The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-30
NEWSY CIR APHS.
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WISE AND OTHERWISE.

FINE PEACHES MIR. ". T. Butter
worth has sent some OF the finest peaches
We have seen On the market this season.
THE CEMETERIES We notice num-
Der ofgraves in the cemeteries have been
well turfed recently. This adds much to
the grounds. We commend it and should
be glad to see more OF the work done.
THE CROPs.-Persons who went to
Hobgood last Sunday say that crops
along the road were looking better than
they expected to find them. Sunday s
rain here was quite injurious, however.
sa-W We have received a catalogue of
Homer school, at OxfoId, for lS9l-92
The total number enrolled last year was
100. The catalogue shows a handsome
photograph of the grounds and dlnining
hall.
VISITORs.-At this season there are
always numbers of visitors coming to and
going from Scotland Neck. THE DEMO
GRAFT can not see them all; SO we will be
very glad if friends will inform rs of the
going and coming in town.
FINE FARE.-A gentleman who travels
much and sees much and eats his share
remarked this week that he got as good
supper and breakfast in the new hotel
here as he had had in SIX months. He
said the food is good and the service first
class in every way.
THE DEMOCRAT is glad to make these
notes. Mr.. Gotten knows how to please
the pub l..
SHOCKING CRI0IE.-A most heinous
crime was committed at Margaretts lille
in Northampton county last week. Two
colored men approached a man ana his
wife who were walking the road together.
One of the colored men held the white
man while the other criminany abused
the woman. The men were arrested soon
afterwards and were carried to Halifax
jail. There was strong talk oil lynchlng
them, but that Will not be done. Let the
| law fix them.
HOUSES NEEDED A gentleman from
Virginia was looking fer house here this
week IN which to move a family from that
State. lie desired a good house with
several rooms, but could not find such
vacant house in the town. La fact there
are no vacant houses IN the town anyway.
If there were more houses in town the
population would increase much more
raEiuly. Can't we have more dwelling
houses to rent?
BE CAREFUL.-It is an imperative
necessity that ali premises be kept as free
from decaying matter and other things
offensive during the rainy season as
possible. The heavy rams fill ali the
drains and they need to be opened ard
kept well opened until al the water
passes away. The health of the town is
uniformly very good and by proper care
It may be kept 50.
Scrlber writes Us from Aurellan Springs
that he has not received his paper Tegu-
larly for some time. He says he has re-
Ceived only live III three months. We
assure our good iIieud that 1t is not
our iau.t. the paper has been printed
regularly all the time and We are quite
careful in sending 1t out. We hope no
enc viii delay the delivery Of the paper.
We send them out promptly and 1t is a
source of annoyance when cur subscrib>
ers 10 not get their papers.
GOOD WORDS FOR THE DEMOCRAT
very intelligent gentleman and one
who sees much of the people and hears
much they say, remarked to US this week
that the people say many good things to
him for The Enthusiastically with
reference to the persistent work the paper
has done towards building up Scotland
Neck. We highly appreciate the good
words and feel gratltied that we have been
able to do any good for the town and
community. We are still IN for progress
and mean to keep at it.
KILLED BY ACCIDENT.-Mr. F. L.
Baker came up from Palmyra Tuesday
morning and brought news that colorcd
man named klah Runnells was killed in
the swamp Monday. He was working
some distance from lot Of other hands,
but did not come home at night. His
absence was noted and Tuesday morning
search was made for him and it was
found that when he cut down tree, the
falling tree caught Oh some limbs of
another tree causing the butt Of the tree
10 shoot backwards. 1t caught the man
and boat he was in together and bur
led all under water about four feet.
Preparations were made Tuesday morn
lug Tor getting the body out.
The Boys Return.
The military cOmnany returned last