The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
The State Reviewed.
HAPPENINGS HERE AND THERE.

HAPPENINGS HERE AND THERE.
The Cumberland Fair which comes
off 3rd-7th Of November, promises
to be quite interesting.
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The Caucasian OF last week says:
"At services at the Baptist church
Tuesday night sixty-seven were ia
ken H."
George Dudley, the negro who
killed Redmond Blow over game
Of CARDS at Greenvllle some months
ago, was convicted in Pitt Superior
Court last week and was sentenced
by Judge Conner, to be hanged On
Dec. 4tb.
The Durham San of 26th says:
I'VE were informed that work on the
new tower for Trinity College was
commenced this morning. The work
will be pushed With all possible
speed.
Nv
Rev. Sam Jones will begin a meet
ing in Wilmington on the 9th inst.
The Wilmington people seem to
like the Rev. Sam notwithstanding
there were various opinions EXPRESS
ed of his work there last year.
The Southport Leader says: "Ey-
Sheriff Taylor, Of Brunswick county,
who has travelled throughout the
county, says, that the corn acreage
is larger than ever before planted,
ard it's condition splendid, and as
Mr.. Taylor says, will give the peo-
pie something to eat, if nothing to
SELL"
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The New Berne Journal of Sept.
23.h says: AT the annual meeting
of .he stockholders of the A. & n.
c. L. r., LelG at Morehe ad yesterday
President Chadwick was reelected
and there was only slight change"
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The opening OF the Warehouses 10
Tarboro Wednesday Of last week
was big thing. Sixty thousand
pounds of tobacco was sold and much
left over not sold. 81 rs a pound
was the highest price paid. Tarborn
is on high rosd to progress and the
people Of the town appreciate their
opportunities.
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The Greenvilie Reflector says
''Our venerable and distinguished
citizen, Dr.. G. j, O'Hagan, celebra-
ted his birthday on last Wednesday
On that day he was 20 years old,
having the S,riptursl allotment of
three score and ten. He is hale and
vigorous, still dong very large
practice and we hope there are yet
many years in store for him.
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The Wilmington and Weldon rail-
road company recently paid large
sum into the city treasury Of Will
min2ton. 1t was over 81 200 and
! the UesSeUger said that it as tie
laratst sum ever paid 10 taxes by
any pers on or corporation into the
Wilmington treasury. The road
made IBIS payment voluntarily
though it claims exemption.
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A correspondent to the Hickory
Press 4 CarOlini>m says: David.
son College has larger nun Der Of
students THIS session that it has ever
bad at any time during its whole
history. and new students are still
coming in every day."
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A spe cial to the Whining ton Nes
Senger dated Sept. "a says: "Mr
j. Turner Morehead, of Leaksvillle
n. c, was here to-day and inform ed
your correspondent that be is now
putting in position there the largesI
electric dynamo in the world, weigh
ing fifteen tons, the lights of which
are copper. It's capacity is over
one thousand horsepower and will be
used for electrical smelling in The
production of aluminium, the process
like the dynamo, is newly patented
the metal being obtained from eorun
dun and bsxlte, the latter existing
in this Safe. Mr.. MoTehead says
his works will produce aluminium al
fifty cents per pound and will be the
only one OF the kind IN the world