The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-23
NEWSY GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEW HERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

The Tarb0ro AdrOcate says that Rev.
II. P. Hebbard is raising money TO build
a rectory for the Epi copal church OF
that place.
THE FINEST LACE.--Mr. J. f Hancock.
who came in Saturday from trip on the
road. says that Red Springs Is the best
place he has found IN the state. lie says
the hotel is fine and the fare good.
CROPS NOT UNIFoRM.-From what we
have been able to gather from the lar
mers Of this region, the crops are not
at all uniform. One man says his crop
is first rate and then another says his Is
| poor and so are his neighbours.
/ TROUBLE WITH LAB0R.-In converse
ton with Mr. William Hodges, one Of the
/ foremost farmers of this region, he tod
Us that he has had more trouble with his
bands this year than he has eyer had
| before. He says that laborers who have
restless and dissatisfied and he gives it
as his opinion that there will be increased
| trouble with them in the future.
kEEP THE PREMISES CLEAN There
is nothing more essential to the health Of
yards and cleanliness generally. 4 Very
small thing, apparently, many times IS the
cause Of great trouble. Every case of
fever, chills and the like, has its cause
someW here, and no one knows how much
cleaning up the grounds occasionally will
do towards preventing desease.
TIE IMPROVING CROPS.-During a
great part of the season there has been
much uncertainty felt among the farmers
concerning the per cent. of crops likely
to be realized this year. A great deal Of
rain early in the year, then considerable
drouth in April, followed by much rain,
aroused much uneasiness concerning the
crop. Then unusually cool weather in
July caused more uneasincss. But the
improvement in the crops for the past
week is quite encouraging.
MIR, MACON HARRIS MARRIED On
" Wednesday, July 10th, in the Baptist
church at Clayton, Miss Hattie Honey
cult, Of that place, was married to MIR.
Macon Harris, formerly Of Scotland Neck
The DEMOCRAT joins the macy friends
OF Mr.. Harris in this community IN con-
gratulating him upon his happy marriage.
lie has many friends here who Join in
wishing both bride and groom long life
and mach happiness.
SAYS HE MADE MONEY.-Mr. |. IL.
Smith who made some experiment II
trucking this year says he made money
off potatoes at the following rate:
From twsacres he dug 10th of June,
slipped to New York, and was melted
$l9l. He says the manure for the land
and the labor bestowed cost him about
$50, leaving him a clear gain of $3.50
from two acres. He planted the land in
cotton and it is looking tolerablly we'll.
He says if he had planted corn after his
potatoes be could have made 20 bushels
to the acre:
WE APPRECIATE IT'-We have had
somc very gratifying com pliments paid
THE DEMOCRAT recently both as to the
appearance Of the paper and the quality
Of its reading matter. We appreciate
these good words and feel like say ing
as much. AS to the appearance Of the
paper, gentleman said to Us that he had
not seen neater paper in the state. A
lady said to US that she appreciates the
readidg matter in THE DEMOCRAT so
much that she will not allow copy to be
destroyed, but after reading them sends
them away to some friend who does not
see it regularly.
ENFIELD AND WELDON TO HAVE
SCHOOLs.-Enfel1 aud Weldon are
moving in the right direction. They pro-
pose to have shcools of high grade. We
hope to see them succeed in establishing
good schools. Nothing is more condu-
Give to the prosperity and general well
fare of the community than a good,
Ionrishing school. The more and bette
are the high schools throughout the coun
try, the better opportunity do the boys
and girls have for becoming educated.
The more ard better educated are men
and women in the country the better
is 1t for the country. Let good schools
be established IN every town.
A WHOLE HOsT.-Ilere's the way the
Rocy Mount AyyonaW estimates Maj.
T. L. Emry:
I'VE were pleased to meet in town,
Saturday, Maj. L. l., Emry, of Weldon.
Maj Emry is a whole host in himself
foil Of business enterprise and unt.1ing
energy. O0e such man in s. community
is worth whole army OF men who think
they are rustlers from away back when
at the same time the buzzards watch
them with reproachful eyes, thinking it
is low down trick for men who have
been dead for years to be still walking
about cheating them out of their right
ful ratious.'
Blood diseases are terrible on account
Of their lOathSOme nature. and the fact
that they wreck the constitution so com>
pletely unless the proper antldote is ap>
Dliei. e Il Z (ROtanic Blood Rim