The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-01
NEWSY GRAPHS.
HERE AND SFWHFRF-
WISE AND cTuERWESE

Sarge.
AT DAwsoN's-Rev-. " :. Ballard
and R. T, Vann are holiing a nee;Iug at
Dawson's this week.
GRAND RALLY.-There will he a grand
democratic r-lly at Bi,co Peatman s
store in Edgecombe county, Saturday
Sept. Bird.
| sanderlin Beddiogfeld AM Daugh-
| tou will speak. 1t viii be big day and
every body is invited.
THE STREETS town authorities
have had the streets worked well and
the people OF the t,wn are glad.
Mr.. }. 7. BrinkIey presented TIE
| DEMOCRAT With 40 pound NE Ion few
DAYS ago that vas very fine and much
| enjoyed.
! MEETING IT CROwELLs.--Rev r.
I. Vann and W. 5. Ballard closed very
successful neetias at Crowells last week
A dozen rer> rs were baptized and the
church was greatly revived.
| FIRE IN HOBGOOD A fire Ii Hobgooi
last week destroyed a store occupied by
two Jews The by dlng was the proper
| ~ of Mr.. w. A. Dunn aud was PARTIALLY
covered by insurance.
| The Merry-go-r0und lett Monday Tor
| Clinton where 1t will furnish anu cement
for the small folks and large ones two.
The managers are clever gentlemen and
| will be obheing to the public.
| PIC-NIC.-There Will be a basket pic
mic and dance at Mr.. d. A. Madry's Sep
TENDER End. The managers are: R. j
Madrv, d. A, Madry, NJ. G. Flemmfng,
| Misses Nellie White Ida Allsbrcok, and
Mamie Bell. Z. IL Bell, floor manager
| DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING.-Elzew
we print appointments fol- democratic
speakers as sent US by Dr. |. E. Green,
| chairman of the county Democratic Ex'
| ecutive Commute, and DR.. j. A. Collins,
chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee for this Congressional district.
BOLD lNTRUDER.-One night last
| week Mr. E. n. Nelson's front door
| happened to be left unlocked. About II
! O'Clock some one in the house was arous>
/ ed by a noise 1t was found that some
| robber had gone THROUGH the parlor into
| another TO m and had packed vallsc
full Of clothes, and was leaving he house.
| The robber dropped the vallSe on tue
front porch and i frightened him SO he
fled without Ia%lng 1t up and before any
one could see him. The thief had the
front Dntr hut Irnnne6
| valise
DEATH OF Col J. W Johnston. Mr..
T. S. Johnston. chief clerk in the posts
office here was called home near tldon
last Friday by the sudden death Of his
father, Col. J. w. Johnston. Col. John
ston retil ed Thursday hight as.usual and
was fouaG dead ir his bed next morning.
1t was thought that he died of apople<-
ity.
Col. Johnston was a well known TAR
mer in the county and his many friends
| will regret to learn Of his death. THE
DEOMCRAT loses a pers )nal friend and
extends sympathy to the bereaved mi
ly.
NEW CHURCH ORGANIZED.-AtC Cher.
rvs school house in Edgecombe county
last Sunday night with presbYtery con-
sisting of Revs. D Huffman Of Tar boro :,
j R. Pace of Bethel and Q. c. Davis of
Elm City, aBaptist church was organized
with eight members.
Rev. Mr.. Pace assisted by DR.. Huf.
ham held meeting there last week and
baptized number of persons.
Visitors from Tarboro, Scotland Neck
and other churches were present at the
organization OF the church. Arrange
men is have been made to build a house
of worship at once.
A SMALL ENGINE-The Roanoke News
of last week says;
Engineer George Smith Of the Scotland
Neck branch road besides being a good
locomotive engineer is a mechanical gen.
Jus. We saw once an iDfinitesimal engine
made by him which was r4a by electric
ity supplied from the telegraph wire
He now has in his shop here an engine
which can be held uD by two fingers,
which is powerful enough to run sew
ing machine. He has another also, not
so small, which he uses in his work.
THAT SHOP TALK,-This paper two
weeks ago made some statements that 1t
took no pleasure in making. The
statements were concerning the advertis
ing patronage of this paper,
The Roanoke Ne,oS makes some OBJ
servati5ns an the matter that are toe
true to pass over. 1t says:
The paper is expected to give all the
home news. to write up the marriages
the entertainments, the movements @
, the people, and keep the world inform ct
Of everything concerning the town and it
people, and have word Of appreciation
III their joys and expIess kindly sympa
thy in their sorrows and troubles, bu
p after that it is expected to gel its supper
e f, ON elsewhere The home paper is al
4 ways expected to blow every new en-
terprised for the bentit of the town abroat
@ but it is expected to do it without assist
e ance from the very people " BIO are to b
b. most benefited by it. This state Of al
), fairs often makes the hearts Of newspape
= men sad