The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-19
NEWSY GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEH HERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Rev. \. Il. COBB Rev. \ b. Cobb,
OF Raleigh, will preach in the Baptist
church here Friday night Of this week
and next Sunday morning and nlsht.
MR JcsEY New moUsE.-Mr. Jas.
l.. J )sey j. building a residence at the
end Of church street near Mr.. J. q
Shields. 1t viii add much to that part
Of town.
Mr. BAILFY.-Rev. VI. D. Bailey OF
South Carolina, preached ia the Bap
ust church Wednesday night oflast week
lie pleased his congregati )n,. Rev. T
7 Spelght Of Butte, also took part in the
exercises.
Mr. JCsEY's STORE AT MEALS -
" learn that Mr.. W. II. Josey ha>
about completed building at Neal'>
station on the Norfolk and Carolina rail-
road, where he will put in a stock OF
goods and do general mercantile
bu mess.
NEW WAREHOUSE Mess d Ed
mondson and Noah Bigss have just com,
pleted a brick warehouse 1t was built
jointly by them on the dividing line
between their lots IN the rear Of the drug
store. 1t il handsome warehouse and
will serve them well.
NEW BUILDINGS.-C w. II
kltchn has about completed five b2autl
full cottage houses on llth street fronting
south. They were needed and are al
now engaged. More houses are needed
in the town. With more houses there
would be many moro people coming IN
THANKSGIVING Thursday of next
week, 26th, inst. has been set apart as
day of national thanksgiving Z sewhere
we print Governor Hollis proclamation
Judge Brys. announced IN court Tues
day that there will be no session Of Hall
Tax court that day, but cases set apiIt
tor..that day will be taken up next day
LOST BY FIRE.-Mr. Sam Thorne OF
Airlie, this county. had the misfortune
to lose his gin and 40 bales of cotton By
tire last Friday. There was small IN
ond time Mr.. Thorne has suffered such
loss during the past two years. The
tire caught from match 10 the cc:ton,
1t was thought.
OUR News BOX-THE DEMOCRAT has
a news box at the depot on the North
corner Of the warehouse in a conspicuous
place. We hope a | who may know Of
any news item of interest and do not have
. chance to speak to the editor or anv one
with the paper, will drop a
slip into the news box as he may pass by
Sign your name to any item you may
drop in or it wi not be printed.
Fun FOR HUNTERS A party of Will
mington hunters, accompanied by Mess.
Z. j. Savage, 3. Z. HarrelI, and w. c
Penlleton, went out Monday morning for
a weeks hunt on the Roanoke river
They camped at Polock's Ferry. Tie
first dav they killed three deer, and Mr..
Berry Gjcaves exp essed a quarter home
to " lnington Tuesday. They are hay
iHg a week of fun
HOME MADE wIT.-The Wilmington
Ne senger say:
"A gentleman dropped into a bank
yesterday to get draft cashed, where
upon the polite cashier, according to
custom, inqu red if the gentleman knew
the patty who made ar d signed the draft.
: Oh. yes,' was the reply. hes my
We'll, them sal
the man or he money bags, 'Ill pa
it right away, as such transactions as that
should be encourageC:'
SCOTLAND NECK MILITARY ACADE |
MY.-Tne Scotland Neck Military Ac1d- |
envy is now we'll started on Its present |
term and the prospects for its success |
are most hatte-lng. The boys have their |
uniforms and have already attained great
proficiency in drill. Prof. W. &. Allen,
the Superintendent, has purchased guns
a. his own expense, the State having none
which were not already in use. This |
chool IS great advantage to Scotland |
Neck and rdeed to this entire section of
The State 1t is the ouly military school
east Of the Wilui ,gton Il WI ION rail-
road -Roraohe News.