The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-12
NEWSY 'GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEWHERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

HOUSE BUkNED.-Cu 1uuISuay II5Ht
of last week a smoke house at Mr.. Bonds
place just out Of town was consumed by
fire. 1t was at late hour and no one
knew how it caught. The loss was not
heavy.
HoBGooD s0LD.-We learn that Hon.
H. Walters has bought all the interest Of
other persons in the Town Of Hobgood.
lie now owns the town with the exception
Of some few vacant lots.
A BEAUTIFUL TOwN-A gentleman
who had not seen Scotland Neck before
was on the streets beautiful sunshiny
morning recently remarked that Scotland
Neck is a beautiful town" And so say
all who see it.
NOT OUR FAULT some of our greens
vile subscribers have made complaint
that they do not get their paper regularly.
Look out for it, Mr. postmaster. we
are very particular about mailing correct
~ The fault is not at this office.
MOVED FROM HOBGoO1-Mr. W. P.
White has moved from Hobgood and is
occupying the Hyman Place III Clarks>
Vile
He and his brother W. H. White have
rented Capt. Kitchens mill and will
devote their time to it. We welcome
hem back to Scotland Neck.
A DEBATING CLUB-The students
in Vine Hill Acadamy have organized
a debating club and they spend their Fri
days afternoon debating come practical
question. This IS a very commendable
feature Of their training, and we hope to
see a fine literary society establifhed
there.
SO Do WE-Several Of our contractors
have adopted the ten hour system of la
Dor. They work at a. m, close at -
for dinner; begin again at one and close
again at p. NV estern Sentinel.
The Knitting Mlllshere began opera
tons on the ten hour system and 1t works
well
ONLY AN ASSAULT.-Thc white man
John Carlisle who was tried in Halifax
last week, charged with committing rape
on his stop daughter, was found guilty of
an assault upon the glrl, and was senten-
ced to Jail for 80 days.
There were some mitigating circum-
stances about the matter. He was shown
not to be very bright and there was
some family trouble otherwise.
CASES AGAINST TIE RAILRoad-In the
Superior Court this week c.. I. Lewrence
claimed $3.50 from the w. and W .
railroad company for a mule whic
was run over and killed By the train
sometime latst summer near his mill on
the Scotland Neck road. The jury gave
verdict for So.
j. r. Herring also claimed 1929, from
the same company fer crosstieS which
they failed to pay for after they had
contracted to take them. Toe Jury gave
verdict for the amount claimed.
AN IMPROVEMENT ON NAClllNES'-
Mr. Ihos. Ii. liolinsSWorth, the eheclen'
Superintendent OF the knitting nils, has
recently made an improvement on RIB
bing machine by which he can make
fancy i'D0eo s S where osiore th7S
were only piaih' IL was oone ny after
l"s the INSIDE moton Oh the ma chlne'
this means he can knit striped or check ed
Ices.
lie is also making a machine for fac
ings and bindings for ladies. vests. and
saws that when the machine is complete
one girl will do the work in a day tn at il
nov, tal,es five owls weei, tn do hv the
old method.
HENRY WILLIAMS AGAIN.-Our read
eIs remember b colOrec
man named Henry Williams about geal
ago carried away pair OF mules and
some cotton belonging to MIR. Ed SHIELD,
| q till0 Fl"CC' ~ lItlaIlo WAS lO0uu II