The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-24
NEWSY GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEW WHERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

eD~ All persons who may drop a news
item into our news-box at the depot vii
please sign their names 50 that we may
hnow our informant.
KILLED A MULE-The train on the
Scotland Neck railroad killed one Of Mr
Edward AIcots's null near Spring Hi
last Saturday.
CHRISTMAS TREE The Methodist
Sunday school will celebrate Christmas
Friday night with beautiful Christina
tree, on which vii be presents for the
entire school.
AMONG The BEsT.-A gentleman 0
high Standing in Virginia and very in
tell'gent writes the fclloring: "You
publish NO excellent paper--one Of
the best III North Carolina
SHIPPED DIRECTLY To LIVERPOOL -
Ness. y Hoffman u Bro. made ships
ment Of cotton directly from Scotland
Neck to Liverpool last week. 1t was
the first shipment Of cotton ever made
from this place 20 foreign market.
MAI. RAYLANI ; AD.-We call the at.
t"ntlon of Gu, tobacco farmers to Mai
Ray lands Tobacco Seed advertisement
His tobacco seed have already proved tc
be OF the very best and have been used
by our tobacco planters, and he is now
better pref AIRED than ever to give the
business lis entire attention. IF Won
want tobacco seed he will supply ycu.
DEATH OF Mrs W. II. Lewis.--The
friends Of Mr. W. II. Lewis IN this region
viii sympathize with him in the loss Of
his wife. The following telegram appeared
IN the Richmond Dispatch Tuesday.
BASKERVILLE, n G., December 21.-
Yrs ". II. Lewis died here this after
noon Mr. and Mrs. Lewis recently
moved to Asheville from Scotland Neck
n. and Mr.. Lewis is of the law firm
Of Sumner x Lewis. Mrs. Lewis was a
native of CASTOR county"
WE TAKE HOLIDAY.-THE DEMOCRAT
this year will adhere to the usual custom
Of ccuotry papers in giving the printers
weeks holiday foI Christmas. So
there will be 10 issue Of this paper sent
out next week. Cur printers have beer
faithful. They have not had the time
for a hunt or a holiday in one long year
and we are glad to give them the chance
to take a little recreation. We wish
them merry Christmas and a happy
New year.
The next issue Of THE DEMOCRAT
will be January III, 1892.
ABOUT OUR News BOx-Some weeks
ago The DEMOCRAT put up news box
at the depot for the convenience of those
who may KNOW a news ITEM and do not
have an opportunity of seeing the editor
or any one else to report it to the paper.
We have gathered number Of interes-
ting news items through the news-box
but sometimes those who have dropped
il tens have forgotten our request.
Please sign your name to the item, so
that we may uot be imposed upon. We
do not want TO pint your name unless
you wish 1t, but we want to know Cur
informant always.
TO THEY MEAN IT,-Several tiWts
this fell and winter peanut buyers here
have found large and heavy quantities OF
oirt in tie bags of PEANUTS They have
not prosecuted any one for the dlshone> t
practice, but those who have tried it will
hardly repeat i.
Perhaps the persons who offered pea
nuts for sale with heavy dirt and rotten
pcavines packed in the iddle of the
sacks, dill not mean to do anythir 6
wrong Perhaps thy were imposed
upon Themselves bv persons lhoy lirel
to p,ck the peanuts. bat suspicion gen.
orally re, IS against the per.on who offers
such peanuts for sale.
P. p. P. cures Sc-ofula, Sat Rheum
and all hAmors, by spep>ia, Sick Head
ache, Billiousness, 1t cures that tired
feeling. GREATS an appetite, strengthens
the nerves and builds up Me whole syS
IN. p. P. P. is unrivalM, and since
ITS Introduction has cured more cases of
blood disease than all the other blood
purifiers put together.
Mr.. Randall Pope, the retired druggist
of Madison Fla, says Dec 3, 1850 he
regards 2. p. ?. Pnckly Ash Poke Root
AID Potassium as the best aitera i've Oh
he market. and that he has seen more
bene fetal results from the use OF it than
my other blood medl> inc.
Axhausted vitality, nervousness. lost
manhood, weakness caused by overtaxa>
ton of the sy stem. viii be cured by the
powerful p p F.. which gives health and
strength TO the wreck OF he system.
p. P. p. stimulates the appetite and
aids the pre- cess Il assimilation cures
nervous troubles, and invIgoTates and
streng thCnS every organ OF the body
Nervous prostrauon also cured by the
great and powerful p p. 2. LIS effects