The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-23
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
AND PASSING EVENTS

| II OF wee Tresldent Of the
y National Farmers Alliance, sue
ceeds Col. L. L. Polk as Dres,dens
Kew. Thomas Dixon of New York
Will lecture before the North Caro-
Ilna Teachers Assembly on Satur.
day night July End, aDd preach
Sunday morning July Bird.
The wheat cror in North Caroline
is very fine. All crops are reported
good.
Bette Lewis, colored girl and
lilegitlmat ate heir of the late w A.
Thomas Of Richmond, receives 5000.
900 from her fathers estate accor-
ding the decision of tue Virginia
coui; of Appeals.
Rev. W. P. Fife begins meeting
in Rocky Mount to-day.
ashington and Wilso~, n. c..
will have 4th of July celebration
each
Mess.-W. w. Vass, c, D. Graves
j. c. Kittrell, j. S. Hall, q. w.
Pridgen, I. II. Crudup and Z. R.
Iull all students of Wake Forest
College, launched their boat 'Lollie
L., in the Neuse near Wake Forest
June 18th, ana expect to reach
Morehaad City to-day.
The boat Is named 10 honor Of
Miss Lollie Lewis. of Goldsboro.
We failed to note last week the
death Of that distinguished educator,
Prof, James. H. Horner, of Oxford.
He was well known throue bout
North Carolina and in other states
of the union as one of the foremost
educators and one Of the best edu.
Gated men Of his time.
Col. W. I. Blackwell, who is we'll
known all over North Carolina and
in many other states, is reported as
saying that he has observed how
little drunkenness there has been in
the conventions and public meetings
this year. He attributes it largely
to the effects of the Kelly Institute
at Greensboro, which has cured
large number of meu who are promi-
nent in matters of public interest In
the State
Mr.. W. w. Kitchln delivered the
commencement address at Burlington
Academy recently and the papers
spoke of it IN very high terms.
The directors of the insane asylum
at Rsleigh recently inspected the
buildings and grounds, and reported
that the institution was in better
condition than ever before.
Auditor @. w. Sanderlin has been
spoken of as the probable nominee
for auditor by the Third party, but
his straight democratic friends do
not think he will accept.
The "wigwam" prepared for the
national Democratic convention at
Chicago has been pronounced sort
Of death trap. 1t is poorly ventila-
ted, and is not considered safe in its
construction.
Rev. DR.. Talmage, the great Brook
| Ign preacher, Is on q trip to Europe.
Mr.. w. j. Peele of Raleigh has an
nounced that he will start a paper
| "Tbe Financial News Letter" 1t
will be published in the interest of
the Third party.
Summer races will he gwen at the
Alarnapce Fair Grounds, July 4th.
Chief Justice Merrimon of the SUI
preme Court was among the first Wis
ltoIs to Morehead to attend the
Teachers Assembly.
M. Emmons Blaine, ION Of james
| G. BlaiGe, i, dead. He dled rather
suddenly. lie WAS in he Mineapo-
! liz conventiun and worked for his
| fathers nomin%tion heroically.
Tnr Richmond and Danville rail
road has been placed in the hands of
| receivers on account of inability to
pay it's debts.
DR.. j. Il. Brown, prominent
| citizen Of High Point, Was run over
and killed by freight train last
Saturday.
Mr.. /. L. Polk will continue the
publication of the Progressive Far
| nte7 as propri> tor, and Mr.. J. l.
Ramsey will continue TO edit tbe
pHrer.