The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-21

gave a big barbecue and stew at his farm
last Friday, and it was the EDITORS pleas
ure to receive an invitation, and his great
modification to not be able to attend.
Business IN our office, few things out
side and dozen other dittos precluded
the convenience Of our going away on
that particular day. We learn that quite
a number of Mr.. Futrell's friends were
there from the country around and from
Scotland Neck and that 1t was very enjoy
able.
SCOTLAND NECK CLAIMS MORE.-Tbe
new census as reported in last weeks
issue of the Roanoke Neu8 gives Scotland
Neck only III inhabitants. The census
was taken by Capt. A. b. Hill, and was
taken correctly, but he confined his work
strictly to tile town lines, which cut off
quite large number of persons who be-
long to the town. Private individuals
have employed Capt. Hill to enumerate
those Just outside, and he is now at work
on the list.
Scotland Neck will have quite large
increase when these all are included.
Several persons have moved in since the
census was taken.
OPENINE OF OUR sCHOOLS.-The fall
term of Vine Hill male academy opened
Monday with % students. This is
very tlattering enrolment for the first
day of the session. Prospects are quite
tlatteIing tor full session.
Prof. Allen has succeeded in working up
lively interest here. He has been in
charge only one year, and when it is
remembered that his is only a male school
and for large boys, it is pleasant refec-
ton for the people of the entire commu-
nifty that the prospects are SO bright.
The female academy will open its fall
session next Monday.
Nor GUILTY.-The case against Tom
Fields in the Inferior court this week for
allowing prisoner Henry Williams to
escape, came up Tuesday, and a verdict of
not guilty was ordered by the court on
the ground that the prisoner was not
legally committed to Fields. Mr.. w. A.
Dunn, attorney for defendant, made the
point that deputy sheriff did not have
the right to turn the prisoner over to a
constable, and in case such commitment
was made it was not legal commitment.
but was only giving such constable pow>
er to act as agent for such deputy sheriff.
n, ~ \
guilty.
SOME PRETTY FARMS,-On last Thurs
day we took ride with Mr.. n. B. Josey
to Mr.. J. Ii. FutreIl's farm on the Roam
oke river. We were among the favored
ones that sat eagerly down to that finest
barbecue and Brunswick stew that Ike
Powell ever made, and got up with that
satisfied maneuver of the tooth pick that
furnishes patent proof that one is too
full for utterance.
Well, those farms, Such crops 1t is
seldom the privilege of any one to look
upon. Mr.. F. M. Pope is in charge of
Mr.. Futrell's farm; Mr.. Allen White is
in charge of DR.. J. R. Pope's; Mr.. r. J.
Wright is in charge of bis own; Mr.. J. 6.
Powell is IN charge of his own also. We
will draw no comparison, for each crop
seems to be the best that could be made
of it. The cotton and the corn on them
are as fine as we have ever seen. We
saw cotton in Mr.. Powells crop that
could be tied across the back of large
mule, and it was all filed with forms.
DR.. j. R. Pope planted his entire crop
in corn this year; and we say freely that
it is the finest prospect for bread we ever
saw. He expects easily to get from 1900
to 800 barrels off POO acres of land at a
cost of not more than $1,000 for cultlva-
ton.
Looking at those crops has more thor>
oughly convinced US that the Roanoke
river ought by all means to be diked. If
it can be done, in ten years the adjacent
lands would be the finest grain growing
section in the whole country.