The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18
NEWSY GRAPHS.
HERE AND tLSEN HERE
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

MARRIED.-At the home Of the bride
N Scotland Neck, Wednesday night
May 10th, Mrs. Daniels t.
.r. George W Daniels, Rev. r. T.
Yam officiating
OUR JOB wORK.-THE DEMOCRAT
lob office is kept busy almost all the
thine sending out neat ard cheap work to
.tonr customers. We guarantee all our
work to be fret class, and all our custo.
mers say they are pleased with it.
THE CROPS. seasons Of late have
been very favorable with the exception OF
some very cool nights. And notwith-
standing the crops are generally emall
Trey have come up very well, and with
| good seasons from now on the farmers
vii! have cool prospect.
| SHIPPING TRUCK.-Mr. G.. w. Bry-
| AZ has shipped 100 boxes of peas and
SAYS that the yield this year is twice as
large as it was last wear. and p.ices are
| satisfactory. lie has shipped mostly to
| New York and Philadelphia. Mr. j. P.
Futrell has also been shipping peas for
several days.
PAY YOUR DUEs.-Ail persons having
! sections in trinity Parish Cemetery are
requested to pay their annual dues to
either of the undersigned committee.
w. j. SMITH. Rector
]. II SMITH,
w. D. cHIELDs,t
r. II. SMITH, Treas.
REsT1Ng LAND.-lt is observable
| through the country that more land is
! lying out" than usual. Frequently
arae fields that are generally cultivated
every year are nov living untouched
! This must mean that the farmers are
making effort to cultivate less land and
do it better. If. so all the better; for
one acre in high state Of cultivation Is
worth two poor acres poorly cultivate {.
NEw BOOK KEErER.-Tbe directors
fer the knitting mills saw the necessity
of increasing the managing force, and
| Mr.. A. Mcdowell, who mas been book
keeper and shipper and general manager.
vii now give his entire time to the man
agament. Mr.. J, P. Futrell has been
| employ az hook>keeper for the res
| 'na,nder of tho year ano has entered
upon his duties.
MEETING IN THE BAPTIST CHURCH :
, Rev. J. II. Lamberth, Of Greenyille, is
assisting Rev r. T. Vann in meeting ir
the Baptist church. Mr.. Lamherth is
preaching at 4:30, p. u. and at S.15, ..
ID. every day. His sermons have beer
greatly enjoyed By all whc have attended
and he has Impressed the people as
preacher Of fine powers. His sermons
ara remarkable for their clearness and
forceful rea~oning. The meetings will
continue tor two weeks, perhaps.
THE NEW PosTMAsTER.-~Mr. r. II.
Smith has taken charge of the post Office
and entered upon his d1ties as postmss-
tar. Misses Emme Vaughan and Saltie
collins Smith viii be employed az clerks
in the office The pablo has nothing but
kind words and compliments for Mr..
F. S. Johnson the efficient head clerk,
who he's practically been the postna ster
e1r four years. Hrs uniform courtesy
md kindness have won tor him the verv
highest regard of the public. and as be
retires all wish Tor him the success slse-
where which he merits.
Hope NONUMENT.-THE DEMOCRAT
taS received photograph Ct the beauti-
fll monument raised to Capt. James
Barron Hope IN the Elmwood cemetery
n Norfolk last week The monument
vas furnished by the Copper Marble
Works Of Norfolk. It is constructed Of
Richmond granite. The shaft is 20 fee.
higt, from the base, the obellsk is Is feet
nigh and feet in diameter. The base
Is polished with lily engravlngs. The
|Couper Marble Works are regular ao-
vertisers with THE DEMOCRAT ard our
readers cannot do better than to patron
lae 'hem.
CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ARA spec
,cl from T,rbo, to the Richmond Dis
p tch, dated May 11th. says: Mrs.
~teel an aerunaut. made an ascension
'iere to-day. When several hundred feet
y the air the balloon took FIRE and the
parachute failed to work. Pistol shot,
we're fired a. signal of her imminent
taneer but she was unable to discon-
oect the plrachuta. TIL, balloon
with parachute open, came swlttl'
- The ground. The thousand or NOR
necta: ,rS br,athl, ssly watched her fall
She was envelnpe1 IN the canvas, bus
was OF seriously injured when extri-
Gated. To witness her falling was
sight that almost chilled the blood III
ones veins
MONEY IN FARMING.-In conversa-
sation with Mr.. F. W. Gregory, Of Grow
ellis few days ago, our convictions that
there is not only an even living but
money in farr inc, were deepened. he