The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-09
LOCAL NEWS.

Wood Is much in demand now. All
seem to anticipate a cold winter and
are preparing for the same.
BY a proclamation Of the President
the Both Of November has been ap-
pointed as Thanksgiving day.
The brick store that is being built
just north of r. G. Josey's stand is
nearing completion and it will be a
very convenient and roomy one
Business has been very dull in Scot
land Neck but last Saturday there was
quite rush here, and trade was niue h
better than usual
Dead towns are not hard to find in
North Carolina now, but we are prom
ised a resurrection morn, and we are
now waiting for that article
The first of November ushered in the
bird hunting season, and our hunters
have not failed to take advantage of
it,
A poem written by one of our lady
subscribers will appear next week
Want of space prevents its appearance
in this issue.
In scrimmage on Main Street last
Saturday between two negroes, one was
cut across the head with a knife The
cash was not large and it only marks
him temporarily.
What is the matter with our cores
pondents? We haven't heard from
some of them in quite lengthy time
We want the news from their neigh
borhOods
Capital should be invested for the
benefit of labor. All that finds its
way into our pocket is Immediately in
vested, and then we labor because it
has been invested
Don't say "you make me tired"
That piece of slang has been set aside
by a more elegant rival. 1t is now
"you make me have wrinkles" Young
people who have no ideas OF their own
can avail themselves of the discovery
Weather signal flags are now dis
,,1o % hot fO1
that purpose in front of n. B. Josey's
store, and our people can now deter
mine the weather beforehand
It is estimated that the Worlds Fair
has cost Halifax county $25, 200, and if
it hadn't been a panicky year, the
cost would have been greater Yet
our people complain of scarcity of
money and short crops.
Our Opossum hunters cannot equal
the Georgia man, who went out the
other light and caught 125 opossums
before he returned. That story is
vouched for by good authority, but
hunting tales require a good outlay of
faith.
Cotton came in quite rapidly Satur-
day. Some farmers, who are able to
hold, are holding for higher price.
But the great body of the crop must
go as soon as housed to meet urgent
demands from creditors. The most
of the crop will be in market before
the middle of November.
There is no telling how much harm
to a community few croakers can do.
Those persons who find fault with
everybody and everything can do more
harm than dozen well-wishers can
offset by diligently trying that very
thing.
On last Wednesday the north bound
train arrived at this place at twelve
O'Clock. There was quite crowd of
people at the depot waiting to 90 to
the Weldon Fair. 1t is an outrage for
any set of men to impose upon the
travelling public in such manner.
We have been told that 1t Is the Gus
tom of the conductor on the freight
trains to leave cars standing for a con-
siderable time across the road that leads
from town to Norheet's Ferry People
who wish to get to town from that
way are sometimes kept waiting long
while, or else go round much out of
their way, by reason Of this negligence.
1t should not be done.