We plodded
together through the misty mazes Of
trigonomotry, analytical geometry, cal
culus, &C., and we know him to be
thorough scholar. He took the highest
course at Wake Forest College and stood
among the first Of his class both IN the
recitation room and Society balls, and we
commend him and the fine institution
with which he is now connected to all
our readers. See his ad.