The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-16
NEW%l GRAPHS.
HERE AN ELSEW HERE
WISE And OTHERWISE

the popular photographer, who has been
here several months closed his tent last
week in the face Of good orders for work,
and wen. to lis rome in Elizabeth City
gave perfect sa:l-faction. Every ody
likes Mr.. Engle and he counts his friends
by the hundred, and all bis moIk speaks
for him.
MODERN PROvERB, = The Colds b orc
Argus says: "Seest thou man diligent
" opposing home industry and d cnurag-
| ing the workers therein? Re shall not
stand before the kings Of trade and man
! ulacturc. nor be hol.ored in his country,
but a. soft clog on the wheel Of pro-
gress he STALL be called Mud Bat he
| that promoteth home industry benefit
eth himseIt and his nelehbors End his
country, and he shall receive honor and
shall be called Enterrrising.
MR, w. Y. HALL The Raleigh cor.
RESPONDENT to the Charlotte Observer
says: "Your correspondent is informed
that Mr.. W. ". Hall, editor of the Roa.
noke News, is to be t':e clerk of the
bureau Of labor statistics, and that Mr.
Ben. Z. Lacey, the new commissioner.
has appointed him. MIR. Halls salary
Is 81 900. The DEMOCRAT congra tulates
Hr. Hall on his good fortune In securing
missioner Lacey or his selection Mr.
HaIl'S business enterprise cvInmends
hin 10 ttle friends 0! his department az q
he viii fill tne position with satlstact ION
to the State and credit to lin, self.
day nlgf.5 Mr.. u II. Josey lost by tire
q. Neal station muIe3, 2 horses. l25
barrels of corn, a .ot Of pillow gear and a
iiua hog. TIE fire wa, disc .vered about
O'Clock but after the whole of the barn
and stables was il flames. The colo, ed
people living there said they were awak-
ned by the amclt of kerosene oil aDd
the buildings were burning all around al
the ~ round winch showed that 1t W as
vidantiv the work Of an incen2iary
Mr.. jCsel was at home IL Scotlano
Neck au.i went down Tues 'ay morning
to find his entire posse scio',s ,ere IN
ashes, with very fey peanuts excepted.
The deed was da.taiily inean and Mr..
Josey has The sympathy fall bis friends,
CRASH IN WELDoN.-The Weldon
correspondent to tie Richmond Dispatch
Of l1th. says; ''IGa Month bound tloIi-
ia special ran INTO and demolished a
CHOOSE car. il which Captain E. Gee
and his ffagman> Mr.. }. e. Clayton, OF
Richmond. were asleep, here this morn
lug about $ o'clocx. Captain Gee re-
csved slight cuts about the facs, and his
BODY was bruised. Sir. Clayton was
quite seriously bruised, He received
an uyly eround upon the head aud was
otherwise injured, out will recover. The
wreck is complete s'nash up, an! to
look at it il soeoc Incredible that two
me1 could have escaped with their lives.
A.r. Winfield Tay lor Was the engineer
in charge Of the vestibule train, aud Cap
tain >. J. Brooks, Of Manchester, was
conductor. ihe train vas onc minnie
,sty and was running at 8 good late Of
speed a. il swept around the curve near
he Fair Grounds. Mr.. Tayla: had right
ri way. and eshen De discovered the
freight caboose staining on the main line
ne was nes riy paralyz 4 with horror aad
realized that q collision was inevltabs.
To sound TIE alarm. reverse his gineF
srd apply Tie air-brakes was bat the
his fireman sought protection from the
coming crash ~ The qni.!liy jumping to
ne .erder. be t~aia Wa On :: d.,wn
Grade and Lad scarcely elackcncd its
speed when the gine struck the caboose
8quarley IL the rear, ploughing tore igh
It anG knocking it INTO Spllnlers. The
top f the car i4nd.d upon she engine.
and TIC remainder OF the wreck was drag
-! along tor about lp> ya":ts AMI taaiiy
ianded against tho water, tank. G. and
Clayton ec'e then seen in their aight
.l,;i.lng II, ins 10 extrlcaie Themselves
from the i'rnKen t;mbers aud spin ters.
Che wrscl ~oon took fire, but that was
promptly ex5i0-alshed, and then the tw o
men were taken from their perIlous posi-
81 Il pt ha nd
AID the woandS Of the suffering men
iressed.''