The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-28
SCOTLAND NECK.
AN EASTERN N. C.. TOWN
SITUATED IN A FINE FARM
ING SECTION.


spent q day in Scotland Neck two
weeksago. We give below some ol
the things he said OF Scotland Neck
tStaff Cor State Chronicle.l
SCOTLAND NECK, n. c., May l6, 81
On what is known as the Scotland
Neck Branch Road OF the Whining.
ton & Weldon r. r., twenty-eigh;
miles from Weldon and eigteen miles
from Halifax (the county seat OF
Halifax, is situated one Of the pref
ties little towns in the State; sur
rounded by as fine farming section
as any town in North Carolina can
show; in fact, past history (prior to
the late war gives statistics which
prove that the lands lying between
Scotland Neck and the Roanoke riv~
er, which were at that time in a high
state of cultivation, as we'll as the
bottom lands on the river, were not-
ed for productiyeness, more especial.
ly the large yield Of corn.
Origan ofthe Name Scotland
Neck"
About the year 1920 number OF
Scotland Highlanders came to this
part OF the country and started sheep
and cattle raising. They lived in
cabins, near the bend OF the river
between what are now known as Eds
wards FERRY and Hills Ferry. The
Roanoke river so circles as to make
a complete neck Of land, seven miles
from which the town is built, and
when the postoffice was established
for this part Of the county, the name
Of Scotland Neck was chosen. There
were two villages in this section, at
that time, one mile apart, kuowl as
C]arksville and Greenwood. They
remained separate and distinct un.
til the close of the late war. Before
the war stage llue from Charleston
S. c., to Norfolk, We, tonnhnd OF
THIS point, In 1866, Mr.. John
Hyman, an enterprising citizen oil
Clarksville conceived the idea ol
building town between GAINESVILLE
and Greenwood. thereby uniting
both villages into one town. He
purchased the land and bad the
town chartered under the name OF
"ScotlandsNeck.' Mr.. Hyman was
a very liberal hearted man and be
gave lots to actual occupants, and
be also helped them improve them
The town is beautifully laid off with
broad, shaded streets. The corDo
rate limits are about one and bali
miles long and five-eights of a mile
wide. Main street, running from
north to south, is laid off into two
drives. with a row OF trees on either
side, and also, line Of pretty elms
in the centre, Tnis is, beyond doubt,
one of the prettiest streets this writ
er has seen in any North Carohns
town. The business houses and
most of the public buildings are e.
rected on this street.
The business Of tue town consists
Of about ten general merchandise
stores, one drug store, one hardware
aud feed store, four grocery, one mil
linery st ore, one jewellery store
These business houses are conducted
BY clever intelligent business set Of
mep, who with their polite clerks ar'
ever ready to wait upon their Gus
toners, these stores are we'll stocke:
with such goods as there is de
luand for in thel- respective lines.
The manufacturing industries o
the town, embrace first, first elias
Knitting mill. This building is sit
uated about $50 yards from the de
pot and abont rs yards from th
railroad track. 1t is a large brio
building one story and basement
is SO feet wide and 200 feet long.
WAS first built for q cotton factor
by stock company formed by th
business men and citizens OF th
community. bat they decided to tur
it into a knitting mill. The compa
ry owns Is acres Of land around th
mill upon which they are going
build houses to be occupied by thei
operatives. / am told BY those con
peten TO know that the machinery (
this NIL is OF the latest improve
best quality. The upper or fror
part Of the main floor is used for th
stock room with long rows of cour
ters upon which are piled hurdref
, of boxes of all kinds of ladies at
misses hosiery and knit vests, al:
boys and mems socks of all grad
from the finest Isle thread goods