The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-28
HERE AND EL~EW HERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Pope are away at Asheville this week at
tending the meeting of tbs State Medical
Association.
EARLY PorAT5Es.-Mr. 5. ", Ed
wards showed US last week some very
fae Irish potatoes for the season, We
measured one inches IN circumference
one way and "a inches the other.
crxc FLOWERS ID PoRTsMoUTH.-
Mrs. }. B Neal. assisted by other ladies,
made quite beautiful collection Of flow
ers last week and sent them to Ports
mouth to decorate graves Of Confederate
soldiers.
DIED AT FORTRESS MoSRoE.-On
May lG, Mr.. John II. Drew, a member Of
the United States army, died at Fortress
Monroe, of brain fever. He was the son
of Mr.. NJ. Drew OF this community. His
remains were brought down and inferred
at Kehukee church last week.
TRUCKING HERE.-As an evidence
| that this section Is a fine one for trucking
Mr. |. II. Smith last week put cabbage
on this market, and Judging from let
ter 10 him by friend from Norfolk, Mr..
smiths potatoes are even ahead OF the
Norfolk crop. Our section Is well adapt
ed to the trucking industry.
DIED.-At Conetoe Monday 25th lit
tie Leon Bullock, infant son of j. K. and
Peniza Bullock, aged years and
months. He had been sick 10 days.
The remaias were brought here on the
cars Tuesday and inferred at the family
burying ground of Mrs. P. j, Madry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bullock have the SYM
dathy Of the entire community.
SEND YOUR NAME.-We frequently
receive communications bearing no name
| of the writer. Sometimes there IS
fictitious name. We cannot print such
| communications. We must know the
name of the writer. The name Of the
writer will not be printed unless desired,
but we must know it. All anonymous
! letters 90 to the waste basket.
| WE HAVE KEPT THE PROMISE.---A
| few weeks ago we notified a certain class
| of our subscribers that we should drop
them if they did not pay US by 10Th.
MANY of them did not and we dropped
them. There are still others that we
must drop if they do not settle up soon,
We can not call names, but if you.owe US
anything, the best thing to do to keep
everything o. K. is to pay up.
CROP CTs.-There has been
some doubt among the farmers for sever
al weeks as to whether or not there
would be a stand Of cotton, The recent
rain have Drought up the cotton rapidly
and it is now thought there is good
stand.
A farmer from the Palmyra section
| told us Saturday that the prospects for
fine crop this year are fnlly as good as
they were last year.
Mr. NEWELL'S GALLERY.-Mr- Geo.
i NJ. Newell came down from Henderson
Saturday and spent Sunday IN town
His ad this week shows 1874 photographs
taken here by Mr. Heck since April 24th.
Mr.. Newell says that delay in finish
ing up work sent IN has been caused by
DELAY in cards ordered from Philadelphia
He ordered cards in February and bis
orders haYe just been filled.
The CEMETERY.-Thereh have come
repeated complaints that persons going
into the cemetery are too careless abou
trampling upon the graves and abusing
the sh1ubbery and flowers. This IS very
wrong. 1t takes considerable time ane
money to keep the cemetery in good order
and a boy or girl, or any one else, has NJ
more right to depredate upon the place
than upon the private premises of theil
neighbors. It's unbecoming in anyone
to abuse the flowers in this sacred pre-
cinct and we do hope to hear no more o
it.
a VALUABLE TURKEY HEN.-Mr. "
r House, highly respectable and pros
porous 1afMer OF lulS COlnliiubItJ1 WIN
turkey story on the streets Friday, az
stood security for the truth of it.
He says he has a turkey hen that lal'
the usual number Of eggs this spring, sa
and Matched nine little turkeys. Som
hen eggs were put under her while sit
= ting on the turkey eggs, and the chick
ems were also Matched. The remarhabl
thing is, during the whole time the tur
key was sitting she laid an egg ever.
other day and continues to do so nov
while carrying her broad.
E WANTS TO SEE 1T NOW.-Mr. h
2 Darden, formerly of Scotland Neck, nov
of Elkins, " est Va, i'll a private not
to the editor says he cannot do Wlthou
THE DEMOCRAT. He also says:
II would like to see Scotland Nee
q to-day. am sure the streets are yer
i pretty. [ have seen no prettier place
O all nv travels when everything is gree
mean IN a level country"
{. And truly Scotland Neck is a beaut
n full little town. The streets are wide
well kept: the trees are we'll grown, an
Il altogether 1t would be hard to fad pre-
J. tier little town. And it is as pleasal