The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-24

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The democratic county convention met
in the Courthouse last Mon1ay and
James Bond. Esq, was elected Chairman
aud Is. II. Swan, publisher or the Wind
sor Pujjlc Ledger. secretary. The pro
ceedlngs were very harmonious, and sat
isfsctory to the delegates and people
II. l.. Wood, E.Q., was nominated for
representative in the Legislature, r. ".
Askew, ). {. Clerk, solomon Cherry,J
Register Of Deeds, I. {. Bond, noun
mated as his own successor for Sheriff, J.
7. Perry for Coroner and W IL. Smith
wick for Surveyor. Capt K. b. PEBBLES
was endorsed for Judge Of the Second
Judicial district The congressional dele
gates were not instructed.
The many friends of the Hon. ". II.
Kitchin are sorry to learn of his with
drawal from the-race for the democratic
nomination for Congress and hoped that
he would have been the nominee of the
district convention.
The Republican primary convention
Tor Windsor township met in the Court
house Thursday and failed to organize,
owing to the rowing of the negroes. There
were several fights among the "leaders'
and several of them had broken skulls,
SCARED faces and damaged noses and
eyes. The negroes had full charge OF
this so called convention and no person
was there except those who went as
spectators. The Justices of the Peace
and the Mayor Of the town mad their
hands full soon after.
Mr.. d. C. Winston returned home
from Nays Head Thursday night and
brought with him three onions grown in
the sand, the largest Of which measured
eight and a half inches across, and was
two inches thick. We did not learn the
name of the onions, but one was white
another red and the other yellow. Ht
informed US that there are hundreds o
bushels grown there larger than those
that he brought.
Mrs. Underhll died at her grand
daughters residence, few miles from
town, last Wednesday IT the ninetY-tiftt
year Of her age.
Capt. w. F. Askew formerly skipper
of the Steamer BERTHE, employs most o.
his time in Boat building. He has bull
several very fine boats which command
fa1r price and are IN great demand by
the young men Of this and other towns
y hich aae near water. The captains
boats are equal to any of the Northern
boats that sell in market for four or five
hundred dollars.
Mr.. A. J. Cobb has for some time
been supplying the town with water.
melons and canteloupes. Saturday morn
ing he brought watermelon to towr
which weighed fifty-three pounds.
Mr.. B. F. King, Jr., went fishing fol
pickeral last Friday and caught one that
weighed twenty-three pounds after it was
brought home. 1t was the largest fish Of
its kind that was ever seen in these waters
and was exactly like the cut of the mask
alonge found in the Northern lakes.
Mr., J. r. Moody found in his water.
melon patch watermelon which haC
entered a half gallon bottle which was
broken of at the large end. 1t had enter
ed the mouth Of the bottle filled it VI
and then began to grow where 1t haC
escaped, The cud that had escaped wai
as large as half bushel measure.
Mr.. W. H, Cooper who lives in Roc
quist pocasin killed bear Friday nigh
which weighed one hundred and sixty
five pounds.
The bears are destroying a large guam
tity of corn IN that community.
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