The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-16

Mr.. J. T.. Caddell, travelling cor>
RESPONDENT tor tie Biblical Recorder said
some pleasant things for Scotland Neck
in a letter to his paper two weeks ago.
He said:
',Scotland Neck is substantially a new
operation, and from which the town is
to get its future growth and prosperity,
are all comparatively new. 1t had been
only about year since | last visited the
town, and within that time new hotel
had been completed. The bnildng is
of brick, is we'll situated, put up in the
most modern style, and the rooms are of
nice size, and splendidly furnished. l
was not only pleased with what | found
on the table as entered the dining room,
but the room itself is lightful-p'e nty
Of light and air, and free from the smoke
and fumes of the cook-room. Many
hotels which would otherwise be COM
Portable and popular, are ruined by i'm
proper relation of the cook.room to the
dining room.
The knitting factory, which is under
the management of Bro. a. Mcdowell.
has been running just a year. The re-
suts Of TIE enterprise have been most
satisfactory to those inter ested. We
| were shown through by Mr.. Hollings-
worth, who is an expert machlnist from
! Philadelphia, and very Intelligent,
! affable gentleman. Everything is very
neat, and seems to work in the most
perfect order. There are about one hun
dred girls employed in the factory daily.
These girls you would think from their
| app arence were a crowd Of school girls.
! They were dressed neatly, were modest
looking and lady-like. [ was told by a
gentleman in the town that no girl whose
character and department was not above
reproach was allowed to have place in
the factory. This is a, it should be. and
at once gives the poor girls a chance
to pursue an honorable vocation and
make good and independent living for
themselves. We say that men who will
employment to the people around them,
and then so manage their enterprises as
to dignity labor, and thus protect the
I industrious poor, are benefactors of their
race, and deserve the good will of the
! community in which they live.
| The day we were IN Scotland Neck the
foundation Of the new military academy
was laid, which is to be presided over by
cessfal school here for several years.
That this school will be successful we
haze no doubt. This town has for years
| been noted for having an excellent male
school. We understood that this bull
ding would cost $1,000. This perhaps
includes furniture and everything neces-
sary to put the school going, and would
be rented or leased for a consideration
to the principal.
We spent portion of our time in the
family of Bro. E. L. billiard, editor of
| THE DEMOCRAT. He has done a fine
work for his town and his county. THE
DEMOCRAT has been at all times alous
for the Inauguration and DEVELOPMENT of
every enterprise which has tended s. the
building up of the town and country
around.
We found Bro. Hufham in good shape.
He extended to US, AS he always does to
! any one who works for the Recorder. his
most cordial greeting. He did not stop
/ here, either: he helped us to the tune of
dozen new subscribers. That Is our
i'ea Of true hospitality, heip Us set
| subscribers j.. G..