The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-22
NEWSY 'GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEW HERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Farmers have gone to work and seem
bent upon making another good crop,
though some say they cannot get hands.
The right way to cure catarrh is to
eradicate the poisonous faint which
causes the disease, by taking Hoods
>arsaparilla.
N1NKs AGAIN-We have heard OF
minks destroying poultry in several
olaces IN the country around. Some
times they have killed dozen in night,
SCARCITY OF LABOR.-The scarcity
Of labor seems to be confined to sections.
One man says he can't get hands and
another nan ten miles from him says he
has all he wants.
SCHEDULE CHANGED. The passenger
train on the Scotland Neck road has been
changed. Trains leave Kinston an hour
later in the afternoon, reaching Scotland
Neck SOB, and return in the afternoon
at rs.
TRIPLETs The wife Of a colored man
named Willis Aston living near Scot
and, gave birth few DAYS ago to three
children. They are said to be strong
and healthy and promise to live ard dom
we'll.
| DEATH OF j, PIPPIN, Mr.. j. Pippin,
aged &C years, died at home near Tarboro
| last Sunday, after a short illness Of pneu-
mona. He leaves seven children. His
son, Mr.. T. l.. Pippin of this place went
Monday IN answer to a telegram bearing
the sad news of his fathers death,
| NEAT AT HOME There is more home
raised ~ eat Tor sale here than we have
seen in years. Farmers frequently have
surplu, and want to sell their pork.
And but for disasters among the hogs in
cholera, there would be more than there
lis.
COOP THINGS \ PLENTY.-A farm er
remarked to the editor few days ago
that he did net know which is worse,
for the merchant to be rich and the
GARNER poor, or the farmer rich and the
merchant poor" he had been trying to
sell some home made pork,
WOOD WANTED. The editor of thi,
paper wants dozen cords of dry pine
wood. If any of our delinquent subscrib,
ers wish to settle with wood, let them
bring It on. We VIII pay the cash tc
any who does not owe us.
FIRST sERMON-Rev. Mr.. GriSsom O
sermon here last Sunday. He is pleas
} ant speak er and made good impression
, lie expressed himself in some concluding
remarks after the sermon as being wei
pleased with the prospects for his werl
here. His appointments here will be tn
first Sunday in each month at l
o'clock, a. m.
TAKES THE PROPER VIEW A.
Exchange says; "No sensible man shoul
D., or ever does get angry because newspa
) per man duns him for money. a dn
: is not an impeachment of a subscriber
O. integrity but is simply an outcropp1n
. of the publishers necessities. For in
stance, a thousand men owe man fror
1 one to four dollars each. He has to du
5 them all to paw his expenses. Instead
getting angry and stopping the paper b.
: cause the publisher asks him for what
| honestly due the subscriber shoul
thank the editor for waiting on him $
patiently, and pay up like man."
\ FUll SCHOOL Vine Hill Male Acat
- .eaT IS unusually prosperous this session
4r. 4 EN- has not done much speci
- e.r.. towards getteng b arding studant
| because he knew he had little room. II
is over run any way. The followin
ooys are now boarding and attendin
school
| t. T Gardner. Beaufort County.
| v. W Satterthwaite, 6
A. Wilkinson, q"
Bonner Thompson,
Laban Wilkinson, .
J. e. Hi.hsmith, Sampson
| inI0man TurGer. Martin
liver Milchaw, Halifax
gAsse Savage, Hohgood.
l. | Willie Dunn, Dawsnn's.
/ He>hman Pope, Spring Hill.
1 Vllber Mizze!l. WILLIAMSON.
| Seo. Forbes, Emf Id.
| &. Johnson, WILLIAMSON.