The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
NEWSY GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEWHERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.


Non Much Of IT.-Thus far there has
been only one car load of gnano bought
for this place and that goes mighty slow.
NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE Mr.. j.
II. Futrell showed THE DEMOCRAT
Tuesday genuine North Carolina orange
grown IN his dollhouse. Ii was Of small
size but looked quite luscious.
WILL PLANT 80 ACREs.-One farmer
said be will plant 80 acres IN wheat next
fall if some one will guarantee a mill
to make good -four.
MARRIED. BY Rev F. A. Vines,
March 18th at the Dickens Hotel in
Halifax, n. c., Mr.. w. T. Lanier Of
Petersburg, Va, to Miss Mary f. Nash.
of Brunswick county, Va.
FROM AULANDER TO AvoCA.-It is
reported that survey has been com
menced for new railroad from Aulan-
der to Ayoca. The road will be about
forty-four miles long and will pass
through rich and important section Of
country.
To PACToLUs Mr.. A. b. Peterson
who has been engaged on the work Of
the New railroad from the A & r
Junction to Washington, was IN town
Saturday. and says the road is completed
to Pactolus. He says it is nice little
road, too.
OUR CLUBBING.-THE DEMOCRAT
list is lengtheniog every week. The
people like clubbing arrangement by
which they can get their home paper and
such big weekly as the Atlanta Consti-
tuition for $50.
HANDSOMELY DONE.-''It is hand
somely done,'' said cashier Shields at
Scotland Neck Bank a few days ago
when THE DEMOCRAT man delivered
them a lot of job work for the bank. And
so say all our customers.
IMPROVING, Two weeks 40 W made
mention Of the illness of Rev. e, I
Bailey, editor Of the Biblical Recorder
The Raleigh papers have reported bis
condition much improved. His friends
il every part of the statewill be glad to
learn 1t.
SAMPLE COPIES. have on hand
a supply of sample copies OF the weekly
Constitution which we club with THE
DEMOCRAT, giving both papers for $3.50.
Anyone wishing sample copy of the
Constitution or the DEMOCRAT can call
and get them or write for them and we
will send them.
ONCE MoRE.-We thank our friends
who sent in some special copies of THE
DEMOCRAT for which we asked week
or two ago. We need half dozen copies
Of our issue of March 18th. We shall be
grateful to any one who will send US a
copy of that issue.
PAINFUL ACCIDENTAL few days
ago while Maj. Barraud and Miss Sale
Turner Smith were riding out, passing
Mr.. Coughenour's mill. the horse took
fright and turned the buggy into ditch.
The young ladY's arm was dislocated IN
the elbow and seriously bruised. We
are glad to learn that she IS getting on
very well now.
A FINE INTERNATIONALLY. w. o.
Mcdowell who has just arrived from
the Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltl-
more says many nice things for the in
stitution On account Of it's hayi g been
open only short time there are not so
many beds as in many other institutions,
but the management and treatment are
all that could be asked.
WHAT A DRUMMER THINKs.-A very
clever drummer who had never visited
Scotland Neck before spent a day or
two here last W eek, and said to some Of
the citizens that he had been all over the
United States, but had never found a
cleyerer people than in Scotland Neck.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Mr. j.
II. Lawrence has sold his vacant lot Oh
Main Street, near Edmondson q JoseY's
store to Mr.. w. III. Kltchin, and in turn
has bought the house and lot on the
corner of Main & Sth streets occupied by
the late Mrs. Fender. Mr.. Ktchin has
sold the lot he bought from Mr.. Law
renee to Mess. Edmondson 4 Josey.
DIsAPPoINTED,-T public were
much disappointed last Friday night by
the failure of Mr.. Gillian to lecture be-
fore the Military School. Mr.. Gillian
was sick and could not come. 1t is hop
ed that he will fill the engagement soon,
however; and the people are anxious to
hear him.
FAILURES IN WELDON AND OXFORD.
The firm of Hart & Allen in Weldon,
and the branch house Of the same bus
mess in Oxford under the name of Hart
& Lawrence, have made an assignment.
MIR. W. E. Daniel, Of w eldon, is assig-
nee.
DR.. Herndon's bank in Oxford has
closed. The stock holders will lose
nothing by the failure of the bank.
Ia formation TAINTED.
The editor of THE DEMOCRAT viii