The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07
SCOTLAND NECK.
SOME OBSERVATIONS on THE
OLD YEAR.

| bid the OLD YEAR tue accustomed
good night and welcome the NE"
YEAR With the usual greetings. 1t
is not too late, however, 10 take
abort retrospective view of Scotland
Neck and the various vicissitudes
which have come to us during the
year ust closed.
A kind Providence has dealt mer-
cifully with DOR people. The grim
monster has passed through our
ranks only times and only Z
souls. 2 white and colored, we're
fastened upon by his icy clutches
and we're borne away to the poseen
and unknown beyond.
Despite the universal cry OF 'nard
times" thrift has been observed On
every hand. The new hotel was
opened in May aud has enjoyed a
very good patronage all the year,
which is still improving. And now
the travelling public, whose names
are verify legion, find in Scotland
Neck as handsome and we'll kept
|, hotel as can be found In Eastern
Carolina. or IN q town of equal size
10 the State.
The knitting Mills have greatly
enlarged their capacity during the
year, and two statesmen will be On
the road this year who will put upon
the market goods that will easils
compete with the best. Some of the
best hosiery and best and neatest
ladies' underwear that will be found
in the shelves and on the counters OF
Southern merchants during the year
g, 1892, will 90 from the Scotland
T Neck Knitting M,lls. In the great
Exposition at Raleigh, there was no
r finer and handsomer display than
y the fine thread and silk hosiery from
f oar mills.
The Scotland Neck Military
, School, which was built and equip.
| ped in uinety days from the time the
t first piece of timber was put upon
! the yard, Is perhaps the most impor.
: tant and most valuable new enter.
prise that engaged the attention OF
/ our people during the year. When
i The DEMOCRAT insisted on the
baiding Of the school the citizens
saw the advantage and put their
D shoulders together manfuily and at
8 once erected handsome brick
building which would do credit to
=, ny town in North Carolina. About
D the first of July the first timber was
r put upon the ground and on the 7th
4 of October the school was opened in
}, good working order.
g Superintendent Allen has display
e ed great energy in equipping the
school, and has enrolled over &C
f students during his first session.
| The entire school Is dressed in
e handsome uniform. Superintendent,
{ Allen has provided the cadets witt
:, the very latest and best riflas at biz
t own expense and we have DOW .
G beautiful drill! ground and one of thu
Y best and most promising schools il
i the State.
8 A most attractive feature of th,
,e school for 1892 is programme for
o series Of lectures by able educators
e lawyers and divines. Presiden
e. Winston Of the State University
,e will he the first lecturer. He vii
t.. lecture some time in February
e Donnell Gillian. Esq. of Tarboro
and Rev. c. n. Donaldson, of Nor
Ar folk, Va, have been engaged t.
: follow President Winston. Othe
Re prominent men will be engaged later
Is Tue Female Academy has ais
il bad very prosperous year; an'
though there has been no improve
ment in the buildings, the teacher
, have looked closely after the thor
e oa2hpess and efficiency in the IN
% structiop, and it is he'invei tba
Y il tiaences have been set to work tba
n will at an early day work out grea
=. improvements in their facilities.
r. There have been other new build
?. ings In i1e to~c, not few. MIR. l.
II Einondson completed bandsom,
O brick store on Main Street, wbicl
;, was occupied most of the year b,
the firm Of LAWRENCE & EDWARDS
!. Mess. EdmondsoE & Blggs built
o handsome brick warehouse on tbei
# cotton yards. Mr.. W. II. Kitchir
!, has built five handsome cottages OF
q the North side of 11th street, which
4 make solid front Of handsome res
. licences along one whole sou arc
b Mr.. JAS. l.. Josey is building a resi-
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