The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-19
FROM WINDSOR

Festicdl- Gurches-( ourt-PoliticS,
The young ladies OF the Baptist church,
under the supervision Of Of Mrs A. S.
Roscoe, Mrs. VIM. Roscoe and Mrs. c.
7. Harden. held festival in the large
building of Mr.. C. I. Harden on main
street. There were six tables well la
den with ice cream, several kinds Of
cake and all the delicacies of the season.
The aggregate amount collected was oyer
sixty dollars. The table of Miss Alice
Gaskins, assisted by Misses Willie Cas-
ki1s and Mamie Bondel took in twenty
three dollars aud sixty cents, more than
one third of the whole amount. Misses
Katie Floyd, Amelia Baker and Tressa
MizeIl came next and took in about if
teen dollars. The beautiful and well ar
ranged scenery that adorned the hall was
due to the artistic taste of Miss Alice
Gaskins, Mrs. G. 7. harden and Mrs.
Mary Roscoe.
The money realized will be used for
the purpose of enclosing the Baptist
church grounds with new wall. The
Judge and members Of the bar who were
attending this term Of the court, attended
the festival. The Rev. T. B. Houghton
held services yesterday morning and
night and preached two able sermons.
The collecti IN at thu Baptist Sunday
school yesterday morning was over four
Ill hov
dance Of ninety seven and nearly one
hundred and fifty names are enrolled up
on the Sunday-school register. The
scholars are divided into ten classes
each Of which has good and proficient
teacher.
The Rev. MIR. Adams, presiding elder
of the Methodist church in this district,
preached at Ebenezer church few miles
distant from here yesterday and Satur-
day. A number Of the town people went
to hear him.
Mess. Cowper Il Harrington, of Roper,
have been here with their I'm erry>go-
round" during the last two weeks and
haYe given good deal of enjoyment to
the people.
Inferior court adjourned Friday even>
ing after dlspatching a great deal of bus
mess. All criminal cases in which the
defendant could arrested were tried aud
many civil causes which had long clOgged
the docket were tried and disposed of.
The Democratic county convention was
held here last w ednesdaY for the purpose
of electing delegates to the several cons
ventIon<. John S. Gillian was elected
chairman and B. II. Swain, secretary.
The Alliance and mona lliance wings of
the party acted very moniously and
the delegation was about equally divided
between them. Mr.. Gillian, the chair
majority of the people of the county for
the nomination for the Legislature and
would make an able and efficient mem
Der and would do a great deal Of good to
the Eastern sections of the State He is
a graduate of the State University, WAS
licensed to pI actice law several years be
fore the war, but as soon a. the tocsin
of war was heard he laid aside his book s
and took up arms for native land and
never LAID them aside until General Lee
surrendered at Appomattox. He then
returned to his practice and in snort
time was elected secretary II the court
of pleas and quarter sessions and held it
only one session as his farming and mil
ling interests had grown to such an ex-
tent as to require his whole attention.
ter G. ngreSs and recommended that
the delegates from this county to the
congressional convention urge his
claims for the nomination. HUGH.
May Is.