The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-28
NECK, n G, Thu RSDAY MAY Is, 1891.

for the bssiness. They give employ
lment 10 one hundred hsuls. tnrr out
80 dozen vests 40 dozen bose and
half hose per dav, they use co boxes
FOR vests aud ESQ foc hosiery per
day. For kull,ing ladies' vests taey
use the genuine Egyptian yArn. while
for their coarse socks they hay most
uf the cotton yarn in this State,
mostly from Raleigh ani Wilson.
The basement OF this building Is US
ed for the flushing up aud pachi5g
OF the goods. THIS company have
IN contemplation. 10 erect in the Ia
ture, cotton mill, unless capitalist,
from some other section want To
come here and take advantage OF tie
fine location for such an enterpri.e.
There certainly can not N ny opin.
iou) be found finer cotton section
where the raw material is prodaced
in the cotton belt OF North Carolina
The Bank OF Scotland Neck was
chartered this year. Ii is on solid
foundation and the capital stock will
be increased from time TO time as
business demands.
There IS cotton gin. gElst mill
and saw mill all combined. Tue
saw mill gets out all kinds OF rough
timber for house building They
have recently put in cotton see
crusher to break up the seed for fer
tll,zing and feed purposes. This
mill has been IN operation for some
years and has been q source OF much
convience to the peoi lie in this i'm
mediate vicinity. On the same lo,
with avacant space OF about 25 or 80
Yards from this mill ls machine
shop where al kinds OF engines,
boilers and machinery are repaired.
There are three cburc Baptist, /,
Episcopal and Methodist. The Bap-
tlst church is neat frame building
with q seating capacity of about 400
to 500. The Episcopal church Is 4
brick structure with about the same
capacity. The Methodist is a frame
building and will seat about three
hundred. Each of these churches
have Sunday school which are
largely attended. In addition TO
toese churches there IS moral and
social organizationg in the town
which ever since it was first organic
ed has been decided success and
it is an organization that the town
should be proud of land / believe 1t
Iis,) We allude 10 the Independent
temperance association, which has
been iu operation oyer four years and
more than four hundred persons
have been enrolled on its list Of mem
bersblp and the entire section has
been greatly benefited by It's iulu-
ence.
The educational advantages Of
Scotland Neck are as good as tho
best iE the State. In 1910 school
of high grade was organized and
chartered under the name of NiDe
Hill academy. aad has continued ia
successful operation ever sine.
Some of the best educators Of tie
State have had charge OF it at differ
ent times and men who have been
eminent in all the professions reCelv.
ed their academic training here; the
school, is still in q most prosperous
condition and Going successtul work
in both male and female departments,
which are under tie management oi
the same board Of trustees, but arc
presided over by different principals
in different bnildinge, on diffe-en'
sites. There is to be erected soon &
large commodious brick building II
the southern part OF the towo, whict
will be used as q military school fol
boys. The male department Of Nlnt
: Hill School will combine with this
i, under the management Of the same
gentleman who now has charge 0
the male department, There are II
q this school at present torty-iive boy
and about seventy-five girls.
The New Hotel
t IL. in every sense Of tie word
3 handsome building. 1t has teen c
e pen for the reception of guests abou
G one month. II is three story bricI
0 building, 100 x 100 feet. IN shap
j, 1t is an l.. Ga the two upper floor
e there are fifty bedrooms besides th
0 parlors and reception room. Ga til
r ground floor are the office, dinin
l. and sampled rooms and k!tcLer
# The building stands on & corner {
Il main street right IL the centre
It the business part Of the town. !