The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-08
FROM LEWISTON.

Farmers are busy saving fodder ard
black eyed peas. Cotton opening slowly.
Sweet pot.toe crop reported to be veiY
promising. Coons and squirrels plentiful,
fully developed with abundance ofadipose
tissue. One OF our sportSmen 4 few days
ago returned to town alter an absence
of three hours with twenty one squirrels
and he is not particularly partial to
hunting the Dummies" either.
A few days ago Mr.. 6 W. Baker OF
our town had his spanking rev buggy
badly broken in arace between the buggy
and his pair of fine horses. They were
out tor an airing and while being driven
along Court street the collar that held up
the pole broke, letting the pole TALL and
sticking in the ground it broke and the
horses became frightened at the excen
trio announcements of the buggy and the
race began. The driver, a small cOlored
man, managed to steer them straig't
long the middle of the streets. The
horses took no unfair advantage OF their
competitor (the buggy by trying TO push
il back or pound it to pieces with their
hind pedal extromitIes and the buggy be-
ing a plucky little affair. and running Tor
the credit Of It's architect, held on till the
last and after a half milo race, WAS right
thar" when the horses tumbled over each
other IN ditch and the race declared
over. One wheel of the buggy was crush
cd in the wind up aud the horses were
badly scared by the PLAYING from the
broken pole.
DR.. A. Capehart Of Roxobel las locat-
ed here and is getting all the work he
can attend to. We are glad to have the
Doctor with US, AMI hope he may FL
many friends among the people OF the
neishborhood He is skiitaI physi-
clan, and as clever a gentleman as will
be found in the country, and democrat
to the back bone.
some rascally scamp broke into Mr..
John I. Harrell's store last Tuesday
night and stole about 80 pounds Of meat
and one of his bar decanters of whi.kev,
no other goods have been missed, There
10 no suspicion as to who the thief was.
Mr.. D. Winston, county democratic
organizer paid Us a visit last Thursday,
and delived short address on democracy
after which he organized a democratic
club with 80 members. Mr.. j. II. Stan
ton, president, &. Urquhart and A. 7.
Eason, vice>presidents, I. F. Lee, sect'y
and L w. Thompson, treasurer. Execu.
tive Committee, j. w. Splvey, A. F.
Hancock, DR.. A Capehart, G. W. Baker
and D. NJ. Carpe. Mr.. J. II. Stanton on
taxi ing his seat az president mad. fine
speech, enlog,z,ng Cleveland and dcmoc-
racy.
On Friday evening at Q O'Clock, At the
Methodist church in Woodville Mrs.
Lena Garrett WAS laid to rest. She was
"a years old and had been for many
years Jealous christian, member of
St. Frances Methodist church, She
leaves three daughters and sixty five
descendants, grand children and great
grand children. There were large nnm-
Der of people at the funeral, which was
preached by Rev. Z. 7. Harrison. We
noticed among the relatives in attendance
ut the funeral MIR. K. E. Hancock OF
Scotland Neck who is grand son of the
deceased lady.
Third Partyites, Tor as | heard a negro
call them Bastard RepublIcansl seem to
be awfully lnumped up lately, and they
J wont go within mile OF Democratic
speaking, if the can help it.
What's the matter with the dear re
! formers, anyhow:
Sept. 3rd 1892. l..