The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-12
NEWSI GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEHHERE-
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

FIRST STRAWBERRIES editors
household Is indebted to Mr.. w. A. Dunn
Tor the first treat Of strawberries Of the
season.
MONTHLY DRILL-The fire company
has regular drlll once month 1t is
important and The DEMOCRAT hopes to
see the company Kept well organized.
THE MERRY-GO>ROUND .-Mess
| Greene q Hooker have furnished amuse>
| ment with their machine to the delight
OF those who ride just for fun. These
| gentlemen are real clever and have at
tracted much attention by their courtesy
and kindness They run every afternoon
and evening and are doing good bust
ness.
A GAY PICNIC-There was a very ems
| joyable picnic near Mr.. W. 7. White
heads last Saturday. We learn that It
was very pleasant occasion and that
there was good crowd. The DEMO
| Graf acknowledges an invitation and
|
the day kept us from enjoying.
Do YOU CARRY A PIsToL?- Then be-
ware. Something like the following
may be written of you about next week:
SHELBY, n. q. May 81. K. Dellin.
ger, young merchant of this place, shot
| himself accidentally in the left side last
night. In changing his pistol from his
| breast pocket to the hip pocket the ham,
mer caught and the weapon was dis
| charged, wounding him severely but not
mortally. He was carried home and the
ball extracted to>day.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-Last Thurs
day as the freight train was coming I'D
at point between the Junction and
Hassell, the train was derailed and five
cars were wrecked. The accident was
caused by ''kink' in the track. There
was no damage done to persons. Only
the cars were injured.
The afternoon mail had to leave this
road at Hobgood, 20 to Tarboro and then
90 down the Albemarle and Raleigh
road to the Junction and then 60 on to
Kinston. 1t was fortunate that the
wreck occurred between the Junction
and Hobgood so that the mail train could
| make the ''elbow" by Tarboro.
FIRE IN GREENvILLE.-There was
| very serious fire in GreenvilIe Sunday
r;rLt Tho 6 70 brOt-n ont IN q +o,o,,o,,4
| house on the premises of Mr.. G. Bernard,
consumed two dwelling houses and some
smaller buildings. The court house, and
other very valuable buildings were in i'm
mlnent danger and the town was saved
| from a serious cOntiagration by the shift
| ing of the wind and the heroic work of
the citizens
The Reflector thinks the loss about
! Sc, 600 with narrow escape for a large
part Of the town.
| KNITTING MILLS PICNIC.-Tuesdav
was given the operatives in the knitting
mills as holiday. They went on picnic
| to Whites mill pond, and the day was
given to merriment and glee. President
| n. B. Josey,. Superintendent HollIngs-
worth, Manager Mcdowell and Mr.. NJ.
| Hoffman of the Executive Committee and
Board Of Directors, all went with the
girls and had day of iii frOlic to-
gether. Mrs. Josey, Mr.. Iaskett, Mrs.
Hollingsw worth, Mrs. HilIiard and a mum.
| Der of other ladies from town were pres
ent Mr.. Hollngsworth had the May
pole up and it was "wound' and "un>
wound until all were well amused.
The gyrations Of Mess, Josey, Mcdowell
and Hollingsworth were highly amusing
to the girls Boating and fishing was
the order Of the day for the girls and
their beaux, aud Mr.. Josey gave the
smaller girls a good time in boating and
other fIolic. At a late hour in the
afternoon, when "hunger furnished
sauce the bountiful table was laid un>
der the wide-spreadng oaks, and all par
took to full satisfaction. a well prepal-
ed barbecue was the dish of first attrae-
ton, then ham, chicken, all kinds of
breads, cakes, pies, buildings and pickles
rounded up the first bill of fare. A des-
sert of the best ice-cream completed the
| b0untiful dinner, ard there was enough
left for another picnic. Altogether it
was most delightful day, and every one
enjoyed it to the fullest extent. The
managers of the knitting mills are to be
commended for the interest they took il
giving the glrls day ofrest and pleasure
and all are indebted to Misses Emlna
Holland and Lena Moore for their kind
| offices in getting up and managing the
| days festivities.