The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-07
NEWSY GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEWHERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

CONVICT EsCAPED.-A convict escap-
ed from the camp at Great Falls. near
| Weldon, last Saturday.
AT THE LAUNCHING.-Q a mum.
Der Of persons from Scotland Neck atten-
ded the launching of the Raleigh
at Norfolk last week
DRY-KILN BURNED.-One night last
week, the dry-kiln Of A. NJ Inge, near
Weldon, was destroyed by fire. One
hundred dollars worth of lumber was
destroyed.
ONLY A CENT.-There is an attractive
weighing machine at the depot that
weighs you for one cent 1t is no longer
drop nickle 10 the SLOT" but now it
IS drop penny in the SLOT
TRAMPs ASSAULT PoLICEMEN.-In
Weldon last Thursday night two negro
tramps after creating a disturb ance,
shot at the policemen when they at
tempted to arrest them. The tramps
escaped.
POLL HOLDERS The town commits
sloners at their regular meeting last
Saturday morning, appointed the follow
ing gentlemen to hold the next town
election: E. L. Whitehead, registrar,
J. b. Edwards and j. E. Condrey, judges.
SonrrTI11Nn Mon non ,rrrr nm,
You can get at The DEMOCRAT office
one dozen handsome visiting cards with
your name neatly printed on them for
% cents, and to every one who purchases
a dozen cards we give a beautifully
printed copy of "Curfew must not Ring
Tonight" Something nice for scraps
books.
BURGLARS IN HOBGOOD. On last
Sunday night some one entered the store
Of Mr.. r. j. Shields in Hobgosd. He
was SO close upon the thief that he could
do little plundering. Mr.. Shields missed
only 40 CENTS which was put into the
drawer late Saturday night
CROWDED OUT.-Owing to a rush of
news matter of Importance gathered at
the court house this week. we are com>
PEELED to leave out several interesting
communications. We thank our friends
for the NEWS and never leave it out if we
can possibly avoid it.
BISHOP LYMAN. Bispop T. B. Ly-
man made his annual visit to this place
and preached in the Episcopal church,
Sunday. The house was crowded to
OVERLOOKING, and all pronounced the SER
mon a very able one. Two persons
were confirmed.
JUST so.-Mess. Allen Warren & Son,
of Greenville. placed an advertisement
in THE DEMOCRAT, saying that they had
cabbage plants for sale. We saw one
shipment to Scotland Neck last week
that would pay for the cad" three or
four times over. So it is. Printers
ink always tells.
AS IT SHOULD BE.--THE DEMOCRAT
was pleased to see q box of butter at the
express office one morning last week
shipped by Mr.. 7. w. Fenner of this
place to Weldon If more of our people
would send away something to bring
mbney here instead of bringing something
mere to send money away, times would
be brighter aud money would be more
plentiful, free silver or no free silver.
FIRE COMPANY ELECT OFFICERS
The Scotland Neck fire company met in
Temperance Hall Monday night and
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Foreman, E. K. Hassell;
Assist. E. o. Moore; secretary and treas
urer, j. D. Perry; assistast secretary
and treasurer, FL ed Gray.
1t is very important to the town that
the fire company be kept well organized
and well drilled. Let the people of the
town keep up the interest by showing
interest in the company.