The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
NEWSY GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEH HERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE

held III the old church next Sunday, All |
Saints Day, at II O'Clock, a. m.
TOBACCO CROP HALF We had a talk |
with Mr.. William Hodges recently. and
he told US that he would not realize
this year more than half as much from
his tobacco crop as he did last year from
the same land.
Dir HAIsTEAD.-We call special at
tention to the announcement IN this
issue Of Dr.. Halstead who will be here
Friday and Saturday of this week. All
who have diseased horses will find him
ready to treat them He has had much
experience and guarantees his work.
KILLED BY TREE Nick Foreman,
q colored man cutting IN the single
swemps near Tillery, was killed Monday
by a falling tree. One tree had lodged
and when the tree supporting it was
cut the lodged tree fell across the mans
neck and broke it.
Mr.. JONES wORK.-Mr. Ii G. Jones,
contractor and builder, is now engaged
in Weldon. He has built quite a num-
Der Of houses in Scotland Neck, which
are ornamental to the town. Mess.
Hoffman, Shields, and Bryan have beau
tiful dwellings which Mr.. Jones built,
and the knitting mills, new hotel and
handsome military school building were
| also built by him. The military school
is especially handsome and was planned
and built in short order and quite cheap
for such building.
MIR. HARRIsoN's ACCIDENTAL
Weldon correspondent to the Richmond
DlSpacth Oct, 23rd wrote;
''Mr. W. Ii. Harrison, a prominent
and well>known farmer and merchant
of this county, met with a painful ac>
cident yesterday. He was superinten-
ding the ginning of cotton in his GIN
house, and in attempting to brush away
the notes from one of the gins his arm
was caught by the saws and badly cut
from the elbow down. His thumb vas
cut entirely off,
WILL DIXIE HIS LANDS.-Mr. Bur
CESS Urqhart who came over in the COM
pany from Lewiston last Saturday with
the remains of Capt. John W. Wood
said to US that he did not know what
our efforts to get the Roanoke dked BY
c)nvicts would result in, but by agita
ting the question we had caused him te
conclude to dixie his own lands,
Ii even this could be done by private
persons each one as best he could i
would greatly benefit the lands.
ORDERED PECAN NUTS.-Mr, J. n
Smith said to US Saturday that he did
not know whether THE DEMOCRATS
reference to his pecans had anything tt
do with it or not; but MIR. V. w. Land
of Whitakers had ordered a bushel Of
the MUS from him to plant. THE DEM
OCRAT believes that almost anything
as necessity or luxury can be raised in
this clim ate.
Attention is called to the advertise.
ment of the Atlantic Electropoise Com
pany. Some wonderful cures have beer
made by this treatment. When such mel
as Hon. J. G. Buxton, Of Winston. Civ,
their Endorsement to a thing it mus
possess undouhted merit.
Does NOT AGREE,--A good reader
of THE DEMOCRAT writes that he doe!
not agree with our catechiser of la
week, but ''thinks our writing Away
worth reading and THE democrat
constantly improves, which is bette
than an occasional spurt,' and that TIL
DEMOCRAT is the best local paper b
sees. He adds that he " ants to tell u
his good words while he can for W.
might live longer than he. We appre
2 ciate his good words, too.
HENRY WALsTON ACQUITED.-Hen
t Walstan was last week tried in Edge
combe court for the killing of William
Baker some months ago, and acquitted.
Mr.. W. &. Dunn was counsel for tn
4 defendant, assisted by Mr.. G. M. I
e Fountain. Persons who heard MI
; Dunn's speeck pronounced it the fines
effort Of his life, and it has been a suhjee
Y of much comment throughout this SCI
o ton. Mr.. Dunn is one of the ablest law
yers in the state, and no. lawyer of hi
= age holds better rank. He IS especiall
: happy in haudllng his cases before Judg
and jury. Mr.. Fountains speech in tn
Waiston case was highly compliments
also.
On THE SPECIAL TRAIN.-On tn
SPECIAL train that brought the rem. in
OF Capt. John W. Wood from Lewisto
last Saturday were DR.. and Mrs. WOOD
parents Of the deceased. Mrs. Wood. tn
widow, with her infant; Mess. Burgess
Urquhart, James Urquhart, R. Nor0ee
J. S. Griffin, Sect Griffith, l.. B. Levi!
W E. Copeland, J. G. BozenoIe, W
W Tylor, III. W. Parker,s A. E, Spi,,,
j. \. HJsgard, S. Il. McRae, w. A
Saunders, 8. w. Parish, Josephus Wi
liams and wife, NJ. l.. Wood and wifi
\. II. Cox, Andrew Hancock, Edg;
Powell, Mai. John W. Cotton, D.. z. {
Jenbins and Mr.. Bunch; Mrs. S.
MeakiE~, Mrs. VI. L. Balance and SO
and Mrs (Ieprya RIItt. Misses Sail