The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-16
NEWSY GRAPHS.
HERE AND ELSEW HERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

The CEMETERY. -Complaint are still
made that hogs are allowed to 60 at large
around the cemetery. The gates are left
open and the hogs 60 in and root the
graves. This ought to be look ed after. The
hogs ought to be kept up or the cemetery
well enclosed, or both.
town who had not used these columns
much inserted " ell worded and neatly
displayed advertisement few times. and
said 1t paid him. SO it :: with all who
have anything to sell.
CRAZY DOG.-There was little excite
ment on the streets Friday. A dog that
seemed to be mad passed down the street,
snapped at Mr.. G. L. Lawrence, jumped
at Mr. W. A, Dunn's dog and acted bad
ly otherwise. Mr.. c. ". Dunn killed
him.
APPLIES SOMETIMES.-An exchange
gets off the following: - famous soap
manufacturer was once asked why he did
newspaper advertising altogether and cid
not folio y the footsteps ofother manufac
turers, putting up slsuboalds, printing
almanacs, etc. lie replied that in his
experience he found that the man who
dill not read the newspapers never used
SOAP
A SPELLING MATCH.-There was a
spelling match in Temperance Hall Tues
day night. A dozen girls from the fe>
male school aud dozen boys from the
Military school engaged in the contest.
There was much interest manifested, the
hall being filled. The girls soon set aside
the boys, seven girls being in line when
the last boy sat down.
OFF SOME They tell it that postmaster
II miles from Asheville makes people
pay regular postage on letters with the
new Columbian stamps He says people
are sending letters to his office with
pictures ON them for stamps" Move
hum down East.
LEFT Z BABE All THE DOOR. One
night last week some one called at the
door Of Miss Belle Boyette. maiden
lady living just across the Edgecombe
line, and asked her to receive telegram
The voice was the voice of man, and
she refused to open the door unless he
would tell his name. he told her he had
treasure for her, but she still refused to
| open the door. He said that he would
leave the treasure outside and would call
for it IN few months. He then went
away, and upon opening the door she
found basket outside with tiny young
baby girl snugly tuck ed within. She has
not been able to learn who it was.
! BROTHERS FIaHT.-Last Monday az
| terEoon Mr.. R. c. Whitehead, farme,
about 60 years of age, came into tow1
very bloody and sought a physician tc
dress his wounds. He related his story
how short while before he was passing
the gate of his brother, Mr. Sam White
, head, who in consequence Of some words
between them about fencing some land,
assaulted him with gate latch and well
nigh beat the life out of HIM. There as
q bloody wound on the top of his head
several inches long and seemingly cut to
the skull, and heavy bruise on the side
Of the head and temple, besides other
bruises on the body. The old man wa
badly beaten up and was suffering very
much, DR.. j. r. Pope dressed his wounds
and gave him all the attention that wa:
needed to make him comfortable Mr.
Whitehead thinks that if MIR. j, II. Hop
| kins had not interfered, his brother, who
is the Younger Of the two. would proba.
bly, haye killed him.