The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-25
NEWSY GRAPHS
ERE AND ELSEWHERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE

RACKET STORE MIR. W. J. Sc,o,n
has opened new racket store on Ja =
Street at the Nichols old stand
THROUGH THE CAMpAIaS.-Tbros
months will take US through the cam
palgn, and any one can get THE Dp,,o
GRAFT THREE MONTHS for IS cents
MARRIED,-At the brides home near
brlnkleyVille on Aug. 18th, Miss Ros,
Hardy, daughter of Mr.. r II. Hardv 70
Mr.. J. N. Harper, Rev. A. G. wilror
officiating.
HE CoNVoCATIoN OF TARBoRo meets
IN jackson to day. Mess. w. ID. Shields
and ?. -. Purrin2ton 90 As de,e,,tes
from Trinity Parish accompanied BY Mrs
W. Bond aud Miss Nan Smith.
=, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Scotland
Neck Enterprise Company.
n. b. Josey--caSes.
). a, Perry--Notice to Alcott.
). Futrell--E ngine-locai adj,
w, {. Nhitaker-W anted.
Polite COURT OFFICER
Brown IN conversation with some gen.
uemen on the train Monday said that
Mr.. K E, Fitzpatrick is one of the most
| polite and attentive court officers he has
seen anywhere.
LAND PURCHAsE.-Mr. II. S. Hymsn
| has purchased the old Male Academy
lot on Main street just north of the Epi--
| copal church. 1t is very pretty and
| desirable lot. Mr.. Lyman will soon build
on it and greatly improve it.
PHOToGRAPHs.-M r. Hyman of
Greenvillc has this week put up his pho
tosraph gallery near Mr.. W. A. Dunn's
office and is ready to make first class pho
tograpAs. The people of Scotland Neck
know Mr.. Lyman and to know he is here
insures him their patronage.
SHIPPING WOkK.-The Scotland Neck
Enterprise company recently shipped to
Wilcox Brothers OF Halifax building
ready to be put up. There is cd
chance for much work by this company
and they bid rair to do W Ii.
For THE CAMPAIGN-THE DEMO,
GRAFT THREE MONTHS for 70 cents.
Five copies will he sent to one address
three months for one dollar. That will
give persons who wish to make UP a club
OF four at % cents each for three months
am the getter up of IT, tub will
get his paper fee
WILL BE A FAIR.-Maj. T. L. Emry
says that there will be fair in Weldnn
this fall The fair will be opened on
Tuesday, the first day of November.
Later announcements will be made fer
the fair.
THE DEN OCRAT urges the farmers
t. make first class exhibit The
county can DO 1t and ought to do it, AMI
we hope will do 1t,
WANTED A PREACHER.-A runaway
couple came down from Virginia to Hall
fax Monday. They stopped at the Dick
ems hotel and were ready to have the
knot tied; but the pretty bride preferred
| to have the ceremony performed BY a
preacher. and as there was not a preacher
in Halifax they procured the license and
returned to Weldon to take chances on
| finding a preacher.
BIG DINNERS.-It was the good tor-
tune Of the editor to be at two regular
Old time dinners last week. On Thurs
day at Mr.. ". E. Davenport's farm and
on Friday at Mr.. E. q. Biggs' farm. They
gave dinner to their hands, and all that
could be desired in the way of bonn
tifu Dime. was there. A number Of
friends had been invited on each OCCASION
and the DAYS were very pleasantly spei'.
Mr., Bigss gave dinner to about seventy
five persons.
A PoINTER.-An exchange puts il
thus:
Does man ever SO into grocery
store and say: "I'll give you five cents
a pound for sugar." and expect to get
tr,ated with respect? Not at all, He
asks for tho price and pays what Is
asked or goes without But the same
man will offer \ price twenty per
cent. below rates for given space In the
Advertising columns of a newspaper, and
feei often led because il is not taken.
| HANDSOME BUILDING MIR. w. A.
Dunn has moved into his new house Oh
Depot street. The house is very hand
some one, is well arranged and Is beau'l'
fully finished. MIR. ii. q. Jones the
well known architect and builder here,
built the house and 1t is one of his very
best Jobs since he has been in Scotland
Neck.
Mr.. Jones has done some handsor
work in this town and neighborlng towns
Mr.. Dunn's house is quite an ornameh
20 the part of town where it is located.
HANDSOME RECoGEITIoN.-Mr. -
J. Whichard, editor of the Green'll: e
Reflector, printed some very severe strict
ureS on Col. Harr. Skinner and showed
him mp in j very bad light. 1t surely
took very strong convictions on the par
of the editor to write up his townsma'
and friend in such a deuuncIatoIy ant
: manly style.
Mr.. T. W. Fenner of Scotland Neci
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