The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
NEWSY 'GRAPUS.
HERE AND ELSEN HERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

well TO remember that the 18th OF NoveT-
Der Is the time fixed by the legislature
when partIil..cs may be killed.
Will PREACH TONIGHT Elder
Chick, OF Baltimore, will preach IN the
Baptist church Of this PLACE t. hight
Thursday at $ O'Clock, aud to-morow
tFriday) at kehuKee church at 10 O'Clock
a. IN.
NEW UNIFORMS.-The new uniforms
have arrived for the boys in the military
school They are quite handsome, and
it was unfortunate that a number of the
suits had TO be sent back on account Of
insists,
FRIGHTFUL RUNAwAY.-Dr. Pope's
horse took fright Monday on the street
and ran from Lawrence * Edwards store
to Shel Is corner His little son Hunter
was sitting in the buggy alone and was
thrown out but not seriously hurt.
To REPAIR A BRIDGE.--Thc bridge a.
cross the county road near Mr.. j. A.
v hites was let out b y the road super,is-
ors last Saturday for renair. Mr.. l.. j.
Deberry was the lowest bidder, taking
IT at rs per hundred for the lumber
that it may take to repair it.
ANOTHER FREIGHT NEEDED. There
is frequent complaint about the regular
passenger train on tie Sc tland Neck
road having to haul freight. The bust
ness season has opened up and there is
needed daily freight tram each way Oh
the road.
WHY NOT RAISE THEM?-Wc observ.
ed recently large quantities of cabbage
shipped to this place now, Why not raise
them here. Are not our homegrown
cabbage as good as those shipped from
other places? If they are we see no
reason why it vii not pay to raise them
here.
a~The new No. z American sewing
IN Machine is advertised in this issue. Mr..
W. H. Leonard, of Pittsboro, the travel
ling agent, called to see Us and placed
his machines in the hands OF Mess. Law
renee 4 Edwards. Mr.. Leonard is
clever gentleman and We consider him re-
liable and his machines good.
WE'LL PREPARED In a case Of Thomas
Station against the Norfolk & Carolina
railroad company. Mr.. W. A. Dunn's
reargument for plaintiff before the Su
preme Court, is an able paper. 1t was
well prepared and lastly arranged and
the arguments are exhaustive. Mr..
Dunn is one of the most careful and
painstakIng lawyers II his work that
practices III the courts.
A NEW RECEIPT, -Housekeepers ale
almost always looking for new receipt.
Generally they find them themselves, but
it is occasonly a clever thing for hus-
band to present his wife with new re-
receipt, especially one she has not
thought Of We have one thousand new
receipts for subscription to THE Demon
GRAFT. Pay up and take the receipt
to your wife and tell her the paper she
has enjoyed all the year is paid for.
Bcs" OUR PRoMIsE,-Wc promised our
readers last week an extra sheet. We
make good that promis this week And |
we do more-we send out THE DEMO |
GRAFT illustrated. 1t is no plate arrange
meat, either. The cut on our first page |
showing the Odd Fellows temple of Oh =
cago, was prepared especially for this
paper. 1t is all set up in home type, and |
The cut was never used before. We
shall continue to illustrate THE demon |
Graf from this on.
COTTON OPENING RAPIDIY,--In this
the very warm and dry
weather for the past several weeks has
caused the cotton to open very well.
1t is now opening rapidly and large
quantities will soon be picked. We
earn that in the Kinston section there
S much being picked and shipped. Re-
ports come that the crop in that section
will soon all be open.
DISCHARGED CONVICTS.--We have
heard of complaint being made by those
who live near the penitentiary farm
On Roanoke river near Halifax about
;onvicts whose terms expire being turned
Dose in in the community. Many Ct
them are more or Lex. desperate char
acters, and the people of the community
feel like it IS 4 hardship upon them to
nave to receive such characters into
.he community whether they desire it or
not.
DIED SUDDENLY.--A correspondence
rom Weldon to the Richmond Dispatch,
lated Sept. 2Gth says ''Mrs w. T.
Medlin, higly-esteemed lady Of this
own, was found dead IN her bed this
morning. Sic retired last night in TIL.
pest of spirits and apparently in good
health. 1t Is supp osed she died Of heart
allure during the night. The deceased
caves a dev oted husband and several
'mali children, the younger about five
weeks DID,"
KEHUKEE A ASSOCIATION Of the Prim>
tive Baptist church will meet Friday
If this week at Great Swamp church
our miles from Greenvllle. Sheriff
All.brook has secured reduced rates