The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-28
NEWSY GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEW HERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.


nights age and stole a considerable quan,i
ty of meat.
MEETING AT HOBGOOD.-There is
meeting in progress in the Methodist
church at Hoogood this week Rev. D.
| Fl. futile Of Tarboro is in the meeting.
! Town MEETING The citizens are
requested to meet in Pittman Hall Fri
day night at O'Clock April goth. 1892
for the purpose OF nominating candidates
( for the offices Of Mayor and Commission
ers for the town Of Scotland Neck for the
next twelve months after May 1st. 1892
| Mr. HALVES ADS.-Mr. s. II. Halves
Of Richmond places two advertisements
before our readers. Mr. Halves Is quite
a reliable dealer, as has heen verified
by number Of persons in Scotland Neck,
and We commend him to those baving
business IN his line
WILL STEAM INTO AsHINGToN
| SATURDAY-Mr. Peters m, who has been
engaged on the w ashington railroad was
i'll town this week, and says that freight
| is being carried over the road as far as
/ Pactolus now. He says the road will
be ready to Washington by Saturday.
FIRE IN HOBGOOD- News comes from
| Hobgood that Tuesday night " lille Mr. W
| Bell was at church his store caught
| fire, aud when he discovered it 1t was
ready to fall in. Nothing was saved and
there was no clue to the origin Of the
| fire. Ne have not learned the amount of
| the loss.
A SEVERE SToRM.-A severe rain
| hail and wind-storm passed over this
section last Friday night. The hail did
considerable damage to truck and broke
window panes in some buildings. A
stable was blown Down at Mr.. L L.
| Kitchens and an OK was killed,
SETTLED THE TAXEs.-Sheriff B. |.
Allsbrook went to Raleigh last week and
| settled the county taxes in full. The
amount from the county was Sl2, 80. 63S.
urer's office that large number of
Sheritts have been making partial pay
| ments of the taxes, which means that
the financial condition of the state is not
an easy one.
REMARKABLY CHEAP.-A lady in
another town sending US subscription for
| The DEMOCRAT and Constitution togeth>
| er, says: Il have often heard 1t said,
| Seeing is believing [ have Just received
a sample copy of the Con- t,tutiOn, and |
am now sure that it is the NEST liberal
offer ever made when you offer TIRE
| DEMOCRAT and Constitution for only 81
so. | cannot afford to miss THE DEMO
Graf"
| THE LITERARY SOCIETY. lit
erary society organized by the students
of the Military School recently is pro-
crossing finely The debates are lnte1es-
ting and the students take a great inter-
est in the work. Good order prevails
aud the young men are to be congratu-
lated upon their success thus far There
Is every reason to hope and expect that
tue society will develop and do much
good. Our schools are worthy and must
| be sustained.
STRAYED TO WILLIAMsTON.-- Tues
day Miss Nan Smiths pony got out of
the lot and strayed off. 1t was some hours
before she discovered 1t and could send
some one to look for him. She soon
however, had man to look for him.
He followed him TIN ough the country
to Williamson and there found him at
one O'Clock Tuesday night. He imLae-
diately returned with him and reached
Scotland Neck about O'Clock yesterday
morning.
A NEW PAPER.-Ihe Youth is the
name Of new paper published at Little
ton. 1t IS an SPACE folio, edited by
Prof. P. B. Gibson, of Littletor High
School. The object of the paper is "to
cultivate taste for purer literature, for
ward the cause of education, and promote
temperance" a worthy object. indeed
and we extend the hand of friendly greet
ing and wish for The Youth unbounded
success. 1t starts out ell, and here's
our hand.
AN OLD PAMPHLET.-Mr. J,
Smith sends THE DEMOCRAT copy Of
the journal of the Proceedings of The
Provincial Congress OF North Carolina
held at Halifax l776 The members
from Halifax county were John Brad
ford, James Hogan, David Summer,
Joseph John Williams and Willis Aston;
and from the town of Halifax Willie
Jones. 1t is very interesting pamphlet.
There are many things III it which strike
one as being peculiar. For instance
the word "surgeon" is spelled "chirur-
geon - IN the appointments Of surge ons
to the different regiments. The House
was presided over by Samuel johnson.
DIED.-Miss Polly Lynch, an aged
lady about sixty years old, died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Summerell, who
lives near town last Monday,
= Deceased had been sick with grippe
for some time. and that with comblna
ton of heart trouble caused her death
She was buried Tuesday afternoon at The
Savage bur ylng ground near town. Ser