The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-30
NEWSY GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSE Is HERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Biggs went to Richmond Tuesday to
purchase some horses and mules. They
Will arrive tomorrow, perhaps.
LIKE sAvANNAH.-A gentleman stood
on the corner at the new hotel few days
ago, and looking towards the depot, re-
marked that it looked like Savannah.
Truly the streets are beautiful. Scot
land Neck is putting on its prettiest
dress.
ROBBING sAFEs.-A dispatch to the
Norfolk HrginiGn says that at Liberty.
\. c., few nights ago number.of safes
money. 1t seemed to be done by al
organized band ofrobbers.
The well on main street just in front
Of the hotel has heen greatly improved
by the town authorities. 1t was brick eC
up from below the top of the ground
about y inches above, well cemented
and nice shelter built over it.
The PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.-Mr
Heck has fitted up his gallery on depot
street near Nj V. A. Dnnn's law office
and Is prepared TO duplicate the beauty
of the ladies aad the handsome appear
ance of the gentlemen, or the sweet lit
tie smile Of the babies. He uses the in.
Simultaneous process and can take any
thing short of a flash Of lightning.
A GOOD ONE ON THE BANKER.-Last
Saturday a medicine man opened his
packet on the streets and sang out that
he had something to show the people
they had never seen before. He SAID he
would show the people how to make $50
out Of S. bill.
Soon some one up the street said,
Hard on the banker" And sure E.
nough there went one Of our bankers to
learn the secret. No one learned it,
however.
R. A. Switzerland who has been run
ing as conductor On the Wilson short cut
from Wilson to Fayetteville, has quit
the train and taken the agency for the
railroad company at Fayetteville.
Capt. r. y. Whitaker, who has been
running for some time On tie Scotland
Neck road. VIII leave this week, per-
haps, ana take charge Of the passenger
train from Wilson to Fayetteville.
Capt. Hawkins will probably follow
Cap. Whitaker Oh the run from Weldon
to KinstoD.
The travelling public will regret to
lose Capt. Whitaker.
A HEATHFUL COMMUNITY.-One OF
the best evidences that this community has
a reputation fo- health, is the presence
of insurance agents. They have been
quite plentiful here recently. Numerous
companies are represented and the agents
are ALL anxious TO do business.
And truly they make no mistake in
counting On Scotland Neck as healthful
town. Its health record can not Re
surpassed by any town in North Caro>
lima, either on the seashore, IN Piedmon
or Western Carolina.
PROSPECTS BRIGHT.-Maj. Burnett
from near Enfield was here Saturday
and lectured to the Alliance at this
place. He says that the crop prospect
&c A.
time last year. Notwithstanding there
was much rain during February and
March he says the extra work that has
been done IN April makes full prepera>
tion for a crop.
.daj. Burnett is of the opinion that
in few years we shall see fruit culture
largely take the place of cotton and
other things that are raised here now.
He thinks this climate and this region
adapted to fruit.
SHOCKED THE PAssENGERs.-Af few
days ago on the morning train from Kim
ston to Weldon, the passengers were
shocked at what they considered rude
conduct on the part of one passenger
who was stranger to all the others.
An aged ladY--seemiDgiy 70 years old
came upon the cars at one of the stations
on the road. She was a country woman,
and took the first seat she came to. 1t
CHANGED that the rude passenger had
left his grip sack on the very seat which
the old lady took. He returned to his
seat in few moments and pointed to
another seat and caused the lady to get
up and move.
The seat just behind her was unoccupi>
ed. Indeed there were not dozen passen
gers on the car anyway To have shown
her proper courtesy he could easily have
reached over for his valise and could
have occupied the seat IN the rear.
But he made the aged lady get up
while the car was Taniug and gre him
the seat. The passengers who saw il
were shocked, and Capt. Whitaker said
be had never seen anything like it before
Interested in his old home.