The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07
NEWSI GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEW HERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

At meeting of Scotland Neck Ladg,
No. 81 |. o. .. F., held Thursday nigh
Dec. 3lst, 1891, the following officer.
were elected for the ensuing term:
o X Taylor, n g, K Pope, V G, R
l. Hardy. K 5, + S Johnston, P 5, NJ
| Heilbroner, Trea> urer.
On Dec %, 1891 at the home of the
bride in E'gecomhe county, Miss Mamie
| iIarIi, was arrived to Mr. &. T. Pope,
Of Daw on's, Rev J. b. IIufham ottcia-
|trs
CROWDED OUT.-We have the list OF
Jurors drawn by the county commission
ers last Monday for Febury Inferior
Court, and March Superior Court. The
accum iati.n OF 50 many things to meu-
non crowds It opt. We will give them
next week.
COUNTING + as AHEAD.-A lady
in town sai4 at the beglLnllg # last
year thai she wa It'd her hens to Law
1900 eggs during the year A dali,
record was kept and at The end of the
year The nurlber was found to be l50a.
How will tins do for counting eggs before
they are lai@?
DIED,-At her home three miles from
Scotland Neck, Tuesday night Jan 9th.
at o'clock, Mrs. Jos. l.. Shields, after
An illness Of about ten DAYS IN her 33rd
year. She had malarial fever and con-
tracted cold with it which resulted in
death, despite the skilful attention of her
physician, DR.. j. r. Pope She leaves
a husband and five children the Youngest
being only about two months old.
THE DEMOCRAT symp2thises with
the stricken family in their bereavement.
Toms CUSTOMERS MIR. JOS. l.. Scott.
who was with Mess. Lawrence ( Edwards
last year, has taken his oil place with
VT. n. B. Josey and invites his friends
and customers to call upon him there.
Mr.. Scott is one of our best yourg men
and Is very popular salesman.
sn~Let all remember that we shall
with the next issue of THE DEMOCRAT
the publication of series off
original articles by tonri who t-av, ID
through Europe on a bicycle. These are
articles and have been prepar-
ed especially for THE DEMOCRAT New
~ no A.
vance plan will get the benefit of these
excellent articles.
CHANGE OF SCHEDUT E,-The SEIZED |
nle for the local freight train, on the
Scotland Neck road has been changed.
-ioing South it leaves Weldon l0l5, a. m.
and Scot and Neck l is, p. in.
The local freight going North leaves
kinston 7: 20, a. IN and Scotland Neck
20, p, m. The changes are published
Il tie regular schedule Of the W. & w.
which may DE found in this
,aper all tbe time.
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. --Du
ing the holidays THE DEMOCRAT tftice
has been fl ' ded with papers, letters
)umunicltlonS, c RE p0ndence, &c.
J e have received a number CT news
etteis that we can not publish because
+ our break in taking holiday Christ
Das week, aud the news is now lltte
III. Ne have on hand a number OF com
prepared and sent especial
0 this paper, which we shall commerce
ub;!et ing next week. Among them is
n interesting letter by Or. JAS E Han
ock, Of Chi3ago, on the Precipitation fer
lie World'a FAIR.
A BONUS DRAWINCi.--At he store #,
]. 1ellhroner a drawing was held on
ionday fer beautiC,l tea-set Though
toy, 1t vas almost la1ge enough FOR use,
eItanly very near as large as some We
ave seen in use. There were 2CO cards
ach of Viii n contaiGed number One
lumber was 'aced il seated envelope,
nd the child hcliing the numbel corres>
ondlng ttereUi h was entitled to the
nd was confined solely to the small girls
f Scotland Neck and vicinity. Mr.. j. l.
Iarris, was called in to draw the cards
nd read The mum beIS. The envelope con
an No. IL, and Miss Birdie Savage
7aS the lucky contestant Until the las
ard, AMI the one containing the lucky
Der, was read, there was an unusus
mount OF interest and anxiety upon the
aces of the large crowd of little girls.
rougbt together to witness the drawing.