The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-13
LOCAL..

-hI' ID. L. Opt ltiiS uS tuaL L IS q
common thing to catch German Carp in
the run of the creek at the Dawson old
mil.
THE WARREN UNION.-The Warren
Union of the Tar River Baptist Associa-
ion viii be held with the church in " el
don March 2Sth, 18th and goth.
DID NOT coYE.-Rev. Mr.. Morton,
Synodical Evangelist for North Carolina
did not come to hold the meeting at
Nahala this week. 1t will be several
days before he can get here.
There will be a meeting of the Guild
at EdmondsOn Hall on tie 14th inst at
s o'clock P. m. All the members are
requested to attend-Mch II 90
J. S. PAUL Secty'
Don't expect an advertisement to bear
fruit IN one night. You can't eat enough
in a week to last you a year. Quitting
advertising IN dull times is like tearing
out dam because the water is loW.-Ex
WILL BUILD A NEW CHURCH.-The
Tarboro Daily SOuthe1ner says that Mr..
Q. e. Farrar has about completed ar
rangements for the purchase OF a lot on
Main street, where the Baptist denomina-
ton will probably build $780, 900 church.
Amos Anthony, a colOred man of the
town, became so obstreperous at home
this week from the effects of drinking
whiskeY that he was arrested and ordered
by the Mayor to be confined until the
monkeys let him alone.
WILL GET HIS MONEY.-Mr. G. W.
Bryan will soon get his insurance money
on his building that was recently burned.
Mr.. A. B. Hill is the local agent here for
the North Carolina Home Insurance
Company by which Mr.. Bryan was in
sured, and the prompt payment Of the
premium is a guarantee 10 the public
that Mr.. Hill is representing reliable
company.
WILSON COTTON MILLs.--THE DEMO
GRAFT is pleased to find that the merchants
Of this town are buying their yarns
largely from the Wilson cotton mills.
This T. right. 1t is patrcnizing hume
patronage IN substantial way that will
after awhile bring about the long-hoped.
for era when the South will manufacture
almost every thing that it consumes.
We saw negro lad in great trouble at
Halifax. He bad become persuaded i'll
his own mind that he was old enough
to get married, and we suppose he thought
he knew how He went to the Registers
office and making some inquiry outside
about license, a colored man said that
he would take his money, and The next
day at 20 o'clock they would meet at the
office and get the license. the boy came
promptly next day but the man with the
money was-gone with the shekels.
The Nashville ArgonaW saws: ''Hon:
", Il. Kitchen, of Scotland Neck, has
closed a contract with W. II. Robbins
and others to put in saw mill and cut
the timber on Pig Basket creek, owned
by these parties. We learn that it is
proposed to have the mill erected and at
work by the LIST of July. There is a
large quantity of very large and fine pine
timber in the locality referred to-"
b ASSAULTED FOR HIS MONEY "A
negro named Turner, induced another
negro to show his money, and then went
)tt, changed his coat inside out, put on
wonan's bonnet, way laid the negro with
the money and tried to kill him for his
money. He struck his victim blow on
the right arm hoping to cripple him
doubtless, and then dealt severe blows
on the fellows head. Several cuts were
made on the victims head. The would
be robber was folled in bis attempt and
made his escape before he could be ar
ed. 1t occurred on the Grahin farm
on Roanoke river last week.
BEAUTIFUL DRAWING.-We have
seen the drawing of the new hotel to be
built on Nam Street, executed by con-
tractor II. G.. Jones, and it is a beauty,
indeed. The building shows three-story
front, beautiful columns, well porportlon-
ed and the drawing speaks we'll for MIR.
Jones as an architect. Mr.. Jones has
obtained the contract for building new
residence for Mr.. G, W. Bryan on the
! lot where his house was recently burned.
Work has already begun and will be
| pushed as the weather admits.
CURIOsITIFs.-- Mr., L. f. Deberry left
on our desk an old time Indian battle-ax.
! 1t is shaped somewhat like an ordinary
Ratchet and has groove in the body near
the upper end. Doubtless around this
was twisted the proper wood for the
handle and was secured in the groove
which made it impossible to be thrown
off
He also left strange coin, seemingly
copper and about as large as one cent
On one side are the words; Now and
Forever,'' on the other, "Our Country's
| Common Cause" 1t has no date