The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-31


FINE ToBAcCo.-Mr. Cherry showed
US Monday morning some tobacco raised
on Mr.. W. 7. Whltehead's farm which
was very pretty.
1t was only handful taken out Of the
barn without any idea of exhibition. We
believe that there is tine tobacco land
in all this section.
FINE MELoNs.-Mr. John T, BrinkIey
has outstrIppcd the community this year
in the production Of melons. 1t IS in
order for THE DEMOCRAT to make this
fact known, in view Of the further fact,
that he sent into our sanctum Tuesday
morning one of such proportions that we
felt somewhat like we did last week at
the banquet in Durham.
4 LONG sTUMELE.-Whllci in Durham
| last week the editor had a conversation
| with Maj. W. a Guthrie, who made
inquiries about his companion in arms Of
| the late war, Billie Whitmore.
We presented the Majors inquiries to
Mr. Whitmore, who thereupon told an
| amusing story Of how Maj. Guthrie's
horse stumbled in Richmond and finished
the fall in Petersburg,
! RATHER MIxED.--One Of our CORES
pondents wrote US this week something
| about the dimensions Of a cucumber. We
deciphered the manuscript SO as to read
"a cucumber two feet five inches long and
eighteen inches in circumference, Also
| the same correspondent spoke Of the
| weight Of turnips which was sixty pounds
each, as well as we could make it out.
| We did not publish for fear we might
! misrepresent. And then THE DEMO
Graf wants to stick to the truth strictly.
! No CORN TO BUY NEXT YEAR.-A
gentleman remarked to US this week that
there will be no car loads Of corn shipped
here next year. Another gentleman said
! that he had heard it suggested that corn
| will sell for a dollar barrel in this c0un-
try next year if all the crops mature and
are saved. And truly it does look like
| there will be bread enough and to spare
on almost every farm ifno disaster be-
falls the crops from this time on.
1t is fact that crops have not been
better in this section in 20 years.
KEEP THE PREMISES CLEAN.-The
great difference between the amount Of
rain this summer and last has a tendency
to make our people little careless about
the cleanliness of their premises. V
would suggest to every body i'll town that
the coming of the rains during the last
few days makes it necessary for them to
clean up their premises. The health OF
the whole town may be ruined by the
indoscreton of one person. This hint is
intended for each family in town.
FINE GRAPEs.-Mr. J. Frank Brinkley
brought us a very fine bunch of grapes
Tuesday. He says the bunch weighed
half pound, and that he had shipped nicer
punches to Washington City. We count
ed the grapes on the bunch and there
were siXty-four.
Mr.. Briokley says he will get at the
rate of $50 per acre from his vines, and
they are quite yonng and are bearing not
more than a third Of a crop The lands
Of this section are truly adapted to the
growth Of almost any crop IN the South.
TILLERN IN IUCK.-Wc learn that q
stock company has been formed at Til.
lery to be known as Roanoke Land I'm
provement and Banking Company,for the
purpose of buying and selling land anc
doing a general banking business.
Our informant says that prominen
Raleigh gentleman Will be President, ;
prominent Scotland Neck gentleman vii
be Treasurer, and Mr.. }. r. TiIlery vii
be general manager. The office Will b.
at Tillery. The brick are now bein!
made at Tillery for the building.